2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHILE DRIVING 45-50MPH AND GOING AROUND BEND WHEEL BEARING ON RIGHT SIDE BROKE IN HALF. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS GET WARPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS HAD THEM REPLACED ONCE AND FIXED TWICE, THE CALIPERS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET ON 8/14/01 FILE NUMBER C05305523. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THE FRONT BRAKES WEARING OUT EVER 6 - 10 THOUSAND MILES A PROBLEM. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO CONSIDER A RECALL. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO THEY NEED. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE OWNED A CAR IN WHICH THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED EVER 6 - 10 THOUSAND MILES. THIS IS CONSIDERED STANDARD MAINTENANCE BY THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER MY WARRENTY. THEREFORE, I WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT WAS CHEEPER THEN THE DEALER TO REPLACE MY BRAKES 3 TIMES. 4TH TIME COMMING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. I WISH SOMONE WOULD MAKE CHEVROLET RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM. I DON'T MIND STANDARD MATIENCE AT A REASONABLE / COMPARABLE MILEAGE RATE.*AK

FRONT END IS MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE. WHEN VEHICLE MAKES A RIGHT TURN ONLY THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND. DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED. ALL TOGETHER VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES, ONCE FOR WHEEL BEARINGS, AND THREE TIMES FOR ROTORS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTY, AND TSTOPPING DISTANCES INCREASES. PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY 4-6 MONTHS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON VEHICLE FOR ABS BRAKE FAILURE. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS FOR SECOND TIME, BUT DEALER COULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO THIS VEHICLE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES WILL PULSATE WHEN APPLYING THEM. DEALER SAYS THAT ROTORS ARE WARPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.*AK

AT 9000 MILES CENTER TREADS OF ALL TIRES WERE SHOWING ABNORMAL WEAR. SPOKE TO GM DIRECTLY, THEY SENT ME TO DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IS THE WAY THE AFFINITY TIRES WEAR AND THEY SHOULD BE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. I ASKED THEM TO PUT THAT IN WRITING FOR ME, OF COURSE THEY REFUSED. AT THE PRESENT 13000 MILES, THE TREAD WEAR IS SPREADING. IF GM AND CHEVROLET BOTH KNEW THAT THESE TIRES WORE THIS WAY, THEY COULD HAVE AT LEAST GIVEN THE OPTION OF UPGRADING TO BETTER TIRES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE TIRES, ESPECIALY WITH THE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE ARE THAT I LIVE.. I BELIEVE THAT I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY A MAJOR CORPORATION TO THE FULLEST.. SHAME ON CHEVROLET. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 027487)

THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND ARE READY TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 4K MILES THIS TIME. THE DEALER HAS ADMITTED TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS FOR THE MALIBUS' BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THEM. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL WEB SITES THAT DETAIL COMPLAINTS ABOUT MALIBU ROTORS AND EVERYONE IS REPORTING ROTOR FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT BEFORE THEY REACH 15000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND MALIBU I HAVE OWNED THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, THE TIME, MONEY AND HASSLE THAT GM IS CAUSING OVER THIS IS RUINING AN OTHERWISE NICE CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,AND DEALER REPLACED INTAKE GASKET AND FUEL PUMP, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK