1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE WEARING OF THE ROTORS, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, FRONT END SHAKES, AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER REQUESTING INFORMATION ON FRONT PADS WEAR; WANTS TO KNOW IF IT IS NORMAL FOR BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT AT 27,000 MILE; SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SKIPPING / JUMPING OUT OF GEAR AT 60-65 MPH, AND EGINE CHECK LIGHT REMAINING ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH(PANEL) LIGHT UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS GOING CRAZY. ONE MINUTE IT SHOWS THAT I AM TRAVELING 10 MILES AN HOURS THEN IN A SPLIT SECOND IT SHOWS THAT I AM GOING 110 MILES AN HOUR. ALL THE OTHER GAUGES START GOING BACK AND FORTH AS WELL. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING OR IF MY CAR IS ABOUT TO JUST QUIT COMPLETELY. WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT MY CAR, ABOUT A YEAR LATER OR SO (AND I AM JUST ESTIMATING) THE DASH BOARD STARTED ACTING CRAZY BUT I JUST BLUE IT OFF. THEN I WAS TRAVELING TO DALLAS TO LOOK FOR A PLACE TO LIVE AND THE LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND THE SPEED WENT CRAZY THEN THE CAR STARTED TO DIE. I MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE IT DIED. THEY STATED IT WAS THE ALTNERATOR, THAT WAS REPLACED. IT WORKED FINE FOR A WHILE THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN SAN ANGELO AND THEY SAID THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. THAT WAS FIXED AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR A WHILE THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY (10/3/99). I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND I TRAVEL A LOT BACK AND FORTH FROM DALLAS TO SAN ANGELO. I AM ABSOLUTELY A NEVEROUS WRECK WHEN DRIVING MY CAR. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO ACT UP AND LEAVE MY DAUGTHER AND I STRANDED ALONG THE HIGHWAY. PLEAS HELP ME....... HAS THIS HAPPENED TO OTHER MALIBU OWNERS???????

INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF TAIL LIGHTS / BRAKE LIGHTT. APPOINMENT BEING MADE FOR DEALER'S INSPECTION. *AK

WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THERE WOULD BE SOME WOBBLING. HAS APPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES. THE MECHANIC FELT THE ABS SENSORS WERE FAILING. ROTORS ARE SUBSTANDARD & ARE GOING OUT. THERE WOULD BE SHIMMING. NOT HEAVY ENOUGH FOR VEHICLE. WAS CORRECTED. *AK

ROTORS ON FRONT DISC BRAKES WARP AND CAUSE SEVERE VIBRATION UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ROTORS WERE TURNED AND THEN REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. SECOND SET OF ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND ARE NOW NEEDING REPLACEMENT AT 24000 MILES ON VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE VEHICLE DAMAGE TO STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS DUE TO THE SEVERE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE DURING BRAKING.

I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 22,000 MILES. I JUST TOOK IT IN AGAIN BECAUSE THE WHEEL SHAKES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SOMETIMES, THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. IN THE RAIN IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE NOT GOING TO WORK AT ALL, EVERY NOW AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG, THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE SHAKING LIKE THIS AND SHOULD NOT BE NEEDING NEW ROTORS ALL THE TIME. THEY'VE ALSO REPLACED THE WHEEL COVERS EVERY TIME THE ROTORS WERE DONE, I DON'T KNOW WHY. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE PASS. WHEEL COVER LAST WEEK BECAUSE I NOTICED SMALL CRACKS ON EACH SPOKE OF THE RIM.

THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES FOR THE BRAKING PROBLEM AND 4 TIMES WORK HAS BEEN DONE. EACH TIME THE ROTORS ARE EITHER TURNED OR REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE WARPED CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP AND SHAKE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT IT IS A BRAKE MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND THEN HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE BRAKES AND/OR ROTORS UNTIL THEY GET A GOOD MATCH. LATELY THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT.

I HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE FOLLOWING BRAKE PULSATION AND SEVERE VIBRATION.