2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

I PURCHASED MY MALIBU NEW IN MARCH 2000, BY JULY 14 WITH 7078 THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, ON 10/18/00 WITH 12,339 MILES THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. ON 3/23/01 THE SAME WERE REPLACED WITH 20,311 MILES AND AGAIN ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED ON 2/8/02 WITH 36,639 MILES. THE DEALER ADVISED SERVICE BULLETINS WERE ISSUED ON 10/18/00 AND 3/23/01 FOR ROTORS AND PADS. I CONTACTED CHEVY IN DETROIT O 2/8/02 AND SPOKE TO ALICIA . I ADVISED FOR HER TO DO RESEARCH BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG.*AK

BRAKE FAILURE EVERY 10-15 THOUSAND MILES. HAS TO REPLACE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. MECHANIC STATES THAT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND FELT PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKE.S. DEALER DETERMINED FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

BRAKES FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME ACCIDENT OCCURRED HAVE NOT HAD CAR FOR 3 WEEKS, HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR GM TO SEND INSPECTOR. CAR IS OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 15 DAYS AND GM HAS EXHAUSTED THE TIME LIMIT FOR ACTION. I DO NOT WANT THIS "DEATH TRAP" (CAR) BACK. I ALSO WANT TO BE CREDITED FOR LEASE PAYMENTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. *AK

BARKES WORKED ON DUE TO VIBRATION, PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. SECOND TIME FAILED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS AGAIN. THIRD TIME CAR STARTED VIBRATING IN THE FRONT END, REPLACED PAD AND ROTORS AGAIN.

FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED , DO NOT STOP CAR WITHOUT A PULSATING OR SURGING EFFECT. IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT 11000 MILES .CHEVY REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY . I BROUGHT IT BACK AT 29000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD IT WA A WEAR PROBLEM NOT CHEVY'S. ROTORS ARE WARPED AND PADS ARE WORN TWO NEW BRAKE JOBS AT 29000 MILES .CAR STILL PULSATES WHEN STOPPING AND SLIDES THRU STOPS. I CALLED GM WAS FINALLY TOLD THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, THEY REPLACED BRAKES AT 11000 MILES AS ACOURTESY BUT WILL NOT DO SO AT 29000 MILES. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS LISTED AT NHTSA EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, WHY NOT A SAFETY RELATED RECALL? MUST WE WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE WE ACT? LET 'S HAVE SAFETY RECALL NOW BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER EXPLORER/ FIRESTONE ISSUE AND RESULTANT DEATHS. *AK

ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT 7832 MILES. ROTORS RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED AT 22000 MILES. ROTORS AND PADS AGAIN REPLACED AT 29134 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH DEALERSHIPS THAT I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN TO THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO JUST KEEP REPLACING THEM UNTIL THEY HAVE THE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE KNOWING THERE IS A DEFECT IN MY BRAKES THAT IS NOT REPAIRABLE. AFTER READING ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, IT APPEARS THIS DEFECT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN IN 2000 MALIBUS. I AM GOING TO PURSUE GM TAKING MY CAR BACK.*AK

THE BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED ALL THE TIME. CHEVY CONTINUES TO SAY ITS JUST NEEDS BRAKE PADS EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE FRONT BRAKES SOUND LIKE THE CAR IN FALLING APART. THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

ON FOUR ORGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE, INFINITY TIRES SIZE P215/60R15 WITH FOURTY THOUSAND MILES TREADS WERE BEGINNING TO CRACK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS REPLACED ALL FOUR OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *AK *TT