1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN SHE DRIVING HER VECHICLE THE LIGHTS OF HER ANTI LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM AND ANTI THEFT LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS. ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE AIR CONDITION STOP WORKING AND THE TEMP GAUGE.

CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET BETWEEN 60-70 MPH , WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE, DRIVER HAD TO REPEATEDLY APPLY BRAKES BEFORE THE FINALLY ENGAGED, RESULTING IN SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.DEFECT HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE SENSOR. *AK

CAR SHIMMIES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, HAD ROTORS TURNED AND PADS REPLACED AT 28,000, NOW FAILING AGAIN, ROTORS WARPED AND NEED REPLACED. FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE HAVING SAME PROBLEM BUT MANUFECTURER WILL NOT ADMIT TO DEFECT OR COVER UNDER WARRANTY. WHAT'S THE DEAL? ARE THEY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY IN THESE VEHICHLES? PLEASE ADVISE.

PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS CAUSING FRONT OF CAR TO VIBRATE WHEN THE BRAKES APPLIED. NLM

PURCHASED 4/18, ON 4/30 TOOK IN FOR NOISE WHEN BRAKING. THEY RESURFACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS SAID THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND.ON 8/5/98 SAME PROBLEM THEY SAID FRONT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND RESURFACED THEM AGAIN. ON 8/12/98 TOOK BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM THEY REPLACED PADS. 9/9/98 WENT BACK WITH SAME PROBLEM THEY INSTALLED BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. HAD NOISE WHEN BRAKING FOR SOME TIME WAS VERY DISGUSTED WITH GOING BACK AND FORTH FINALLY 7/13/99 NOISE WAS GETTING WORSE AND IRRITATING THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS GLAZING AND THAT I NEED TO BRAKE HARDER, TO TRY FOR 1000 MILES IF NOT IMPROVE OR IF IRRIATING ME COME BACK THIS WAS AT 8,433. 9,455 SOUND GOT WORSE WENT BACK THEY SAID ROTORS OUT OF ROUND PADS WORN. THEY REPLACED FRONT PADS & RESURFACED ROTORS. IT HAS BEEN ONE WEEK AND I KEEP HOLDING BY BREATH EVERY TIME I BRAKE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT FOR A NEW CAR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS MY RETIREMENT CAR AND AM VERY AFRAID OF THE FUTURE WITH IT. WHAT CAN I DO.

MALIBU SUSPENSION IS UNSAFE. FRONT CONTROL ARMS , REAR STRUTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, REAR TURN SIGNAL , REAR TIRES WORN BECAUSE OF STRUTS, HEADLAMPS FAILURES MAKE IT OBVIOUS CHEVY IS MARKETING UNSAFE MALIBU'S . CHEVY SHOULD BUY BACK THESE DEFECTIVE CARS ESPECIALLY MINE IT'S AN UNSAFE PIECE OF JUNK!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215-60R15 )

THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIME AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 22K MILES. WHEN THEY WEAR DOWN, THE CAR WILL VIBRATE, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PULSATE. THE PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY BAD WHEN COMING OFF A HIGHWAY RAMP AND BRAKING TO A STOP OR WHEN HAVING TO STOP GOING DOWNHILL. AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, IT CAN BE VERY SCARY WHEN SLOWING DOWN QUICKLY. SO FAR THE DEALER HAS TURNED OR REPLACED THE ROTORS EACH TIME I COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM HOWEVER I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY WILL REACT ONCE THE WARANTY EXPIRES. SO FAR THE PROBLEM REOCCURS EVERY 6K MILES OR SO. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS UNNOTICEABLE AT SLOWER SPEEDS WHICH CAN MAKE IT MORE DANGEROUS IF THE DRIVER IS NOT EXPECTING IT. I HAVE CHECKED SOME INTERNET CAR SITES AND HAVE NOTICED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS FROM MANY OTHER MALIBU OWNERS. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANYTHING YOU NEED.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A PULSATING FEELING IN THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS LIKE THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK *YC

THE BRAKE ROTORS BEGAN TO WARP AT ABOUT 9,000 MILES. AT FIRST IT WAS MILD AND ONLY NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS. LATER IT BECAME PRONOUNCED AND THE FRONT END VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN BRAKING FROM ABOVE 60 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO BRAKING UNTIL I REDUCE BRAKING PRESSURE, BUT THIS JUST EXTENDS MY STOPPING DISTANCE. CHEVROLET DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY SINCE I HAD 15,000 MILES BEFORE I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM. I NOTICE THERE ARE ALMOST 100 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THE DATA BASE FOR 1997 AND 1998 MALIBUS. ONE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED THAT CHEVROLET HAD REVISED THE DESIGN OF THE ROTOR TWICE. THERE ARE NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR 1999 MODELS. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED IT.

ABS NOT WORKING. BREAK PROBLEMS REPLACED AT 19,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. NOISE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )