2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOISY AND WAS SERVICED SIX DIFFERNT TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE BADLY WARPED CAUSING PULSATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *YH

WITHIN THE FIRST 18000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE AMY FRONT ROTORS. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THEY SAID NO. I HAD TO PURCHASE NEW ROTORS AND THEN WITHIN 8,000 MILES THEY STARTED GRINDING AGAIN. WHEN THE ROTORS GO BAD, IT MAKES THE CAR SHIMMY WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHEN I STOP. I CURRENTLY HAVE MY CAR IN A SHOP OTHER THAN THE DEALERSHIP TO PUT ON THE THIRD SET OF ROTORS AND I ONLY HAVE 32800 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY THEM $35 FOR THEM TO LOOK AT MY CAR AND SEE IF THEY CAN FIND A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ANYWHERE. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY THEM THAT AMOUNT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY PAYING TO HAVE NEW ROTORS PUT ON. NOT TO MENTION I HAVE TO MISS WORK A LOT FOR VARIOUS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO FAULTY BLINKERS, KNOCKING NOISES, LIGHTS SURGING, ETC. WHEN PEOPLE DON'T WORK, THEY DON'T GET PAID!*AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED/ANY TIME ON A DAILY BASIS. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.*AK

HAD ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. HAD THEM REPLACED AGAIN AT 19,000 MILES. FIRST TIME REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE THE SAME AS ON VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER KNEW OF PROBLEM , AND HAD A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON ROTORS.*AK WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEED, THE CONSUMER FELT BRAKE PULSATION. BOTH THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *YH

BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE 14,000 MILES. THE ROTORS VIBRATE AND SHIMMY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. TRYING TO GET THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM IS A HASSLE. THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE I HAVE MY PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE DONE BY MY OWN PERSONAL *CERTIFIED* MECHANIC AND NOT AT THE DEALER THAT I HAVE VOIDED MY WARRANTY ON THE ROTORS. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $200 + FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER MALIBU OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS MY OPINION THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED AND ENFORCED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS EVERY TIME I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION. THANK YOU!

WITHIN THREE MONTHS DEALER HAD TO TURN BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, AND GAVE NO REASON WHY THIS PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60, CLAIM 49-3233-848. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE BLEWOUT, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS, THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN SPINNING BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE AND THE PAVEMENT WAS NOT WET, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15, CLAIM 20-5363-226. *SLC

RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT FIREPLUG, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15, CLAIM 35-W577-593. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE BLEWOUT, VEHICLE JUMPED A LANE AND LANDED IN ANOTHER LANE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, FIRESTONE TIRE SIZE P205/60R15 93T, CLAIM 31-3083-344. *SLC