1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

SEVERE VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABOVE 60 MPH. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE EARILER FRONT END RECALL PROBLEM. DEALER WILL CUT ROTORS AND THAT IS IT. I KNOW THIS IS NOT GOING TO FIX THE TRUE PROBLEM BUT IT WILL BE A QUICK FIX THAT MAY LAST THROUGH THE WARRENTY PERIOD. *AK

7X'S IN 47000 MILES HAVE HAD ROTORS PREMATURELY WARPED, 1X METALLIC CLICKING NOISE WHEN STOPPING AT LOWER SPEEDS. *AK

ROTORS HAVE WARPED TWICE WITHIN 20500 MILES. OTHER MALIBU OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHILE I HAVEN'T BEEN INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS, IT SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING SO FREQUENTLY. CHEVY WANTED TO CHARGE ME TO TURN THE ROTORS DOWN THE 2ND TIME, ONLY 4000 MILES AFTER THEY WERE FIRST TURNED DOWN. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. IF I WEREN'T ASTUTE ENOUGH TO CATCH IT EARLY, IT COULD BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

WHILE GOING 25MPH RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT CURB & THEN A POLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK

DISK BRAKE ROTORS ARE REPORTED TO BE WARPED, CAUSING SEVERE SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS REPORTED TO BE A COMMON DEFECT, WHICH GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO COVER UNDER THEIR "BUMPER TO BUMPER" WARRANTY.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A NOISE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS ONCE AND TURNED THE ROTORS TWICE. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED EVERY 8,000-10,000 MILES, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

A FRAME IN PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED AGAIN JUNE 9, 1999 FOR THE SECOND TIME. MAJOR VIBRATIONS IN FRONT END OF CAR. BEZELS REPLACED. CUP HOLDER REPLACED. BUMPER PEELING - DEALER WILL NOT FIX. FRONT OF DASH PLASTIC HAD TO BE REPLACED-BROKE. CONSOLE LID COVER REPLACED. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANY PERSON. EVEN THE GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICIANS STATE THIS IS THE WORST CAR FOR PROBLEMS. IT TOOK ALMOST SIX MONTHS TO GET THE A/C SWITCH REPLACED. IT KEPT TURNING ITSELF OFF AND COULD NOT GET BACK ON. FINALLY 06/05/99 IT QUIT ALL TOGETHER. THEY PUT IN A RELAY SWITCH. THIS CAR IS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER THE OLD MALIBUS. *AK

WHEN IGNITION TURNED TO ACCESSORY POSITION, THE SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED TO ANY GEAR WITHOUT PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LOCKS UP WHEN THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS ALMOST HITTING A CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD BE A TRAGIC SITUATION FOR SMALL CHILDREN IF UNATTENDED OR SENIOR CITIZENS UNAWARE THIS COULD HAPPEN. *AK

WHEN IGNITION TURNED TO ACCESSORY, THE SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT PUSHING BUTTON IN ON SHIFT LEVER OR PUSHING ON THE BRAKE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! IT ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL WHILE IN ACCESSORY POSITION.