1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WEARING IN THE CENTER STRIP.CONSUMER IS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WHEN MAKING EMERGENCY STOPS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. BRAKE PADS ARE MOVING UP AND DOWN, AND THERE IS VIBRATION WITHIN BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. ALSO, CONSUMER HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, AND AS CONSUMER WAS GOING AROUND THE CORNER, CRUISE CONTROL WENT UP TO 76 MPH. WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL OR UP A HILL CRUISE CONTROL WENT UP TO A HIGHER SPEED. *AK

I BOUGHT MY CHEVROLET MALIBU USED AND HAVE HAD IT ABOUT 2 MONTHS. DAYS AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY RUNS OUT I HAVE MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. REPLACED FRONT BRAKES, PADS, RIGHT ROTOR AND RIGHT CALIPER. EVERY MECHANIC I'VE SEEN IS AMAZED THAT A CAR A YEAR OLD NEEDS A NEW CALIPER. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH FRONT END RATTLING NOISE LIKE THE FRONT END IS LOOSE OR SOMETHING; DEALER DID PUT NEW CONTROL ARMS ON, BUT NOISE STILL PERSISTS. *AK

BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURLEY . PADS/CALIPERS AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES.THERE WAS NO INDICTATION OF A PROBLEM, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. 2. THE VEHICLE SHAKES AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH ,AND DEALER REPLACED CONTROL ARM, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

AT 60 MPH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AT THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT NOT SET. IT SET ITSELF AS INDICATED BY THE "CRUISE" LIGHT ON THE DASH AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, BUT KEPT ACCELERATING AS INDICATED BY THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. I APPLIED BRAKES AND IT STILL WOULD NOT TURN OFF. AFTER REACHING 80 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO START SLOWING DOWN, EVEN THOUGH I COULD FEEL THE CAR CONTINUE TO TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR ON THE DASH WAS STILL ON. AFTER TRAVELING 1/4 MILE, I FINALLY GOT THE CAR STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE RPM'S WERE PULSING BETWEEN 2500-3500 AND CONTINUING TO CLIMB. I TURNED OFF THE KEY. SMOKE WAS BOILING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. IT TOOK A FULL 15 SECONDS FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO RELEASE FROM ITS ENGAGED POSITION. I COULD HEAR A "POP" AND FEEL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SPRING BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE DEALERSHIP IS BLAMING MY FLOOR MAT. *AK

REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY WHICH PUT MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES, AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE, WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ROTORS REQUIRED TURNING AT 18,860 MILES. BRAKE PADS HAD AT LEAST 50% LIFE REMAINING. AT 26,733 MILES, ROTORS REQUIRE TURNING AGAIN. NEW REPAIR SHOP (ALEXANDER CHEVROLET, MURFREESBORO, TN 37133 615-893-6600) INDICATES AT LEAST 50%-60% LIFE REMAINING ON BRAKES PADS. THERE IS AN APPARENT DEFECT IN THE QUALITY OF ROTORS BEING SUPPLIED ON VEHICLE. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE (1-800-222-1020) WILL NOT RESOLVE DISPUTE BY WAIVING CHARGE TO TURN ROTORS FOR A SECOND TIME. IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 8,000 MILES SINCE THE INITIAL REPAIR WAS MADE. ROTOR FAILING PREMATURELY AND TOO OFTEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONTROL ARM BROKE, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, CAUSING A SPIN-OUT AND CAME TO REST AT A CURB. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED WHICH MAY RESULT IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND CRASH. BEEN TO DLR 4 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS ONCE, AND RESURFACED ROTOR 3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SOONER I GET ONE THING FIXED AND ANOTHER GOES WRONG. I WANT GM TO PURCHASE THE CAR BACK. IT IS TO THE POINT I AM AFAID TO EVEN GET INTO THE CAR ANYMORE. *AK