2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS ADVISED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND BRAKE PADS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN FIVE MONTHS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT MANUFACTURER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IN JANUARY OF 2001 VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AGAIN. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, SO DEALER RETORQUED WHEELS AND SANDED PADS.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST COMPLETE POWER. IT TOOK 3 TIMES TO A DEALER TO REPLACE A PART IN MY FUEL SYSTEM, ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY WEREN'T SURE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT DID'NT DO IT AGAIN FOR 6 MONTHS, THEN IT DID IT AGAIN.*AK

BRAKES: 1ST TIME THEY REPLACED ROTOR/PAD KIT AT 9066 MILES, BAD VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. AT PRESENT, CAR HAS 21000 AND THEY SAY ROTORS NEED RESURFACED AND WANT TO CHARGE ME. I DON'T THINK ROTORS SHOULD WEAR OUT EVERY 10 TO 11,000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. *AK

FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND HEAT SCORNED AT 8K, 20K, AND 23K MILES...CHEVROLET WILL NOT RE-PURCHASE MY CAR AND I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM IS BECOMING FREQUENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH MALIBU'S WHEN CHECKING INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS AND TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR MALIBU ROTOR EXPERIENCE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT!*AK

VEHICLE WILL STALL AT SPEEDS OF 50-65 MPH, TO DEALER 5-6 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MI/HR CAR STOPE RUNNING THIS HAPPENED ON 4 SEPARET OCCASIONS. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF TH ROAD WITHOUT BEING REARENDED, TRIED TO RESTART THE CARE ONLY TO HAVE IT STALL AGAIN AND EACH OF THE THREE TIMES THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD IT 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THE SECOND TIME THEY HAD IT 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THE THIRD TIME THEY HAD IT 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THIS TIME THE FOURTH TIME THEY HAVE HAD IT TO DATE 8 DAYS AND STILL COUNTING. THEY THINK IT IS THE FUEL PUMP REGULATOR. I THINK I WANT THEM TO KEEP THIS CAR. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I FEEL AS IF MY LUCK MAY RUN OUT SOON. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP US TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR AND INTO ANOTHER. ALSO THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE HEATING AND AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. I'M MAKING CARPAYMENTS ON A NEW CAR AND FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING A JUNK.*AK

CAR BRAKE APPLY THEY TEND NOT TO WORK WHEN IT WET OR RAIN AND HAVE TO STOP QUICKLY TO AVOID OTHER CAR THE CAR START TO SLIDE WHEN APPLY BRAKES. *AK

BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AT 14,614 MILES WITH GM'S "NEW DESIGN". THEN AGAIN 5 MONTHS LATER, AT 22,679 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THAT GMC HAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE AND HAS YET TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL VERY LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY DID REPLACE THIS FREE OF CHARGE TWICE ALREADY NOW, AND SO THE NEXT TIME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM CONTINUES TO SELL A KNOWN DEFECTED PRODUCT, AND SURELY I'M NOT EXPECTED TO REPEATEDLY REPLACE THE BRAKES AS THE DEALERSHIP SAYS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A PULSATING FEELING THROUGH PEDAL ALL WAY UP TO STEERING WHEEL. THEN, A GRINDING SOUND. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS 5 TIMES. CONSUMER MANAGED TO HAVE CHEVROLET TAKE VEHICLE BACK. *AK