2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

ROTORS REPLACED AT 20000 MILES. ROTORS DEFECTIVE. 4 MONTHS LATER ROTORS WORN DOWN AGAIN ADDITIONAL BRAKE DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PAY FOR IT. SAY NORM WEAR & TEAR. *AK

WHOLE FRONT OF CAR WAS VIBRATING TO A POINT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. DUE TO ROTORS BEING DEFECTIVE. CONTACT ME.(469)384-4595. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUTS OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

EARLIER BRAKE PAD FAILURE; SHOULD GET BETTER THAN ~9100MI PER SET OF FRONT PADS. *AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING AND TICKING NOISE UNTIL VEHICLE WARMED UP. MANUFACTURER HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM ,AND SAID THAT IT WAS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT IT WAS NORMAL. DEFECT WAS IN THE PISTONS.*AK

PROBLEM WITH FRONT ROTORS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED,IN MY CASE ABOUT EVERY 8500 MILE,I DONT AGREE ON CHEVROLETS STATEMENT ,WHICH IS WEAR AND TEAR.THE MANUFACTURER NEW CAR WARRANTY ON BRAKES IS 12.000.I TRIED MY BEST TO CUMMUNICATE WITH OUT ANY POSITIVE RESULTS.THIS PRODUCT WHICH IS MY CAR DEVELOPED A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE,WHICH TO STALL AT HIGH SPEED ,NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING AND WILL NOT START UP AGAIN .COULD CAUSE A PILE UP .WAS IN SHOP 4 TIMES AND DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG ,TOLD US TO REMOVE CAR FROM LOT 18 MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT TIED ,AND IT TOOK 20 DAYS TO FINNALLY FIX IT,DEALER RECEIVED TBS FUEL STRAINER HAS PRODUCTION FLAWS.I HOPE THAT PERSONS DONT HAVE TO DIE,JUST TO LOOK IN TO THE ROTOR ISSUE ,I DID WROTE BEFORE AND WAS NEVER CONTACTED,PERHAPS IT WAS INGNORED.I HOPE THIS WILL NOT .IT BE A SAD SITUATION ,NOT TO HEAR A CRY FOR EVERYBODY WHO HAS TO PAY FOR BRAKES.THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE BRAKE SHIMMY DUE TO WARPED ROTORS, ALSO THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE UNEVEN WEAR. NLM

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS (ROTORS WARPED) AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES NOW BUT DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE AREA SERVICE MANAGER FOR CHERVOLET SEEMS TO THINK THAT "THE BRAKES ARE NOT A SAFETY ISSUE". I THINK DIFFERENTLY. THE FRONT OF THE CAR STARTS SHAKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING (WORSE THEN IT NORMALLY DOES), I HAVE ALSO HEARD CLICKING NOISES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES.

IN THE 10 MONTHS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THAT CAR, THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT THE 2000 MALIBU'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM, YET GM HASN'T RECALLED THEM. I'VE HAD TWO OTHER MECHANICS LOOK AT THE LATEST SET AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE IS SO MUCH PLAY IN THE ROTORS. THE ROTORS , THEY SAY, DON'T FIT ON THE WHEEL STUDS RIGHT. THE STUDS ARE NOT IN THE CENTER OF THE HOLES ON THE ROTORS. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPT AT STADIUM ABOUT THIS BUT THEY HAVE YET TO RETURN MY CALL.*AK

WAS TRAVELING 50MPH AND STARTED PASSING, HAD APPLY BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE A SEVERE SHAKING. WOULD ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED. HAD ROTORS REPLACED TWICE. *AK