1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

FOGGING OF HEADLIGHTS ON MINE AND MOST OF CHEVY MALIBU CARS. GM KNOWS OF PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. IT HAS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO LOSS OF LIGHT OUTPUT AND PREMATURE LAMP BURNOUT.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP VEHICLE TOOK OFF DUE TO GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK. VEHICLE TURNED OVER AND WENT INTO AN ENBANKMENT. *AK

DEALER BLAMES DRIVING HABITS (EXPRESSWAY DRIVING) AND AMOUNT OF MILES ON VEHICLE. NO MENTION THAT CAR IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. NO FAULT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

ALL FOUR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED, WIRES MELTED INTERRUPTING THE LAMP SOCKET CONNECTION. YH

EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT / CHIME REMAINED ON AFTER BRAKE WAS RELEASED, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *YC

ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND THEFT LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF LIGHTING PROBLEMS. MJS

DESIGN LOCATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TOO CLOSE TO THE TRANSMISSIION HOUSING RESULTING IN CONTACT WITH HOUSING BEFORE REACHING PEDAL. YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH AND WHEN STARTING TO RAIN, CONSUMER STEPS ON THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE WANDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. SOMETIMES CONSUMER LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

EVERY 6000 TO 10000 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS WILL WARP, CAUSING A SHIMMY AT 70 MPH. THIS IS 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR AND 30000 MILES DRIVEN. GM SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *AK

FRONT END SUSPENSION ROUGH,CLUNK, FEELS LOOSE, BRAKES/ROTORS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL VERY HOT WHEN HEATER OR A/C BEING USED. RADIO AM ALREADY MALFUNCTIONED ONCE. AM CONCERNED RE: BRAKES, FRONT END AND FIRE HAZARD OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK