1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

BRAKE CALIPER BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).

VIBRATION REPORTED AT 9000 MI/DEALER TURNED ROTORS/VIBRATION RETURNED AT 14900 MI

THE CLIP ON LINE TO THE FUEL FILTER VIBRATES LOOSELY. FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE LOOSENED FITTING AND BLOWING BACK ON THE MUFFLER AS WE PROCEEDED DOWN THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS RAINING AND THE RAIN FROM THE ROAD ASSISTED IN PREVENTING A FIRE. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FUEL LINE, FILTER OR ANY FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENT HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED OR ANY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE FUEL FILTER LINE OR ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS OUT OF ROUND AT 12000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND COST WOULD GO TO CONSUMER. *AK

MOISTURE DEVELOPED BEHIND THE HEADLIGHT LENS, CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO BECOME FOGGED UP AND DIM. *AK.ET

WIPER ARM ASSEMBLY FAILED DURING A DOWNPOUR--ARMS CROSSED AND WOULDN'T WORK. EXACT SAME FAILURE JUST HAPPENED TO MY SISTER-IN-LAW WHO HAS A NEW OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME CAR. I THEN REALIZED THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.

I HAVE TALKED TO CHEVROLET AND ASKED THEM TO REPURCHASE MY CAR. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE FOR MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR ANY MORE. I ALSO FEEL THAT CHEVROLET MISREPRESENTS THE MALIBU AS A CARE FREE CAR.

HELLO, I HAD GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO TO REPORT A NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES AND AFTER THEY CHECKED THEM OUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD ORGANIC BRAKE PADS AND IT WAS NORMAL NOISE AND THAT I STILL HAD 90% OF MY BRAKEPADS LEFT SO WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE 3 MORE TIMES I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT BECAUSE I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS NORMAL NOISE SO WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT FROM WORK AND HEARD THIS TERRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY CAR AND HAD TO WAIT A WEEK FOR IT AND WHEN I DID GET IT IN THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT ROTOR REPLACED AND NEW FRONT PADS AND THE REAR BRAKES DONE. I THEN ASKED THEM WHY THE ROTOR WASN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ROTOR ONLY HAD A 1 YEAR OR 12000 MILE WARRANTY YET I HAVE LOOKED AT YOUR WEBSITE AND HAVE LOOKED AT NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CARS BRAKES I REMEMBER ONE WHERE SOMEBODY HAD TO HAVE THE ROTOR REPLACED 5 TIMES SO IF YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS I WOULD VERYMUCH APPRECIATE IT SO THAT SOMEBODY DOESN'T DIE FROM FAILING BRAKES. THANK YOU. CHRIS L SEABURY

AT APPROX. 5400 MILES CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER CUT ROTORS WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES PROBLEM REOCCURED. DEALER REPLACE ROTORS, STATING THEY WERE TOO THIN. AT APPROX. 11000 MILES SAME PROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, STATING DEFECTIVE. AT 18,600 MILES, SAME PROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AGAIN - AGAIN SAID DEFECTIVE. DEALER DOING WORK IS GEARHART CHEV. IN DENVILLE, NJ/ I HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE 19,000 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED ONCE. DEALER STATES ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE EACH TIME AND REPLACES WITH NEW BUT PROBLEM RECURS. GM REFUSES TO TAKE CAR BACK.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE BRAKING, AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP. FINALLY, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FRONT RIGHT HUB. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK