2000 Chevrolet Malibu Problems & Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, TURN THE SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION THEN BACK TO THE ON POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 OR 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE NEEDED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSS POWER BEFORE SHE COULD SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO WEST CHEVROLET, INC., (3450 AIRPORT HWY, ALCOA, TN 37701) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD MALFUNCTION OR FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FIDDLING WITH THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH, THE INDICATOR WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. STEVENS CREEK CHEVROLET (3640 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95117; (408) 490-0013) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VIN. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,900.

I'VE REPLACED BATTERY, HEAD GASKETS, OVERFLOW TANK, AIR SYSTEM CONNECTORS, WATER PUMP, PCV VALVE, EVAP CANISTER, SPARK PLUGS, SPARK PLUG WIRES, RADIATOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, COOLANT TEMP SENSOR, BUT MY CAR IS STILL LEAKING COOLANT FROM UNDERNEATH LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND ISN'T TRYING TO START. I'VE SPENT OVER $2000 AND STILL HAVEN'T SEEN RESULTS OR GOT IT TO FULLY FUNCTION. LAST TIME I DROVE IT WAS ON REGULAR GEORGIA ROADS GOING TO AND COMING HOME FROM WORK WHEN IT OVER HEATED TWICE GOING BOTH WAYS. *TR

I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT AN EXPERIENCE AT DISCOUNT TIRE 580 W TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON UTAH. AND YOU CAN FORWARD THIS TO ANY REGULATING AGENCY.FROM MY KNOWLEDGE, WHEN TWO TIRES ARE PURCHASED NEW, IT IS REQUIRED TO MOUNT THEM ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IF IT IS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. AND MOVE THE LOWER TREAD TIRES TO THE BACK.WHILE AT THIS LOCATION, THE PERSON RUNNING THE SHOP STATED THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH TIRES OR ROTATE THEM IF THEY HAVE LOW TREAD.AND THEY MOUNTED THE TWO NEW ONES ON OPPOSITE CORNERS (FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER). AND TRIED TO SELL 2 ADDITIONAL TIRES.THIS IS AGAINST THE LAW. I WANT THIS BUSINESS REVIEWED FOR THEIR LICENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.

GAS FUEL TURNED BLACK AND WAS SPILLING OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THEN TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN IN THE INTERSECTION OF PALM ST N MAIN STREET SANTA PAULA CA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES, THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); THEREFORE, THEY DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" I CURRENTLY OWN THIS VEHICLE AND I'M NOT ABLE TO USE THE BLINKERS OR EMERGENCY LIGHTS WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON ALL YOU HEAR IS A LOUD ALARM SOUNDING NOSIE. THEY DO NOT COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I KNOW THEY WORK SOME TIMES BUT IT'S VERY FEW AND IN BETWEEN . I SEEN THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS IN THE PAST FOR THIS ON THIS CAR BUT THE ELDERLY LADY WASN'T AWARE OF THEM . IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO UNDER THE RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THERE NOT SURE HOW TO FIX IT.

LEAKING FUEL UNDER CAR BETWEEN DRIVER SIDE DOORS. JUST NOT SURE IF PART OF FUEL SYSTEM RECALL THAT HAS BEEN ON OTHER MALIBU

MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING IT, WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT ON IT WON'T TURN ON. I COULD SMELL GAS BUT IT WON'T TURN ON. IT'S A HAZARD WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT JUST CUT OFF ON ME AND I'M STUCK IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH INCOMING TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE MY FUEL PUMP IS IN GREAT CONDITION MY TUNE UPS ARE UP TO DATE I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE ANTI-THEFT AFFILIATED WITH MY KEY IGNITION PLEASE ADVISE.

EMAIL FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE: REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS ON 2000 CHEVY MALIBU DUE TO GENERAL MOTORS RECALL 14350 UNINTENDED IGNITION KEY ROTATION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER RELAYED INVALID INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE'S KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS NOT THE IGNITION THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *JS

HAS ISSUES THAT ARE RECALLED ON OTHER 2000 MALIBU'S. BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING ON & OFF ONE DAY. THEN STOPPED TOTALLY NEXT DAY, CHANGED FUSE NOTHING HELPED. DOESN'T EVEN SHOW ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. CAR REFUSES TO START AT TIMES, TAKES ANY WHERE FROM 3-5 TRIES TO START. ALSO HAD RECALL DONE ON IGNITION, DIDN'T HELP, I REPLACED WHOLE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER THE DEALER 'FIXED' IT. BATTERY KEPTED ON DRAINING BEFORE THAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GANLEY CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AN ADDITIONAL FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST SIX YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8/3107401633. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SOUR LAKE CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8/2983536744. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO START NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT MALFUNCTION CAUSES VEHICLE NOT TO START, HAS HAD IGNITION CYLINDER/PASSLOCK SENSOR REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE TAKES 10 TO 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT TO GO OFF. UPDATED 03/31/2017*JS

IGNITION WILL NOT GO TO OFF POSITION, STICKS IN ACC CAUSING THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND, AT TIMES, THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC NOR A DEALER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OF AND SOMETIME STEERING WILL LOCK HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING THE KEY TO TURN I HAVE TALK TO SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ASHAME AND DO A RECALL TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AFTER SOME TIME. MULTIPLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING AND HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY REFILL THE VEHICLE WITH COOLANT. AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO EJECT AND REMAINED IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,323. UPDATED 05/16/17*LJ UPDATED 7/9/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO TURN OVER IN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AT TIMES BUT IN OTHER INSTANCES THE VEHICLE HAD NEEDED TO BE TOWED DUE IT NOT STARTING. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE PROGRESSED WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE CONTACT FORCED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO PARK TO ALLOW THE IGNITION TO TURN OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPERATE THE IGNITION WITH A SCREWDRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AND ENGINE OIL MAY DEPOSIT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT OF FIRE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

AS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN AND HAS NOT STARTED UP SINCE. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELING ON I-10 HIGHWAY.

CHEVY ISSUED A RECALL (14350) WHICH STATES THEY WILL REPAIR MY IGNITION KEYS. THEY ALSO HAVE A RECALL FOR OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES THAT NOT ONLY REPAIR THE KEYS, BUT REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY CYLINDER. MY CYLINDER AND SWITCH ARE DAMAGED, SO FAR I HAVE GONE THROUGH AN ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY TRYING TO ISOLATE TH PROBLEM WHICH SHOWS ON THE SCANNER AS BEING THE CYLINDER AND THE SWITCH. CHEVY WILL NOT REPLACE THESE ITEMS, EVEN THO THEY ARE CAUSED BY THE UNINTENDED MOTION ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ON OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO START NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

MY ANTITHEFT DEVICE HAS BEEN ENGAGING EVERY TWO OR SO WEEKS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO. I HAVE TO SIT IN THE CAR FOR TEN MINUTES WHILE THE LIGHT FLASHES AND WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF BECAUSE THE CAR WON'T START. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL COMPLAINT SITES WITH OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIPS CONTINUE TO SAY THERE IS NO RECALL AND ESTIMATE THE REPAIR COSTS ANYWHERE FROM 350.00 TO 1500.00., NOT INCLUDING THE 100.00 INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC COST. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED ASAP. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR AND DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN FUEL LEAKING ON THE FUEL LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V302000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, IT WAS STUCK AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES NOT START AFTER BEING UTILIZED AND TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY TURN ON AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THEFT SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

SUBFRAME RUSTING AWAY ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT. CAN'T REPLACE DUE TO THEY DISCONTINUED MAKING THE PART. EVEN IF THE PART WAS FOUND IT WOULD COAST ABOUT $900.00 THEN THE TIRODS WOULD NEED REPLACING. IN ALL AFTER NEW TIRES AND ALL IT WOULD COAST $2000.00 TO FIX.

RACK AND PINION MOUNT BRACKET RUSTED OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST BELOW THE FUEL TANK. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,625.

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO IGNITION. HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT GRIND THE KEY AGAIN. HOWEVER, IT ONLY WORKED ONE WAY. THE NEW KEY MUST BE FORCED AND IT ONLY FIT THE DOORS AND TRUNK ONE WAY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE TURN SIGNALS LAMPS FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD ONE SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE TURN SIGNALS TO STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

WHEN MAKING A TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR I HAD TOWED TO A MECHANIC THAT TOLD ME THAT THE SUBFRAME TO RACK BRACKET WAS RUSTED OUT AND THAT THE SUBFRAME AND THE RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE REPAIR COST WILL START AT ABOUT $2000.

FRONT TO REAR BRAKE LINES ARE HEAVILY CORRODED AND ERODED AND STARTED LEAKING. THE RESERVOIR DESIGN ALLOWED ALL THE BRAKE FLUID TO DRAIN OUT LEAVING NONE AVAILABLE TO SAFELY BRAKE THE CAR WITH AIR BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE WHOLE SYSTEM. ALL THAT WAS LEFT WAS THE PARKING BRAKE WHICH IS A PRESS ON AND PRESS OFF TO RELEASE STYLE. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

THERE ARE THREE SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED. THE FIRST IS THAT THE TURN SIGNALS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DON'T. THE SECOND IS THAT THE ENGINE WILL AT TIME ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IDLE. THE THIRD IS THAT THE ENGINE SOMETIMES COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT RAINS. A CAR REPAIR SHOP HAS IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHT CONTROL THAT CAUSES TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. I PERFORMED A RECALL SEARCH AND THE ONLY RECALL I FOUND WAS FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH MODIFICATION WHICH DOESN'T SEEM TO RELATE TO MY PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM FAILED. THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION CAUSING THE ENGINE NOT TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES FOR THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT TO DISENGAGE TO BE ABLE TO START THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. MA 10/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN PARK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I BOUGH THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU USED IN AUGUST 2014 SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN SEEING THE SAME THING I HAD HAPPENING WITH THE 2003 SATURN VUE I BOUGHT IN 2012 PRE OWNED , THE KEY IN THE IGNITION COMES OUT AND DOES NOT TURN OFF THE CAR . THE KEY COMES OUT WHILE THE SWITCH AND CAR IS STILL RUNNING THE KEY ALSO DOES NOT TURN OVER AS IT STICKS INSIDE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING CAR STARTED ALSO . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED I ALREADY HAD THE SATURN VUE REPAIRED SINCE IT WAS RECALLED THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AS WELL. PLEASE ISSUE A NATIONAL RECALL ON THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU CARS TO GET FIXED ASAP. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE CAR FIXED ASAP THIS IS NOT SAFE AND ALSO IT IS GETTING HARDER TO TURN THE CAR ON AND THE KEY IS FALLING OUT A TIMES ALSO WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN SINCE THE SWITCH IS STICKING . I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT WHEN I HAD TWO PREVIOUS SATURN'S A TURQUOISE COUPE AND SL2, IT HAPPENED TWICE AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I ACCIDENTALLY TOOK ANOTHER PERSONS CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF A MOVIE THEATER SINCE THE KEYS TO THE SATURN'S OPEN THE DOORS OF CARS LIKE THE SAME CAR I REALIZED IT WAS NOT MY CAR AND IMMEDIATE TOOK IT BACK AND GOT MINE THANK GOD THE MOVIE WAS STILL GOING OR I COULD HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF STEALING THE CAR THIS IS ANOTHER MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE SHOULD THEY EVER FIGURE OUT THAT THE KEYS ALL WORK ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODELS . I ALSO LOCKED MY KEYS IN MY CAR AND ASKED ON MAN TO OPEN MY DOOR WITH HIS KEY I WAS FOOD SHOPPING AT THE TIME HE HAD THE SAME SATURN COUPE AS MY TURQUOISE SATURN AND IT WORKED HE STOOD THERE IN DISBELIEF I TOLD HIM I KNEW THIS SINCE IT HAPPENED ONCE IN A MOVIE THEATER PARKING LOT. THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH ASAP I WROTE IN ONCE AND NEVER HEARD BACK ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION, IT WOULD NOT REGISTER THE VEHICLE AS BEING IN THE ON POSITION, EVEN IF THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL BY A PIECE OF PLASTIC BEING PLACED IN THE KEY TO MAKE THE HOLE SMALLER; HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

HELLO.. MY NAME IS [XXX] .. I AM WRITING YOU ABOUT MY SISTERS CAR.. IT IS A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU .... THE CAR KEEPS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING.... IT RUNS GOOD THEN WITHOUT WARNING SHE WILL BE SOMEWHERE AND CUT THE CAR OFF AND IT WON'T START BACK... IT TURNS OVER BUT WON'T START.. AFTER AWHILE IT WILL START.... THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES... WE HAVE SENT IT TO THE SHOP AND SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS ON IT AND IT IS STILL HAPPENING.. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR ANSWERS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON RECURRING PROBLEM ON THESE CARS... MY SISTER IS DISABLED AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING WITH HER CAR.... EVERYONE ON THE FORUMS SAY IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND FIXED BY CHEV. YOU ALREADY HAVE THE VIN NUMBER FOR THE CAR LISTED ABOVE... MY SISTERS NAME IS [XXX] ..... HOPEFULLY SOMEONE HERE CAN HELP HER GET THIS ISSUE FIXED.... PLEASE LET US KNOW... THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN HANNA ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2000 CHEVROLET CLASSIC SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (ATTN: TARA GITTER). *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS GETTING STUCK IN THE ACC AND ON POSITIONS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE KEY COULD ALSO BE REMOVED AND THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING. THE CONTACT ALSO APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO APPLY FORCE NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V302000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE. IT WAS REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 30, 1999 AND MARCH 19, 2014. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH AND THROTTLE BODY WERE REPLACED. *JB

CAR WILL NOT START, GM PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM DISABLES CAR AND SOMETIMES AFTER BEING STRANDED FOR 30 MINUTES IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER, THE CAR WILL START AFTER GOING THROUGH A SERIES OF 3 TIMES TURNING THE KEY ON FOR 10 MINUTES, TURNING KEY OFF FOR 10 SECONDS. OTHER TIMES, THE CAR WILL NOT EVEN START AFTER COMPLETING THAT RESET. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR A WAY TO DISABLE THE SECURITY THEFT SYSTEM SO THAT OWNERS ARE NOT STRANDED IN THE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WHILE WAITING FOR THE CAR TO RESET AND DECIDE TO START. *TR

I CAN NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK. THE ABOVE HAPPENED RANDOMLY AT FIRST, BUT GOT WORSE, AND NOW HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME. I NOW HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE CAR, IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION, AND CARRY A SECOND KEY JUST TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR. IF I DON'T RESTART THE CAR WITHIN A FEW HOUR HOURS, THE BATTERY WOULD BE DRAINED, AND I WOULD HAVE TO GET A JUMP START - THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME A FEW TIMES. I SEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND AN ARTICLE FROM AUTONEWS.COM DATED DECEMBER 11 2014 SAYING THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WOULD FIX IT IF ASKED (NOT A RECALL). I CONTACTED TWO LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS: COMMUNITY CHEVROLET (16 JAN 2015) AND RYDELL CHEVROLET (19 JAN 2015), BUT WAS TOLD THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY AUTHORIZATION FROM GM TO FIX THE ABOVE STATED ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITH GM. *TR

MY TEENAGER WAS TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD CAME BACK ON THE ROAD AND THEN THE CAR WAS HEADED TO LEFT SHOULDER AND (TEENAGER) ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE OUT AND THEN THE VEHICLE RAN BACK OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN CAUSING A ACCIDENT. TEENAGER SAID VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES LATER, THE KEY WAS ABLE TO TURN IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,514.

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER IS DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES RECEIVED. *TA AFTER WAITING FOR 45 MINUTES AT THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS CONSISTENTLY WORE OUT MANY KEYS OVER THE YEARS. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED PERIODICALLY, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE ARRIVED, THE DEALER STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. TWO WEEKS, THE DEALER CALLED HER AND SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER. SHE WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT RETROFIT HER CURRENT KEYS TO THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS INFORMED SHE WOULD HAVE TO BUY A FACTORY MADE KEY AT $15.00 EACH PLUS TAX, TO ALLOW THEM TO DO THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THE ISSUE WAS THE KEY, BUT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU REMOVE AND REPAIR IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER SWITCH *TA THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY COMES OUT IN RUN POSITION WHILE CAR IS RUNNING. THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE GM RECALL FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. AS PART OF THIS RECALL, THE KEY WAS MODIFIED. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE FAULTY SWITCH AND REMAINS A SAFETY CONCERN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, ALL ELECTRICITY TO THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TEN MINUTES IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/05/14*LJ UPDATED 9/7/2017*CN

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU ANTI THIEF LIGHT FLASHES AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT*CW THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WERE REPLACED. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CONSUMER IS INQUIRING IF ANY GM DEALER WILL SERVICE VEHICLE PER RECALL ALTHOUGH IT WAS PURCHASED AT A MAZDA DEALER *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE PREVIOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE STARTER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY TURN SIGNAL RARELY WORKS. I HAVE FOUND IF I CAN GET THE HAZARD TO COME ON AND GO OFF MY TURN SIGNAL WILL WORK AT TIMES BUT SOMETIMES YOU CANT EVEN GET THE HAZARDS TO WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,254. UPDATED 1/23/15*CN UPDATED 9/5/2017*CN

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF AND RECALL REIMBURSEMENT. *TGW IT WAS DETERMINED, THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL, STATING THE KEY WOULD REPLACED. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER STATED SHE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES AND REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING KEY RING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED GM PROPOSED TO FIX A SERIOUS PROBLEMS, EVEN DEADLY PROBLEM, BY SUPPLYING TWO KEY RINGS AND A KEY PLUG AS THEIR WAY OF CORRECTING AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED FIFTY CENTS WORTH OF GADGETS DOES NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR REPLACING AN ENTIRE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD INADVERTENTLY RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION WHILE IN MOTION OR AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN FURTHER THAN ACCESSORY POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY DIED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPED STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART DO TO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. NE

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) REMEDY DID NOT SUFFICE TO FIX THE DEFECT. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WERE ALSO MADE AWARE. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A LOCKSMITH AND THEY NOTIFIED HIM THE ENTIRE IGNITION CYLINDER WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY CONTACT. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. AZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL), THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO START AFTER INSERTING THE KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH ON AND OFF. ALSO, THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *JB

THE CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 14V400. THE GM RECALL NUMBER IS 14350. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL FOR.MY CAR. CALLED OREILLY CHEVROLET AT 520 829 4400 ON OCTOBER 7, 2014 TALKED TO [XXX]. SHE STATED THAT THEY DO NOT.HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL AND SHE PUT ME ON A LIST AND THEY WOULD CALL ME. ON OCTOBER 27, 2014 THE MALIBU COULD NO LONGER START, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO GET IT FIXED HE STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACED. SO I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE IT CONSIDERING CHEVROLET NEVER CALLED.AND I CONSIDERED THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I OPENED A CLAIM FOR $221.39 ON OCTOBER 28, 2014. THE CLAIM NUMBER IS [XXX]. ON OCTOBER 29, 2014 [XXX] THE DISTRICT SPECIALIST DENIED MY CLAIM, BECAUSE CHEVROLET POLICY DOES NOT PAY OUTSIDE MECHANICS AT ALL. I EXPLAINED I NEEDED MY VEHICLE AND O'REILLY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. SHE EXPLAINED THAT WAS POLICY AND THERE WILL BE NO REIMBURSEMENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BOUGHT VEHICLE ON SEPT 3 2014 WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS WHILE DRIVING CAR LITERALLY JUST SHUTS OFF. STEERING LOCKS UP, ELECTRICAL SHUTS DOWN. LET CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WILL RESTART. FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX WAS NEW FUEL PUMP. RAN GREAT FOR 2 WEEKS THEN SUDDENLY STARTED AGAIN. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY TO THE PROBLEM-- FULL TANK, EMPTY TANK, DIFFERENT SPEEDS, RAIN, DRY. SIDE ROADS, MAIN ROADS. THE PROBLEM IS NOT PREDICTABLE. SECOND SOLUTION NEW IGNITION MODULE. GREAT FOR 3 WEEKS. DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING 40MPH AT NIGHT. WHEN IT DIES VERY HARD TO GET SAFELY OFF ROAD. COULD NOT GET THE CAR STARTED FOR MORE THAN 40 MIN. WENT FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN ONE TRIP LESS THAN 20 MILES. FIRST COUPLE TIMES STARTED WITH IN A FEW MINUTES, NEXT HAD TO SIT FOR 15+ MINUTES HUGE SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE CAR LITERALLY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. POSSIBILITY TO GET STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND YET CAN FIND NO ONE WHO HAS SATISFACTORILY FIXED IT. *TR

IN LATE 2003, EARLY 2004, THE HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND YOU HAD TO HOLD BUTTON DOWN TO KEEP THEM ON. AT THE TIME, I HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I HAD MY MECHANIC WORK ON IT AND FIX THE WIRING. IN AUG. 2014, IT BECAME A PROBLEM AGAIN, WHICH I HAVEN'T FIXED YET. DUE TO RECENT RECALLS, OF WHICH I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR HAVING MY IGNITION AND KEYS FIXED FOR MY CAR, I WENT ONTO THE NHTSA WEBSITE TO CHECK PAST RECALL NOTICES AND SAW ONE ISSUED IN FEB. 2004 FOR CARS OF MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR FOR THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. (CAMPAIGN #03V327000) BY VIN NUMBER, IT SHOWS MY CAR WASN'T ONE WITH THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THERE TO BE A PROBLEM THERE AND IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

MY TURN SIGNAL, HAZARD LIGHTS WORK PERIODICALLY HAD THEM LOOKED AT AND WORKED ON AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC AND AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE . WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN , THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A RAPID TICKING AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE. I WAS TOLD ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM SO CONTACTED I MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 72,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED OCCURRING AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE AIR BAGS AND THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STEER TO THE LEFT. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE TOP OF THE ROOF RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A POTHOLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE REMEDY SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL WAS NOT EFFECTIVE TO PROPERLY REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,327. UPDATED 11/13/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS UNDER RECALL. UPDATED 7/28/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE DEFECT LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V4000000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. ONCE THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THE ENGINE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,708.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,683.

I HAD MY IGNITION KEY REPLACED 3 TIMES. HOW DO I FILE A CLAIM TO GET MY MONEY BACK? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWELVE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/28/15*LJ AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER WOULDNOT COME ON. UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. DJR

THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. GOING OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING. LOST ENGINE POWER, AND POWER STEERING, BRAKES. PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER, STOPPED AND RESTARTED CAR. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TODAY 9/19/14, WITH THE VEHICLE VIN MATCHING. THE NAME OF THE VEHICLE IS INCORRECT. IT SAYS "CHEVROLET CLASSIC". NOTE: IT IS A CHEVROLET MALIBU. NO WARE ON THE VEHICLE IS THE NAME "CLASSIC", NOR IS IT INDICATED ON OR IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS HAS CAUSED CONFUSION AND OTHERS MAY BE MISLEADING AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

MY CAR HAS EXPEREINCED TROUBLE STARTING DUE TO THIS IGNITION SWIRCH, RECALL. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE BEEN TO SERVICE STATIONS AND THE MECHANINCS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, CAUSING ME TO PUT OUT MONEY FOR A NEW STARTER, A NEW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, NEW FUEL PUMP ETC. THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE FACED WERE DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH NOT BEING IN THE "RUN" POSITION. HOW CAN I EVER BE COMPENSATED FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS THAT WERE NOT REALLY NEEDED ON MY CAR DUE TO SOME MAJOR CORPORATION BEING GREEDY AND KEEPING IT'S CUSTOMERS IN THE DARK ABOUT THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION. GM HAS BEEN PUTTING ME IN DANGER FOR YEARS NOW, AND I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS TO BE MADE TO CORRECT THEIR ERROR. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE ROAD AND IN UNDESIRED PLACES, THIS IS UNFORGIVABLE! *TR

I AM APPALLED THAT I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, AND WHEN I GO TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE, NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID OCTOBER. THE RECALL NOTICE STATES WE SHOULD SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2014. HOWEVER, WHAT'S THE POINT? THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE K FRAME, TO WHICH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING IS BOLTED, WAS FRACTURED DUE TO RUST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 287,000.

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE I 40 DOING 65MPH CROSS OVER THE MEDIA LUCKLY THEIR WERE NO OTHER CAR BESIDE ME OR COMING AFTER I CROSS THE MEDIA ALL I KNOW IT PICKED UP SPEED LIKE THE GAS PEDAL HAD STUCK AND IT JUKE LIKE BUT THE AIR BAG DIDN'T COME OUT IT TORE THE FRONT END OF THE BODY UP THE IT ACCELERATE BY IT SELF SOMETIME JUST SEATING STILL. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON TO MAKE A TURN. THE TURN SIGNAL DIDN'T WORK.SINCE THEN IT WOULD RANDOMLY WORK AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES IT DIDNT. SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO TRY TO TRIGGER THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. THERE WAS TIMES WHERE I WAS AFRAID OF GETTING REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALER THIS YEAR (2014). IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. I HAD TO PAY TO GET MY CAR FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE RECALL REMEDY LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V40000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), INDICATING THAT THE DEALER WOULD PROVIDE TWO REPLACEMENT KEY RINGS AND KEY COVERS ON ALL IGNITION KEYS. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE DAY MAY 13, 2009 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT HILLSBOROUGH AVENUE AT 12: 15 A DAY. ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CROSSED THE STREET TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT OF ROSS. MY WIFE QUICKLY USE THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS WHEN COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE STOPPED. MY WIFE SUFFERED TRAUMA TO THE SPINE AND NECK. BREAKING THE 5TH LUMBAR VERTEBRA AND HERNIATED CERVICAL. NEVER AGAIN COULD WORK OR IT COULD OPERATE. REQUIRES A SPINAL FUSION WHICH COSTS $ 80,000.00. NOW WE KNOW WHY THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND DID NOT PREVENT THE ACCIDENT. *TR

IGNITION THEFT SYSTEM- WOULD NOT START, RUST AROUND GAS CAP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED,ENGINE POWER WAS LOST, BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE,I HIT A POLED,BORKE BOTH LEGS, HAVE A ROD IN FEMUR AND MESSED UP MY KNEE,STILL RECOVERING AND IN AWHEEL CHAIR FOR NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE KEY TO TURN FROM AN OFF POSITION TO AN ON POSITION. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V224000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

AFTER PARKING THE CAR I WAS NOTIFIED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALL AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.THE ARSON SQUAD WAS CALLED AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLES FIRE WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. AFTER I RESEARCHED THE VEHICLE SAFETY RECALLS AND FOUND OUT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I WAS UNAWARE OF IT. I PURCHASED IT USED. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE ON THE RECALL. I FOUND THERE WERE MANY OTHER FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY BURNED UP VEHICLE WAS NON REPAIRABLE AND TOWED TO THE JUNK YARD AFTER ARSON INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY BOYFRIEND AND I BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN JUNE OF 2013. IN AUGUST I WAS DRIVING TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC SO I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND TOOK BACK ROADS - AND I AM GLAD I DID. WHILE I WAS ON A ROAD WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR JUST STARTED SPEEDING ON ITS OWN. THE RPM'S WENT UP ALONG WITH THE SPEED AND YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE JUST ROARING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY AND I PULLED INTO A BAR PARKING LOT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW GUY GOT TO THE PARKING LOT HE OPENED THE HOOD OF MY CAR AND THE THROTTLE WAS ABOUT AN INCH FROM BEING REMOVED FROM THE APPARATUS THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ATTACHED TO. HE PUT THE THROTTLE BACK TO WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AND TOLD ME I SHOULD BE FINE - I SAID NO AND HAD IT TOWED TO A AUTO SHOP WHERE THEY SAID THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO IS ZIP TIE THE THROTTLE TO THE APPARATUS. SO MY THROTTLE AND MY SAFETY CURRENTLY DEPEND ON A ZIP TIE... *TR

MY BOYFRIEND AND I BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU FROM A USED CAR LOT. IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR I WENT TO TAKE THE CAR FOR A CAR WASH FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WHEN THE CAR GOT WET IT TURNED OFF - ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON AND THE CAR THAT I JUST FILLED UP 5 MINUTES PRIOR- THE GAS NEEDLE WENT TO ZERO. I TOOK THE KEY OUT AND WAITED FOR THE CAR WASH TO BE OVER AND IT FIRED UP RIGHT AWAY. BUT WHEN I GOT HOME AND I TURNED IT BACK ON THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND A LEFT LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WE LET THE CAR SIT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN IT STARTED UP FINE AND WAS RUNNING FINE. ONE NIGHT COMING HOME FROM A CONFERENCE IT WAS RAINING AND WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN CAR SHUT OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. WE WERE THANKFULLY ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR FIRED UP AGAIN AND WE GOT HOME BUT WHEN WE PARKED IT IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THE COMPUTER AND ALL THE WIRES REPLACE $1,000 IT COST - HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. BUT THERE ARE OTHER INCIDENCES TO ADD... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY OR FAILED TO WORK AT ALL. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND SHE COULD HEAR THE WIRES SPARKING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

RACK CAME LOOSE FROM SUB FRAME RUSTED FRAME FROM THEM MOUNTS TO HOLD RACK CAN'T DRIVE IT OR STEER IT. TO HAVE IT FIXED LIKE $900.00. *TR

WHILE PARKING I HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND UPON TURNING THE WHEEL HARDER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. LATER IN THE DAY PUT IN MORE POWER STEERING FLUID THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I THOUGHT THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT AS I WAS HEARING A GRINDING TYPE NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE NEXT DAY I COULD FEEL SOMETHING UNDER THE DRIVER FLOOR BOARD AND LOUDER NOISES WHEN TURNING HARD. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD SUB-FRAME IS RUSTED AND NEEDS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE RACK AND PINION; THIS WILL START OUT AS A $2000.00 REPAIR AND COULD GO UP TO $4000.00 DEPENDING ON WHAT ELSE THEY FIND WHEN THEY WORK ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY GM AS THEY USED SHODDY MATERIALS BUILDING THIS VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC SAID I SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT AS I MAY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAR WAS KEPT IN A GARAGE FOR THE FIRST 10 YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT AND HAS ONLY BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS. AT ONLY 89,000 MILES I AM DISGUSTED AT THE WAY THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET, NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE! *TR

THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED AND THE RACK AND PINION NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED THIS REPORT/COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE, TO GM AND TO THE FTC AROUND 2004 WITH NO RESPONSE. THE CHEVROLET MALIBU FROM 2000 HAS SIMILAR IGNITION AND ENGINE ISSUES NOW REPORTED ON THE NEWS IN THE COBALT AND OTHER CARS. OWNER HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEVERAL TIMES, THE IGNITION,STARTER, KEY SYSTEM, IDLE CONTROL VALVE, AND OTHER PARTS NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THE CAR ENGINE SMOKING, "TURNING OFF" OR NOT STARTING AFTER STOPPING, PARKING, AND NOT STARTING UPON INSERTING THE KEY, IDLING HIGH OR TIMING OFF. THIS BEGAN WITHIN 2-3 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN DRIVING OR STARTING THE CAR. MULTIPLE TIMES THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD BLINK AND OWNER WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES TO TURN IT ON. GM EVEN HAS THIS LISTED IN THE MANUAL (IN SECURITY FEATURE/LOCK SYSTEM). OWNER FIRST TOLD IT WAS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, THEN KEY, THEN IT WAS A SECURITY PROGRAMMING ISSUE, THEN IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD (NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR SOME REASON). SOME OF THE REPAIRS COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND COSTS FOR TOWING. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL AND IT MUST BE REPROGRAMMED, WORKED ON BY DEALER. THE MALIBU AND OTHER CARS SUCH AS SATURN HAVE THIS ISSUE. MAY BE RELATED TO THE ENGINE AND IGNITION ISSUE MENTIONED IN THE NEWS. AT TIMES OWNER WAS STUCK FAR FROM HOME AND HAD TO TOW THE CAR. HIGHWAY DRIVING WAS NERVE WRACKING BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNEW WHAT THE CAR WOULD DO. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF INTERNET COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MALIBU FROM 2000 AND ONWARD RELATED TO ENGINE AND IGNITION FAILURES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND REQUIRED REPEATED SERVICE CALLS TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF PROBLEM AS THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER AFTER THE CAR CONTINUED TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. ANOTHER ISSUE WAS SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SPEED UP WHICH MADE BRAKING HARD AND ROUGH. I WAS RECENTLY TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TO REPLACE MY IGNITION SWITCH WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE CAR TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

FATHER WAS IN LATE 80'S OR EARLY 90'S (DIED AT 97 IN 2013). CHEVY MALIBU WITH ON DASH IGNITION SWITCH WAS STILL STOPPING WHILE ON ITS THIRD IGNITION SWITCH, THE REPAIR COVERED FREE BY GM. I DROVE THE CAR TO TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT THE IGNITION AND HENCE POWER STEERING ( HEADLIGHTS STILL ON) SHUT OFF WHEN GOING OVER THE GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD CROSSING. THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED WAS THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD TURN SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT (1/8 INCH) OR EVEN TURN FULLY OFF DEPENDING ON THE MOMENTUM OF DAD'S LARGE KEY CHAIN HANGING FROM THE IGNITION KEY. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND THE POWER BRAKES DON'T WORK WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. ACCORDING TO A LOCKSMITH, THE DETENTS ON THESE SWITCHES WERE VERY POORLY MANUFACTURED. SOLUTION WAS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF KEYS ON THE KEY CHAIN. *TR

EARLY IN 2011 I STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY 2000 MALIBU. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD APPEAR RANDOMLY ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS IT WOULD DISAPPEAR. IT BEGAN STAYING ON LONGER AND LONGER SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT OUT, COULDN??T FIND ANYTHING SPECIFIC, AND TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE THEM PUT IN A NEW COMPUTER. THIS COST APPROXIMATELY $550.00 AFTER THE REPAIR A NEW SYMPTOM BEGAN TO APPEAR: SPONTANEOUS ENGINE STALLING COUPLED WITH LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE CAR RESULTED IN NO ENGINE CRANKING. I FOUND THAT AFTER WAITING FOR A WHILE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN AND BE FINE. AT ONE POINT WE WERE TRAVELING AT FREEWAYS SPEEDS ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND MY TWO YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. IT WAS FRIGHTENING, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. WE SAT FOR A FEW MOMENTS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE WERE GOING TO BE STRANDED. AFTER A FEW TRIES, THE CAR STARTED UP OKAY AND WE CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL PARKING LOT, IT REPEATED THIS BEHAVIOR. WE COMPLETED OUR JOURNEY AND GOT HOME SAFELY. A FEW DAYS LATER I TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I CONTACTED THE SAME CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHO SENT A TOW TRUCK TO FETCH US AND THE VEHICLE. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP, ONE OF THE MECHANICS QUICKLY SUGGESTED THAT IT MIGHT BE THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CHARGED ME OVER $400. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND THE REPAIR BILLS WERE A LOT FOR ME TO HANDLE. *TR

MY MALIBU IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME WHEN IT WON'T START THE INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWS THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT. YOU CAN SIT THERE FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AND THE CAR WILL THEN START. IF YOU TRY IT IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES IT MESSES UP AGAIN AND YOU HAVE TO START THE 10 MINUTES AGAIN. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS THINGS TO GET THIS TO CORRECT ITSELF. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE KEY AND WE HAVE GOTTEN NEW KEYS FROM THE DEALER AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE CAR HAS STARTED JUST CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY IT HAS BEEN WHILE STILL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND NO ONE HAS GOTTEN HURT. WE THEN PUSHED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAIT THE 10 MINUTES AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT THE GM RECALL IS FOR OTHER VEHICLES. PLEASE INCLUDE MY CAR IN THE RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING. COASTED TO SHOULDER. AFTER WAITING 10-15 MINUTES CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. OVER NEXT TWO DAYS SOMETIMES CAR WOULD START AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT. WHEN IT FAILED TO START IMMEDIATELY AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OVER 10-15 MINUTES CAR WOULD FINALLY START. AFTER THREE DAYS OF THIS SITUATION TOOK CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR,AND IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. MECHANIC ADVISED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL CHEVROLET MODELS FOR MANY YEARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND IT MADE A LOUD NOISE/ SOUND LIKE IT CAME FROM THE HEATING AND COOLING VENT INSIDE. I WENT TO THE STORE AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I GOT IT OUT . START THE CARD AFTER I LEFT THE STORE. THE CAR SPEED WAS 10 MPH TO 25 MPH WITH NO METER MOVING FOR THE GAS, THERMOSTAT, THERE WAS NO ELECTRICITY. TRIPLE A PICK UP MY VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 27, 2014. WEBER CHEVROLET REPLACED CYLINDER AND IGNITION SWITCH. THE TOTAL COST WAS $854.22. I HAD THIS IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AND REFUND ON MY IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A PROJECT CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. GOT BOUGHT AT A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. PISTON SLAP!!! ESPECIALLY COLD. FRONT SUB FRAME ROTTED OUT AND RACK AND PINION DESTROYED NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. LATER WAS TOLD ROCKER PANELS ARE DESTROYED WITH HUGE HOLES I WAS CLEARLY UPSET ANOTHER MALIBU WITH ANOTHER PROBLEM. COMMON PROBLEM WITH MALIBU'S FROM '98-'02. WAS UNABLE TO SAFETY BECAUSE OF PANELS MISSING A LAYER IN SPOTS (HOLES). REAR QUARTER PANELS SEVERE ROTTING AROUND WHEEL WELLS AND GAS CAP AREA REQUIRING BONDO TO FILL IN HOLES A HORRIBLE PROBLEM WITH MALIBU'S. AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH GRINDING CONSTANTLY AND HALF THE TIME A/C BOTTOM WORKS. SADLY GM WILL NOT RECALL THESE ISSUES NOW HAVE TO INVEST $7000 TO MAKE INTO A SHOW CAR. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF BODY PROBLEMS AND CONSTANT PISTON SLAPS AND LIFTER KNOCKING. I HAVE TO DO AN OVERHAUL OF $600-800 ON ENGINE. PATHETIC GM LINK TO THE PISTON SLAP ON MY CAR ON YOUTUBE : HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MNTTRCTQ5MM&FEATURE=YOUTUBE_GDATA_PLAYER. *TR

THE CAR WILL NOT TURN LEFT. IT MAKES A METAL ON METAL SOUND. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ENGINE CRADLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, AND THE RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDS REPLACING.HE SAID THE RUST IS CAUSED BY THE HOSE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING DRIPPING ON THE ENGINE. HE SAID THAT HE SEES THE ENGINE CRADLES RUSTED OUT ALL THE TIME ON CHEVY MALIBUS. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR AND NEVER KNEW ABOUT THIS RUST UNTIL NOW. THE CAR HAS VERY LOW MILES FOR ITS AGE. THE BODY OF THE CAR IS PERFECT. I WOULD LIKE CHEVY TO REPAIR THIS. IT WOULD BE ABOUT $2000 OR SO TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED WITH A USED ENGINE CRADLE AND A USED RACK AND PINION. I SEE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE RACK AND PINION MOUNTS RUSTED FROM THE FRAME. SHAKING AND ISSUES WITH VEHICLE PULLING TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING BEFORE BREAKAGE.

WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TRY TO TURN IT ON THERE'S NO POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP AND IT ROTATES BUT DOESN'T START I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS PERTAINING TO THIS IGNITION DEFECT ALSO I NEED TO WAIT 30 SECONDS TO SEE THE LIGHTS POWER ON THE ODOMETER AND STILL DOESN'T START. *TR

4-2007 GAS WAS POOLING AROUND ENGINE, REPLACED INTAKE GASKET, NEXT TIME I DROVE CAR , SAME PROBLEM,THEY HAD TO DO OVER ( THEIR DIME) BECAUSE FAILED TO REPLACE O-RING. 9-06-07 WOULD NOT START AT GAS STATION, 9-13-07 PASS LOCK SYS. INSTALLED IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER. 11-13-09 TURN SIGNALS, TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING, BETWEEN 11-13-09 @ 4-07-2010 , I HAVE BEEN BACK SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE SIGNALS FAILED OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. TOLD ME, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY COULD SEE IT FAIL, WHICH IT DID ON 4-07-2010 WHILE I WAS CLOSE TO SHOP. FLASHER SWITCH/RELAY BAD, REPLACED. 6-10-10 HARMONIC BALANCER WORN AND SERPENTINE BELT & SEAL REPLACED. 2-23-12 WATER PUMP LEAKING, REPLACED. 6-14-12 REPLACED SPARKS PLUGS, WIRES, COMPLETE INJECTION FLUSH. 9-14-2012 STRONG FUEL SMELL (FUMES) INSIDE CAR AND UNDER HOOD, PERFORMED FUEL LEAK TEST, NO VISUAL SIGNS OF FUEL LEAK. CHECKED VENT CANISTER, GAS CAP, NO FUEL CODES. HAVE BEEN FUMES SEVERAL TIMES SINCE BUT BY THE TIME I DROVE TO SHOP COULD NOT SMELL FUMES. 4-22-13 FUMES VERY STRONG INSIDE CAR AND UNDER HOOD, DROVE TO SHOP AND THEY COULD SMELL FUMES , PUT IT UP ON RACK AND CHECKED ALL UNDERNEATH, NO SIGN OF LEAK UNDER CAR OR UNDER HOOD. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT SAY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION IS ONLY WAY. WHY ON 6-10-2010 NEED TO REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT AND SEAL AND AGAIN ON 2-08-2013 REMOVE AND REPLACE SERPENTINE BELT AND BELT TENSIONER?? WHEN THIS CAR REACHED 62,000 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT AND NOW I AM AFRAID OF A FIRE, GAS IS LEAKING SOMEWHERE!!!! I ONLY HAVE 97,461 MILES. IS NOT THERE SOME WAY OR SOMEONE WHO CAN FIND ORIGIN OF THE FUEL LEAK?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD TRY TO ACTIVATE THE SIGNAL BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BULB AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

I WAS TRAVELING TO BRIGHTON, CO FROM FT. MORGAN, CO TO SELLER MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. OUR INTENDED PURPOSE WAS TO TAKE THE FUNDS FROM THE SELL AND PICK UP 1996 CHEVY S10. PRIOR TO THIS TRIP MY CAR HAD DIFFICULTIES STARTING BUT NEVER FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CAR ENGINE STALLED COMING OFF OF THE OFF RAMP AT AROUND 30 MPH. WHEN THE CAR STALLED I HAD TO MANUALLY STEER THE VEHICLE TO GET IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD (I JUST HAD CARPOOL TUNNEL SURGERY AND IT WAS PAINFUL TO DO SO). AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT RESTARTED AFTER ABOUT THE FORTH ATTEMPT AT TURNING THE KEY ON WAITING 30 SECONDS FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND THEN TURNING THE KEY OVER THE REST OF THE WAY. AFTER ABOUT 2 CITY BLOCKS THE CAR STALLED AGAIN GOING AROUND 20 MPH. THIS TIME IT TOOK MUCH LONGER BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. ABOUT 25 MINUTES, WE LET THE ENGINE COOL AND AGAIN IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE MOTOR OVER BUT IT FINAL DID START. IT TRAVELED ABOUT A MILE AND STALLED AGAIN GOING ABOUT 5 MPH. THIS TIME WE LET THE CAR SIT FOR AN HOUR AND RE ATTEMPTED TO START IT. IT WENT ANOTHER MILE AND STALLED AGAIN. WE CONTACTED A MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED IT MAY BE THE FUEL REGULATOR OR THE FUEL PUMP. WE HAVE REPLACED THE REGULATOR AND THAT DID NOT WORK WE HAVE TESTED THE FUEL PUMP AND IT IS WORKING FINE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL DOCUMENTS INVOLVING THIS ISSUE AND I AM STILL NO CLOSER TO FIGURING OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I ONLY KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS CAR ALSO HAS A FAULTY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE OVER HEATING WHEN IT STALLS. THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT I HAVE CHECK THE VIN ON MY CAR WITH CHEVY AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING AT 115K. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE HALF A MIND TO CALL A NEWS STATION. I'M SURE CHEVY WOULD LOVE THE NEW ADVERTISING. PLEASE FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ABRUPTLY STRIKE THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STILL IN MOTION AND IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS106,000. UPDATED 01/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,697. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED, THROTTLE SENSOR REPLACED, IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE REPLACED YET, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/23/2013 *JS

THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE ALL TOO SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS OTHERS ON HERE ARE HAVING ESPECIALLY WITH THE THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM NOT LETTING THE CAR START IF THE SECURITY LIGHT STARTS TO BLINKING AFTER FAIL ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE , DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET HURT OR KILLED BEFORE YOU ALL CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY ON THIS VEHICLE MORE TIMES THAN NORMAL IN A SHORT TIME FRAME. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE OUR PROBLEM TO PAY FOR IF IT IS GM [XXX] UP. I AM MAD AND PISSED TO SAY THE LEAST. ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND NO REACTIONS. SAD NOT LIVING UP TO STANDARDS . WHEN OBAMA WAS BAILING YOUR [XXX]OUT HE SHOULD OF LET YOU JUST STAY [XXX]OUT. I AM DISGRACED BY THIS OUTRAGE. ILL NEVER BUY A HEAVY CHEVY AGAIN. TOYOTA HERE I COME. AT LEAST YALL HONOR RECALLS. :( LATE FOR WORK ,LATE TAKING KIDS TO SCHOOL ,LATE FOR DR APPT. ,TICKETS FOR OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC. BY THE WAY GM GREAT THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM FAIL IT SEEMS LIKE THE ONLY FEATURE THAT'S GETTING YOU A LOT OF PUBLICITY. NOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THERE'S A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. MY CARS VIN SKIRTS THE RECALL BUT HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS GM RECALL NO 03043. NOT SURE WHY MY CAR ISN'T INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ITS VERY DANGEROUS NOT TO HAVE TURN SIGNALS!!! *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT TURNS OUT THE BRAKE LINES ARE EXTREMELY RUSTY AND ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FAILED AND THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE WHOLE CAR ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE SUB FRAME WAS REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE STEERING WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. . UPDATED 07/27/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHERS WORKED SOMETIMES, BUT NO OFTEN. UPDATED 08/02/12

THE TRUTH IS ALL I WANT IS MY SAFETY AND MY PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS +THE PROBLEM IS LISTED UNDER THE NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION# EA02037 AND RECALL# 03V327000 WITH DATES OF RECALL FROM FEB 1ST 2000 - MAY 31 2001 MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN OKLAHOMA IN APRIL 2000 HOWEVER CALLING GM A REPRESENTATIVE OF GM NAMED [XXX] INFORMED ME THAT MY GM IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AFTER 30 MIN OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY I ASKED FOR A SUPERVISOR NAMED [XXX] WHOM WAS NOT IN THE OFFICE AND IS SUPPOSED TO CALL BACK AND THEN I ASKED FOR THAT PERSON SUPERVISOR PRESUMABLY THE MANAGER AND I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT SPEAK TO THAT PERSON AND WHEN I ASKED FOR THAT PERSONS NAME I WAS TOLD THAT THE MANAGERS IT WAS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY TO GIVE OUT THE MANAGERS NAME AND ALSO AGAINST COMPANY POLICY TO GIVE OUT ANY LAST NAMES FURTHERMORE I WAS GIVEN INCORRECT INFORMATION ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT OF MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE MY CAR ON THE RECALL LIST IF I FIT THE DESCRIPTION ACCURATELY AND FALL IN BETWEEN THE CORRECT DATES IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD BECOME FATAL IF NOT FIXED VERY SOON. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,663.

TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE WHEN TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS SUCH AS RAIN ARE ENCOUNTERED WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02037 AND GM RECALL NO. 03043 REFUSED AT POINT OF PURCHASE: FOX CHEVROLET, 60 EAST PADONIA ROAD, TIMONIUM, MD 21093 PHONE 410-667-6666 ON OCTOBER 13, 2011. *TR

COOLANT IN THE OIL. HAS ALWAYS OVER HEATED IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC, NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX BUT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM & SAYS GM COULD CARE LESS & WON'T FIX IT. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED BEFORE THIS VERY COMMON COMPLAINT IS RECOGNIZED & IS RECALLED???????? *TR

PERTAINING TO GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT RECALL #03043A DATED MARCH 2004. THIS RECALL ADDRESSES A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN THE 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLES, THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH SOLDER JOINTS IN THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH MAY CRACK. IF CRACKING OCCURS, IT MAY CAUSE THE AUDIBLED FLASHER INDICATOR, VISUAL FLASHER INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, TURN SIGNALS, AND THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY OF NOT AT ALL. IF THE TURN SIGNALS OR HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS ARE NOT WORKING, OTHERS MAY REACT MORE SLOWLY TO A TURNING OR STOPPED VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR. IN MY CASE THE TURN SIGNALS AND WARNING FLASHER WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. BUT, THE VIN ON MY 2000 MALIBU DOES NOT FALL INTO THE STATED VIN RANGE MY COMPLIANT IS: IF THIS CONDITION IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL, WHY DOES IT ONLY APPLY TO 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU?S WITHIN A CERTAIN VIN RANGE? WHY DOES IT NOT APPLY TO ALL 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU?S THAT HAVE THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM? I HAVE HAD THIS CONDITION REPAIRED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. I AM ON A LIMITED INCOME AND I CANNOT AFFORD A RECURRING REPAIR THAT COSTS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. TO DATE I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,000.00 ON THIS SAME REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

2000 CHEVY MALIBU. ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM RANDOMLY ENGAGES AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED. WE HAVE TO KEY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS, HAVE HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY(WHICH WE JUST REPLACED IN HOPES THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM) , AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR TEN MINUTES IN HOPES THAT IT WILL RESET ITSELF. AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD I WORK IN, THIS IS UNSAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 90 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,010. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

UPON MAKING A HARD TURN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL, THERE WAS A RUBBING NOISE. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETLY RUSTED IN TWO, CAUSING THE RACK TO DROP AND MAKE CONTACT. VEHICLE WAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE RUST WAS BUILDING AROUND THE FILLER PIPE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL DOOR WAS HANGING OFF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE HINGES WERE WELDED TO THE BODY AND IT RUSTED THROUGH. UPDATED 06/23/11

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU , BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005. THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WON'T CRANK, OR A FEW MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD IF IT DOES CRANK IT STALLS LOOSES ALL POWER ,AND THEN WON'T CRANK FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER IF NOT I MIGHT HAVE TO BEAT WITH MY HAND ON THE DASH JUST UNDER THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR ALL POWER TO REGAIN ITS SELF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN 2008, BUT MY HUSBAND GOT IT DOING RIGHT AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OF TAPPING THE COMPUTER PART OF THE SWITCH FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DASH WITH A SCREW DRIVER HANDLE EVERY TIME HE WENT TO CRANK IT. IT DID FINE UP UNTIL RECENTLY , ABOUT SOMEWHERE IN FEBRUARY OF 2011, IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, DEALERSHIP CAN SEEM TO TELL ME NOTHING, THEY HAVE NO IDEA EVEN AFTER RUNNING IT ON A COMPUTER OVER NIGHT, ALL BECAUSE THE COMPUTER THEY SAID CAN'T FIND ANYTHING, HOW DUMB. I AM POOR, CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. I LOVE MY MALIBU APART FROM WHAT IT IS DOING TO ME, I HAVE 2 KIDS, SMALL KIDS, THEY ARE WITH ME 24/7 AND THE CAR WILL JUST DIE ON ME LEAVING ME TO USE ALL ,Y STRENGTH AND POWER TO STEER AND STOP THE CAR ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO TOP IT OFF MY AIR ISN'T WORKING ANYMORE, AND BEING STUCK LIKE THAT IN THE HEAT FROM THIS STATE OF ALABAMA, IS NOT FUN OR HEALTHY FOR MY 2 KIDS OR ME. I JUST WANT IT TO WORK LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO . I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY OVER 300 DOLLARS FOR A SWITCH AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM, MY CAR SURGES, AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO TELL ME A STRAIGHT ANSWER , BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIX IT NOW.BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS, WHAT IF IT DIES ON ME LIKE THAT AND IT WILL AT HIGH SPEEDS ,AND SOMEONE NOT PAYING ATTENTION RUNS ME AND MY 2 KIDS OVER. PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU, I DON'T WANT A NEW CAR, I JUST WANT MY PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON FIXED. *TR

THE ANTI-THEFT IGNITION LOCK DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS EVERY DAY, 3 OR MORE TIMES IN MOST CASES, YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND EVEN THEN IT MAY NOT START AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MORE MINUTES, NOW ITS NOT A "CRASH YOUR CAR THROUGH A BUILDING AND KILL PEOPLE" TYPE OF PROBLEM BUT IT IS A "SIT IN YOUR CAR IN A TERRIBLE NEIGHBORHOOD AND PRAY YOU DONT GET RAPED, MURDERED, ROBBED, ETC" PROBLEM. I RECENTLY WAS WORKING IN INNER CITY BALTIMORE AND WAS REQUIRED TO PARK MY CAR ON GREENMOUNT AVENUE, WHICH IS THE WORST OF THE WORST AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD TAKE ME AN HOUR TO START MY CAR!!!!!!!!! THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS AND THIS IS THE REASON NOBODY WANTS TO BUY AMERICAN MADE CARS ANYMORE!!!!!! TAKE RESPONSIBILITY GM!!!!!!!!!! I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY $300+ TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. GM SHOULD PAY FOR IT AND ALSO REMOVE THIS DEVICE FROM ALL OF THIER VEHICLES. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT A WELL THOUGHT OUT THEFT DETERRENT. AND FURTHER MORE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES ON MY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD ARE "NOTORIOUS" ON THESE CARS. THE WHOLE ENTIRE BRAND SHOULD FALL UNDER THE LEMON LAW. I WANT SOME SATISFACTION, THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS. IT IS THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING ASSEMBLY AND I CURRENTLY DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED, AND I MAY NEVER HAVE THE MONEY SEEING AS HOW IT CONSTANTLY MAKES ME LATE FOR WORK AND I MAY LOSE MY JOB BECAUSE OF IT! WAY TO GO CHEVY-THUMBS UP! *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU LS IN WHICH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO OPERATE MY CAR PROPERLY. I WILL TRY TO START MY CAR AND GO SOMEWHERE AND IT WONT START FOR TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES. I LIVE INWI WHERE IT CAN GET VERY HOT AND EXTREMELY COLD. I ALSO HAVE A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF TWO WHO IS WITH ME IN MY VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE CALLED GM AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I AM TOLD THAT THEY CANT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT IS BELOW FREEZING OUT SIDE AND I HAVE MY BABY IN THE CAR WITH ME AND HAVE TO WAIT FOR TEN OF FIFTEEN MINS FOR IT TO HOPEFULLY START MY CHILD OR I COULD GET VERY SICK. NOT TO MENTION SITTING IN A HOT CAR FOR THAT TIME WAITING FOR THE FAKE LIGHT TO GO OFF SO THAT I CAN START IT WITH THEY KEY THAT IS SUPPOSED TO GO WITH THE CAR BUT YET THE CAR THINKS IM TRYING TO STEAL IT. AND ANOTHER ONE IF IM TRAVELING AND STOP TO GET GAS AT NIGHT AND I HAVE TO PAY AT THE PUMP AND TURN THE CAR OFF, CUZ THAT'S WHAT YOUR SUPPOSED TO DO WHILE FUELING, THEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO START AGAIN IM STRANDED AT AN UNOPENED GAS STATION WHO KNOWS WHERE WITH MY YOUNG CHILD AND MYSELF AT NIGHT IN THE FREEZING COLD OR VERY HOT TEMPS. WHY AGAIN IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE DONE EITHER. 400 TO 800 TO TRY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD RECALL. AND IT ISN'T EVEN GUARANTEED TO NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. WHY IS IT THAT GM WONT RECALL THIS ISSUE THAT I HAVE SEEN TONS AND TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT? IS IT BECAUSE GM DOESN'T KNOW A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? WELL GM U BETTER FIGURE ONE OUT OR U WILL MOST LIKELY BE LOOSING A LOT OF CUSTOMERS. I CERTAINLY WONT BUY ANOTHER GM CAR IF THEY WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE HAVING WITH THESE CARS NOW. GM SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THE ISSUES THAT CONSUMERS ARE HAVING WITH THEIR CARS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WHO ARE YOU KIDDING? FIX THIS PROBLEM!!!! *TR

2000 CHEVY MALIBU-RACK & PINION MOUNT ON DRIVER SIDE BROKE FROM FRAME. BEFORE FAILURE FONT END SHOOK LIKE BRAKES WERE BAD. CAR BEGAN TO STEER HARD AND MAKE LOAD NOISE (FELT UNDER DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD). UPON LOOKING INTO PROBLEM I NOTICED THAT THE MOUNTS ARE ONLY MADE OF CHEAP SHEET METAL. PASSENGER SIDE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF EXTREME RUSTING ALSO. TO REPAIR WILL REQUIRE FRONT SUB FRAME TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THAT GM IS PUTTING MONEY FIRST AND PERSONAL SAFETY SECOND. *TR

WHILE MAKING FINAL TURN WHEN ARRIVING FROM A 30 MILE COMMUTE A NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I REMOVED THE TIRE ON MY LUNCH BRAKE TO REALIZE THE RACK AN PINION ASSEMBLY WAS FLOATING/HANGING THERE. A CLOSER LOOK REVEALED THE ACTUAL MOUNTING BRACKET AND PART OF THE FRAME CROSS MEMBER WERE RUSTED AND GONE! WITH NUMEROUS ISSUES TO FIX AND 2 ENGINE REPLACEMENTS LATER, THIS MALIBU IS BEING SCRAPPED. OTHER RUST AREAS CAUSED OR CAUSING PROBLEMS ARE AROUND THE GAS FILL OPENING, SUSPENSION COIL, AND ROTORS FUSED TO HUB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 WHEN MPH SHE ENGAGED THE LEFT SIGNAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS HAD ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, YET THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) . SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME SLOW TO RESPOND TO THE CONTACT'S ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,649.

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. IT HAS SOMETHING CALLED THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM OR THEFT SYSTEM AND IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING. IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING ALL THE TIME. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMPLAINT I BET. I HAVE PUT AN EXTRA $2000 INTO THE CAR AFTER I BROUGHT IT HOPING IT WOULD FIX IT BUT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ON-LINE AND EVERYONE WHO OWNS A 96 AND UP GM CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. EVERYONE SAYS GM DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T FIX IT. THEY SAY THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO FIX IT. IF WE COMPLAIN ON HERE. PLEASE MAKE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS BECAUSE YOU WOULD SAVE OVER 1,000,000 PEOPLE TIME AND FRUSTRATION. NO JOKE, LITERALLY 1,000,000 PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS WHY THEY WENT BANKRUPT. GM SUCKS. THIS IS WHY AMERICA SUCKS AS A NATION. WE HAVE TO COMPLAIN ON HERE TO FIX OUR PROBLEMS. NO OFFENSE TO YOU. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BY ANOTHER CAR, AS MOST PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE GM FIX IT. I KNOW IT IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY TO GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT BUT MAYBE THIS TIME WE CAN MAKE AN EXCEPTION. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US WHO WOULD LOVE TO BUY A DIFFERENT CAR BUT DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. THANK YOU. *LN

I HAVE REPLACED MY TAIL LIGHT BULBS NUMEROUS TIMES AS WELL NOW THE ENTIRE BULB PANEL ONCE ON EACH SIDE. THE DESIGN AND THE SEAL ALLOWS FOR WATER TO ENTER AND HOLD WATER IN THE COVERING/REFLECTORS WHICH IN TURN CAUSE RUSTING AND BLOWN BULBS. AT THIS POINT I NOW NEED A WHOLE NEW WIRING HARNESS DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AS ANOTHER NEW BULB PANEL. I HAVE MANY FRIENDS WHOM ALSO HAVE THE SAME CARS WHO CAN NOT KEEP TAIL LIGHTS WORKING EITHER. I NOTICE AS I DRIVE AROUND MANY, MANY OTHERS ON THE ROAD HAVE NO VISIBLE LIGHTS I WOULD HAVE TO GUESS FOR THE SAME REASON. I AM PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE FREQUENTLY FOR THIS AS WELL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUED A CITATION YET AS I HAVE A SPOILER , REAR WINDOW, AND BOTH BREAK LIGHTS THAT ARE WORKING. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS BY MANY MECHANICS OVER THE YEARS. THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED TO POTENTIALLY REDUCE ACCIDENTS DUE TO LACK OF REAR LIGHTS AND OWNERS NOT KNOWING THEY HAVE GONE OUT OR BEING UNABLE TO REPAIR. THE SEALS ARE POOR AND HOLD BOWLS OF WATER CONSTANTLY IN THE COVERS. I OFTEN SEE THE PROBLEM IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AS MINE. UNSURE IF THIS IN COMMON OR JUST MY OBSERVATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH COULD RESULT TO THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ UPDATED 02/28/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU, VIN [XXX] RECENTLY BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. SOMETIMES THE TURN SIGNALS WORK, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. RECALL 03V327 DID NOT APPLY TO MY VIN, AND A SPECIAL PROGRAM CHEVY IMPLEMENTED, DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION # RQ04005 APPLIED TO MY CAR BUT EXPIRED IN FEBRUARY 2010. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, GM REPLACED FAILED SWITCHES FOR FREE. THEY REFUSE TO DO THIS FOR ME NOW, AS THE PROGRAM HAS EXPIRED. THE RECALL DOESN'T EXPIRE, BUT THE PROGRAM DOES. AS THIS ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ISSUE OF THE RECALL, WHY IS THERE AN ALLOWED EXPIRATION FOR THE REMEDY??! THIS MAKES NO SENSE, AND IS ADVERSE TO PUBLIC SAFETY! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WORKS INTERMITTINGLY. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO TURN THE KEY AND LET IT SIT FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN TRY TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS WORKED, BUT THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 136818

ON SEPT. 29, 2010, I BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU IN NY FROM A NJ DEALER, THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE GAS EMISSIONS. I PAID HIM TO DO A SPECIAL EMISSIONS GAS TREATMENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE SAME CAR ALSO HAS EXTERIOR LIGHTING ISSUES (THE TURN SIGNALS SPORADICALLY WORK AND SUDDENLY STOP WITHOUT WARNING AND THE EMERGENCY BLINKERS WON'T WORK EITHER), I SUBMITTED THIS ISSUE IN A COMPLAINT ON THIS WEBSITE NHTSA.DOT.GOV ON YESTERDAY OCT. 22, 2010. HOWEVER I AM SUBMITTING THIS BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE RECALL GAS TANK ISSUES OF THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR CAR. *TR

AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, SO I STUCK MY ARM OUT THE WINDOW TO TRY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LACK, I TRIED TO USE EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND THEY DID NOT WORK EITHER. EVERY DAY THAT I DRIVE, THE TURN SIGNALS WORK FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN STOP (EVEN THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS STOP WORKING). I CONTACTED THE CHEVY RECALL # 800-630-2438 AND SPOKE TO DANIEL WHO TOLD ME THAT THE RECALLS ARE VIN SPECIFIC AND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THOSE VIN #'S AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

ON SEPT. 29, 2010, I BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU IN NY FROM A NJ DEALER, THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SO I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE GAS EMISSIONS. I PAID HIM TO DO A SPECIAL EMISSIONS GAS TREATMENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE SAME CAR ALSO HAS EXTERIOR LIGHTING ISSUES (THE TURN SIGNALS SPORADICALLY WORK AND SUDDENLY STOP WITHOUT WARNING AND THE EMERGENCY BLINKERS WON'T WORK EITHER), I AM SUBMITTING THIS BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE RECALL GAS TANK ISSUES OF THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR CAR. TODAY WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVROLET RECALL 800-630-2438 THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALLS ARE VIN SPECIFIC AND THAT MY CAR'S VIN # IS NOT ON THAT LIST AND THAT THEY CAN NOT FIX MY CAR. ??? *TR

DRIVING FROM QUEENS TO BROOKLYN, NY AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, SO I STUCK MY ARM OUT THE WINDOW TO TRY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LACK. EVERY DAY THAT I DRIVE, THE TURN SIGNALS WORK FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN STOP (EVEN THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS STOP WORKING). I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO MECHANICS WHO ARE AS STUMPED AS I WAS (UNTIL TODAY) WHEN I SAW THE NHTSA.DOT RECALL AND INVESTIGATION LIST WHICH INCLUDED MY CAR 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

TURN SIGNALS INOPERABLE. FLASHER INOPERABLE. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS OF INTENT TO TURN OR CHANGE LANES CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS TOLD THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL BY THE CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD SWITCH AND BOTH HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY A PREVIOUS OWNER AT 70000 MI. UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT 172000 MI. AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOW NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING UPON DEMAND. AS OF 9/82010 MY TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. GM SAID MY VIN DID NOT FALL IN THE RECALL CATEGORY OF THE SAME VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. A LOT OF THE TIME THE CAR WILL NOT START AND WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE CALL WILL STALL AND DIE. IT WILL SHUT OFF AND RANDOM TIMES. YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES AN HOUR AND YOU LOOSE POWER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I KNOW THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS FAILED TO COME UP WITH A FIX FOR IT. IT IS UP TO YOU TO FORCE GM TO PUT OUT A FIX FOR THIS AND PROTECT THE CONSUMERS OF THEIR PRODUCTS. PLEASE HELP KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY SAFE. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNING LEFT AND NOTICED SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING AS IF SOMETHING HAD SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE. THE FOLLOWING DAY SHE CALLED A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD CORRODED AND WAS COVERED WITH RUST ON THE STEERING GEAR (RACK AND PINION). HE TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE OVER $1,000. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CONTACTED AND REPORT NUMBER 71-858074874 WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 4 MPH, TURN SIGNS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION WAS STARTED AND THE THROTTLE STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

2000 CHEVY MALIBU, PERIODICALLY DOESN'T START - WAS TOLD IT WAS A PASSLOCK PROBLEM. SINCE FEBRUARY HAVE HAD VARIOUS BUSINESSES REPLACE FUEL PUMP, PASS LOCK SENSOR, FUEL FILTER, STARTER AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR TO TRY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. NONE OF THESE HAVE WORKED AND THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS TODAY. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT ELSE TO TRY. IF I CAN'T START THE CAR, I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION (NOT THE LOCK POSITION) AND LEAVE IT FOR 10 MINUTES THEN THE CAR WILL START. UNBELIEVABLE. I AM 79 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS NO WAY TO LIVE WITH AN OTHERWISE PERFECTLY GOOD AUTOMOBILE. STILL NOT FIXED AND NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT TO DO NOW. CAR ONLY HAS 32000 MILES AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SELL IF IT WON'T START. *TR

2000 CHEVY MALIBU -- THEFT ALERT LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. CAR WOULD NOT START. WAIT 10 MIN TO RESET -CAR WOULD THEN START--GMC SOLUTION NEED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY-- I GET IT DONE-- LIGHT IS STILL ON--THE AUTO WILL NOT START SOMETIMES --10 MIN RESET IT WILL START--- DO I GET ANOTHER IGNITION SET 1 YR. LATER??? I CAN NOT TRUST THIS AUTO TO START ------------------I HAVE SPOKEN TO 4 OTHER 2000 2001 CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS AND THEY ARE GOING THRU THE SAME PROBLEMS PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS RECURRING PROBLEM ---- ____--DURING THIS PROBLEM WE ALL HAVE A BUILD UP OF CORROSION ON THE POSITIVE POLE OF THE BATTERY. PLEASE RESPOND [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY GIRLFRIEND HOME IN HER CAR WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT SPED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. AS I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD TO STOP IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO STOP THE CAR. WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR TOOK OFF, GIVING THE FEELING OF WHIPLASH AND SQUEALED THE TIRES. I AM A YOUNG DRIVER SO I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHY. I JUST KNOW IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND I DID NOTICE THAT THE TACHOMETER WAS INCREASING WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED. I FEEL IF MY GIRLFRIEND HAD BEEN DRIVING HER CAR, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. I AM VERY STRONG, I WORK OUT AND AM ABLE TO PRESS 200 LBS. THIS INCIDENT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH. *TR

I HAVE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 108,000 MILES . PURCHASED IT WITH ABOUT 78,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN PURCHASED I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION GETTING STUCK AND NOT TURNING SO I REPLACED IT. RAN FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN WOULDN'T START ONE DAY. WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T GETTING FUEL SO I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. RAN FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN WON'T START AGAIN. SO THIS TIME I TAKE TO MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT MY THAT I MAY NEED TO REPLACE MY STARTER..SO OK I DID HOPING IT WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. AGAIN IT HAPPENS..I NOTICE THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I TAKE BACK TO MECHANIC AND THEY HOOKUP TO COMPUTER AND GET A CODE THAT SAYS MY PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS ERROR AND I NEED TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN TAKE OFF. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I WAS MISSING SOME TURNTABLES IN MY IGNITION SO THEY ADDED A FEW MORE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY SAYING THAT SHOULD FIX PROBLEM. NEXT DAY WON'T START AGAIN!!! I HAVE TO TURN KEY TO ACC AND LEAVE ON FOR 10 MINUTES..TURN KEY OFF WHEN LIGHT FINALLY GO AWAY AND THEN IT WILL START. HAVING BEEN LEFT STRANDED OVER 100 TIMES WITH A 2 YEAR OLD I MAY ADD IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER AND ALSO IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER..ITS REALLY SCARY! UNRELIABLE AND QUITE FRANKLY VERY UNSAFE!!! *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND PREPARING TO STOP, AND SUDDENLY A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, FRACTURED HAND AND WRIST; AND ADDITIONAL INJURIES TO THE EYE, ANKLE, AND RIGHT LEG. THE SEVERE INJURIES RESULTED IN FOUR SURGERIES ON THE HAND AND WRIST, AND TWO SURGERIES ONTHE ANKLE. THE CONTACT STATED ADDITIONAL SURGERIES WERE REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

MY TURNING SIGNALS HASN'T WORKED IN ABOUT A YEAR SO MY ALTERNATOR PULLEY WAS COMPLETELY OFF MY CAR AND I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOOK A LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THEY SAID THE HAZARD SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO I PAID 122.00 THEN I WAS BROWSING THE INTERNET AND I SEEN THAT THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU HAD A RECALL ON THE HAZARD SWITCH, TO GET THAT REPLACED PLUS THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY THAT HAD COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND BELT IN ALL I PAID 540.00. *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENT, THEN QUIT. THIS WAS A RECALL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS RELATED TO THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A REPEAT AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE SWITCHES ARE STILL GOING BAD AND NOT COVERED. MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DESTROYED INTERNALLY WHEN MY SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THIS DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE LAST REPLACEMENT IN WHICH I REPLACED THE SWITCH ON MY OWN SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED. *TR

1) NOTHING ABNORMAL 2) LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE, BROKEN SPRING CUT THROUGH SIDE WALL OF TIRE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LITERALLY DROP ONTO FRAME, LOOSING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY, VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 MPH AT THE TIME THE SPRING BROKE! I HAVE WORKED IN AUTO DEALERSHIPS FOR 30 YEARS, AND ALTHOUGH A BROKEN SPRING ISN'T ALL THAT UNUSUAL, THIS IS THE THIRD SPRING THAT HAS BROKEN ON THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST YEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH PASSENGER SIDE SPRINGS LAST YEAR. 3) I REPLACED ALL FOUR SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE, AND FOUND THE EPOXY COATING (ON THE SPRINGS) IN VERY POOR CONDITION. UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE THE OLD SPRINGS. I HAVE ALSO READ ON CHEVY MALIBU MESSAGE BOARDS THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS ALSO EFFECTING MY HAZARD LIGHTS. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS OCCURRING DAILY. *CN

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AND I OWNED IT SINCE 2007 JULY...SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS...WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING MY CAR I WOULD USE MY SIGNAL TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND IT WOULD MAKE A CRACKLE SOUND AND STOP WORKING COMPLETLEY I WOULD THEN TRY TO USE MY HAZARD THEY WOULD DO THE SAME THING MAKE A CRACKLE SOUND AND NOT WORK..ALSO WITH MY HEADLIGHTS MY PROBLEM WITH THEM IS THEY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY STAY ON EVEN WHEN MY CAR IS COMPLETELY OFF AM TALKING KEYS OUT OF THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING I WOULD HAVE TO POP MY HOOD AND MOVE AROUND THE FUSES TILL THE CAR LIGHTS FINALLY TURN OFF..I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WERE I BOUGHT MY CAR AND ALL THEY DID WAS GIVE ME A HARDTIME TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THAT MY VIN# IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST...BUT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2000 CHEVY MALIBU ABOUT THERE HAZARDLIGHTS SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS NOT ONLY THAT THE NHTSA DOSE NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT SPECIFIC VIN# FOR THE RECALLS IT JUS SAYS THAT THIS IS RECALLS ON 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

"PASSLOCK SYSTEM" 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU WILL NOT LET CAR START, AND SOMETIMES CAUSES ENGINE TO GO DEAD WHILE DRIVING, WHICH LEAVES DRIVER UNABLE TO STEER CAR (POWER STEERING). PASSLOCK SENSOR WAS CHANGED A YEAR AGO AT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ($750) NOW ITS DOING SAME THING AGAIN.*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS ARE INOPERATIVE. HE CONTACTED GM IN REFERENCE TO RECALL #03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). HE WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE FRONT EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. ALTHOUGH RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS:03V327000 AND 09E012000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) REFERENCE THE FAILURE, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. ALSO SHE COULD SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 120,000. UPDATED 02/17/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SIGNALS FAILED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IF THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD THEN WORK. UPDATED 02/17/10.

MY TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK. I HAVE TO COMMUTE AN HOUR TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY AND I HAVE ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE I HAVE TO MERGE WITH NO BLINKERS. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF THE RECALL. VERY ANNOYING, I DON'T HAVE $300 TO FIX MY BLINKERS. *TR

THE BLINKERS OF MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU TURN OFF RANDOMLY AND I DON'T KNOW IT UNTIL I GO TO MAKE A TURN WHICH CAN ABSOLUTELY RESULT IN A CRASH. IT ALSO AFFECTS MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND REAR PASSENGER BRAKELIGHTS WHICH WILL NOT COME ON THOUGH THE BULBS ARE NEW. I LOOKED INTO RECALLS AND THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL REGARDING THIS EXACT PROBLEM STATING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATS AND MELTS AND THEN DISRUPTS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY AFFECTING THIS PART OF MY CAR. WHEN I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS FIVE DAYS LATE TO HAVE THE PART FIXED. BEING THAT I ONLY BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, 2009, I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE SO THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED, BUT RECEIVED NO SUCH INFORMATION IN THE MAIL AND AM UNABLE TO AFFORD TO FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR, IT WILL RANDOMLY TURN ON THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT AND NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START. ON INVESTIGATION APPARENTLY, THE CHEVY MALIBU COMES WITH THE PASSKEY SYSTEM AND DESPITE THAT THE COMPANY KNOWS THAT IT IS FAULTY THEY WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. THOUGH IT IS THEIR FAULT THEY JUST TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE KEY CYLINDER WHICH IS NOT DEFINITE TO WORK, OR TO SPRAY GRAPHITE POWDER IN IT TO HELP WITH CONNECTION BUT THAT OVERALL IT IS MY PROBLEM. WHY IS IT THAT I HAVE A CAR THAT WAS BOUGHT IN RUNNING CONDITION THAT WILL KILL ITSELF RANDOMLY AND THAT IS MY PROBLEM WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT!? I CAN NEVER KNOW WHEN OR WHEN NOT MY CAR WILL START AND HAVE MISSED WORK AND OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS. AND IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT WILL NOT START! OR THAT I COULD BE TRAPPED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE MY CAR SIMPLY DECIDES THAT THE KEY THAT IS SUPPOSED TO START IT AND IS LINKED TO IT WILL NOT WORK. THIS IS TRULY UNACCEPTABLE AND NOT RIGHT FOR CHEVY TO THINK THAT WE SHOULD JUST DEAL WITH A CAR THAT IS BROKEN THOUGH NOT THE CONSUMERS FAULT AND ALL OF THE OPTIONS THEY GIVE FOR FIXING IT ARE NOT DEFINITE. *TR

TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A NOISE PRESENT IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME AND BOLTS HAD RUST ON THEM WHICH CAUSED THE RACK AND PINION TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A QUOTE OF $2,000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HE REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 80,010.

I PURCHASED MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU IN MARCH OF 2001. IN EARLY 2003 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE I HAD LOST STEERING ABILITY. I WAS TOLD THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO I HAD IT DONE. A WEEK LATER I HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. I WAS THEN TOLD THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO I HAD THAT DONE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. JUST LAST YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS 3 TIMES IN A 9 MONTH PERIOD BECAUSE THE PADS HAD BEEN WORN ALL THE WAY DOWN. DURING THAT 9 MONTH PERIOD I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS ONCE THEN A WEEK LATER THE ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACE AGAIN. NOW I AM HAVING TO HAVE MY BRAKE PADS REPLACED AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. SO THAT MAKES A TOTAL OF 4 BRAKE PAD CHANGES IN LESS THAN A YEARS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

2000 CHEVY MALIBU ANTI THEFT WOULD KEEP CAR FROM STARTING FOR NO REASON. I COULD FOLLOW THE GM'S FIX FOR THIS BY WAITING 10 MINUTES AND THAN THE CAR WOULD START. WE HAVE DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THE DEALER HAS TOLD US THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG.IT HAS PROGRESSED TO WHERE YOU NOW ARE ABLE TO START THE CAR BUT IT WILL SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITHIN A MINUTE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 DAYS. THIS HAPPENED ONCE TO MY WIFE WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF CREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK OR MORE WILL NOT START AND THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER WAITING 10 MINUTES FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF, IT WILL USUALLY START THE SECOND TIME AROUND. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR, BUT RECENTLY THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER NUMEROUS 10-MINUTE DELAYS. AFTER PAYING OUT $94 FOR LABOR I WAS TOLD IT COULDN'T BE FIXED AND TO LOOK FOR A RECALL. I HAVE FOUND NO RECALL BUT MANY, MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM A SINGLE WOMAN AND I HAVE BEEN SITTING IN FAR TOO MANY PARKING LOTS, ALL TIMES OF DAY AND NIGHT WAITING FOR MY CAR TO REALIZE THAT IT IS NOT BEING STOLEN BY ME, THE ONE WITH THE KEY. I HAVE NO EXPERTISE IN THIS MATTER AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY OUT LABOR CHARGES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE'S NO WAY TO FIX IT. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY NEVER KNOWING WHEN I'LL BE STUCK FOR 10 MINUTES OR MUCH LONGER AS HAPPENED RECENTLY. SINCE I FEEL I NEED A CAR THAT WILL START MUCH MORE THAN I NEED AN ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WHY CAN'T THIS THING JUST BE COMPLETELY DISABLED SO I DON'T LIVE IN CONSTANT FEAR? *TR

THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WILL NOT START FOR TEN MINUTES. HAPPENS TWICE A WEEK. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS WAS DRIVEN TO WORK. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WENT INSIDED THE BUILDING. CAME OUT AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART DUE TO THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHING. HAD TO WAIT AT LEAST TEN MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO START. THE CONSEQUENCES IS THAT THE CAR IF LEAVING PEOPLE STRANDED. *TR

EXTERIOR LIGHTING SWITCH TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, FAILS DAILY WHEN TURNED ON. *TR

THE PASS LOCK OR THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. IT IS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. EVERY THREE STARTS I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO START MY CAR. THIS IS A STUPID FEATURE, AND GM SHOULD DISCONTINUE IT. I HAVE NOT YET FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS ESTIMATED $500 PLUS PARTS TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. IN 2001, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE HAZARD INDICATORS WERE ACTIVATED, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FAILED AND WOULD COST $200 TO REPLACE. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OLD AND NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH). THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 5/26/09 *CN UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 144,000.

2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH PASSLOCK LOCK PROBLEMS ..WHAT A NIGHTMARE SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND INTERMITTENTLY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, SWITCH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 147,000.

SUB FRAME CRADLE WEAK, RELEASES RACK AND PINION. *TR

THEFT SYSTEM/PASSLOCK. DAILY THIS IS TRIGGERED PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING MY VEHICLE FOR TEN MINUTES. I HAVE A HIGHLY SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD AND IT'S CRITICAL THAT MY VEHICLE GETS ME TO HIM OR TAKES HIM WHERE HE NEEDS TO GO. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN LATE FOR WORK SEVERAL TIMES, AND MOST RECENTLY TODAY I LEFT WORK EARLY FROM BEING SICK AND RENDERED UNABLE TO START THE CAR, TWICE. I DON'T NEED THE THEFT SYSTEM, I CAN'T AFFORD A 'POSSIBLE' FIX AND FROM EVERYONE I'VE SPOKEN TO- NOTHING HAS WORKED TO FIX THEIR ISSUES. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO HAVE THIS FIXED, TAKEN OUT (IF THERE'S A WAY) OR GIVE US A TRADE IN! MY CAR IS PAID FOR, I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO GET A NEW ONE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LAMPS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. HE CANNOT USE THE TURN SIGNALS TO INDICATE HIS INTENT TO TURN THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH); THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $300 TO HAVE THE COMPONENT REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THIS IS A NICE CAR ,ONLY ONE COMPLAINT THIS CAR BURNS TOO MUCH FUEL . IT'S BEEN TUNED UP AND IT STILLS BURNS A LOT OF FUEL ! ! ! *TR

HAD HAZARD LIGHTS REPLACED 5 YEARS AGO, PROBLEM CONTINUES. WATER PUMP BLEW, INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS REPLACED. DEX COOL PROBLEM CAR ALSO REFUSES TO START FROM TIME TO TIME, TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO DECIDE TO START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS IN THE VEHICLE WORKED INTERMITTENLY. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT ANY SPEED, THE FLASHING SIGNALS USUALLY FAIL TO WORK WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER IS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR AN ENTIRE DAY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED BY ANY MECHANICS OR DEALERS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,669. UPDATED 03/05/09 *CN UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

AFTER REPLENISHING RADIATOR FLUID IN MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH THE APPROVED FLUID, HAVOLINE DEX-COOL RADIATOR FLUID, MY CAR STARTED TO CONSTANTLY LEAK ANTI-FREEZE AND NOW I HAVE A LEAK AND MY RADIATOR "IDIOT" LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THE CAR WAS PERFECTLY FINE PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION OF THE DEX-COOL BUT DAYS AFTERWARD MY TROUBLES BEGAN. THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM BEFORE AND AS USUAL 4-6 WEEKS I WOULD HAVE TO REPLENISH 1/2 GALLON OF FLUID. THIS IS NOTED ON EVERY DISCUSSION BOARD REGARDING THIS MODEL BETWEEN 1997-2003. IT'S TOO CIRCUMSTATIAL THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE APPLICATION OF THE DEX-COOL THAT MY TROUBLES BEGAN THEN FINDING THE SETTLEMENT OF GM REGARDING THIS MATTER AND IMPROPER GASKETS FOR THEIR MANIFOLDS AND WATER PUMPS (NYLON/SOLICONE BASED) THAT THE COURTS FOUND THAT THE COOLANT DOES INDEED CORRODE THESE GASKETS. NOW THAT MY CAR IS 8 YRS OLD, MY ABILITY TO RECOUP ANY MONEY ON USING THE PROPER/RECOMMENDED PRODUCT AS STATED BY GM IS MORE THAN LIKELY IMPROBABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE COOLANT IS ALSO LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WOULD FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. SHE COULD NEVER PINPOINT WHEN THEY WOULD MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY EACH TIME AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW SWITCH. THE REMEDY CORRECTED THE ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED IN THE LATTER PART OF 2008. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE AGAIN BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. IN ADDITION, THE HEATER DID NOT WORK. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,902 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,668.

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH A "THEFT SYSTEM" ERROR. IN COLD WEATHER, THE THEFT SYSTEM DISABLES THE VEHICLE FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN MAYBE WILL ALLOW CAR TO START. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON AUTO FORUMS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE. EACH YEAR FOR THE LAST 4 WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING. THIS IS RELATED TO A "PASS LOCK" SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN ALARM, NOT REMOTE STARTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS. THIS IS NOW THE 2ND TIME TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE 1ST REPLACEMENT WAS DONE 2006 FOR ~$750. NOW THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE GASKET AND FLUSH COOLING SYSTEM IS ~ $800. NEW RADIATOR MAY BE REQUIRED IF THE SERVICE SHOP CAN NOT FLUSH OIL OUT OF THE RADIATOR. *TR

PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT DEVICE (OR SYSTEM) IN 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. PASSIVE ANTI THEFT COMES ON AND REFUSES TO LET THE AUTOMOBILE START IF THERE IS EVEN A HICCUP IN THE STARTING PROCESS THE CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS LEFT IN ACC FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I RECEIVED A CALL THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND I WAS NEEDED. WENT TO START MY VEHICLE, THERE WAS A HICCUP IN THE PROCESS AND MY AUTOMOBILE REFUSED TO START FOR 10 MINUTES. IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION WITH ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER YOUR VEHICLE IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LUCKILY IN THIS CASE THE 10 MINUTES DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE OUTCOME, HOWEVER IN AN EMERGENCY 10 MINUTES COULD PROVE TO BE LIFE THREATENING. I REPEAT - TO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER ONE'S OWN VEHICLE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AT THE LEAST AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN AN EMERGENCY. GM WANTS $500 TO REPLACE THE NECESSARY MODULE - WHICH WILL FAIL AGAIN. $500 TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER MY OWN VEHICLE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PLACE A SWITCH WITHIN REASONABLE ACCESS SO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE CAN DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT CAN BE ENABLED. AGAIN - THIS SITUATION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A SOUND AND THE SIGNALS WOULD STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SIGNALS WERE WORKING PROPERLY AND NO FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE REPAIR SHOP, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK AGAIN. SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE SWITCH, WHICH WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF THE ABS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. A NEW LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED. UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ACCELERATOR BUTTON BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SHE HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE EITHER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THIS IS REGARDING MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNALS BUT WHILE RESEARCHING I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE FOR 2000-2001 CHEVY MALIBUS. I CONTACTED CHEVY (VICTOR WOOD) AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND GIVE ME A WRITTEN STATEMENT ON WHY THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. THEY ONLY GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER 71-659486155 FOR REFERENCE. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL NOTICE. THE 5 DIGIT GM RECALL NUMBER IS 03043 AND THE SUMMARY IS: SUMMARY: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. CONSEQUENCE: WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

EVERY 50 OR SO ATTEMPTS AT STARTING MY 2000 MALIBU THE CAR WON'T START UNLESS I LEAVE THE IGNITION SET TO "ON" FOR 10 MINUTES. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM SO FAR. *TR

CAR DROVE WELL FOR 4 YEARS NO PROBLEM, THEN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, WORKS SOMETIMES, BUT MOST OF THE TIME DOESN'T, HAVE HAD BULBS CHANGED MANY TIMES, BRAND NEW BULBS, SIGNALS WORKS WHEN THEY WANT TO. I'VE BEEN HONKED AT & CARS HAVE BLEW THEIR HORNS AT MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE TO TURN SOMETIMES & IT FAILS TO WORK,THEN I SAW RECALL ON INTERNET. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM KEEPS MESSING UP, MY LIGHT FLASHES AND THE I HAVE TO WHAT 10 MIN. TO START IT. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES A WEEK. I AM LEFT STRANDED IN A DARK PARKING LOT AT 10PM AFTER SCHOOL. I AM A AFRAID OF BEING OUT ALONE AT NIGHT AS IT IS BUT NOW I AM STRANDED OUT FOR 10 MINS. *TR

ON 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S AND OTHER MALIBU'S OF THE SAME BODY STYLE, RUST WILL OCCUR UNDERNEATH THE FUEL DOOR. THE RUST APPEARS TO START FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE QUARTER PANEL AND WORK ITS WAY TO THE FRONT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MANY MALIBU'S OF THIS BODY STYLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE TECHNICIAN FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF AT ANY MOMENT IF THE COMPONENT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE IDENTICAL FAILURES RECURRED AND WERE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL ACCIDENT. *TR

THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS CAN'T START CAR. IF I WAIT 10 15 MINUTES IT WILL STOP BLINKING AND IT WILL START. I HAVE BEEN LATE FOR WORK TWO TIME IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SYSTEM THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT USED TO BLINK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 30 MINUTES. CURRENTLY, THE LIGHT CONSTANTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE IGNITION, KEYS, AND ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU, , IT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL, HAZARD LIGHTS FOR SOME MONTHS. THE BEHAVIOR MATCHES THAT DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR RECALL 03043. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU THAT HAS A PASSLOCK (THEFT SYSTEM) THAT WILL SET OFF AT ODD TIMES AND NOT START MY CAR FOR 10MIN OR LONGER DEPENDING ON THE DAY!!! I CALLED A DEALERSHIP TODAY TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH REPAIR WOULD BE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE BETWEEN $400-$800. I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH IT SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, BUT IN THE LAST WEEK IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. *TR

AS STATED BY OTHER COMPLAINANTS, I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY COOLING SYSTEM. AFTER LOSING MY A/C NOW I'M FACED WITH LOSING THE WHOLE ENGINE. MY CAR CONTINUOUSLY RUNS HOT THE SO CALLED DEXCOOL COOLANT KEEPS SQUIRTING OVER THE ENGINE AND READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I'M FACING EITHER INTAKE REPAIRS OR WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT PROBLEMS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS NEITHER GMC OR OUR SO CALLED WOULD STEP IN AND PUT AND END TO THIS MESS. I GUEST LOBBYIST ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SAFETY OF AMERICA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO TEXAS FROM MISSOURI, DOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH IS 70 AND ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND ON A BRIDGE WITH KNOW SHOULDER,AND MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU JUST SHUTS OFF ,NO WARNING AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SEMI 18 WHEELER ON THE BRIDGE, I FINALLY GOT OFF THE BRIDGE ,AND 15 MINUTES IT STARTS BACK UP AGAIN AND I GO ANOTHER 20-30- MILES AGAIN SAME PROBLEM,SO A CHEVY DEALER IN ARK BY THE NAME OF PETUS .WORKS ON MY CAR ,PUT A MAP SENSOR ON CAR AND CHARGES ME $158.00 AND TELLS ME IT IS FIXED. AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED,WELL 100 MILES DOWN THE ROADS IT HAPPEN AGAIN,WELL TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, AND THE LAST 60 MILES I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AT $4.00 A MILE . I READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR. I NEED ANSWER, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO MY HOME IN MISSOURI, IF NEED TO MY MOTHER IS SICK AND I AM STUCK AND AFRAID TO TRAVEL FOR FEAR OF BREAKING DOWN. I THINK IT IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH CHEVY WITH THE MALIBU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE HEARD A BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE HAZARD SWITCH. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNAL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 03V327000) HOWEVER; THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.

TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. BOUGHT FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIP. REPAIRED AT PRIVATE SHOP. COST TO REPAIR: $125 TO REPLACE HAZARD SWITCH. BANDAID SOLUTION: BANG THE DASH UNTIL THE SIGNAL WORKED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. HER FATHER CHECKED THE FUSE AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL; HOWEVER, HE DISCOVERED THAT BY WIGGLING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH THE LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE, BUT FAIL SHORTLY AFTER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). AS OF JUNE 2, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,550 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,579. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. UPDATED

THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IN MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU SOMETIMES (TOO OFTEN!) WILL ERRONEOUSLY PREVENT ME FROM STARTING MY CAR. I'M USING THE ORIGINAL GM KEYS - NOT COPIES!! EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT - YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN TRY AGAIN - AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE. *TR

THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIGNAL TURN LIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN SEVERAL REAR END CRASHES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO PUSH THE EMERGENCY FLASHER BUTTON TO OPERATE THE TURN SIGNALS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN 06/2007 FROM A INDEPENDENT SALESMAN. A FEW MONTHS LATER WHEN I USE MY TURN SIGNALS THEY WILL COME ON SOMETIME THEN SOMETIME THEY DON'T SHOW AFTER I TURN THEM ON. I CHECK FUSES AND THINGS EVERYTHING IS GOOD. I AM SCARED WHEN I TURN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO COME ON. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SURGES AND SEEMS TO WANT TO UPSHIFT, ESPECIALLY WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN ON AN INCLINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I STARTED NOTICING THIS 2002 AND HAVE BEEN PUTTING UP WITH THIS DEFECT FOR YEARS. I BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY TRANSMISSION TCC SOLENOID, AS MANY OTHER CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NOT ALLOWING DRIVER TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHTS OPERATED ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT BEING MANUALLY ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (03043) (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH) FOR THIS SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I OWN A 200 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAVE HAD TO REPAIR AN INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE- ONCE AT 92,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 105,000 MILES. GM KNOWS THAT THEIR DEX COOL ANTIFREEZE EATS THROUGH THE GASKETS BUT DOES NOTHING TO FIX IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE GOV.'T LETS THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN 100,000.00 MILES. THE SPEEDS ON THE FAN DID NOT WORK SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND AROUND 50,000. MILES THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WORK . I DID HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BOTH WERE COVERED BUT THESE ARE NOT THINGS THAT SHOULD BREAK DOWN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND TURNING LEFT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SIGNAL. I DID EVENTUALLY GET A RECALL ON THIS BUT IT WAS WAY AFTER IT WAS FIXED. GM MAKES JUNK AND THE GOV.'T SHOULD HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR

I OWN A 200 CHEVY MALIBU AND HAVE HAD TO REPAIR AN INTAKE MANIFOLD TWICE- ONCE AT 92,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 105,000 MILES. GM KNOWS THAT THEIR DEX COOL ANTIFREEZE EATS THROUGH THE GASKETS BUT DOES NOTHING TO FIX IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE GOV.'T LETS THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN 100,000.00 MILES. THE SPEEDS ON THE FAN DID NOT WORK SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND AROUND 50,000. MILES THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WORK . I DID HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND BOTH WERE COVERED BUT THESE ARE NOT THINGS THAT SHOULD BREAK DOWN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE SITTING AT A LIGHT AND TURNING LEFT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SIGNAL. I DID EVENTUALLY GET A RECALL ON THIS BUT IT WAS WAY AFTER IT WAS FIXED. GM MAKES JUNK AND THE GOV.'T SHOULD HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *TR

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, SIGNALS SEEM TO STOP WORKING QUITE OFTEN WHEN I AM ATTEMPTING TO TURN. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN MARCH OF 2006. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THAT THE TURN SIGNAL ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. OVER TIME I HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN THE HEAT IS ON THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK WITHOUT SHIFTING THE HAZARD SWITCH AROUND, AND WHEN THE COLD AIR IS ON THAT IT WORKS DECENTLY. GM ISSUED RECALL 03043 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN 03V327000) FOR OVER 670,000 MALIBUS, ALEROS, AND GRAND AMS IN 2000-2001. HOWEVER, UPON VISITING THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THAT MY 2000 MALIBU WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IN LOOKING OVER THE VEHICLE HISTORY WE FOUND THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BY THE FIRST OWN (WHICH IMPLIES IT WAS FAULTY), AND THE NEW ONE IS AT LEAST DYSFUNCTIONAL AS THE FIRST. EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM AND ITS CAUSE IS EVIDENT, THE DEALERSHIP FAILS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE EXACTLY WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ONLY OFFERED ME THE CHANCE TO CALL THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP ME. DUE TO THE FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH, I AM UNABLE TO SIGNAL WHEN MAKING LANE CHANGES OR TURNING. I AM UNABLE TO USE MY HAZARD SWITCH IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, OR WHEN MY CAR HAS TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR INTERSTATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE HER HAZARD LIGHTS SERVICED DUE TO A RECALL NOTICE. AFTER THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE SERVICED, THEY BEGAN TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE HORN HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,894 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR AT THE END OF 2000 AND HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AT AROUND THE SAME TIME (THANKSGIVING) IN 2001. MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT IN 2002 AND MY MECHANIC JUST TOLD ME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ARE LEAKING AGAIN. HE SUGGEST TO REPLACE THEM SOON. IT COST $900 TO GET IT FIXED THE FIRST TIME WHICH WAS NOT UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. I JUST PAID THE CAR OFF AND HAVE TO FORK OUT ANOTHER $700-900 TO GET IT FIXED AGAIN. IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO GM THAT THERE IS A HISTORY OF GASKETS PROBLEMS IN SEVERAL CHEVY MODELS ESPECIALLY THE MALIBU, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND NO COMPENSATION HAS BEEN AWARDED TO ALL THOSE HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO TRUST THE CHEVY NAME. IF NOTHING IS DONE I WILL NEVER BUY CHEVY AGAIN. PONTIAC HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH SOME OF ITS CARS A FEW YEARS BACK AND RECALLED ALL MODELS WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON THEM. WHY WONT CHEVY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR A LEMON LAW ON THE CHEVROLET MALIBU!!! I AM SURPRISED THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS NOT BEEN FILED AGAINST GM FOR SELLING SUCH A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT!!! I HOPE THAT NO ONE HAS HAD AN ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR EVEN DEATH RESULT FROM THIS DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE CAR!!! *TR

WHILE WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF SOME COMPONENT IN THE GASOLINE STORAGE OR DELIVERY SYSTEM. WE SMELLED GAS AND SAW IT BEING SPILLED ON THE ROAD BEHIND US. WE PULLED OVER, CUT OFF AND EXITED THE CAR. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF EXITING THE CAR, IT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS BURNED OR HURT, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC INJURY WAS APPARENT. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE LOW COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH COOLANT. THIRTY MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE LOW COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT VERIFIED HIS VIN; HOWEVER, IT WAS INVALID. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH A FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH. AS PER GM MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS BASED ON MY VIN#. THE COST FOR THE PART IS UNDER $30 BUT THE COST FOR LABOR AT THE CHEVY DEALER IS MORE THAN $200 FOR A TOTAL OF ALMOST $300. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THIS PART MYSELF AND MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD'S ARE IN WORKING ORDER. I PAID THE $30 FOR THE PART AND IT TOOK ME LESS THAT 6 MINUTES TO REPLACE. NOW SINCE I'M SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND A CAR, IT UPSETS ME THAT A DEALERSHIP WOULD CHARGE THAT MUCH. SINCE THE PART FOR THE RECALL FIXED MY PROBLEM AND GM SAYS IT HAD NO RECALLS I WOULD LIKE THEM TO PAY ME FOR THE REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE STATED IN THE PAST THAT IF THEY FOUND THAT THIS WOULD BECOME A RECALL ISSUE THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR. IT'S ONLY FAIR SINCE THEY WOULD CHARGE ME IN THE FIRST PLACE TO MAKE THE REPAIR SINCE IN THEIR SYSTEM MY CAR DOES NOT NEED ANY RECALLS. I COULD SEE THEM CHARGING FOR AN HOUR OF LABOR, PARTS AND TAX. BUT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT $100. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FIND OUT. THANKS. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER COMPLAINT ON LEMON LAW. CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE LEMON LAW SPECIFICATIONS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE CALIPER DESIGN CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS. AFTER REPLACING THE FACTORY SUPPLIED CALIPERS, THE PREMATURE ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD WEAR CEASED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE THE NEW GASKET MATERIAL WAS IMPLEMENTED THE INTAKE GASKET NO LONGER LEAKED. THE SAFETY HAZARD LIGHT CONTROL ASSEMBLY ON THE STEERING WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WITH ADDITIONAL DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WAS COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA, HOWEVER, GM REFUSED TO HONOR THE AGREEMENT. *JB

AUTO THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND CAR WILL NOT START. CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL 10 MINUTES LATER. IF CAR DOES NOT START AFTER THIS, IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN TRY TO START IT AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT IN 2001. WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED EVERYWHERE. *TR

2000 CHEVY MALIBU MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIRS ON THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. CUSTOMER RECEIVED A LETTER FOR THIS REPAIR. VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. GM STILL REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED 7 MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, SHE SOON BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT HER LOCAL DEALER, HOWEVER LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER, SHE BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE SERVICE WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER 150,000 MILES AND WAS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED HOT. THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE LEVEL. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CARMAX AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSED THE FAILURE. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED.

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED THREE TIMES UNDER AND OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING - ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT TURNING SIGNAL/WIPER WASHER SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR UNTIL CALIPERS REPLACED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT VARIOUS EMISSIONS AND FUEL VAPOR LEAKS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

TURN INDICATORS AND FLASHERS NOT WORKING. *TR

HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 MALIBU AND IT HAS 129K MILES ON IT. THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE REASON FOR THIS WAS, BUT IT NEVER SEEMED TO AFFECT MY CAR IN ANY WAY. TODAY THE CAR TURNED ON FINE TWICE, ONCE COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE AND THE SECOND TIME COMING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT ON AFTER LEAVING FROM A JOB INTERVIEW, IT CRANKS AS IF IT WANTS TO TURN ON BUT DOESN'T. IT SOUNDS LIKE IF THE GAS TANK IS ON EMPTY BUT IT'S ALMOST FULL. I CHECKED ALL CONNECTIONS AND EVEN TRIED A JUMP START AND IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. FINALLY I GOT IT TOWED HOME AND FIND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT CHEVY MALIBUS ARE FULL OF DEFECTS.(HTTP://WWW.AUTOSITE.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/1601) (INCLUDING MY AC THAT ONLY WORKS ON 3, 4, AND 5). MY ANTI THEFT DEVICE WON'T LET ME DRIVE MY OWN CAR, AND I ALREADY MISSED AN IMPORTANT CLASS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT TURNS OFF, BUT IT NEVER TURNS OFF. IT HAS BARELY STARTED WITH THIS PROBLEM TODAY, BUT AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, MORE LIKE HORROR STORIES, I'M SCARED OF MY MALIBU AND I DON'T TRUST IT ANYMORE BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL GET WORSE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY THE DEALER TO FIX AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW EXISTS BUT WON'T ADMIT TO; THERE NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AS THE CONTACT APPROACHED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS APPEARED TO BE BLACK DUE TO SMOKE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HE OPENED THE DOOR AND NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE MELTED AND BURNED. THE FAILURE EXTENDED TO THE DRIVE SHAFT AREA. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

SMALL LEAK DEVELOPED AT REAR OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. CAUSED OVERTEMP AND ALL COOLANT BOILED OUT. @ $800.00 TO REPAIR. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE 2 SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS INFORMED ME THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL, TO THE EXTENT THE DEFECT IS POSTED ON ALL REPAIR DATA BASES. IT IS VERY COMMON TO SUSTAIN A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT.

PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON MAINLY ON HUMID DAYS AND THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR AT LEAST A TEN MINUTE WAIT. SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO WAIT 2 OR 3 TIMES. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL SINCE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HE HEARD BUZZING AND TAPPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE SPEED AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V327000 (HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2000 MALIBU WITH A PASSLOCK PROBLEM, JUST LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER SUCKERS. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 20 MINUTES TO START THE CAR. GREAT FEATURE! *TR

FROM THE TIME I GOT MY CAR IN 6/07, I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AC SYSTEM HAVING A MIND OF ITS OWN. 1 AND 2 WON'T WORK AND THE AC POWER LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND RESETTING IT TO PULL THE AIR FROM OUTSIDE INSTEAD OF CIRCULATE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING IN THE MORNING AND HAVING TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES. HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING, BUT HAVE ONLY HAD IT 2 MONTHS. OCCASIONALLY WHILE AT A LIGHT OR IN PARK, I FEEL THE CAR JOLT SLIGHTLY AND THE RPM GAUGE MOVING, AND WHILE IN PARK PRESSED THE GAS TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD DO, AND WHILE MY FOOT WAS STEADY ON GAS, THE RPM WENT UP AND DOWN LIKE CRAZY. MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE LOOKED AT MOTOR BRIEFLY AND SAID I HAD A BAD SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, DETAILS RE: THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT IN THE MANUAL. THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS OF SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT. THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, UNLESS THE HAZARD BUTTON IS USED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V327000); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,778. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH), BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. HE STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR THE PAST TEN MONTHS. THE HAZARD LIGHTS BEGAN ACTIVATING BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT ORIGINALLY, BUT IS NOW CONSTANT. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2000 TAHOE: REAR HATCH WINDOW HINGE BROKE. IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC...PRETTY SHODDY FOR A 4W DRIVE VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY OPENED THAT WINDOW 5-6 TIMES SINCE 2002, SO IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT ABUSED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW...WOULD LIKE GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE $600 WINDOW PLUS HINGES (THE CHEVY DEALER QUOTED $1300.) *JB

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE PROBLEM IM HAVING IS WITH MY WIFE'S 2000 CHEVY MALIBU, AND FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS WILL CAUSE A NUMBER OF DEATHS AND CRASHES IF NOT ALREADY BUT NO ONE HAS FIGURED IT OUT YET. THE CAR WILL NOT START AT THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME MAYBE WHEN SHE MAY ONE DAY MAY BE TRYING GET AWAY FROM A RAPIST OR A MURDER. AND NO I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THERE ARE OVER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE SOMEONE CHILD OR WIFE THAT IS RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OR MAYBE THE CAR TURN OFF ON I-95 WHILE THEY WERE DOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A 18 WHEELER MOVING AT THE SAME SPEED THAT COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND IGNITION SWITCH. TO THE POINT THE CAR WILL CUT OFF WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT NO WARNING, AND IF YOU MAKE IT SAFE TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING THE CAR WILL NOT START IF YOU TRY TO. YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN. TO TRY TO START IT. THERE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM CHEVY IS NOT HELP OUT ANY. IT WILL NOT GIVE A TROUBLE CODE, SO THEY SKIP AROUND WITH UNEEDED REPAIRS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. AND WHO IS TO SAY HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT MANY HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS THAT MAY NOT KNOWN ABOUT THIS. IT IS A DEATH TRAP AND NEEDS TO HAVE A LOOK INTO. THANKS *TR

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM KEEPING CAR FROM STARTING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S FUEL FILTER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MOST RECENT FUEL FILTER CHANGE WAS ON JUNE 20, 2007 AND IT NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ON JULY 17, 2007. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE FUEL FILTER, BUT SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF IT APPLIES TO HER VIN. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

IN HOT AND HUMID OR WET WEATHER, MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM GOES INTO FAIL SAFE/STANDBY MODE WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE WHICH RENDERS MY VEHICLE UNABLE TO START FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 MINUTES. THIS HAS LEFT ME INNUMERABLE TIMES STRANDED FOR 10 MINUTES IN RATHER DANGEROUS LOCATIONS SUCH AS ILL-LIGHTED PARKING LOTS AFTER DARK. THE FREQUENCY OF THESE FAILURES RECENTLY BEGAN TO INCREASE, SO I RESEARCHED INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DISABLING THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM THAT FAILS TO DO LITTLE MORE THAN CAUSE A HEADACHE FOR MY MECHANICS. TO MY DISMAY, I FOUND THAT CHEVY'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM CANNOT BE OVERRIDDEN BY ANY METHOD SHORT OF A DO-IT-YOURSELF RE-WIRING PROJECT. TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED TEMPORARILY, I COULD HAVE THE ENTIRE IGNITION SYSTEM REPLACED BY CHEVROLET FOR SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $450. NOTE THAT I SAID TEMPORARY BECAUSE FROM THE STORIES OF THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THE REPAIR DONE, IT WILL NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN A FEW YEARS LATER AS THE IGNITION WEARS DOWN ONCE MORE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED BY STORIES I HEAR ABOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS THAT DRIVERS HAVE HAD WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WHERE THE CAR ENGINE TURNS ITSELF OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND REQUIRES THAT THE DRIVER PULL OVER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HOPE THIS NEVER HAPPENS TO ME. GIVEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO EVERY MODEL OF CAR THAT HAS HAD THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN PLACE SINCE PASSLOCK'S INCEPTION, I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS MADE BY CHEVROLET IN ALMOST 10 YEARS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT CHEVROLET IS MORE INTERESTED IN PROFITING FROM CONTINUALLY REPAIRING A SYSTEM THAT WE COULD JUST GET RID OF AND NOT IN THE SAFETY OF ITS CONSUMERS. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE MANDATE A RECALL ON ALL CHEVROLET'S WITH THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS 3 YEARS., APPROXIMATELY WITH FREQUENT LOW COOLANT LEVELS AND LOW OIL LEVELS, IN ADDITION TO NOTICING A STRONG ODOR OF COOLANT AFTER TURNING CAR OFF. I WAS INFORMED RECENTLY , DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE IN MAY, 2007, OF A COMMON PROBLEM OFTEN OBSERVED IN GM 3.1 L AND 3.4L V-6 ENGINES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED AND ALLOWED CROSS CONTAMINATION OF THE COOLANT AND OIL SYSTEMS. THE OIL SYSTEM LEAKED INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM, CLOGGING THE FLOW OF ENGINE COOLANT AND DAMAGING OTHER SYSTEMS, GASKETS AND FLUIDS. THE COOLANT LEAKE D INTO THE OIL SYSTEM AS WELL, CAUSING ENGINE WEAR.*AK NOW I AM TOLD IT WILL COST ABOUT $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER GASKETS AFFECTED BY THIS LEAK. THE MAIN EXPENSE IS FOR THE LABOR TO REACH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN MID-ENGINE. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS ALL GM 3.1L AND 3.4L V-6 ENGINES SINCE 1996, AND THAT THESE ENGINES HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, IN SPITE OF THE FREQUENCY OF THIS COMPLAINT. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SINCE THIS ENGINE'S PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN SINCE BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR, I BELIEVE I AM JUSTIFIED IN REQUESTING THAT GM COVER THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS TO REPLACE THIS LEAKING GASKET BEFORE THE ENGINE IS DESTROYED.

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU THAT HAS HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH TURN SIGNALS AND GENERAL OTHER SAFETY RELATED CONCERNS. NOW ON MULTIPLE OCCURANCES THE CAR WILL NOT START WITH THE OEM KEY AND WIRELESS CONTROLLER. THE "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT TURNS ON SPORADICALLY LEAVING ME UNABLE TO START THE CAR... THE CAR CRANKS BUT THE THEFT SYSTEM DISABLES THE CAR FROM TURNING OVER OR FULLY STARTING. I HAVE SENT THE CAR INTO THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY FINALLY "PINNED DOWN" THE ISSUE AND ARE REQUESTING OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE INGITION MODULE. I HAVE READ ENOUGH ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON FORUMS AND THE AUTO REPAIR (NON-DEALERSHIP) HAS ADMITTED TO "FIXING" THIS PROBLEM ON MANY MAILBU'S PRIOR TO MINE. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES, INCURRED OVER $375 IN TOWING AND AUTO SHOP EXPENSES...

THE CAR BEGAN LOCKING UP WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT BLINKING. THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK UNTIL YOU WAITED 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO STOP BLINKING. THIS CAN HAPPEN TWO OR THREE TIMES IN A ROW, AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT.*AK

UPON STARTING THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU, THE POWER WINDOWS WOULDN'T WORK, THE FUEL GAUGE READ AS EMPTY, THE GEAR INDICATOR DIDN'T LIGHT UP. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR UP TO 2 MINUTES, THEN EVERYTHING WOULD COME ON. THE "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND EVENTUALLY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY ENGINE STALLS AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES A MONTH, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE IT IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM... AND IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.... *TR

CAR ACT AS IF ITS GOING TO START BUT CUTS OFF. I HAVE HAD TO SIT FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO START. THE THEFT LOCK SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF DURING THIS TIME ONCE IT STOP THE CAR SEEMS TO START AFTER THE FLASHING STOPS. THIS CAUSES ME TO BE LATE TO PLACES ALSO TO BLOCK GAS PUMPS AND THINGS . *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU SEDAN WITH RUSTED LEFT AND RIGHT BRACKETS THAT ARE WELDED TO THE K FRAME AND HOLD THE STEERING ARM**CC THE CONSUMER HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 50 MPH AND THEN SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO MERGE ONTO THE MEDIAN IN ORDER TO AVOID THE BUSY INTERSECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE SIGNAL LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO OTHER FAILURES OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE LEFT THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 50,000.*AK

2000 CHEVY MALIBU INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE, 800.00 TO FIX. REPLACED GASKET AT DEALER, TOLD CAR WAS A FIXED AND THEN THE HEAD GASKET FAILS, WITHIN HOURS OF LEAVING REPAIR SHOP. *JB

TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK, I TURN ON THE HAZARD FLASHERS, THEN THE TURN SIGNAL WORKS. MY 1980 CHEVROLET MALIBU WAS MANUFACTURED OCTOBER 1999, SO I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL PURSUANT TO NHTSA #03V327000. WHEN I CONTACTED DEALER, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS I BROUGHT IT IN WHEN THE SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING. SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT, THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL IT FAILS ALTOGETHER. I ASSUME THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL ON MODELS WITH A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURE DATE. *NM

TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING WITH OUT WARNING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ALONG THE FREEWAY AND WITHOUT ANY NOTICE THE CAR WENT FROM HAVING A NORMAL TEMP TO RED LINING ON THE TEMPERATURE. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TURNED ON THE HEAT. AT THIS POINT NO HEAT CAME OUT AND SOON AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND DIED. I CRUISED IT OFF THE FREEWAY AND ONTO A SIDE ROAD. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND A PASSERBY WAS NICE ENOUGH TO STOP. I ENDED UP REFILLING THE COOLANT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO WHERE I NEED TO GO AND RETURN HOME. I HAD REFILL THE FLUID LEVEL MULTIPLE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO A RADIATOR SHOP THAT STATED THAT THE SEALS ON MY ENGINE WERE LEAKING EXHAUST INTO THE FLUIDS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THEY STATED THAT CHEVY WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DEXACOOL COOLANT IN THE VEHICLES AND THAT IT WAS EATING AWAY THE SEAL IN THE ENGINE. *JB

2000 MALIBU ENGINE GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS THE AIR CONDITION CONTROL HEAD WAS REPLACED. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. AS MANY MALIBU OWNERS MY CAR HAS THE SAME ISSUES. BLOWER FAN DOESN'T WORK ON SETTING 1 AND 2, REAR SPEAKERS DON'T WORK IN COLD WEATHER, REAR TAIL LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS WORK, WEIRD BRAKING ISSUES IN THE COLD, AND AIR CIRCULATION BUTTON CHANGES FROM CLOSED TO OPEN AUTOMATICALLY. THESE ARE JUST SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR AND I THINK I FOUND THE ROOT CAUSE. THE WINDSHIELD RUBBER SEAL ON MY CAR WAS UNATTACHED FROM THE WINDOW OUTSIDE AT THE BOTTOM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I FOUND OUT BECAUSE AFTER A HEAVY RAIN A LOT OF WATER WAS SHOWING ON THE FLOOR OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE WATER DAMAGES HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. I FOUND WATER SITTING IN THE PLASTIC MOLDING RIGHT UNDER THE BLOWER FAN. WATER CORRODING THE ELECTRICAL CABLES ON THE FLOOR. WATER TRACKS OVER THE COMPUTER BOARD LOCATED UNDER THE GLOVE BOX. I'VE INFORMED CHEVROLET AND ASK FOR THEM TO CREATE A TSB BUT THEY DENIED MY REQUEST.*JB

HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, I FOUND THAT A RECALL ON MY MAKE OF CAR WAS ISSUED IN 2003, PARTS NO AVAILABLE TILL 2004, DUE TO LOSING MY HOME IN HURRICANE IVAN MY MAIL WAS MESSED UP FOR QUITE SOME TIME, I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT WOULD BE COVERED. WE REPLACED BULBS AND FUSES BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE, I CAN TAP OR HOLD THE HAZARD BUTTON AND TURN SIGNALS WILL WORK FOR A MOMENT. THIS IS A 2000 MALIBU WITH APPR. 74,000 MILES. ALL WARRANTY WORK AND OIL CHANGES HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT UP, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY CAR FALLS IN THE RECALL. *NM

TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK AT TIMES AND SOME TIMES WHEN I USE MY FOUR WAYS, THEY WON'T EITHER AND WHEN I DO USE MY TURN SIGNALS THE FOUR WAYS COME ON. *JB

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK; BALL JOINT & FUEL PUMP; BRAKE PADS REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 3 YRS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, A LEAK WAS NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

COOLENT LEAKS AND OVERHEATING,WHAT THE HELL GM WAITING FOR,WE NEED TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT TO THE BUYING PUBLIC TO STOP BUYING GM PRODUCT THAT THEY WILL NOT STAND-BY. FIX YOUR PROBLEM. YOUR COOLANT CALLS FOR REPLACING 100,000 TO 150,000 MILES, NOT EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. THE JAPANESE AUTO MAKERS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM A LONG TIME AGO AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNERS. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS IN ORDER.STOP-F----- YOUR MALIBU OWNER

HAD A SPIN OUT ACCIDENT TRAVELING 55 MPH - 60 MPH, HIT A GUARD RAIL FRONT ENDED, SPUN AND HIT THE REAR END OF CAR ON THE SAME GUARD RAIL, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

1. EBCM FAILURE 2. HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING TO A STOP FROM 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, ALTHOUGH THE SEATBELTS WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE.

2000 CHEVY MALIBU PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM- CONTINUES TO ACTIVATE WITH ORIGINAL KEYS WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED FOR 10 MINUTES SOMETIMES LONGER. HAPPENS 5-6 TIMES A MONTH. *JB

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS AS WELL AS TURNING SIGNALS. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED SINCE THE LAST RECALL, BUT HAVE WENT OUT AGAIN. I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY FUEL LINE, SUCH AS MY VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE, IT SEEMS THAT IT IDLES AT A INTERSECTION LIGHT WITH THE RPM'S GOING UP TO THE 2 OR 3 THEN ACTING AS IF IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF. I HAD THE FUEL LINE REPLACED NOT EVEN THIRTY DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE JAN OF 2000, AND I DID SEE SOME INVESTIGATION CONCERNING THE FUEL LINE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE. MY VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHEVORLET DEALER OUTSIDE OF LANSING NEAR LAKE ODESSA. I AT THAT TIME WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THIS FUEL PUMP WHICH THEY DID TRY TO CHARGE BUT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED WITHIN THE THIRTY DAYS THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT NO CHARGE. I DO SEE ON THIS SITE THAT THIS VEHICLE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED DUE TO FUEL PROBLEMS SO I HOPING THIS WAS LOOKED INTO PROPERLY AND BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE MY PUMP WAS CHANGED IN 2000 AND HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEM SINCE 2002. I HAVE HAD TUNE-UPS, TRANSMISSION CHANGED, ROUTINE OIL CHANGES, FUEL LINE CLEANED, DIAGNOSIS RAN, AND THE RESULTS ARE NOTHING I'M HOPING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS BEFORE TAKING ANY DOCUMENTATION TO A LAWYER CONCERNING A MATTER THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE BUT NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT. ALSO I'VE TOOK THIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE QUESTION THEY ASK IS WHETHER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON OR NOT. I HAVE ALL SENSORS CHECKED OUT AND THAT NOT THE PROBLEM, BUT MY GAS LEAVES FAST AND I HAVE A HARD TIME ACCELERATING ON THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS AS WELL AS THE HIGH WAY. I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING TO CHANGE THE FUSES IN ORDER FOR MY HORN AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO WORK. SO SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE IT'S GETTING WORSE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000, REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - *NM

WE LOST ALL OF OUR ANTI-FREEZE THINKING WE LOST A HOSE. UPON TAKING IT IN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HE HAD TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKETS FOR THE 2ND TIME. UPON SHOWING THE MANIFOLD TO A MECHANIC FOR GM HE FOUND A BUBBLE IN THE MANIFOLD WHEN IT WAS MOLDED. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU FROM ROD AND TY'S ALL STAR AUTO IN PUYALLUP, WA ON 7/5/05. I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY/REPAIR INSURANCE. I HAVE PUT OVER $600 OF REPAIRS INTO MY CAR, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS ANOTHER $756.26 AND THE WARRANTY PEOPLE WILL ONLY PAY $425 FOR A SUBSTANDARD PART. I ALSO HAVE SOME WIRES I NEED TO HAVE REPLACED, THE A/C HAS NEVER WORKED, EVEN THOUGH THEY TOLD ME IT DID, THE CD PLAYER DESTROYS MY CDS AND SOMETIMES JUST WON'T PLAY THEM AT ALL, AND I HAVE A SQUEAKY SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION ON THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. I PAID OVER $13,000 FOR THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS 5 YEARS OLD AND HAD 74K MILES ON IT (I GOT SCREWED) AND NOW ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE COMING UP ON IT. THE EVEN CR*PPIER PART IS, I STILL OWE $9000 ON IT AND IT'S ONLY WORTH $2500 ON TRADE IN. WHAT THE HECK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS LEMON PIECE OF CR*P CAR? I'M SUPER ANGRY AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN CAR EVER! BY THE WAY, I CHECKED CARFAX AND 11 RECORDS CAME UP FOR THIS CAR! SHOULD I PAY THE $19.99 TO FIND OUT ABOUT MY CAR, OR IS 11 RECORDS PRETTY NORMAL? SHOULD I WORRY?! *NM

I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE. ACCELERATOR STUCK AND WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING OR REDUCE ITS SPEED. WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND NOT THE ACCELERATOR I RAN ACROSS TWO LANES OF THE HIGHWAY AND SLAMMED INTO A TREE. APPARENTLY I HAVE A TOTALED VEHICLE/MALIBU 2000. TROOPER DID NOT BELIEVE THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. *JB

WHILE GOING BETWEEN 45 TO 65 MPH THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS NOT SHIFTING OR ENGAGING RIGHT. I HAD TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER SHIP WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE OVERDRIVE ENGAGING AND TO GIVE IT MORE GAS. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN AND NOW MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *NM

I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM BELOW MY CAR. IT HAS 76,000 MILES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. THIS IS A $1000 PROBLEM THAT I FEEL CHEVY HAS REFUSED TO RECALL BECAUSE AT $1000 A POP, WHO WOULD? *JB

FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON 2/01/06 - COST OF REPAIR $800. WHEN SERVICE WAS COMPLETED, GM MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING AND CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR IS AN ADDITIONAL $1,000! WE HAVE NOT YET HAD THE PART REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST AND THE CAR HAS HAD LIMITED USE SINCE. GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ALREADY AND STOP HAVING THE CONSUMERS PAY FOR THEIR LACK OF USE OF RELIABLE PARTS!! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED. *NM

MY CAR WAS RUNNING HOT AND IT SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING UNDER THE HOOD, SO I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE SHOP TO HAVE FIX AND THE WORKER TOLD ME IT WAS A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. IT WOULD COST ME CLOSE TO $850 TO FIX. THE PART ITSELF ONLY COST $89, BUT THE LABOR IS WHAT I WAS PAYING FOR. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING THIS CAR ON A COLLEGE STUDENT BUDGET. AFTER TALKING TO OTHER MALIBU OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS I CHECK TO SEE IF IT IS A RECALL PROBLEM, BUT IT IS NOT. THIS IS NOT FAIR THAT THE COMPANY KNOW THEY SOLD DEFECTIVE CARS AND NOT PLAN ON DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NM

(1) CAR WOULD NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (2) CAR WOULD NOT START & BATTERY COULD NOT BE JUMP-STARTED - BATTERY ACID & CORROSION WERE ALL OVER THE POSITIVE POST ENGINE WIRE (3) HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED BATTERY & INSTALLED SEPARATE CONNECTORS TO THE POSITIVE POST WIRE(OLD BATTERY NOT AVAILABLE). *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BOTH TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO EACH FAILURE. IN ORDER FOR THE TURN SIGNAL TO WORK, THE HAZARD WARNING BUTTON MUST BE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY THE SERVICE DEALER, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000, REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD EACH TIME AND IT RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED NO PROBLEM. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE MAP SENSOR AND A FUEL RELAY, IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. UPDATED 05/10/06

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE HEAT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT, COOLANT AND WATER WAS ADDED TO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, UPON INSPECTION THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD BEEN LEAKING. THE GASKET ALLOWED THE COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000, REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

I WENT IN TO FIND OUT WHY I HAVE NO HEAT AND THE REPAIR GUY SAID THERE WAS ANTI FREEZE LEAKING ON TO ENGINE BLOCK. HE SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDED REPLACING AND IT WOULD COST $1500. *NM

1999 MALIBU V6 WITH 70,000 MILES. TURN SIGNALS HAVE BECOME ERRATIC. I REPLACED THE FUSE, AND IT WORKED, BUT AGAIN AT TIMES, THEY DON'T WORK, AND AT TIMES, THEY DO. NO REAL PATTERN. SOMETIMES, THEY WORK IN THE MORNING, SOMETIMES IN THE AFTERNOON, SOME TIMES, WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD, AND SOMETIMES WARMED UP. *JB

WHEN I WENT TO THE STORE I NOTICED A SMELL COMING FROM MY CAR I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM MY CAR. I OPENED THE HOOD TO COOL DOWN THE ENGINE SINCE I ASSUMED IT MIGHT HAVE OVERHEATED OR SOMETHING OF THE SORT AND IT WAS ONLY THE RUN OFF. I ADDED MORE FLUID (EVERYTHING WAS FINE) AND NOTICED THE NEXT MORNING IT LEAKED AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC (TO GET MY HAZARDS MODULE REPLACED SINCE THEY BEGAN TO START A FRITZ) AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET AND WOULD BE $850, NOT TO MENTION HE REFUSED TO OFFER THE RECALL CLAIM BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PAPERS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE GASOLINE SOLENOID WAS LEAKING GASOLINE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE GASOLINE SOLENOID. THE GASOLINE ODOR PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTION, AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V302000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AN ODOR WAS DETECTED AND THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING ON THE GROUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BY RAISING THE HOOD, THERE WAS FLUID ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IF THE GAS TANK IS NOT KEPT ABOVE HALF FULL, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY, AND WILL NOT START AGAIN UNTIL AT LEAST 5 MORE GALLONS OF GAS IS PUT IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO CHANGED THE AIR AND FUEL FILTERS. THEY CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AT THE TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURS. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 10 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, AND USUALLY AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH.

1. LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING COOLANT. 2. HORN IS INOPERATIVE (2ND TIME). 3.HVAC KICKS OFF AND RECIRC. WILL NOT HOLD ITS SETTING. (ON-GOING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS). *JB

THE INCIDENT IS THE FAILURE OF THE WATER PUMP, A SLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AT ONE POINT THE LEAKAGE OF COOLANT, AND ALSO THE OXYGEN SENSOR. ALL OF WHICH WERE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED BY THEIR MECHANIC EXCEPT THE OXYGEN SENSOR. HOWEVER, THE CAR STILL HAD A PROBLEM WITH IDLING AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE MECHANIC. MY HUSBAND HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES, ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY A POLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT THE FIRST TIME THAT IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM WERE JUST MASKED ONLY FOR US TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THEM FOR THEM TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF US. *NM

GM PASSLOCK (ANTI-THEFT) FEATURE MALFUNCTIONS WHILE STARTING A WARM ENGINE. ENGINE ALMOST NEVER FAILS TO START WHEN EITHER THE ENGINE IS HOT OR THE ENGINE IS COLD. RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD TO ABANDON A 2000 MALIBU ON TWO OCCASIONS FOR FAILURE TO START AFTER MULTIPLE "10 MINUTE WAITS" AND COME BACK THE NEXT DAY TO START THE CAR. FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TO START COULD RESULT IN INJURIES OR DEATH DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION AND LOCATION. CONSIDER AN ELDERLY PERSON THAT HAS TO ABANDON THEIR VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF A RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT AND HAVE TO WALK A LONG DISTANCE IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. *JB

CAR HAS 54,000 MILES WITH LIMITED NIGHTTIME USE. HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT HEADLIGHT MOTOR. 100 MILES LATER THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK..LOSS OF COOLANT..OVERHEATING ENGINE..HEATER MALFUNCTION SPORADICALLY. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES BUT ABATED SOMEWHAT AFTER SERVICE AT A RADIATOR REPAIR FACILITY RODDED THE RADIATOR TWICE ,FLUSHED AND REFILLED THE SYSTEM WITH NEW COOLANT AND INSTALLED NEW THERMOSTAT. MILEAGE WAS 39,500. *NM

MY 2000 MALIBU RECENTLY DEPLOYED THE AIRBAGS WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND ENGINE OFF. I CONTACTED POLICE THINKING THE CAR HAD BEEN HIT, ALTHOUGH NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE. THE POLICE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE AT ALL THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. I THEN CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE BLACK BOX AND THAT I WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED THE USE OF THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I WAS TREATED VERY RUDELY WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE GM NATIONAL OFFICE REGARDING THE EXPENSE I WOULD INCUR FOR RENTAL CAR BECAUSE LOCAL DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE LOANER. BASICALLY, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I THEN WAS TALKING TO A MECHANIC AT A DIFFERENT SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MALIBU'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYING WITHOUT IMPACT OF ANY KIND. HE TOLD ME ABOUT A RECENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN OKLAHOMA OVER THIS ISSUE. BEFORE I SPEND THE $100'S OF DOLLARS TO FIX THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *JB

FRONT BRAKES ARE CONTINUOUSLY WEARING BEFORE THEY SHOULD. FRONT BRAKE LINE COLLAPSED. FRONT LEFT BRAKE PADS REPLACED WITHIN A MONTH BECAUSE OF WEARING TOO QUICKLY. REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTOR. *JB

THE INITIAL PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CAR HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING AFTER THE CAR WAS WARM. WOULD USUALLY HAVE TO GIVE THE CAR GAS TO GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT WAS THE LEAST OF MY PROBLEMS SINCE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE OIL. THE COST OF REPAIRS FOR THE LEAKING GASKET WAS OVER $650 AND TOLD WAS QUITE COMMON IN 2000 MALIBUS AND IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE OR DESTROY THE ENGINE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE WIRES, PLUGS, IGNITION COIL AND FUEL FILTER WHICH WAS AN ADDITIONAL $475. I CAN UNDERSTAND THE WIRES, PLUGS, COIL AND FUEL FILTER AS USUAL MAINTENANCE COSTS, HOWEVER, THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH IS QUITE COMMON FROM BOTH YOUR WEBSITE AND CHEVY WEBSITE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED A POTENTIAL RECALL. OR INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME FUNDING BY CHEVY TO OFFSET THE HIGH REPAIR COSTS TO MANY OWNERS OF THE MALIBU WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPAIRED. *JB

HAZARD FLASHER BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. NO PATTERN, THEY WOULD BE ON THEN GO OFF. I WAS IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC WITH NO TURN SIGNAL OR HAZARD FLASHER. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND DRIVE HOME USING ARM SIGNALS AND SLOWING TO ALLOW FASTER TRAFFIC TO PASS ME. *NM THE CONSUMER WISHES TO WITHDRAWAL THE COMPLAINT HE FILED WITH NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER HAS AGREED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE RECALL DID NO APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. THE WASHER PUMP WAS REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK.*JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BACK PLATE FAILED ON THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE BRAKE FAILED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE BACKER PLATE RUSTED OUT, RESULTING IN THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM WAS A COMBINATION OF BOTH DISC AND DRUM BRAKES. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BACK PLATE. THE BACK PLATE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. EARLIER THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM. ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS RUSTED, RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE WHEEL CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE CALIPERS. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT CAME AFTER THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE LEFT ROTOR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CALIPERS WERE REBUILT. THE BRAKE PADS HAD LESS THAN 50 % WEAR BUT THEY WERE REPLACED AS WELL. *AK

A FAULTY HAZARD SWITCH CAUSES THE TURN SIGNALS TO INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING AT THE MOST IN OPPORTUNE TIME. ON ONE OCCASION IT ALMOST RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED FOR THE SAME REASON BY THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 15, 2002. IT IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN ONLY MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY THAN BEFORE. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON 2000/2001 MALIBU OWNERS(ID NUMBER 03V327000) BUT THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE RECALL. HE ALSO CLAIMS THAT SINCE THE PART WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED AGAIN. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND NOTICED THAT OWNERS OF 2002 MALIBUS ARE ALSO COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. SO, IT IS NOT JUST AN ISOLATED ISSUE. SINCE I NEVER USE THE HAZARD SWITCH IT CAN'T POSSIBLY HAVE GONE BAD BECAUSE OF WEAR AND TEAR. NOR IS IT A PART THAT WOULD BE USED FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO WEAR OUT. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT WITH THE PART. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, BUT HE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THEM. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER RECALL 03V327000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. HE HAS CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY SEEM TO BE FINE. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - THE CONSUMER HAS THE RECALL THAT WAS SENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU LS IN DECEMBER OF 2002. AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE SOMEONE WORKING IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A GM DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAD MADE A BIG MISTAKE. HE SAID THE ENGINE HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE ONLY WAY OF FIXING THE PROBLEM ALSO INVOLVES REMOVING THE ENTIRE ENGINE FROM THE CAR. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005 MY CAR HAS DEVELOPED THIS PROBLEM. I THEN CONTACTED A MECHANIC TO FIND HOW COMMON A PROBLEM THIS IS FOR THE ENGINE. HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT HAPPENED TO ALL GM V6 ENGINES. THIS FAILURE IS A MAJOR MECHANICAL EXPENSE WHICH I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDING TO FIX. WITH LESS THAN 65,000 MILES I DO NOT FEEL A CAR SHOULD DEVELOP MAJOR MECHANICAL DEFECTS. *NM

MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES HAD A KNUCKLE IN THE FRONT BRAKE SHOWING NO WEAR AND TEAR VEERING ME OFF ROAD ,IM GOING TO KEEP THE PART AND TAKE PICTURES. IT DROVE SMOOTH SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THEN TODAY THE FRONT TIRE FOLDED UNDER. ME AND THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC COULDNT EXPLAIN IT. THE PART SHOWED NO SIGN OF WEAR TO THE AREA THAT BROKE. IVE BEEN LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, CANNOT FIND ONE IF THERE IS LET ME KNOW... THIS IS A VERY BIG DANGER AND IS LIFE THREATENING. AND IT WILL OBVIOUSLY HAPPEN WITHOUT A WARNING. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MAYBE HAVING THIS HAPPEN AND DONT LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT BEING THE REASON OR DONT EVEN KNOW TO TELL ABOUT IT. THANX. *NM

DT: 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE HAZARD WARNING SIGNALS AND TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT, AND THEN THEY JUST STOPPED. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL ONLINE. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL DUE TO VIN. THIS PROBLEM STARTED TWO MONTHS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH, THE WIRES, AND THE CONNECTOR. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM. *AK

DEX-COOL COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE OF MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY GM OWNERS, AND IT IS WELL KNOWN BY EVERYONE EXPECT GM. BOTH THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THAT I MUST PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED, ABOUT $1500.00. CHEVY MUST ADDRESS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM .*JB

ON JULY 7, 2005 I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU LS. THE RIGHT TWO BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO BURN OUT. NEVER AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S EITHER THE ONE ON THE OUTSIDE OR THE INNER ONE.*JB

GM'S RECALL #03V327000 WHICH STATES THAT THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL KEEP THE TURN SIGNALS FROM FLASHING. MY 2000 MALIBU IS HAVING THIS TROUBLE, BUT SINCE THE VIN IS NOT WITHIN THE BREAK POINTS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. *JB

THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING ON FAN SPEEDS 1 AND 2. AFTER PULLING OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR, I FOUND OUT HALF THE CIRCUIT WAS BURNED OUT. AFTER REPLACING THE RESISTOR, THE FAN WORKS ON ALL SPEEDS. I THREW OUT THE OLD PART. *JB

DT: THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT WITHOUT WARNING, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS . THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE TURN SIGNALS AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK FROM BEHIND WHEN SHE REALIZED THE TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER YET. THE TURN SIGNALS COME AND GO OFF, SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP, WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NO EXPLANATION GIVEN AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THIS STILL REMAINED A PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - THE FOUR WAY FLASHER UNIT WAS REPLACED ON 10/10/2005. *NM

DT: ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS CORRECTED BY THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HAZARD TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. HE RESEARCHED THIS THROUGH A REPAIR MANUAL AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE SWITCH. THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN#03V327000 WAS ISSUED INVOLVING THE TURN SIGNALS, BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. *AK (11/29/05) *SC

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU'S SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE LIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER ONCE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT HE LOOKED AT IT HIMSELF. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE BATTERY POLE HAD A SHORT LIFE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE BATTERY POLE HIMSELF. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE SIGNALS COMING ON.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE TURN SIGNALS/FOUR-WAY HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO ON/OFF, AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THIS ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, AND IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DEALER. A MECHANIC TOLD HIM THERE WAS A RECALL 03V327000. GENERAL MOTORS TOLD HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNAL ON FOR A LEFT TURN. IT DID NOT OPERATE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED TEAM CHEVROLET HERE IN COLORADO SPRINGS,CO AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU.*JB

MY CAR WILL NOT START WHEN THE THEFT SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND BECOME STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE THE CAR WITH ME OR HAVE TO PICK MY CHILDREN UP AND THEY HAVE TO WAIT ALONE OUTSIDE BECAUSE I AM SO LATE. TODAY, MY CAR HAS NOT STARTED FOR OVER ONE HOUR. IT IS STILL SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT UNABLE TO START BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY THEFT SYSTEM. I WISH THIS WOULD BE RECALLED, AND HOPE THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO START DYING FOR IT TO BE RECALLED. LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON FORUMS. I BELIEVE THAT IF EVERYONE KNEW THE PROPER CHANNEL TO COMPLAIN TO, THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NO LONGER EXIST. MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON EVERYDAY. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR LEADS CHANGED TWICE AND IT STILL COMES ON. MY AIR CONDITIONING WAS FINE UNTIL THIS SUMMER WHEN I NEEDED IT. ARE THESE CARS NOW DESIGNED TO BREAK DOWN AND BE UNRELIABLE JUST SO THAT THE DEALERS CAN CHARGE MONEY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND MECHANICAL REPAIR? I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW DANGEROUS THIS CAN BE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WANTED A RELIABLE, DEPENDABLE VEHICLE FOR MYSELF AND CHILDREN, WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM? WILL I RECEIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THIS COMPLAINT. I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TO THIS VERY URGENT MATTER. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HAZARD SWITCH BECAUSE IT DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK, IT DIDN'T ALWAYS ALLOW FOR THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK EITHER. I DOUBT THAT THERE WERE ANY DEATHS FROM THIS PROBLEM, AND IT WAS RECALLED. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF A PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE BEFORE IT WILL BE RECALLED. PLEASE SEND ME ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT WHO TO FILE ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WITH SO THAT I CAN DIRECT MY CONCERNS TO OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCIES AS WELL. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHING SWITCH FAILED. THE FIRST TIME HE USED IT WITHIN 1 MINUTE OF TURNING THE FLASHERS ON. HE CITED RECALL #03V327000. GM TOLD HIM THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH WAS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO. HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED. THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS. *AK *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES.*MR THE BRAKE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES, 24666, 37158 AND 49592 MILES. THE FIRST TIME THE MANUFACTURER FIXED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. THE OTHER TIMES THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKES FAILED THE FRONT DISC PADS HAD WORN INTO THE ROTORS. *NM

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE FIRST BRAKE SERVICE THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER THAT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. *JB

INTAKE GASKET COOLANT LEAKING PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTS TO OVERHEATING AND ENGINE FAILURES.

LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS WITH MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE IS THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION LOCK SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT WANT TO START, AND WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AND IT COST ME $553.55 TO FIX THIS ONE PROBLEM, AND NOW MY LIGHTS DO NOT WANT TO WORK. *NM

DT: 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING. IT STARTED OUT WITH THEM WORKING PART TIME, THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT DEALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. HAS NOT HAD CAR DIAGNOSED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WE HAD PURCHASED UNIROYAL TIRES IN OCTOBER 2002 FROM FARM AND FLEET IN LA CROSSE. AS OF AUGUST 4, 2005, ALL THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TIRES CRACKING AND PEELING. WE TOOK THE CAR TO SEARS WHERE THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD NOT LET US DRIVE THE CAR DUE THE SEVERITY OF THE PEELING OF THE TIRES. DRIVING OUR CAR WITH THE TIRES IN THE POOR CONDITION COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT AND INJURY. I STARTED HAVING A PANIC ATTACK AFTER HEARING THIS NEWS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR TIRES TO SHRED, CRACK, AND PEEL AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. I CALLED FARM AND FLEET WHERE WE BOUGHT THE TIRES AND HE TOLD ME "TOO BAD" AND HUNG UP ON ME. I CALLED UNIROYAL AND SHE SAID IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM IF OUR TIRES CRACKED, THAT'S WHAT TIRES DO. THESE TIRES THAT CRACKED, PEELED, AND SHREDDED HAVE A 75,000 MILES WARRANTY, NOONE WILL HONOR THIS WARRANTY AND WE HAD TO SPEND OVER $400 BUYING NEW TIRES. *NM

CAR HAS HAD A LEAK FOR A MONTH AND WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT TO A CAR MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD AN INTAKE GASKET LEAK AND THAT IT WAS VERY COMMON AMONG CHEVROLETS. THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD WAS THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAD DESIGNED A POOR GASKET AND THAT ONCE THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THEY CAME OUT WITH A MORE DURABLE GASKET. THIS REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT $700. WHY IS IT THAT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE MAKERS RECOGNIZE THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHY IT IS THAT THE CONSUMER NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX A FAULTY OR DEFECTED ITEM? *NM

REPLACED HAZARD WARNING SWITCH DUE TO TURN SIGNALS NOT OPERATING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. MY VIN NUMBERS DID NOT MATCH UP. *JB

DT: AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDES WHILE CALLER WAS TURNING A CORNER AT 10 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

MY ANTI THEFT DEVICE GOES ON EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN START THE CAR. WAS DOING IT ONCE AND A WHILE AND NOW IT DOES IT EVERY TIME. *JB

DT: THE RESERVOIR FOR THE COOLANT HAD A DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSED IT TO LEAK. IT CAUSED AN O-RING TO PULL AWAY AND LET COOLANT SPLASH ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 750 TO 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN HOT. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY TO HAVE PROBLEM REMEDIED. *JB

TOOK MY 2000 MALIBU IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WAS TOLD THE INTAKE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING. COULD REPAIR IT FOR $825. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. WAS QUOTED $765. HAD DEALER FIX IT. BUT HAD TO USE THE "UPDATED" GASKETS. WHICH NEEDED "UPDATED" BOLTS.(APPROX. $40 EXTRA) WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING FROM WEEP HOLE. REPLACED. TOTAL COST $966.56. MY CAR HAD 51,XXX MILES ON IT. I FEEL THAT GM HAS HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING AND THAT THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AS THERE IS NOW AN UPDATED GASKET TO BE USED. WAS TOLD BY ONE SHOP THAT IS THE DEX-COOL EATS AWAY AT THE GASKETS. IF THE COOLANT IS GOOD FOR 100,000 OR 150,000 MILES. GM SHOULD COVER ANY DAMAGE THAT IS CAUSED BY IT WITHIN THAT MILAGE.

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH CHRONIC BRAKE PROBLEMS. IN THE 5 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES AND SURFACE THE ROTORS EVERY YEAR (AND REPLACE ROTORS ONCE) BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT BRAKES. CHEVROLET REFUSES TO COVER THIS ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR UNDER WARRANTY AND REQUIRES THAT I PAY FOR THE REPAIR EVERY TIME.

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU DEVELOPED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS THOSE LISTED IN THE BULLETIN NO. 03043A BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LISTED VIN NUMBERS.*MR *JB

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTIONING ANTILOCK BRAKES. I BROUGHT IT TO BE REPAIRED LAST YEAR AND PAID OVER $800 FOR ONE SET OF BRAKES, THE OTHER SET STILL NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2002. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS VERY PROBLEM ON SIMILAR CHEVY SUVS AND TRUCKS, BUT NOT INCLUDING THE ASTRO VAN.

DT: DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

DT* TURN SIGNALS WORK WITHIN A 20 MINUTE PERIOD, AND ONE CAN ONLY GET TO WORK WHEN HITTING THE FLASHERS. NO NOISE OR SMELL. LEARNED AFTER TALKING TO MECHANIC THAT HITTING THE FLASHERS MAKES THEM WORK SOMETIMES. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY AN INDIVIDUAL FOR MY SON AS A FIRST CAR. LOW MILES AND LOW PRICE. WHEN WE RECIEVED THE TITLE WE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A SALVAGE VEHICLE. MY SON BEING THE TEENAGER HE WAS JUST EXCITED TO HAVE FOUR WHEELS NEVER MENTIONED TO US THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTINGLY. WHEN WE PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR MY SON FOR GRADUATION, I STARTED TO DRIVE THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AND NOTICED THE TURN SIGNALS DOING THIS. THEN I NOTICED THE HAZARDS WERE DOING THE SAME INTERMITTINGLY WORKING. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE CHEVY HOUSE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIX AND AT THE TIME FROM A FRIEND FOUND OUT ABOUT A FACTORY RECALL FOR CARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I WENT IN THEY SEARCHED USING THE VIN # AND SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER I CALLED THE CHEVEROLET COMPANY. AT FIRST THEY GAVE ME A NUMBER AND A CODE FOR A SPECIAL POLICY COMPLAINT. THEN AFTER 25 MINUTES OF MY TIME HE INFORMED ME THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS A SALVAGE VEHICLE. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE BEING A SALVAGE VEHICLE. IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN WHY DO STATE DEPARTMENTS EVEN ALLOW THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD . I JUST NEED THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARDS FIXED SO NO INNOCENT PEOPLE WILL BE HURT AT ANY POINT. I CAN TAKE THIS VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ALSO SO IT CAN BE TESTED FOR THIS. I NEED THIS FIX BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE AT MY EXPENSE.

FUEL PUMP WENT BAD ON 06/01/05 ($583). WHEN SERVICE WAS DONE TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING. TO REPAIR IT WILL COST $1300.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE TAIL LIGHTS FILL UP WITH WATER. *AK

I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE "INTAKE IS LEAKING COOLANT" ON MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AND THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $825.00. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ARTICLES OF OTHER MALIBU OWNERS ON THE INTERNET THAT EITHER CURRENTLY HAVE OR HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT WOULD SEEM APPARENT THAT THE INTAKE IS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC HAS ADVISED THAT UNLESS REPAIRED, THE ENGINE WILL BE DESTROYED. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING ON A FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR? THE LOSS OF LIFE WOULD BE TERRIBLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 17-YEAR-OLD SON THINKING THAT I WAS PURCHASING A CAR THAT WOULD PROVIDE HIM SOME ADDED PROTECTION AND NOW I FIND OUT HE IS DRIVING A TIME BOMB. IN LIGHT OF THE NUMEROUS REPORTS, I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO REPAIR MY CAR AT NO CHARGE TO ME.

DT: CONTACT STATES HER DAUGHTER WAS IN A 4 VEHICLE ACCIDENT, THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT AND THE REAR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY.*AK

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS DEFECTIVE ON ALL 3.1 L GM ENGINES LIKE THE ONE IN MY 2000 MALIBU. GM DEALERS KNOW THAT IT ALWAYS LEAKS AROUND 70 K MILES, AND JUST KEEP TRYING TO REPLACE IT. EVERY MECHANIC IN THE COUNTRY SEEMS TO KNOW THIS FACT, AND MAKE ABOUT A THOUSAND FOR IT FROM EACH OWNER.

I PURCHASED MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 8,000 MILES AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH IT UNTIL RECENTLY. EVEN THOUGH I FAITHFULLY CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES I AM NOW EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHICH I AM STILL PAYING OFF. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT GMC HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE. IT NOW HAS AN INTAKE VALUE FAILURE AND PISTON PROBLEMS. I HAVE OWNED MANY OTHER VECHILES AND AS LONG AS I MAINTAINED THEM THEY RAN GREAT UNTIL 100,000 PLUS MILES. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE? NOT IMPRESSED. I THOUGHT GOING GMC WOULD GIVE ME A RELIABLE VEHICLE. I NOW HAVE TO PUT IN OVER $1,000 OR REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $3,000 TO $4,000. WHEN I GO TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHILE I WILL KEEP THIS IN MIND!!!!!

3.1 ENGINE LEAKING COLLANT AT HEAD GASKET. MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM 3.1 V6 ENGINES. ABOUT $600.00 ESTIMATE TO REPAIR.

I PURCHASED MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU ON FEBRUARY 13TH OF 2003. ON FEBRUARY 27, 2003, THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS REPLACED . ON JULY 18, 2003, THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED . ON FEBRUARY 18, 2004, OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED.ON APRIL 5, 2004, THE GAS TANK WAS PULLED DOWN TO CHECK SENDING UNIT AND ADJUST FLOATER. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC TODAY FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT ON MAY 16TH, TO AGAIN HAVE THE SAME ADJUSTMENTS MADE THAT WERE MADE 1 YEAR AGO. IN TOTAL, MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENCES ARE $280.00 . SOME OF THE WORK DONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I DID SPEAK TO SOMEONE AT CHEVROLET LAST YEAR AND SHE TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS 5 YEARS OLD WITH NO RECALLS ON IT FOR THIS COMPLAINT SPECIFICALLY AND THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ON HER END.

I HAVE ALREADY FILED COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO THE HAZARD LIGHT RECALL, WHICH FOR SOME REASON DOES NOT COVER MY 2000 MALIBU. I NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE MALIBU AND FIGURED I WOULD THROW MY TWO CENTS IN. I TO HAVE HAD TO DROP OVER $1000 DOLLARS INTO THE MOST DEFECTIVE CAR I HAVE PURCHASED THIS INCLUDES THE $200 PIECE OF JUNKS I BOUGHT WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER. MY LIST OF PROBLEMS. 1. COOLANT SYSTEM LEAK COST $700 NOTE: MECHANIC LAUGHED AND SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IS THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. IN REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE ONE REALLY STANDS OUT. NICE I AM GLAD GM OWNS UP TO ITS PROBLEMS. 2. BRAKES CONSTANTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED WELL BELOW MILEAGE. GLAD GM SAVED A FEW BUCKS UNDER SIZING THE ROTORS. 3. WITHIN A YEAR THE FANS SWITCH (LEVELS 1,2) AND LIGHTER STOPPED WORKING. BOY GM IS SAVING LOTS MONEY NOW. 4. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR I HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE, NOTHING LIKE TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DOING 75MPH AND CAR TOTALLY DIEING. BOY GM HAS MADE ONE QUALITY CAR. 5. THE LAST INSULT, MY FIRST AND LIKELY LAST GM PRODUCT IS WHEN I THOUGHT BOY I FINALLY GET SOMETHING FROM GM IN REGARDS TO ONE SMALL DEFECT, THE HAZARD SWITCH, I FIND OUT THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. WOW NOT ONLY I AM OUT AT LEAST $1000 BUCKS ON PIECE OF CRAP PRODUCT, GM DOES NOT EVEN WANT TO GIVE A BONE TO HUNGRY MAN. WITH THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT IT IS NO WONDER GM IS LOSING MARKET SHARE FASTER THAN ANY OTHER AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GM. CLEARLY THE ARE SOME SERIOUS DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE GMS OWNERSHIP WITH DEFECTS.

DT: NINETY PERCENT OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE HAZARD LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK AND MADE NOISE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A SOLDER HAD CRACKED AND SHORTED OUT. OTHER VEHICLE'S WERE RECALLED (RECALL# 03V327000) BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED . *NM

WHY FOR A SECOND TIME HAVE I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR INTO GET FIXED FOR THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE TURNING ON WHEN NOTHING WAS DONE TO SET IT. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE 4 HOURS ROUND TRIP TO HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WE WHERE ABLE TO FIX IT WITH THE MANUAL. SECOND TIME DID NOT WORK????????

CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIME WOULD NOT START. PROBLEM: UNDER THE HOOD FUSE BOX NO GOOD.*AK

INTERMITTENT FAILURE FOR CAR TO START. HAVE TO PLAY WITH KEY TO START. DIAGNOSIS WAS IGNITION SWITCH. NEW ORLEANS DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM IN MALIBUS. *NM

THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. NO SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE EXISTING PROBLEM.*AK

HAD TROUBLE STARTING CAR. REPLACED BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND BELT. SAME THING HAPPENED; CAR WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT FIRE. AUTOMOBILE REPAIRED, REPLACED BATTERY; NEXT DAY, CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WOULD START WITH A JUMP, BUT WHEN I STOP, IT DIES. *AK 3 OCCURENCES; SAME PROBLEM. I'VE USED AAA 3 TIMES FOR SAME ITEM. I ONLY HAVE 1 MORE SERVICE CALL LEFT!!! ALSO, INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. BRAKE NOISE ON RIGHT SIDE.

THE KEY TO MY 2000 MALIBU WILL NOT TURN. IT STARTED "ACTING UP"ONLY WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. IT KNOW HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF EVERYTIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON. THE KEY IS ALSO ABLE TO BE REMOVED WHILE THE CAR IS ON. I AM IN THE PROCESS TO TRY TO REPLACE IT, HOWEVER I CAN NOT BUY JUST THE CYLANDER I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SWITCH. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND NEED TO HAVE A CAR START, AND CAN NOT "PLAY" WITH THE KEY FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES UNTIL IT WILL TURN. WHILE I WAS TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, HE COMMENTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE KEY NOT TURNING.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR SOMETIMES THEY DID NOT WORK AT ALL. RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WAS ISSUED. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE RECALL WAS THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

MY WIFE'S 3.1 GENERAL MOTORS V6 NEEDED A MANIFOLD GASKET AND RELATED ITEMS REPLACED ON HER 2000 MALIBU WHICH ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. MY 1995 LUMINA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING WITH MANY SHOPS AND GM DEALERS (AND A CO-WORKER WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TODAY)...IT IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT @ EVERY 40,000 MILES. IT COULD TURN OUT TO BE A VERY BAD DEAL FOR MANY CONSUMERS AND IT APPEARS THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNEW OF DEFECT FOR YEARS. JUST A HEADS UP FOR YOU. *JB

ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, FAN DOES NOT OPERATE ON SPEEDS 1 & 2, BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS NEED REPLACED EVERY YEAR, HAZARD/TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BEGAN LEAKING AROUND 70,000 MILES. THE COOLANT IS LISTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AS NOT NEEDING SERVICE FOR 150,000 MILES BUT IT TURNED VERY ACIDIC IN LESS THAN HALF THAT TIME AND ATE THE GASKET CAUSING THE NEED FOR COSTLY REPAIRS OR ELSE RISK PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. TURN SIGNAL ISSUE RECALLED BUT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE'S VIN. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SIGNAL INTENTION TO TURN OR SWITCH LANES AND WAS UNSAFE ON HIGHWAYS. HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE COMMON FUEL PUMP FAILURE THAT COULD CAUSE STALLING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. NOT RECALLED IS THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM OF THE LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET BECAUSE IT IS NOT DEEMED A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS CAN BECOME SAFETY ISSUE IF ENGINES CATCH FIRE OR FAIL ON HIGHWAY DUE TO COOLANT LEAK INTO MOTOR OIL. COST TO REPAIR LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET QUOTED AT $743. CURRENTLY DISCUSSING WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED IN TSB 03-06-01-010B (10/24/2003) AND THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS. TSB DESCRIBES REPLACING FAULTY GASKET WITH A NEW GASKET THAT HAS IMPROVED SEALING QUALITIES. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY TSB FOR 2000 MALIBU OTHER THAN TURN SIGNAL RECALL. GM IS BEING INTENTIONALLY DISHONEST WHEN OWNERS INQUIRE ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA TAKES NOTICE OF THE MULTITUDE OF SAFETY ISSUES CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE AND CAN OBTAIN A SATISFIABLE RESOLUTION FROM GM TO MAKE THIS VEHICLE SAFE FOR OWNERS OR JUSTLY COMPENSATE THEM FOR THE REPAIRS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE.*AK

THE BRAKE PULSATE AND GRIND. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR 2 YRS NOW. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKING SYSTEM COMPLETLY REPLACED. BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE FUEL LINES, YOU NAME IT AND IT HAS BEEN DONE. I REPLACED THE BRAKES WITH GM PARTS. I NEED NEW BRAKES AGAIN. MY CAR COULD NOT STOP IN TIME TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. IT IS AWFUL. WHEN THE CALIPERS WERE INSTALLED THEY MAKE CLICKING SOUNDS I WAS TOLD THIS WAS OK. ALSO, IF I APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD THE ABS GOES OFF. *AK

BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WHILE REVERSING. THIS RESULTED IN LOWER FACE AND NECK INJURIES TO THE DRIVER UPON IMPACT. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT INDICATE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, BUT JUST WANTED TO REPAIR IT. *AK

COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND MY COOLANT PUMP. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND COOLANT PUMP. THE COST WAS $1250. I WORK AT A COMPANY WHERE I KNOW ALL THE OTHER CHEVROLET MALIBU OWNERS. THERE ARE TWO OTHER: ONE OWNS A 1999 AND THE OTHER OWNS A 2000 MALIBU, BOTH WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THE 2000 OWNER HAS HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED FOR $950. THE 1999 OWNER HAS HAD THE COOLANT PUMP REPLACED AND WILL PROBABLY NEED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET HAD INITIALLY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE CHEAP PARTS IN THIS MODEL AND WILL NOT OWN UP TO IT. *AK

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU, 20,000 MILES - DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AGAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF ROTORS. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY) AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THIS IS A PROBLEM SPECIFIC TO MALIBU'S OF THIS TIME PERIOD. 3 SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS IN 20,000 MILES? UNHEARD OF AND ABSOLUTELY QUALIFIES FOR A "LEMON PART". THIS SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY GM, BUT INSTEAD IT IS A PROFIT STREAM FOR THEM. CAN YOU HELP?*AK

WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE TO HAVE A WATER PUMP INSTALLED MECHANIC TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY WOULD NOT START IT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HOME SINCE THE WEATHER WAS BAD. A LOCK SMITH CAME AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND OTHER COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 38000 MILES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL. I WAS TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN MANY GASKET FAILURES ON THE MALIBU BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. REPAIR COST IS ESTIMATED AT $645.00 BY THE DEALER. I AM NOW UNABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR OR SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS NOW IN STORAGE. *JB

THE MALIBU ENGINE SMELLED HOT AND FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. A MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT COOLANT IS LEAKING ONTO THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. WE HAVE ADDED FLUID A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE GASKET WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE THIS SINCE IT IS A COMMONLY KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. *NM

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY. WOULD LET BRAKES GO WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIMMY. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND BRAKES REPLACED. THE ROTORS WOULD BE TURNED EVERY 6,000 TO 10,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU: TURN SIGNALS STOP WITHOUT WARNING. AIR CONDITION STOPS AND STARTS ON ITS ON. BRAKES SQUEAL. ENGINE SURGES. USES OI, L BUT NO LEAK. USES ALOT OF COOLANT NO LEAK FOUND BY ME. IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS AND WONT LET GO SOMETIMES.*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH 2000 MALIBU. INTERIOR WORKMANSHIP FALLING APART, OUTSIDE MIRROR PAINT FADING, REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND OTHER PROBLEMS. *BF THE VEHICLE TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED AND THE TRUCK LID WOULD OPEN INTERMITTENTLY ON IT'S OWN. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ANTI THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAD TO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE OFF BEFORE THE LIGHT WNT OFF. CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THE DRIVER WOULD PUT THE VEHICLE ON CRUISE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INCIDENT. *JB THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT START. *SC THE POWER STEERING RACK AND FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *TC *JB

THE INTAKE GASKET ON MY 2000 MALIBU IS LEAKING AND IT'S GOING TO COST 550.00 TO REPAIR IT. CALLED JACKSON CHEVROLET AND SERVICE MGR. STATED HE PURCHASED MALIBU FOR WIFE AND HE ALSO REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET. THE SERVICE MGR ALSO STATED THAT ALL THE MALIBUS WITH THAT MOTOR ARE BAD ABOUT THE INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING. CALLED GM AND THEY SAID CAN'T PAY FOR REPAIRS. WILL NOT BUY A GM AUTOMOBILE AGAIN. STILL NOT FIXED. PUTTING WATER AND ANTIFREEZE IN IT EVERYDAY. *NM

CHEV. 2000 MALIBU RECALL 03043 (03V327000). UNABLE TO GET RECALL COMPLETED DUE TO NO PARTS AVAILABLE. AT SLOANE CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT (COTTMAN AVE., PHILA, PA.) ON 1/17/05: ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE OVER 1 WEEK IN ADVANCE TO COME IN FOR THE RECALL. RECALL DESCRIPTION & RECALL NUMBER & VIN NUMBER WERE GIVEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SO THEY COULD BR SURE TO HAVE WHAT'S NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE. DESPITE THIS, THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS NECESSARY TO DO THE RECALL! THIS IS AFTER I MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET THE WORK DONE WHILE I WAS OFF FROM WORK, AND TRAVELED THERE ON A TREACHEROUS SNOWY DAY. SUGGESTION WAS MADE BY THE DEALER (SLOANE CHEV.) TO CONTACT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL, AND THEN HOPE THAT THEY HAVE THE PART. OBVIOUSLY CHEVROLET/GM DOES NOT WANT TO GET THIS RECALL COMPLETED! *JB

CAR WAS GETTING HOT THEN COOLING BACK DOWN,WHILE GETTING HOT HEATER WOULD NOT WORK. TOOK TO MECHANIC, HAD THERMOSTAT AND WATER PUMP REPLACED. CAR RAN FINE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,THEN SAME PROBLEM. TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC. HE SAID ITS POSSIBLE THE THERMOSTAT PURCHASED WAS DEFECTIVE. INSTALLED NEW THERMOSTAT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. GOT IN CAR DID NOT GET HOT AND COOL BACK DOWN IT GOT TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND HEATER WORKED. THREE DAYS LATER, CAR STARTED GETTING HOT, COOLING BACK DOWN AND BUBBLING THE WATER OUT OF THE OVERFLOW RESERVOIR. THERE ARE NO LEAKS ANYWHERE,NO BLOWN GASKET, OR CRACKS. THIS PROBLEM IS BECOMING A BIG PAIN. I THINK IT IS A DEFECT CAUSED BY MANUFACTURER AND IF THE PROBLEM CANT BE FIXED, I KNOW ILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM {GREAT MISTAKE} VEHICLE AGAIN. *NM

VEHICLE IS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE OUT THE INTAKE GASKET MANIFOLD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM FOR REPAIR. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE COMPONENT SHOULD BE RECALLED TO THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS IT EXHIBITS. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS. THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO OFFERED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO NOTIFIED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. *AK *JB

FUEL GAUGE READ 1/2 TO 1/4 FULL AND TANK RAN DRY WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON FREEWAY TO WORK. HAD TO COAST OVER 3 LANES TO SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. SENDER UNIT WAS REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MALIBUS, ALEROS, AND GRAND AMS. HAVE HAD FRIENDS WITH THESE CARS AND A SUNFIRE THAT HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION WAS DROPPED BECAUSE OF DECREASE IN COMPLAINTS, BUT MY MECHANIC TELLS ME HE WORKS ON AT LEAST 5 OF THESE MODELS A MONTH FIXING THIS SAME PROBLEM ON ALL OF THEM. I THINK THAT IF I PERSONALLY KNOW FOUR PEOPLE BESIDES MYSELF THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SENDER UNIT, GM SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS COMPONENT. JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE HASN'T BEEN INJURED YET, SHOULD NOT BE A DETERMINING FACTOR.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TURN SIGNALS PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING TURN SIGNALS WORKED OFF AND ON. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS STILL UNKNOWN.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT CAPITOL CHEVROLET REPLACED THE HAZZARD SWITCH AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *TC

WHILE BRAKING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

EVERY TIME I WOULD PUSH ON MY BRAKE PEDAL IT WOULD POP AND MY BRAKES WOULD HARDLY STOP. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE GM DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO IT WAS A MANUFACTORS PROBLEM. WELL IT KEPT HAPPENING,SO I TOOK IT BACK AND HAD NEW FRONT BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR. I HAVE DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND IT IS STARTING TO DO IT AGAIN . I WOULD L IKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS SOME KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. I THINK IT KEEP S RUNING MY BRAKES WHAT EVER IT IS.*AK

(1) THE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. (2) THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS RADIATOR FLUID DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS. FORTUNATELY, THE PROBLEM WAS OBSERVED BEFORE THE ENGINE OVERHEATED OR CAUGHT FIRE, BUT THERE IS EVIDENCE OF COOLANT CONTAMINATING THE ENGINE OIL: FURTHER CONSEQUENCES WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE FUTURE. (3) THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED. A FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM BUT REPAIRS HAVE NOT YET BEEN CONTRACTED. A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP/SERVICE CENTER (BILL HEARD) GAVE AN ESTIMATE OF $1000 FOR THE REPAIR. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAULT IN CHEVY MALIBUS AND OTHER GM CARS WITH THIS ENGINE TYPE. THE SERVICE REP AT FIRESTONE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM SEEN IN THIS CAR, AND THE SERVICE REP AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IN MALIBUS, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS FAIL "MORE OFTEN THAN NOT." *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK THE PROBLEM WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHILE IN MOTION MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN. *SC *JB

TURN SIGNAL AND FLASHER WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES IN THE REAR TO SEE WHEN DRIVER NEEDED TO TURN. CONSUMER WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY, THE SIGNALS FAILED TO FUNCTION. HIS FAILURE COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK *SC

THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 03043 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL#03V327000 (HAZARD SWITCH). THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE, BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB THE TURN SIGNAL WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC

THE IGNITION BECAME INOPERABLE. KEY WOULD NOT TURN, THE KEY CYLINDER AND SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR 2003. IN BOTH OCCURANCES THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE ON 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. HAD TO PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS WHICH SOMETIMES ALSO WOULD NOT WORK . HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED AT AUTHORIZED CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON 7/26/04 AT A COST OR $135.07.*AK JUST RECENTLY NOTICED ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT RECALL 03V327000 HAD BEEN ISSUED ON 2/5/04 BY GENERAL MOTORS. CALLED CHEVY RECALL CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 11/29/04 TO INQUIRE WHY I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WAS TOLD MY CAR VIN # NOT ON LIST FOR RECALL DUE TO DATE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO REACH AN AGREEMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT SINCE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM CONTAINED IN THE RECALL. BELIEVE YOU SHOULD REOPEN INVESTIGATION FOR GENERAL MOTORS TO AMEND RECALL FOR CARS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT ON THEIR ORIGINAL RECALL LIST.

TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL 03V327000/HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECTS THAT WERE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *AK

RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WAS ISSUED. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORK SOMETIMES AND OTHER TIMES THEY DO NOT. TURN SIGNALS BLINK FASTER/SLOWER THAN NORMAL ON THE CONUSMERS VEHICLE. *TC

THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES THEY WORKED, AND SOMETIMES THEY DID NOT WORK. IF THE CONSUMER HIT THE DASHBOARD THE SIGNALS WOULD WORK. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL 03V327000. *AK *TC

THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB *SC

RECALL 03V327000/HAZARD WARNING SWITCH: THE TURN SIGNALS / HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK *TC

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM A RESTAURANT ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOCKED OPEN WHILE APPROACHING OUR EXIT. IT WAS ONLY BY MY QUICK REACTION AND COOL HEAD THAT MY FAMILY WAS SPARED A HORRENDOUS ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. JUST LAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.. THIS TRIBUTE WAS A NIGHTMARE, CONSIDERING THE AGE OF THIS VEHICLE AND ONLY 45,000 KILOMETERS.*AK

WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNAL SOMETIMES IT WILL WORK AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T. WHEN IT DOES NOT WORK THERE IS NO WARNING OR ANYTHING TO INDICATE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT. YET THERE WAS NO RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK RECALL #03V327000. *SC

BLINKERS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SWITCH IN THE STEERING. ALSO, CONSUMER'S FRIEND WENT INTO THE WEB AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK *NM

RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE TURN SIGNALS / HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERENOTIFIED, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED TO COME ON. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL I ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

TRUN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK HALF THE TIME, IN ORDER TO MAKE SIGNALS FUNCTION YOU HAVE TO HIT THE HAZARD SWITCH WHILE DRIVING. *AK

200 CHEVY MALIBU HAZARD SWITCH CLICKS AND BLINKER DOESN'T WORK 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME, CALL CHEVY ABOUT RECALL AND THEY SAY MINE IS NOT UNDER RECALL BECAUSE OF WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED. I THINK THIS IS CRAZY. *JB

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-295 SOUTH AT 65 MPH. APPARENTLY, GASOLINE WAS NOT GETTING TO THE FUEL PUMP. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT; I HAD TO COAST FROM THE FAST LANE TO THE SHOULDER (THREE LANES)...IT WAS SCARY! VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (BRANDOW CHEVROLET, FLORENCE, NJ). THE FUEL PUMP RELAY AND SENDER WAS BAD. HAD TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED. *AK

MANUFACTURER USED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO LEAK COOLANT AND OVERHEAT. WHY USE PLASTIC? WHAT HAPPENS TO PLASTIC WHEN IT CONTINUOUSLY HEATS AND COOLS, IT FAILS. A RELATIVE HAS THE SAME ENGINE IN A DIFFERENT MODEL CAR FROM THIS MANUFACTURER AND HAS THE SAME ISSUE. NOT MODEL SPECIFIC, BUT ENGINE SPECIFIC. CHEVROLET 2000 MALIBU.*AK

TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE HAZARD SWITCH HAD TO BE TURNED ON TO GET THE TURN SIGNALS TO OPERATE. *JB

THE TURN SIGNAL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE HAZARD SWITCH NEEDED TO BE TURNED ON TO GET THE TURN SIGNAL TO OPERATE OR SOMETIMES IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. *JB TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT. WATER GETS IN THE CASING. BRAKES AND CALIBER WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. *TC

MY WIFE'S 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE HER BLINKERS WERE INTERMITTENT. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR HER MODEL YEAR AND MODEL, BUT WHEN I CALLED GM, I WAS TOLD THAT HER VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS WAS DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT DID HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM OF INTERMITTENT BLINKER ACTIVITY. (RECALL 03V327000) SO I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, PAID THE $30 FOR A NEW HAZARD SWITCH (PART NUM: 22594146), CAME HOME, TOOK THE BEZEL OFF HER DASH, REPLACED THE SWITCH, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THERE HAS BEEN NO PROBLEM SINCE. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD OPEN THE RECALL TO INCLUDE A GREATER AMOUNT OF VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO GET REFUNDED FOR BUYING THE NEW PART, AND I HAVE THE OLD PART OF THAT IS NEEDED.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU IN DEC 1999. THE CAR HAD 6 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR I HAVE NOTICED THE CAR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING A LITTLE, AND I AM HAVING TO FILL THE COOLANT UP ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS(WITH NO NOTICABLE LEAKS). *AK AT THIS POINT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SHOPS TELLING ME THAT THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS REPLACED (COST 5-700 DOLLARS!!)--I STILL OWE 11000 ON THE CAR. I HAVE READ AND SEEN MANY OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE AND AM VERY DISSAPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP OUT. OF COURSE NOW THE CAR IS AT 66000 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY--SO I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIR--SINGLE MOTHER/GOING TO SCHOOL/WORKING FULL TIME THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT OUT OF A NEW CHEVY....

HAZARD SWITCH INOPERABLE, CAUSING HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL TO FAIL OR BECOME INTERMITTENT CAUSING POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED SUDDENLY TO DECELERATE, AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE STALLING. ALSO, TIE RODS WERE RUBBING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK *NM

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LIGHT SIGNALS ON VEHICLE DID NOT WORK. SHE HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LIGHT SIGNALS.*AK

TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD FLASHER TURN SIGNALS ARE INTERMITTENT AT FIRST THEN THEY FAIL TO OPERATE 99 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE CAR WAS THREE YEARS OLD, AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FOR THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO COME ON WHEN APPLIED. CONSUMER HEARD A SOUND WHILE TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNALS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SIGNAL LIGHT FLASHER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHER TIMES. GM ISSUED A RECALL FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT ONLY COVERED FEB 2000 THROUGH MAY 2001. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS A 1999 NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. (RECALL # 03V327000). TC

THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WORKED INTERMITTANTLY. THIS VEHICLE IWASNOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME DEFECT AS MENTIONE DIN THE RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 03V327000. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BECAME BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK

I REPEATED HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND/OR NOT GOING INTO GEAR COMPLETELY AND THIS PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON A FEW OCCASIONS. I FIRST SUSPECTED SOMETHING WAS FAULTY SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE - WHICH WAS A GM CERTIFIED VEHICLE. LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $2000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. ITEMS REPLACED INCLUDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND SOLENOIDS. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THAT I HAVE COOLANT LEAKING AND ASSUME IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET - BUT HAVE NOT HAD IT DIAGNOSED YET.

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE WAS REGISTERING AS HOT ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK *TS

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK *TS

RECALL 03V327000, CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. INTERMITTENTLY TURN SIGNAL WILL NOT WORK.A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK *TS

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. DEALERSHIP URGED CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA TO REPORT THE DEFECTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

I AM THE OWNER OF A CHEVROLET MALIBU. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING SPEEDS OF 55 OR MORE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. FIRST, IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. SECOND, IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIRD, THE CAR QUIT ON ME AND MY DAUGHTER WHEN WE WERE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY GOING 60 MILES PER HOUR. WE COULD HAVE KILLED OURSELVES AND SOMEONE ELSE. *JB

HORN INOPERATIVE, ACCIDENT NEARLY OCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE DEALER DENIED FAILURE OCCURRED. HORN NOW IS INOPERATIVE. *AK

AT APPROX. 10,000 MILES, THE ENGINE WOULD STOP WITHOUT WARNING OR TROUBLE LIGHTS. AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD STILL BE ON WHEN THE TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. IT WOULD BE TRIGGERED BY BUMPS IN THE ROAD. DAD, 88, WAS WORRIED. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR WHICH HAS DASH MOUNTED IGNITION SWITCH BUT NEVER RECALLED. DETENT IN SWITCH IS POOR. WITH MINOR WEAR, A LARGE AMOUNT OF KEYS CAUSES THE SWITCH TO MOVE APPROX. 1/8 INCH COUNTERCLOCKWISE, SHUTTING THE CAR WITHOUT ANY DASH LIGHT INDICATION. NEW SWITCHES ARE NOT IMPROVED. YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE KEY ON CHAIN SO AS NOT TO DISTURB THE SWITCH ROTATION DUE TO THE POOR DETENT EXACT DATE OF FIRST SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE. CAR IS ON THE THIRD SWITCH. *JB

BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE FAULTY. THE CAR MAKES RATTLING NOISES WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED AND IS DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE CAR SHAKES EXCESSIVELY WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED ON THE INTERSTATE AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES ALSO. *JB

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE'S BLINKERS DO NOT WORK.*MR THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED A NEW SWITCH FOR THE BLINKERS. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER GM VEHICLES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE VEHICLE'S VIN AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONSUMER WANTS T BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACED SWITCH. *NM

INTERMITTENTLY POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THEN, POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY ENGAGED, SOMETIME RESULTING IN OVER STEERING. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT INDICATED THAT POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED TO WORK. *AK RECALL# 03V327000. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED NHTSA RECALL 03V27000. HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON USING THE TURN SIGNALS OR TURNING THE HAZARD BUTTON THE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE AND BECAME INOPERABLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT WAS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V327000. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT 29,000 MILES, NOW 5,000 MILES LATER AT 34,000 MILES THE BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ROTORS RESURFACED AGAIN. I FEEL THE PARTS BEING USED ARE DEFECTIVE. I ALSO FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I LOOKED AT THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE I HAVE WHICH IS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKES. ISN'T IT TIME SOME ONE DID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SO MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING?*AK

STARTED TO ACT LIKE IT HAD PLUGGED FUEL FILTER HAD THEM CHANGED STILL GOT WORSE THEN HAD FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED DID NOT HELP I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS PRBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM ON THIS CAR I DO NOT HAVE THE FUND TO REPAIR A MANUFACTUERS ERROR AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE HEARD OF I LISTED THE DATE OF THE FIRST TIME IT STARTED IT IS STILL HAPPENING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. A DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. *AK *M

I HAVE HAZARD WARNING FAILURE INDICATED ON YOUR WEB SITE FOR MALIBU BUT GM STATES THAT MY VECHICLE NUMBER DOSEN'T FIT WITH THE RECALL ON MY MALIBU, BUT THIS CONTINUSE TO BE A CONCERN FOR MY WIFE AND MYSELF WHEN WE ARE DRIVING NOT KNOWING OUR SINGLE LIGHTS WILL FAIL*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC ABOUT RECALL(03V327000) BUT THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

AS READING OVER THE WEBSITE I NOTICE THE 2000 MALIBU IS PRETTY MUCH A LEMON. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIO, PRETTY MUCH EVERY GASKET IN THE ENGINE, THE FUEL PUMP, BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, NOW MY TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK, JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL I HAVE TO CHECK TO SEE IF I QUALIFY, MY ENGINE KNOCKS ON COLD STARTS, AND IT PRACTICALLY LOSSES ALL POWER WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE . . AND TOP IT OFF MY TRANSMISION SLIPS. . THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO . . AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. *JB

THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAVE OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN MARCH OF 2003. THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS BECOME COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THEY WILL BE INOPERATIVE FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND SOMETIMES IT CAN BE HOURS. OVERALL I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ONLY FUNCTION ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND STRESSFUL TO MANEUVER THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAVE OFTEN TIMES UPSET OTHER DRIVERS AFTER SWITCHING LANES WITHOUT HAVING A FUNCTIONING TURN SIGNAL. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED TO OCCUR (MORE THAN A YEAR AGO) I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANICS CHECKED THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS, AND AFTER FINDING NO PROBLEMS TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A LOOSE BULB SO IT SHOULD BE FIXED. THE NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, AND SO I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THEY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP TO CHECK IT OVER MORE CAREFULLY. AFTER A DAY IN THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND THAT DURING A TEST DRIVE THE BLINKERS OPERATING CORRECTLY. I TOOK THE CAR HOME, AND AS USUAL THE TURN SIGNALS CONTINUED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS IN THE HAZARD SWITCH (MOUNTED IN THE DASH). OFTEN TIMES WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS (AND HAZARDS) QUIT WORKING I CAN PRESS THE HAZARD SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY THEY WILL BEGINNING FUNCTIONING AGAIN. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT ON WARM AND HUMID DAYS, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL UNTIL THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS THOROUGHLY COOLED AND LOWERED THE HUMIDITY OF THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. IN THE NEAR FUTURE I PLAN ON TRADING THE CAR IN (AND PASSING ON THE PROBLEM TO SOMEONE ELSE) FOR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE (NOT A CHEVROLET) THAT WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TURN SIGNALS THAT OPERATE 100% OF THE TIME. *JB

OIL LEAKED INTO COOLANT SYSTEM OF OUR 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND FLUSHING OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS ENGINE ONLY HAD 40,900 MILES ON IT. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR GM ENGINE (3.1 LITER).

TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. *NM

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH 61K MILES. DISCOVERED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AS OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED AND COVERED UNDER RECALLS, BUT SOME WHICH ARE NOT. WORST PROBLEM IS INTAKE GASKET IS LEAKING RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK AND COOLANT MIXING WITH OIL. GM DEALER STATES THERE ARE NO CAMPAINS OR RECALLS ON THIS ITEM, ALTHOUGH I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON DOZENS OF WEBSITES.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILS TO COOL, FAILS TO COOL, WARMER AIR COMING OUT. COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAK, ADDED COOLANT, THIRD VISIT REPLACED PART OF AIR CONDITIONER, 1 YEAR LATER FAILING TO COOL AGAIN, SOME VALVE WAS STUCK, $70 NOW THAT WARRANTY IS UP, RESISTER NOT WORKING CORREXCTLY, ONLY WORKS ON HIGHEST TWO OPTIONS, WANTED TO CHARGE ANOTHER $100 FOR REPLACEMENT, CAN'T AFFORD. 2000 GEO METRO, ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET IS NOT EXACTLY A GOOD AIR CONDITIONER ANYWAY, NOT VERY COOL WHEN WORKING RIGHT. *LA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING,TURN SIGNALS HAZARDS LIGHT.QUIT WORKING THEN START THEN QIUT.THE CHEVROLET GARAGE TOLD US IT IS A SOLDERING PROBLEM,ND THE CAR WAS MADE LIKE THIS AND OTHERS MALIBU WAS RECALLED BUT YOURS HASN'T AND ITS THE SAME YEAR ,MAKE, AND MODEL.*AK

RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN FIFTY TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. *AK

RECALL 03V327000, WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FAILED TO WORK. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEMS STARTED AT 89,000 MILES IN MAY 2003. *NM

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE BRAKES GRABBED SO HARD THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. ON ONE OCCASION THIS FAILURE CAUSED LOST OF CONTROL, IN WHICH THE CONSUMER ALMOST CRASHED INTO AN 18 WHEELER, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE MEDIUM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND WAS NOW REFUSING TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE. *AK THERE WAS A RATTLE UNDER THE HOOD AT THE FIREWALL AREA WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE HOSE ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND RUBBING UNDER THE VEHICLE, BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD WORE THIN, THE FUEL PUMP SENDER DID NOT HOLD THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL PRESSURE, THERE WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE 24X CRANK SENSOR, THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION DUE TO WEAK FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WHICH WERE NOISY (THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED), THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR SHORTED, THE WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY LEAKED COOLANT, THERE WAS A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HARDWARE WAS BAD AND WAS LOOSE IN THE CALIPER, ROTOR PULSATION WHICH WAS REPLACED PER BULLETIN, THE TURN SIGNAL WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE A/C HAD INTERNAL DAMAGE AND WOULD CUT ON AND OFF. *SC

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING THE HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT. INTERMITTENTLY, THE HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER WAS INFOMED HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *SC *JB

WE UNFORTUNATELY OWN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES FOR GOING OUT OF ROUND. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT LESS THEN 50,000 MILES AT THE COST OF $728.00. THE AIR CONDITIONER POPS ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN NOT COOLING FOR THE MOST PART. THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NONFUNCTIONAL AND OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE. THEN THERE IS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE COOLANT LEAKING AND THE CAR OVERHEATING WE ARE TOLD THIS IS A MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET AND WILL COST AROUND 800.00 TO FIX. THE NEWEST PROBLEM IS THE FACTORY INSTALLED RADIO TUNER IS BURNED OUT AND NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE RADIO COSTING YET ANOTHER $100.00 DOLLARS OR SO THIS CAR HAS NICKEL AND DIMED US TOO MUCH. AFTER LOOKING OVER YOUR SITE I FOUND THESE TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. I FEEL THIS CAR WAS A LEMON ACROSS THE BOARD NOT JUST OURS BUT, ALL 2000 MALIBU'S. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE CARS ON A WHOLE THEY WERE VERY BADLY MANUFACTURED AND WE ALL DESERVE SOME COMPENSATION FOR IT. *JB

AFTER STOPPING FOR AN ERRAND AND SEEING A PUDDLE OF COOLANT ON THE GROUND, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE LEAK CHECKED ON. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A LEAK IN THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. THE SHOP ADVISED THAT THIS REPAIR WAS COMMON AND POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE TYPE OF COOLANT USED AND POSSIBLY DEFECTS WITH THE GASKETS OR INTAKE MANIFOLD. THEY PROVIDED AND ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS BETWEEN $600.00 AND $800.00 DEPENDING IF ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED (POLAR CHEV IN WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN) WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE REPAIR AND REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THEY DO A LOT OF THESE REPAIRS ON THE MALIBU AND IMPALA BUT THE REPAIR IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED ALSO. THEY SAID NO SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OR BULLETINS ISSUED ABOUT COOLANT LEAKS ON THE 200 CHEV MALIBU. FROM RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE IT APPEARS TO BE A LARGE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES AND CHEV REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *JB

WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS RESULTED IN RUST AND THE BULB BLOWING OUT. *AK THE STOP SIGNAL AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ALSO GET RUSTED. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THE BULBS EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. *SC *JB

TURN INDICATORS WOULD FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HAVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT; BUT, MANY CLOSE CALLS. IN THE FALL OF 2002, I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. IN 2003 IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT GM WAS GOING TO HAVE A RECALL CAMPAIGN IN THE 1ST QUARTER OF 2004; HOWEVER, MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RANGE OF VEHICLES TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

LIGHT FOR LOW WATER WOULD COME ON. ABOUT 3-4 TIMES EVERY 6 MONTHS STARTING 2002. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERY TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN, EVEN JUST A FEW BLOCKS. AT THAT POINT, THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME WHEN THE MAJOR TROUBLE STARTED. THE REPAIR REPORT READS "LOW COOLANT LIGHT IS ON AND THE OIL APPEARS TO HAVE WATER MIXED... ADVISE... LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING -REPLACED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. ALL RELATED GASKET/SEALS. 6 HOURS OF LABOR IN CARY, NC. TOTAL BILL $768. + $50 FOR TOWING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS A LOT FOR A RELATIVELY "YOUNG" CAR. THANK GOODNESS THE LOW WATER LIGHT WORKED -- BUT NO EXCUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO TURN ON THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS TO GET THE SIGNAL LIGHTS TO WORK. THE LIGHTS WOULD WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN WOULD START BACK DOING THE SAME THING. *SC *JB

TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

INTERMITTENTLY THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT OPERATE, CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS NOT TO BE AWARE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TURNING SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED BUT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM

TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

1ST ISSUE: VEHICLE HORN NOT WORKING AT STEERING COLUMN. REPLACED FUSES UNDER HOOD AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. HORN DOES WORK WHEN VEHICLE'S PANIC ALARM IS SOUNDED AND WHEN REMOTE LOCKS ARE ACTIVATED. WILL ATTEMPTING TO GET VEHICLE FIXED BUT CONCERNED ABOUT PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. 2ND ISSUE: THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS ON/ OFF SENSOR. THIS SENSOR APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED FROM THE FIRST FEW MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS NEVER ACTIVATE. THE NIGHTTIME HEADLAMPS ARE ALWAYS ON WHEN IGNITION IS ON.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 MALIBU WITH 16.000 MILES ON IT. THE FUEL PUMP JUST WENT. THE MECHANICS I SPOKE WITH FELT THIS TO BE HIGHLY UNUSUAL. HE FELT THAT THERE MOST LIKELY WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *AK

THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON.SOMETIMES TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT CAN MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN OR PULLING THE BOTTLE/CAN HOLDER OUT CAN HELP. LATELY THE FUEL INDICATER AND THE A/C WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED BUT MAY COME ON 2 OR 3 BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE AND OR THE SERVICE AUTO LIGHT MAY COME ON. THE FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND DO NOT APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED BUT SOMETIMES ROTATING THEM WILL CAUSE THE PART NOT WORKING TO START WORKING AGAIN. I THINK THERE MAY BE AN ELECTRIAL PROBLEM IN THE PANEL BEHIND THE FUSES TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURING WITH NO APPARENT PATTERN EXCEPT FOR THE USE OF THE BOTTLE/CAN HOLDER.*AK

MY 2000 MALIBU WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT STARTED LOSING COOLANT AT ABOUT 48,000 MILES. I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $1,000 DOLLARS TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP LOSING FLUIDS. THE LAST REPAIR WAS A NEW GASKET SET PER SERVICE BULLITIN #03-06-01-010 DATED MARCH OF 2003. IS THERE ANY OTHER COURSE OF ACTION THAT I CAN TAKE. I CANNOT AFFORD ANY MORE EXPENSES ON IT. ALSO THE TURN SIGNALS SEEM TO FAIL WHEN MY CAR HEATER DOES NOT HEAT UP, THEY COME BACK IF I TURN MY EMERGENCY FLASERS ON AND THEN OFF. *AK

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DELAYED. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. A HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *LA

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AND IT WEARS OUT BRAKE PADS ON LESS THEN 10,000 MILES. GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND BLAMES THE CUSTOMER'S DRIVING HABITS. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO THERE IS NOT MUCH I CAN DO SINCE GM SAYS IT IS THE BRAKE PADS. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING ELSE CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT GM REFUSES TO LISTEN. *LA

GEAR SHIFT HANDLE CRACKED. *MR

AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL ON AUG 27, 2003; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V327000 REGARDING THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER ON A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU, I CONTACTED A CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS KARL CHEVROLET IN ANKENY IOWA. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN RELATED THAT MY CAR WAS MADE BEFORE THE CARS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT. MY TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK AT TIMES. THERE IS NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR. THE VIN IS [XXX]. UPDATED 07/27/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I CALLED GM ABOUT RECALL #03043 AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY 2000 MALIBU THAT IS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 2001 MALIBU IS HAVE THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING THE TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS NOT TO BE AWARE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

GOING TO WORK CAR JUST DIES. WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC. HE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. MY CAR IS A 2000 MAILBU WHICH ONLY HAS 15,000 MILES ON IT . CANNOT BELIVE THAT THIS PART WOULD FAIL THAT SOON. THIS REPAIR COST ME 500.00 THE PART ALONE WAS OF COURSE A DEALER ONLY PART. WAS 350.00 PLUS A FILTER. OUTRAGEOUS. ARE THESE THINGS MADE OUT OF GOLD. *AK

WHILE TURNING TURN SIGNAL FLASHER LIGHT FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

GM HAS A RECALL ON CHEVROLET MALIBU'S YEAR 2000 (HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH REPLACEMENT) I HAVE A CHEVROLET MALIBU YEAR 2000 WITH A FAULTY HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH, BUT MS. GAY MILLER OF CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID, "YOUR VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL." HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD REPAIR SOME FAULTY HAZARD LIGHT SWITCHES ON CHEVROLET MALIBU'S YEAR 2000 BUT NOT ALL CHEVROLET MALIBU'S YEAR 2000 WITH FAULTY HAZARD LIGHT SWITCHES.

DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL FITTING WHICH WAS LEAKING GAS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY TURN SIGNALS AS MANY OTHERS ARE AS WELL. GM HAD A RECALL ON THE 2000 MALIBU BUT TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT REQUIRED TO RECIEVE A RECALL BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER BUT THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR A FEE. I THINK GM SHOULD FIX MINE SINCE THEY ALREADY ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM AND IT SOUNDS SOUNDS THE SAME AS THE RECALL. I THINK THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

MY CAR HAS HAD THE SIGNAL LIGHTS REPLACED, THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, & THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED ALL PROBLEMS W/ MY CAR BEFORE I HAD REPLACED WERE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME & MY 2 CHILDREN. I WILL NEVER BUY OR REFER ANYONE TO BUY A CHEVORLET MALIBU . *AK

WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENTLY TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO NHTSA RECALL (03V327000); HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *LA

I OWN A 2000 CHEVEROLET MALIBU. WHEN I WAS GETTING AN INSPECTION IT FAILED BECAUSE THE STEERING RACK WAS LOOSE, ONE OF THE SCREWS HOLDING IT TOGATHER,BACKED OUT. IT WAS STILL THERE BUT MONRO DOES NOT DO THIS TYPE OF WORK ON CARS. I WAS TOLD BY MONRO MUFFLER/BRAKE THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO A CHEVEROLET DEALER TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, STEVEN M. CROWE PUTTER9156@MSN.COM

TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS/HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS FAILED WHEN IT RAINED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

HAZARD LIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK *NM

TURN SIGNALS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN MAKING A TURN AND DRIVER BEHIND DOESN'T SEE THE BLINKERS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 200 MALIBU'S, BUT THE RECALL DID NOT COVER THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. DEALER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK THE TURN SIGNALS HAD BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR SOME TIME. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER BEFORE THE RECALL WAS INITIATED.

WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SAT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED THREE MORE TIMES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FUEL PUMP SENDER ASSEMBLY, FUEL HARNESS AND FUEL FILTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *JB *LA

MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : MALIBU YEAR : 2000 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V327000 RECALL DATE : AUG 27, 2003 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 670740 MY 2000 CHEV MALIBU LS HAS HAD THE PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABOVE RECALL FOR TWO MONTHS AND THE CHEV DEALERSHIP AND GM HAVE REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR. TODAY I PAID FOR THE SERVICE MYSELF BUT WANT A REFUND. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH GM BUT THEY SAID NO.

TURN SIGNAL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAD 37,500 MILES ON IT WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE FIRESTONE AFFINITY P21560R15 TIRES WERE CRACKING. THE DEEP GROOVES BETWEEN THE TREADS HAD CRACKS AND THE SHOULDER OF THE TIRE HAD A WEB OF CRACKS. THERE WAS STILL A LOT OF TREAD LEFT ON THE TIRES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS OCCUR ON ANY TIRES I HAVE OWNED IN MY 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. ONE LOCAL TIRE STORE ADVISED ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON IN AFFINITY TIRES BECAUSE FIRESTONE DOESN'T PUT ENOUGH MOISTURE INTO THE COMPOUND THEREBY SHORTENING THE LIFE OF THE TIRE.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, POWER STEERING FAILURE, FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *JB

WATER PUMP FAILURE, TURNING LIGHTS FAILURE. *JB

I HAD THE CAR FOR 3 1/2 YEARS AND IT HAS GIVEN ME SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MISFIRE SENSORS, CLICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR HOLE, THIS IS BESIDES OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE WATER PUMP, FUEL PUMP, TRANSMISSION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND MUCH MORE. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEM WITH SIGNAL LIGHT SWITCH AND HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT SWITCH PROBLEMS. THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

THE TURN SIGNAL BECOMES INOPERATIVE. WHEN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH IS PUSHED, THE TURN SIGNAL RECOVERS FOR A FEW MINUTES. THERE IS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS YEARS MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR, "BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT WITHIN THE STATED VIN RELEASED FOR RECALL".

INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED

I JUST HAD TO HAVE MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. I HAD TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. THE CHEVROLET MALIBU 2000 TAIL LIGHT LEAKED ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE LIGHT. I DO NOT BELIEVE I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO HELP FROM MANUGACTURER TO PAY FOR THIS REPLACEMENT.

HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND GASKET ON MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. *AK

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 18,000 MILE IN MARCH OF 2002. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP A WEEK LATER DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES/ROTORS AND THE BRAKES/ROTORS WERE REPLACED. I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. IN THE 2 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR, I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 2 TIMES AND REPLACED THE BRAKES 3 TIMES. THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS. MY CAR ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES. I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A WEAR ISSUE AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I FEEL A RECALL IS WARRANTED AS THIS IS OBVIOULSY A DEFECT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL.*AK

RECALL 03V327000, HAZARD WARNING SWITCH: INTERMITTENTLY THE HAZARD AND SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. CONSUMER HAD A MECHANIC EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

POSITIVE POST OF AC DELCO BATTERY IN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU FAILED, RESULTING IN TOTAL POWER LOSS TO VEHICLE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER PARTS PERSON STATED THAT THEY SEE THIS FAILURE OFTEN DUE TO BATTERY HAVING A DEFECTIVE SEAL ON THE POS. POST. EXCESSIVE ACID LEAKAGE RESULTED FROM THIS FAILURE. *NM

MY 2000 MALIBU/4DR SEDAN WOULD STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WOULD BE NO WARNING IT WOULD JUST STOP. THIS CAUSE ALL THE POWER TO STOP WORKING(STEERING,BRAKES). TAKING THE CAR TO A GM DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIR, THEY CONNECTED THE TEST EQUIPMENT UP AND SAID THEY FOUND NO CODES. I INSTRUCTED THEM TO TAKE THE CAR ON A ROAD TEST, WHEN THEY DID THIS THE CAR STOPPED ON THEM ALSO. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM THEY FOUND A TECH BULLETIN(REF:REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PICKUP SCREEN AND FILTER). AFTER THIS REPAIR THE CAR NOW RUNS FINE. IT HAS 45725 MILES AT THE TIME OF TROUBLE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED. THIS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO MOVE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL NO. #03V327000, HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FAILURE. INTERMITTENTLY THE SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. ALSO,WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE ENGAGED ONLY A IRRITATING NOISE WAS HEARD. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

VEHICLE : 2000 MALIBU VIN : [XXX] I'VE READ THAT THERE ARE TECHNICIAN NOTES, SENT BY GM CORP., ABOUT A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE 2000/2001 MALIBU V6 3.1 ENGINE FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING AND FOR PISTONS,VALVE GUIDES AND LIFTERS WITH VALVES 1,2,3,4 AND GM'S REMEDY WITH UPDATED PARTS LIST TO REMEDY THE DESIGN PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THESE WITH THE APPROPRIATE VIN #. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ASSISTANCE BUT HAVE ONLY RECEIVED A PERSON THAT TRANSMITS BUT DOES NOT RECEIVE IN THE CONVERSATION. I HAVE ALL THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR OIL CHANGES, AIR & FUEL FILTERS ETC. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. I ALSO HAVE COPIES OF GM CORPORATE BULLETINS TO THE TECHNICIANS ACKNOWLEDGING THE DESIGN FLAWS AND THE CORRECTIONS AND PARTS LIST TO REMEDY THE DESIGN FLAWS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED, ONE YEAR OLD WITH 26,879 MILES. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO 3 DIFFERENT TECHNICIANS WHO HAVE STATED THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT AND IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I PRESENTLY HAVE THE VEHICLE AT DON'S BROOKLYN CHEVROLET WHERE THEY ARE REPAIRING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND DIAGNOSING FURTHER PROBLEM WITH THE PISTONS AND LIFTERS. ROBBY STATES THE PISTONS NEED REPLACING TO ELIMNATE THE PROBLEM. I AM A LOYAL CHEVROLET CUSTOMER FOR OVER 30YRS AND CURRENTLY OWN A 1993 CHEVY LUMINA EUROSPORT, PURCHASED NEW, 2000 CHEVY MALIBU, PURCHASED USED 1 YR OLD, AND A 2002 CHEVY IMPALA LS, PURCHASED NEW, BEING A LOYAL CUSTOMER AND NEVER HAD A NEED BEFORE, I NEED ASSISTANCE AS THIS HAS BEEN A DESIGN FLAW THAT GM KNEW ABOUT, I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR GM'S PROBLEM. GM SHOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEMS NOW BEFORE AND ENGINE BLOWS ON THE FREEWAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE AND SOMEONE IS EITHER INJURED OR KILLED. PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL AT [XXX]. *JB UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS OPERATED POORLY AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. *AK (FOR ROSEZELLA STEVENS) *SC *JB

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL AS FLASHERS. GM STATES MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. *JB

I HAVE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. BREAKS (ABS) OCCATIONALLY LOOSE POWER WHILE ON A DRY DAY AND MAY LOCK ON A WET DAY WHILE CAR SKID TO STOP (A DIFFICULT TO CONTROL SITUATION). DEALER REPLACED THE HUB (FOR A BAD ABS SENSOR!) BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM; DEALER CONTENDS THAT SUCH OCCURANCE IS NORMAL AND RECOMMENDS CAUTION. I BELIEVE IT IS RESULT OF A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT AND IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN.*AK

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT HAS THE SYMPTOMS LISTED IN THE RECALL THAT IS COVERED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE HAS A BUILD DATE PRIOR TO THE BUILD DATE COVERED BY THIS RECALL. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THE FAULTY COMPONET WAS BEING USED EARLIER THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AT 49000 MILES. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT TAKE ACTION ON IT. THE MOST DISCOURAGING THING ABOUT THE PROBLEM IS THE CONTEMPT THAT GM SEEMS TO HAVE FOR THEIR CONSUMERS. THEY RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO THEIR DEALERS REGARDING THE PROBLEM, YET THEY DO NOTHING FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY AN OBVIOUS PRODUCT DEFECT. MY REQUEST FOR COST ASSISTANCE FROM GENERAL MOTORS WAS MET WITH A FLIPPANT ATTITUDE TOWARD THE LOSS OF MY LOYALTY AS A CUSTOMER.*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THEY BOTH WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TURN SIGNALS WERE ALSO REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *LA

VEHICLE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD BEGAN LEAKING AT 45000 MILES (500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE), HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 4 TIMES IN 65,000 MILES. THE TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE JUST DIES. IF I LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE IT WILL CRANK BACK UP. ASE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE IGNITION MODULE, SO I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND THAT DID NOT FIX IT. I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING FORUMS ON-LINE AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD AND SEVERE PROBLEM, I UNDERSTAND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE FAN SWITCH HAS QUIT WORKING ON POSITONS (SPEEDS) 1 AND 2...THAT HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 37,000 MILES ON (NOT UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY) ....I ONCE WAS A DIE HARD CHEVY MAN..THANKS TO THIS CAR I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *AK

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU BOUGHT WITH 120,000 MILES ON IT. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER GETTING THIS CAR FOR 5500.00, WHEN RETAIL ON THE CAR WAS 8300.00, I HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE VALVE COVER GASKETS BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING COOLANT. ALSO, THE BRAKES SHUDDER AND VIBRATE WHENEVER APPLIED, EVEN AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. HALF A WEEK LATER, THE GAS GAUGE FELL TO ZERO WHILE NORMAL DRIVING AND THE LOW GAS LIGHT CAME ON, EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST FILLED THE CAR UP TWO DAYS PRIOR. THERE WAS PLENTY OF GAS IN THE CAR, ABOUT 3/4 OF A TANK. ALSO, THE TRANMISSION IS SLIPPING NOW WHEN I SPEED UP. WHEN I SPEED UP THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR RIGHT AWAY UNTIL 4000 RPM. WHEN IT DOES SHIFT, IT SHIFT WITH A LARGE JOLT THAT SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE GAS LIGHT CAME ON, AND I FIND THE CAR TO ONLY NOW HAVE ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. ALSO, THE CAR SMELLS OF GASOLINE AND LEAKS, EVEN THOUGH I HAD IT FIXED. *AK

ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MODULE MALFUNCTIONING. CHEVY MALIBU 2000 IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. WHEN STARTING THE CAR ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, FUEL GAGE DOES NOT WORK , SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, NO HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING BLOWS, WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN, EVENTUALLY ALL LIGHTS POP OFF EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EVERYTHING BEGINS TO WORK... WINDOWS, TEMPERATURE, SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAGE, ETC...

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR 8 TIMES IN 2YRS I HAVE HAD IT. *AK

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE PULSATION, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON AND WAS INTERMITTENT. THIS MADE THE STOPPING DISTANCE LONGER ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *SC

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STARTED THE VEHICLE THE ANTI THEFT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE HEATER AND SIGNAL LIGHTS ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS EVERY 6,000 MILES. *NM

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS. *LA THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING VIRTUALLY LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL FOR PREVIOUS MODELS REGARDING THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. (RECALL#03V527000). *JB

IGNIGTION LOCK CYLINDER HAVING DIFFICULTY TURN THE IGNITION DUE TO TUMBLERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAD SEVERAL MONTHS WHERE IT TOOK 10-20 MINUTES TO START THE CAR BECAUSE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN THE IGNIGTION OVER VARIOUS NUMBER OF DATES. *AK

VEHICLE LOST POWER AND QUIT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *JB

ANTIFREEZE USED IN OUR 2000 MALIBU HAS BEEN FOUND TO FREQUENTLY CAUSE DETERIORATION AND FAILURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THERE HVE BEEN MANY CASES SITED ON THE INTERNET WITH NAMES AND SPECIFICS AND CHEVY/GMC REFUSES TO ADMIT IT IS THE ANTIFREEZE. THEY TOLD ME LAST NIGHT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE PLANT WHERE THE CAR WAS MADE.*AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *AK

AT 55000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. LOOKS LIKE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU.GM MUST DO SOMETHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND/OR ATTEMPTING TO USE THE TURN SIGNAL, A SHORT IN THE FLASHER SWITCH MADE THE TURN SIGNAL INOPERATIVE AND MADE OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INOPERATIVE (EX. GAUGES, RADIO AND A/C FAN). THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE FLASHER SWITCH REPEATEDLY THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WOULD WORK TEMPORARILY. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED TO ALLEVIATE THE STALLING CONDITION. THE TECHNICIAN HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM IN THE FLASHER SWITCH BUT HAS NOT REPLACED IT. A RECALL ON THE SWITCH IS SCHEDULED TO START LATER IN 2004 HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER/TURN SIGNAL WAS HARD TO ACTIVATE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM

2000 CHEVY MALIBU SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

ON YOUR SITE I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING COOLANT LEAK DUE TO POOR SEALING OF THE MANIFLOD GASKET THAT ACCORDING THE SEVICE BULLETIN ON THIS SITE, REQUIRES NEW GASKET TYPE TO REPLACE THE OLD, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS CLEANED AND COATED WITH THREDLOCKER AND TORQUED TO A REVISED SPEC. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE ONCE TO MY CAR AT ABOUT 30K MILES AND FORTUNATELY COVER UNDER WARRANTY, IF NOT IT WOULD HAVE COST ME $1050, PROBLEM IS NOW THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN AT 79K MILES AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY....HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD THIS HAPPEN? WAS THE SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT AS A PERMAMANT SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM? IF NOT HOW LONG SHOULD THIS WORK BE GUARANTEED? WHY WAS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A FATALITY TO RECALL A VECHICLE? IN ADDITION I ALSO HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH THAT ALSO EFFECTED THE WIPERS, NEITHER WOULD WORK, AGAIN THIS REPAIR WAS SUBMITTED AS WARRANTY WORK. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO BOB BELL CHEVY ABOUT HOW HOT THE DASH INSTRUMENTS GET TO TOUCH AND HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE RELATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS REPAIRED, TO NOTE..WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINED ABOUT THE HEAT WHEN TOUCHED TO CHANGE INTRUMENT SETTINGS I WAS TOLD "THAT'S NORMAL". GRANTED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED SOME OF THE WORK BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY A $250 DEDUCTABLE W/EACH PROBLEM. ALL THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THIS NHTSA SITE BY MANY PEOPLE AND ADDITION OTHERS I KNOW PERSONALLY AND WHO I HAVE HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH ALSO HAVE THE SAME YEAR MALIBU WITH ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS....WHY HASN'T THE MANUFACT. RECALLED THE CAR FOR THESES PROBLEMS, SURELY ALL CAN CAUSE FIRE SAFETY PROBLEMS. HOW ARE RECALLS DETERMINED AND WHAT CAN WE ALL DO????????????? I NEVER DREAMED CHEVROLET WOULD BE SO CHEESY. MY LAST CAR WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND OLDS CUSTOM CRUISER WAGON - NEVER GAVE ME A PROBLEM THAT WAS SO MAJOR AS THESE NOTED HERE, I SHOULD HAVE NEVER GOT RID OF IT FOR THIS MALIBU!*AK

TURN SIGNALS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT HAZARD SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE TURN SIGNALS / HAZARD FLASHERS ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK I REACHED MY DEALER WHO WAS HELPFUL HOWEVER THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I ALSO SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE 12/03 EDITION OF CONSUMER REPORTS CITING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THIS MATTER.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A "TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE." *PH THE CONSUMER LEFT FRONT CALIPER BOLT IS STRIPPED CAUSING A VIBRATING/ GRINDING NOISE THAT RADIATES FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AND THE CONSUMER IS TRYING TO OBTAIN AN OVER ALL INSPECTION OF THE MECHANICAL DEFECTS OF THE VEHICLE SO GM CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAULTY AUTOMOBILE. *CB

VEHICLE OVER-HEATED, TAKEN TO DEALER WHICH HAD BEEN SERVICING THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW. DEALER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND WATER PUMP CHARGING $1400.00 THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 24000 MILES ON IT AND WAS LESS THEN SIX MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER WOULD NOT WORK WITH ME AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. *CB

A/C TURNS OFF OR GOES ON AND OFF (LIGHT FLASHES). DEALER STATES CAUSE AS FAILED CONTROL HEAD. BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHRONIC PULSING THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUDDER, ESP. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FROM SPEEDS OF 30+ MPH. AT VARIOUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED, REPLACED (AT 22K MILES), NEW HUB ASSEMBLY INSTALLED. SIX ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. JUST HAD NEW BRAKES AND SHIM KIT INSTALLED BUT DON'T TRUST THAT THIS WILL FIX PROBLEM BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE.

1. PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF ON FROMT BUMPER AND LOWER DRIVER SIDE 2. TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES

THE LOWER INTAKE IS LEAKING COOLANT, CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT. WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IT WOULD NOT COVER IT UNLESS THE LOSS OF COOLANT CAUSED A HEAD GASKET TO BLOW OR ANOTHER TYPE OF MAJOR DAMAGE. I WORK WITH 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE MALIBU'S AND THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE PAINT ON HOOD STARTED CHIPPING @ OR ABOUT 30K DEALER SAID NOT WARRANTY PROBLEM. BEGINNING APR 2002 CAR INTERMITANTLY HAS HAD A "SURGING" IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING & PUTTING IN GEAR. AT FIRST JUST 1 OR 2 TIMES IN 3 OR 4 MOS. NOW THE LAST 8-9 WEEKS IT HAS HAPPENED MORE & MORE FREQUENTLY, THEN 2 WEEKS AGO THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME ERRATIC IN ACTIVATION & NOW WON'T WORK AT ALL.

I BOUGHT MY CAR ON 7/21/01, IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 10/3/01, 7/12/02,12/11/02, 6/23/03 AND 6/24/03. THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL AND THE ENGINE AS WELL. CHEVROLET HAS RUN DIAGNOSTICS MANY TIMES BUT IS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD. EVERYTIME I TAKE MY CAR IN, I AM TOLD IT'S NOW SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT HAS BROKEN. MY CAR WILL BREAK DOWN AND SOMETIMES IF I ALLOW IT TO SIT FOR 10 - 20 MINUTES IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. FOR AS MANY TIMES AS MY CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED, IT HAS BROKEN DOWN AT LEAST THREE TIMES BEFORE I TAKE IT IN. MY DISPUTE WITH CHEVY IS MY CAR IS A LEMON. THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE DIAGNOSTICS IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CHEVY INFORMED ME THAT DOES NOT MEAN THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM IT JUST MEANS THE COMPUTER CANNOT DETECT IT. I HAVE FILED WITH THE BBB AUTO LINE BUT BECAUSE MY CAR HAS MORE THAN 24,000 MILES THEY SAY I AM OUT OF LUCK. CHEVY IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR. MY DISPUTE IS SHOULD A CAR BREAK DOWN AT LEAST 5-10 TIMES A YEAR?

THIS CAR HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. THE DAY AFTER WE LEASED THE CAR IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE BRAKES, THE CAR HAS HAD 2 ENGINES IN IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT. THE BRAKES ARE STILL NOT CORRECT. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN AND THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY IS UP. WE COMPLAINED TO CHEVROLET AND THE BBB. TO NO AVAIL THEY SEEMED TO BE ON CHEVROLET'S SIDE IN THE CASE. WE WERE TO THE POINT THAT WE WERE JUST GOING TO LET THE CAR GO BACK BUT THAT WOULD ONLY HURT MY HUSBAND'S CREDIT MORE THEN IT WAS ALREADY. WE HAD TO KEEP THE CAR THROUGH THE LEASE. THIS LEFT A REALLY BAD TAST IN MY MOUTH FOR PURCHASING NEW VEHICLES BECAUSE YOU ARE STUCK WITH IT FOR THE DURATION OF THE LEASE OR PURCHASE.

POWER STEERING FAILED, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME STIFF. DRIVER CHECKED POWER STEERING AND FLUID WAS STILL FULL. *AK

THE TURN SIGNAL AND THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 WAS ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MARCH 2000. *AK WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON A BUZZING NOISE STARTED AND HE LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. *SC *JB

THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING AS THERE WAS NO FORMAL RECALL AT THIS TIME, SO THE CONSUMER WAS GIVING A FILE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET REPAIRS ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER WENT AND GOT THE CAR REPAIRED FOR $67.38 FROM A SERVICE DEALER. *CB *JB

TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO HAVE APPROPRIATE TURNING OR CHANGING LANE FUNCTIONS. TURN SIGNALS MAKE OTHER DRIVERS AWARE OF CONSUMER'S DIRECTION.*AK AFTER HAVING THE REPAIR DONE FOR A TOTAL OF $137.88 TWO WEEKS LATER A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE MALIBU, THE DEALER CHECKED THE CONSUMERS VIN AND FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SO THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMERS REPAIR BILL. *CB *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH PERSISTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS. HAVE TO REPLACE MAJOR BRAKE COMPONENTS EVERY APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. ALSO, DEXCOOL COOLENT LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AFTER ONLY (APPROX) 50,000 MILES. DEXCOOL COOLANT BREAKDOWN AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF COOLING SYSTEM. *AK

FRONT BRAKES (ROTORS) REPLACE AT 22,000MILES THE BRAKE PADS OUT LASTED THE ROTORS - THAT CAN'T HAPPEN ??? IT SEEMS THEY(GM) HAVE SOME TYPE OF DESIGN PROBLEM. *AK

I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKES THAT CAUSES PREMATURE WEAR OF THE ROTORS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED BY CUSTOMERS, SERVICE FACILITIES AND GM DEALERS. GM GOES OUT OF ITS WAY TO DISCOURAGE RELEVANT DISCUSSION OF THIS PROBLEM, CHOOSING INSTEAD TO IGNORE IT. IN THREE YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ROTORS 5 TIMES WITH 87,000 MILES ON THE CAR. IT IS EXPENSIVE AND HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR ROTORS TO WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY. EVERY MECHANIC/TECHNICIAN I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SAYS THE EXACT SAME THING: THE ROTORS ARE ENGINEERED EXTREMELY THIN DUE TO THE CALIPER DESIGN. IN ORDER TO FIT THE ROTOR IN PLACE - IT MUST BE SO THIN DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT TO BEGIN WITH IT IS BARELY WITHIN SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS. IF NOT EXTREMELY VIGILIANT, ROTORS CAN WARP QUICKLY - CAUSING A CASCADING EFFECT THAT IS ALSO WELL DOCUMENTED. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS SITUATION NEEDS CAREFUL SCRUTINY. GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP A REMEDY FOR THIS SITUATION. *AK

LEAKING COOLANT FROM AROUND ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER DIAGNOSIS: LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. MILEAGE 30,000. PREVIOUS REPAIR COMPLETED ON WATER PUMP FOR BAD BEARINGS AT 28,800 MILES. MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT USED IN THE BUILDING OF THESE MOTORS.*AK

THE ENGINE COOLANT CONSTANLY RUNS LOW OR EMPTY. I HAVE TO REFILL IT ALL THE TIME. NOW I FIND OUT I MIGHT HAVE A LEAK FROM THE COOLANT THAT IS RUNNING IN MY OIL. CAR ALSO HARD TO START SOMETIMES. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HAVING TO FILL UP THE ENGINE COOLANT CONSTANLY. SHE HAS A 2002 MODEL. HAVING TO FILL IT UP THAT OFTEN IS NOT NORMAL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE A WHILE TO RESTART AND WHEN IT DID RESTART IT NEEDED CONSTANT REFUELING. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY A LOCAL MECHANIC HE INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP. *AK *SCC *JB

WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WEARING. ALSO THERE WAS A VIBRATION WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ROTORS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED, BUT THEY NEVER DID. *CB *JB

INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AT OWNER EXPENSE OF $800. DOLLARS AND HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURNING LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND AS A RESULT HAVE NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY CHANGING LANES; LEVELS 1 AND 2 FOR THE BLOWER FOR HEAT/AIR STOPPED WORKING; HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS IN THE FRONT AT 26,000 MILES. *AK

THE BACK BRAKES LOCKED UP AT 55 MPH, WHICH MADE ME LOSE CONTROL AND SLAM INTO A TREE PRETTY HARD. THE ROAD CONDITION WAS PAVED AND DRY. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS WILL OCCUR IF CHEVROLET DOESN'T RESOLVE THIS MATTER! *LA

FRONT TIRES WEAR AND LOSE AIR PRESSURE PREMATURELY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, BUT DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU (36,000 MILES) RECENTLY STALLED 4 TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. ON FRIDAY 10/7 I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. I COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO CUT THE CAR BACK ON. AT WHICH TIME IT RESUMED DRIVING NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 10 MILES. THEN IT STALLED AGAIN. I TOWED THE CAR INTO TOWN AND DROVE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. (YES, THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY AROUND TOWN). THE REPAIR SHOP TESTED IT AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP I DROVE ABOUT 40 MILES (AGAIN AT GREATER THAN 75 MPH) AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. IT STARTED BACK UP IN 2-3 MINUTES. THEN 30 MILES LATER STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME ON A PART OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER! I COASTED THE CAR UNTIL THE SHOULDER REAPPEARED, PULLED ON TO IT AND RE-STARTED THE CAR. THE CAR DOES NOT SHOW ANY SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM IN MY DAY-TO-DAY DRIVING AROUND TOWN. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT SUITABLE TO DRIVE FOR LONG DISTANCES OR AT HIGH SPEEDS DUE TO THIS CONDITION. *LA

VEHICLE PASSLOCK THEFT DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE. AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES PER WEEK THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. *AK

I PUCHASED THIS CAR WITH 20000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT FOR A LITTLE OVER 5 MONTHS AND I AM REPLACING A FUEL PUMP THAT WILL COST $650. THE POWER STEERING HAS CORROSION, SO THE POWER STEERING HAS TO BE FLUSHED. REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL FILTER, A CRACKED FAN BELT, AND THROTTLE BODY SERVICE. I HAVE THE GM EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IT ONLY COVERS THE COST TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. EVERYTHING ELSE IS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED "REGULAR MAINTENANCE". THE BRAKES ALSO GRIND AND SEEM TO TAKE TOO LONG FOR THE CAR TO STOP. SO I THINK BRAKES AREN'T FAR BEHIND TO BE REPLACED. I AM HOPING I WILL NOT NEED ROTORS TOO. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. I TRY TO BUY AMERICAN BECAUSE I AM A PROUD ONE. BUT THE QUALITY SEEM TO BE SUBSTANDARD COMPARED TO JAPANESE CARS. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE FOREIGN. US CAR MAKERS NEED TO "STEP IT UP", AS FAR AS QUALITY WITH THESE CARS.*AK

COOLANT LOSS CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CAR TOWED TO GARAGE. HAD TO REMOVE AND REPLACE INTATKE MANIFOLD GASKET, REPLACE THERMOSTAT, AND REVERSE FLUSH COOLING SYSTEM. TOTAL COST $664.31 WAS ADVISED TO FILE COMPLAINT AS GARAGE HAS HAD AN AVERAGE OF ONE REPAIR LIKE THIS A MONTH ON MAILBUS AND IMPALAS. *LA

FAILURE OF BLINKERS. SUDDENLY WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I TURNED ON MY TURN SIGNAL AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. IT IS STILL NOT WORKING. ALL IT DOES IS PRODUCE A HIGH PITCHED BUZZ INSIDE OF MY AUTOMOBILE. LUCKILY I LIVE IN A LOW TRAFFIC AREA AND WAS NOT STRUCK. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT VEHICLE LOOSES POWER. WHEN THIS OCCURS CONSUMER HAS TO COAST VEHICLE TO A STOP.*AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS OPERATING POORELY. THERE IS A RECALL ON TURN SIGNAL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT FAILS TO MEET THE MANUFACTURING DATE BY 5 MONTHS ALTHOUGH IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU HAS ONLY 77,749 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS 4 TIMES. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD. THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE FOR A PERSON TO HAVE TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS 4 TIMES WITHIN THE AMOUNT OF MILEAGE I HAVE PLACED ON MY CAR. NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I HAD TO DO THIS ON ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK WHERE THESE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 3 TIMES AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE 4TH TIME AT A PRIVATE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I WASN'T SURE IF THE DEALERSHIP WAS DOING THEIR JOB CORRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I HAVE THIS DONE I DECIDED TO GO TO A PRIVATE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. *LA

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS. HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ONE WEEK AGO. SPOKE TO OTHER MALIBU OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *LA

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHERS ON MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. OFTEN TIMES THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, OR THEY WILL STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. THEY WILL FLASH ONCE OR TWICE AND QUIT WORKING; IN ADDITION, THEY WILL WORK FOR A MOMENT THEN QUIT WORKING THEN BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. ALSO, RAREST OF ALL, THEY WILL WORK FINE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHERS FOR THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR; HOWEVER, GM HAS TOLD ME THAT IT DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY, THE PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING IS THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED IN COVERED VEHICLES (IF, IN FACT, MINE IS NOT A COVERED VEHICLE). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITHOUT AN OBVIOUS CAUSE. THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS WHICH MADE MY CAR IMMUNE FROM THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT HAPPENS LESS WHEN I RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER. *LA

2000 MALIBU HAS DIED 7 TIMES WHILE DRIVING DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL FILTER AND PUMP,RADAR CAP ,IGNITION MODULAR, IGNITION SWITCH,MAIN COMPUTER AND IT STILL DYING. I HAVE JUST LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINT THAT PEOPLE HAVE AND CHEVROLET TELLS ME THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THEM.I WILL NEVER BUY OTHER ONE. *LA

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW (HAD 4 MILES ON IT) IN AUGUST OF 2000. WITHIN A MONTH, THE A/C MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITHIN 6 MONTHS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE, AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL WHENEVER AT A STOP. DURING THIS SAME PERIOD OF TIME, THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING, AND I REPLACED THEM ON MY OWN. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE WITH THEM SINCE. THEN THIS YEAR, 2003, IT COMPLETELY DIED ON ME WHILE DOING 70 IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY IN SAN DIEGO. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR, AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I COULDN'T EVEN TURN ON THE FLASHERS TO LET OTHER DRIVERS KNOW WE WERE IN TROUBLE. OBVIOUSLY, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND WE HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC, SOLELY PROPELLED BY OUR EXISTING MOMENTUM, WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO STEER. I AM BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO ASSESS WHAT THE ISSUE IS, THOUGH I AM SURE IT IS THE ALTERNATOR. THE BATTERY WAS TESTED, AND DIAGNOSED AS PERFECT, OTHER THAN NEEDING A FULL RECHARGING (IT WAS DRAINED BY ANOTHER COMPONENT). ONCE I DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG, I INTEND TO GO TO CHEVY, AND HARASS THEM UNTIL THEY FIX IT. THEN, I AM GOING TO TRY AND ENTER INTO ARBITRATION, AND HOPEFULLY GET RID OF THE CAR ALTOGETHER. IF ANYONE HAS THE "SOLUTION" TO THE STALLING PROBLEM, PLEASE EMAIL ME ! MJARAMILLO @ EXCITE . COM *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU , ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEED 4 TIMES ALTHOUGH PLENTY OF FUEL IN TANK. *LA

A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN 2000 CHEV. MALIBU. WHICH OCCURS IN AN OCCASIONAL BASIS. THE TURN INDICATORS WORK INCONSISTENTLY, DOESN'T WORK WHEN IT IS DAMPED OR RAINING. THE ELECTRIC/POWER WINDOW OF THE DRIVER SIDE AND REAR RIGHT SIDE WOULDN'T GO DOWN, AND THE FLICKER SWITCH FROM THE DASH LIGHTS DOESN'T WORK FROM TIME TO TIME. CONSUMER HAS DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE BATTERY ONCE FOR WHICH RESTORED ELECTRICITY TO THE TWO WINDOWS (THE OTHER WINDOWS WORKED FINE); HOWEVER, I STILL EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH ITS TURN INDICATORS, WHICH WORK INCONSISTENTLY. I'M ASKING IF THIS PROBLEM HAS ANY CONNECTION(S) TO THE RECALL OF THE EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH? *LA

CONSUMER HEARD WHILE TRAVELING A CLICKING SOUND FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED TURN SIGNAL FLASHER FROZE, CAUSING A BUZZING SOUND. *AK

THE 4 WAY FLASHER FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY AFTER BEING TURNED ON. THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IN USE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH REAR RIGHT TIRE HAD BLOWN. MANAGED TO PULL VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, STOPPED, AND CHECKED TIRES OUT. NOTICED RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD SEPARATED IN THREE DIFFERENT PIECES. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HAD NOT BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. SIZE 215/60R15.

THE TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK SOMETIMES. *AK THE TURN SIGNALS ALSO FAILED IN (DECEMBER 01) WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 36K MILES. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM REMAINED. THE SECOND TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED THE DEALER WOULD NOT AGREE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AT MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE GROUP AND SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED MY CAR I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED TO EXCHANGE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER ONE, I WAS INFORMED THAT I COULD NOT UNTIL MY TITLE WAS RECEIVED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE JULY 5, 2003 AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A TITLE AS OF YET. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH FOR MANY REPAIRS AND STILL HAVE NOT SEEN ANY DIFFERENCE. THE CAR STILL REMAINS THE SAME AND I ONLY HAVE ONE MORE MONTH LEFT OF MY WARRANTY. I REALLY FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE WARRANTY TO BE UP SO THAT SOME ACTION COULD BE DONE. *PH

VEHICLE SHUTS COMPLETELY DOWN AT WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME A BUMP IS HIT, BUT HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT MIGHT HAPPEN. *PH

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN MVA BACK IN 2002 BECAUSE OF TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN MADE BUT NOBODY EVER NOTIFIED ME! ALSO MY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES ESPECIALLY WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO LOOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN THERE IS WATER ON THE ROADS. I REPLACED MY ROTORS TWICE! I BELEIVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT.AND ONE MORE THING MY AC CONTROL SWITCH KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF THE COMPRESSOR I DONT BELIEVE THIS COULD BE GOOD FOR THE COMPRESSOR!. *AK

FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT REGISTER A HALF TANK OR LESS. VEHICLE HAS TO HAVE A FULL FUEL TANK. ALSO, WITHOUT WARNING OR CAUSE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN, AND WILL NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WAS BAFFLED BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE HAS THE SAME HAZARD WARNING SWITCH DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 327 000. THE MANUFACTURER'S NOTIFICATION IS DUE TO BEGIN IN 2004.*AK

HAZZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMINTENTLY BASED ON CLIMATE. *AK

ENGINE STALLED 3 TIMES. DEALER FOUND A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK AND REPLACED IT. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CONDITION IN WHICH IT WOULD EITHER NOT START OR ONCE STARTED IT WOULD HESITATE OR STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS AND WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY FROM VANDALISM OR SOMETHING IN THE TANK. THESE CONDITIONS WERE NOT COVERED BY THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE SERVICE ASSESSMENT. A GM BULLETIN WAS LOCATED WHICH RECOMMENDED THAT THE TECHNICIAN REPLACE THE EXISTING FUEL SENDER STRAINER AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE ENGINE SYMPTOMS. *NLM

FUEL PUMP DEFECT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP UNEXPECTEDLY/SUDDNELY. REPAIR SHOP ALSO INDICATED THAT FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR DEFECT CAUSING GAUGE TO INACCURATELY SHOW AMOUNT OF FUEL - GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER WHEN FUEL IS LOW.*AK

WHILE ENTERING A ON RAMP AT 25-40 MPH CONSUMER COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE STALLED AT THE END OF RAMP. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN BY THE CONSUMER, BUT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES. POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE AND NO CITATIONS WERE ISSUED.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING AND STARTING UP. *MR THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CONDITION IN WHICH IT WOULD EITHER NOT START OR ONCE STARTED IT WOULD HESITATE OR STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS AND WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY FROM VANDALISM OR SOMETHING IN THE TANK. THESE CONDITIONS WERE NOT COVERED BY THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE SERVICE ASSESSMENT. A GM BULLETIN WAS LOCATED WHICH RECOMMENDED THAT THE TECHNICIAN REPLACE THE EXISTING FUEL SENDER STRAINER AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE ENGINE SYMPTOMS. *NLM *JB

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BLINKERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN. WHEN THE BLINKERS ARE NOT WORKING I HAVE REALIZED MY HAZARD LIGHT ALSO DO NOT WORK. WE CHANGED THE FUSE AND THEY WORK FOR 3 WEEKS STRAIGHT BUT NOW I AM BACK TO ONE TURN THYE WORK THE NEXT THEY DONT.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH TURNS ON AND OFF. VIBRATION IN FRONT END WHEN BRAKING. TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITENTLY. TICKING NOISE IN ENGINE UNTIL WARM. WINDOWS FOG EXCESSIVELY. SHAME ON CHEVROLET. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT BRAKE LINE INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON TO INFORM HER THAT SHE NEEDED BRAKES OR THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. SHE WOULD HEAR A FUNNY NOISE SOMETIMES. THEN, SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED VEHICLE, AND AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, WAS TOLD SHE NEEDED BRAKES, AND THAT THE CALIPERS ON DRIVER'S SIDE WERE GOING OUT. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE HER $140.00 TO TURN ROTORS, AND PUT BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE ONLY ONE MONTH. ALSO, CONSUME RGOT STRANDED, AND HAD VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. DEALE RFOUND THAT THE BATTERY POST WAS CORRODED, SHE WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. *AK

TURNING SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.HOW LONG IS GOING TO TAKE TO GET A RECALL ? DOES CHEVROLET WANT PEOPLE TO DIE FIRST ??*AK

ENGINE OVERHEATING, ALSO THE TURN SIGNALS ARE ERRATIC, WHEN THEY DO NOT WORK I HAVE TO TURN MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON, THEN OFF, AND THE TURN SIGNALS WORK THEN. AS FAR AS THE OVERHEATING GOES, I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR (OVER $350.00) THEY SAID THEY FOUND WATER IN THE OIL AND REPLACED HEAD GASKET. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. THIS CAR HAS 45,000 MILES.

WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A STOP, THERE IS GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED. BRAKES WEAR OUT EVERY 2-3 MONTHS(PAYING AN EXPENSIVE AMOUNT FOR BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS AIR CONDITONING SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS AND YOU JUST CANNOT TRADE THIS CAR IN BECAUSE THE VALUE DEPRECIATES THE SAME DAY YOU DRIVE OFF THE CAR LOT.

WITH NEW BRAKE JOB DONE, THE ABS FAILURE CAUSED THE AUTO TO CRASH INTO ROAD GUIDE ON I-495. *AK

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING FOR 2 YEARS. THE WIRES POWERING THE FUEL PUMP MOTOR IN THE FUEL TANK MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TANK AND SO FAR NO STALLING HAD OCCURRED. *AK *CB THERE WERE 5 ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT AND EXPECTED GM TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM AND THE FUEL TANK MODULE DESIGN IMPROVEMENT. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS RENDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THE APPRAISER STOPPED WHEN REPAIRS ESTIMATED EXCEEDED $6700.00. *AK *CB

RIGHT FRONT TIRE ON 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CAME APART ON OUTER SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. INITALLY NO CAUSE COULD BE FOUND. THE TREAD AND INNER SIDEWALL APPEARED TO BE OK. AFTER INSTALLING THE SPACE SAVER SPARE AND DRIVING ABOUT 100 MILES HOME AT 50 MPH THE TIRE AND RIM WERE IMMEDIATELY INSPECTED. THE TIRE WAS SO HOT YOU COULD BARELY HOLD YOUR HAND ON IT. THE RIM WAS HOT ENOUGH TO BURN FINGERS. THE BRAKE ON THAT WHEEL WAS NOT COMPLETELY RELEASING AND WAS CAUSING THE EXTREME HEAT BUILD-UP. THE OUTSIDE ON THE TIRE APPEARS TO HAVE GOTTEN SO HOT THAT IT LITERALLY FELL APART. THE BRAKE PADS ON THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPLACED AT ABOUT 38,00 MILES AND THIS SIDE HAD WORN MORE THAN THE OTHER, BUT NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ABNORMAL WEAR. THE BRAKE ON THIS WHEEL APPEARS TO WORK NORNALLY MOST OF THE TIME AND THEN PERIODICALLY NOT RELEASE COMPLETELY AND CAUSE THE HEAT TO BUILD -UP AND THE ABNORMAL PAD WEAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE TIRE OR VEHICLE THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT HUMMING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE A COUPLE SECONDS BEFORE FAILURE. I CONSIDER THIS AN EXTREME SAFET HAZZARD BECAUSE IT OCCURS WITH NO WARNING AND THEN IS USUALLY BLAMED ON THE TIRE. EITHER IT WAS DEFECTIVE OR HAD IMPROPER PRESSURE.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES THEY WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING STEERING BOLTS ARE LOOSE, AND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JUMP AROUND, CAUSING IT TO BE HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN YOU GO TO TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS THEY DO NOT WORK. THEY WILL WORK ONE MINUTE AND NOT THE NEXT. AT TIMES YOU HAVE TO TURN ON THE FOUR WAY FLASHERS TO GET THE SIGNAL TO WORK AND AT TIMES THIS DOES NOT ALWAY HELP. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR REAR END MISSES BECAUSE OF THIS. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD!*AK

BRAKES PULSE/VIBRATE, ESPECIALLY AFTER STOPPING FROM SPEEDS OF 30+ MPH. DEALER ATTEMPTED 6 TIMES TO FIX WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, INCLUDING TURNING ROTORS, REPLACING ROTORS (AT 2200 MILES), REPLACING HUB ASSEMBLY. ALL EFFORTS HAVE FAILED AND PROBLEM RETURNS IN 3-9 MONTHS. MILEAGE AVERAGES 8000 MILES PER YEAR, AND BRAKES ARE NOT SUDDENLY APPLIED. LATEST ATTEMPT IS TO REPLACE BRAKES (AT 29K000 MILES) AND INSTALL "SHIM KIT."*AK

MAY 02 MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR BRAKES AND FRONT END NOISE, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE TIME TO CORRECT THE FRONT END PROBLEM (WHICH THEY NOTED WAS COVERED BY MY WARRANTY) AND TO RESCHEDULE FOR THAT PROBLEM. I DID SO IN JULY 02 AND AT THAT TIME, THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE WORK AND TRIED TO BLAME ME FOR THE PROBLEM SO I PAID $281.75 FOR THIS WORK WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY NOTED THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. MY BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING SEVERAL TIMES: IN OCTOBER 3, 2002, OCTOBER 29, 2002, AND IN DECEMBER 2002. I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR AT A COST OF $280.52 FOR THE DEC. 2002 PROBLEM. IN MARCH 2003 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A RIGHT UPPER STRUT MOUNT HAD CALLAPSED. IN MAY 2003 THE VEHICLE HAS AGAIN OVERHEATED AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE YOUNG MAN THAT I SPOKE WITH WHEN I ARRIVED INDICATED THAT THEY (THE DEALERSHIP) WAS UNSURE AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND TO JUST DRIVE IT BECAUSE HIS TRUCK DOES IT ALL THE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE BATTERIES THAT THEY WERE REPLACING KEPT CRACKING AND LEAKING. WHEN I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND MY SAFETY CONCERNS, HE JUST BLEW ME OFF AS IF I WAS JUST COMPLAINING. ONCE AGAIN, IT IS NOW JULY 2003 AND FOR THE 4TH TIME, MY VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AND OVERHEATING. IN ADDITION ON SERVERAL OCCASIONS I ALSO INDICATED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THAT THERE WAS A VIBRATING AND SHIMBLING WHEN MY BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND IT MAKES IT HARD TO CONTROLL THE VEHICLE, NOT ONCE WOULD THEY ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH ME NOR HAVE I BEEN NOTIFIED OR ANY DEFECTS OR RECALLS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY. IN ADDITION, MY TIRES CONTINUOUSLY LOOSE AIR AND THE TREAD IS SEPARATION FROM MY LEFT REAR TIRE.*AK

WE HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU, WE HAVE 28,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES 2 (TWO) TIMES..ONCE AT 17000 MILES AND NOW AT 28,000 THEY ARE NOT WEARING EVENLY, THE INSIDE BRAKE IS WEARING DOWN BEFORE THE OUTSIDE..I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS CLEAR I AM NOT GETTING COMPLETE BRAKE FUNCTION. *AK

MY CHEVROLET 2000 MALIBU LEAKED A WHOLE LOT OF DEXCOOL COOLENT ONTO THE GROUND...SO FAR, IT'S COST $900 TO FIX THAT AND A WATER PUMP. I'M NOT SURE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE CONSTRUED AS ONE. THE CAR HAS 5600 MILES ON IT.*AK

WE OWN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. THE HEAT/AIR REGULATOR DOES NOT WORK UNTIL IT IS MOVED TO THREE, FOUR OR FIVE. IT DOES NOT WORK ON ONE OR TWO. MY BROTHER OWNS 97 MALIBU WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY SISTER HAS A 98 MALIBU WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES , HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*AK. ALSO WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, THE BRAKES HAD TO BE RE-APPLIED IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *TS *JB

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS: BRAKES MADE NOISE WHEN APPLIED, VEHICLE JERKED WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP,THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ON THE CONSUMER THREE TIMES, IT STARTED LOUD AND HARD, BOUNCED WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND A BOLT FELL OFF FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE BOLT DID NOT BELONG TO THE VEHICLE. *PH ALSO THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL. *AK

MY CAR IS ONLY 3 1/2 YRS. OLD, BUT, I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT THAT I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING. LAST SUMMER, I HAD TO HAVE MY BATTERY AND SURROUNDING WIRES & HOSES REPLACED DUE TO A CORRODED CABLE WHICH HAD LEAKED ACID EVERYWHERE--LUCKILY UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, MY INTAKE VALVE GASKET IS RUINED, SO ANTIFREEZE LEAKS OUT CONSTANTLY AND THE CAR IS PERPETUALLY ON THE VERGE OF RUNNING HOT. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADD ANTIFREEZE AND WATER TO KEEP IT FROM OVERHEATING, ALTHOUGH, IT STILL SMELLS OVERHEATED ALL THE TIME. IT WILL COST ME BETWEEN $900-$1100 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THE PART ONLY COSTS $150 DUE TO THE LABOR INVOLVED IN REMOVING THE TOP OF THE ENGINE TO GET TO THE GASKET. SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS ALREADY RUN OUT, I'LL HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL MYSELF. I DON'T APPRECIATE THIS BECAUSE I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AT THIS TIME, NOR DO I FEEL THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER SHOULD FOOT THE BILL SINCE THE CAR IS SO YOUNG AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT I CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *AK

MY TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY HAD THEM REPAIRED BY THE DEALER IN DEC 01 AND THEY FAILED AGAIN MAY 03 . *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HAZARD SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *NLM

LATCH PLATES ON THE REAR SEAT BELTS BROKE TWICE SINCE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP.*AK PH *JB THE FEATURE WAS A SLIDING LOCK BAR BUILT INTO THE LATCH PLATE ASSEMBLY WHICH BROKE TWICE ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. GM INSPECTED THE PART AND IT WAS SENT TO AN ENGINEERING FOR REVIEW. GM AGREED TO REPLACE THE LATCH PLATE AS A GOOD WILL EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS FEATURE WAS DESIGNED TO LOCK THE BELT INTO PLACE AND PREVENT A CHILD SAFETY FROM ROCKING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*CB *JB

I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS IN THE YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED SAID VEHICLE: -SIGNAL &/OR HAZARD LIGHTS WORK PERIODICALLY -RADIO & LIGHTER SHORT OUT/BLOW FUSES -A/C NOT WORKING -A/C CUTS ON AUTOMATICALLY W/ RECIRCULATION BUTTON -VENT ONLY WORKS ON LEVEL 3 OR HIGHER -WATER PRESENT IN TRUNK -UNEVEN TIRE WEAR -ERRATIC GAS GAUGE READINGS -COOLANT RAN COMPLETELY OUT W/OUT REASON. *JB

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. BELIEVES PROBLEM IS DUE TO FUEL FILLER RECALL 99V302000, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

I BOUGHT THIS CHEVROLET MALIBU LS IN 2000 AND ALREADY I HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: ALTERNATOR IS OUT, AIR COMPRESSER OUT, BLOWER MOTOR IS OUT, BATTERY IS OUT THEY ARE STILL CHECKING ON THE OIL LEAKAGE. *NLM

TURN SIGNALS QUIT WORKING AND REQUIRED SERVICING BY THE DEALER. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE'S HAZARD/TURNING SIGNALS LIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE.*AK

THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 500 MILES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THEM TWICE ALREADY. *NLM

TSB 00-05-23-002A. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER FAILS TO REPAIR PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES. MUST BE REPAIRED TO FIX SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, FIX IS ONLY TEMPORARY.

THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO THIS THE LIGHT WOULD FLICKER OFF AND ON. *NLM

THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY DEVELOPED EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION DUE TO WATER ENTERING THE SEALED ASSEMBLY, AND CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SIX MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE CAR I BEGAN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. I TOOK MY 6 MONTH OLD VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS. LATER, THIS SAME DEFECT OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES. CHEVROLET ONLY MADE TWO MORE REPAIRS. EACH TIME THEY SIMPLY REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PLACED A SHIM BETWEEN THE AXLES AND THE ROTOR. THIS SAME MANUFACTURERS DESIGN FLAW OCCURRED ON THE FLOWING YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLES: 1997-2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU 1997-1999 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 1999-2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO 1999-2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM I COMPLAINED TO CHEVROLET ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE IN SAN ANTONIO SIMPLY TRIED TO AVOID ME. CHEVROLETS ON LINE COMPLAINT SYSTEM ALSO DID NOTHING. AGAIN, THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE MAIN CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE SMALL (THIN) SIZE OF THE BRAKE ROTORS, WHICH CAUSED A FAILURE TO DISPERSE HEAT ADEQUATELY. IF A DRIVER DRIVES INTO A RAIN STORM OR TO A CAR WASH AND THE HOT ROTORS COOL TOO RAPIDLY THEY WILL WARP. PLEASE SEE GM SERVICE BULLETIN # 00-05-23-002, DATED FEBRUARY 2000 FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE MADDENING THING ABOUT THIS SITUATION IS THAT CHEVROLET KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR. CHEVROLET/GM FAILED TO RECALL ALL THESE VEHICLES, AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW IT WAS A FLAW IN THEIR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, THEY LEFT THE PROBLEM IN THE HANDS AND POCKET BOOKS OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS TYPE OF CORPORATE IRRESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. *NLM

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. BRAKE AND ROTOR FAILURE. *JB

CONSUMER STATES SHE IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HER AUTO, AND EACH TIME SHE TAKES HER AUTO IN, IT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SHE STATES WHILE DRIVING HER AUTO THE DASH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, SHE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE NEEDED A MANIFOLD INTAKE VALUE. THEN LATER ON SHE BEGUN TO HEAR A SCAPING SOUND WHEN SHE APPLIES HER BRAKES, WHEN SHE TOOK IT IN THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED FRONT ROTORS, SHE STATES THAT SHE WAS NOT TOLD THIS WHEN SHE TOOK HER AUTO IN THE FIRST TIME.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES POSSIBLY FAILED. *TT

VIBRATING BRAKES. CALIPERS AND ROTORS CEAZING UP THIS WILL BE THE 6 TIME I AHVE HAD TO BRING THIS CAR IN FOR THE SAME THING I AM TOLD THAT THE ALIPERS CEAZE UP WHICH IN TURN WEARS THE RORTORS DOWN WHICH IN TURN WEARS THE BRAKE PADS DOWN AND NOBODY KNOWS WHY. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP

I TOO, HAVE MANY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHER MALIBU OWNERS HAVE. MY TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2X, IN ADDITION TO ROTORS, ETC. THE BATTERY BLEW UP, BUT WAS REPLACED AS WAS THE AC TURNING OFF AND ON BY ITSELF. THE ONE ISSUE THAT IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME, IS ONE FAMILIAR TO YOU. MY CAR CUTS OFF AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS DONE THIS TO ME ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NASHVILLE HAS 3 INTERSTATES RUNNING THROUGH IT AND I WAS ON THEM BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE SHOPS THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT TO CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANICS AT THEN SHOPS TOLD ME THAT MALIBU'S ARE BY FAR SOME OF THE MOST TROUBLESOME CARS ON THE ROAD TODAY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED. YOU LOSE CONTROL AND HAVE NO STEERING ABILITY, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CAN SEE FROM OTHERS THAT THEIR PROBLEMS ARE BEING IGNORED AS WELL. WHEN WILL GM ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. DON'T THEY WATCH THE NEWS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE FIRESTONE RECALL, OR THE TOBACCO COMPANIES THAT KEPT SECRETS? IT IS TIME FOR SOMEONE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *NLM

THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

BLINKER JUST STOPS WORKING OCCASIONALLY, IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING OR STOPPED. I CAN GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN BY PRESSING THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WILL EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON, IT ONLY HAPPENS RANDOMLY. IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO HAPPENING RARELY, NOW IT HAPPENS WEEKLY. *NLM

THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED ARE AS FOLLOWED: DEFECTIVE/SHORTED TURN SIGNAL(REPLACED, CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP, 5 ATTEMPTED REPAIRS OF NOISES/KNOCKING IN THE FRONT END/SUSPENSION/STEERING (WHICH HAVE TSB'S), BRAKES/ROTORS, FAULTY IGNITION WIRES, POOR PERFORMANCE/STALLING, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READINGS, AND NO CRUISE CONTROL OR HORN. THE DEALER COULD NEVER DUPLICATE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. REFER TO ODI#10013971 MR SCC

HAZARD AND SIGNAL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONS ENGINE NOISE (CONSTANT SQUEAKING OR TICKING) AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONS. *JB

THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS HOLDS WATER AFTER DRIVING THROUGH CAR WASHES AND RAIN. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT BURNS OUT. *JB

NAR 04/10/2003 IT APPEARS TO THE CONSUMER THAT THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE #5 FUEL INJECTOR, IT ALSO INSIGNIFICANT THAT A FUEL INJECTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 28,000 MILES. A FUEL INJECTOR IS NOT A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO WHETHER IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND IF CHEVROLET WILL CORRECT PROBLEM. *CB

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKES ARE DESIGNED IMPROPERLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NLM

FRONT/REAR SUSPENSION-SQUAWKING NOISE -GM WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE HAZARD LIGHTS - HAVE GONE OUT TWICE. FUEL INTEGRITY - ERRATIC FUEL READING - SHOWS 1/4 TANK - WHEN IN REALITY THERE IS NO GAS. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES - SEVERAL TIMES LATE AT NIGHT. NO CRUISE CONTROL - GM WOULD NOT REPAIR. BRAKES PADS/ROTORS - HAVE REPLACED 3 TIMES. MY LOCAL DEALER ROTOLO CHEVROLET AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD DO NOTHING. IT WAS EXPENSIVE. PREMATURE TIRE WEAR - TWO SETS OF TIRES. CARS RUNS HOT - WOULD NEVER GO ON A TRIP - BECAUSE IT WOULD GET TOO NEAR OVERHEATING. I WAS AFRAID OF GETTING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. ENGINE TICKING NOISE - LOCAL DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. NOW, I FIND NONE OF THESE THINGS WERE NORMAL AND MANY, MANY MORE CAR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS. ALSO, I HAD A BATTERY THAT EXPLODED WHILE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS MY PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE BATTERY. I FINALLY HAD ENOUGH AND TURNED THIS AUTOMOBILE BACK TO GMAC. IS IT GOING TO TAKE PEOPLE GETTING KILLED TO MAKE GM RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ISSUES WITH THE 2000 MALIBU. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALER, BUT SINCE NOTHING COULD BE DUPLICATED, EVEN THOUGH GM WAS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES, THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. AFTER THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP WAS MORE THAN WILLING TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE DECEPTION.....GM IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES AND HAVE BEEN FOR SOME TIME. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD THEN ACCOUNTABLE. *JB

#5 FUEL INJECTOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 27,963 MILES AND AT 58,736 MILES. REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT #5 FUEL INJECTOR IS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE EGR VALVE WHICH PUTS OFF A LOT OF HEAT AND MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE PREMATURE FAILURE. *NLM

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SHIFTED INTO PARK THE VEHICLES FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. *NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

I BOUGHT MY CHEVY MALIBU 02/01 AND I HAVE 39,000 MILES AND ALREADY I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITION SWITCH. THE AC SETTINGS CHANGE ON THEIR OWN AS YOU ARE DRIVING THE CAR. THIS CAUSES THE COMPRESSOR TO TURN ON AND OFF, EVENTUALLY CAUSING PREMATURE COMPRESSOR FAILURE. MY BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING SO I WENT TO JUST BRAKES TO GET THEM CHANGED AND IT COST 636.00. I HAD TO HAVE A FOUR WHEEL FRICTION RELINE, DISC PADS RF AND LF, BRAKE SHOES RELINED RR AND LR, ROTORS WERE NEW (COULD NOT CUT) MACHINE RF LF, DRUM MACHINE RR LR, WHEEL CYLINDERS NEW RR LR, BLEED, FLUSH, FILL AND ADJUST BRAKE SYSTEM, ETC. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID "BECAUSE I DID NOT BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEM, TO GET SERVICED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY DID NOT LOOK AT THE MATERIAL." EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE MATERIAL FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. SO I GUESS I HAVE TO EAT THE $700.00 JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. *JB

MY CAR KEPT DYING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME TO CONSIDER 1/4 TANK EMPTY, BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR GOT DOWN TO EMPTY, ALL THE GAS WAS IN THE LINES AND IT RUINED THE FUEL PUMP. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE I GOT A NEW FUEL PUMP. 8JB

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOUD DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CAM/HORN CONTACT. SCC *NLM

THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED SEVEN TIMES.*JB

THE STEERING BOLT BECAME LOOSE, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

THIS COMPLAINT STEMS FROM THE TIME I HAVE HAD THIS CAR. A POPPING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FROM EITHER BOTH THE TRUNK AREA AND OR SUSPENSION, A HOLLOW SOUND NOT VERY LOUD THOUGH. IT HAPPENS ON UNEVEN SURFACES AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND SOMETIMES THE SOUND OR SOUNDS ARE NOTICED BUT NOTHING IS DONE,EXCEPT FOR LUBRICATION. SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO DUPLICATE AND AT OTHER TIMES IT CAN. ALSO IT NEVER HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONLY SLOW SPEEDS AND ON RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS. I HOPE THAT THE ENGINEERS CAN DISCOVER IT. THE CAR IS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. VIN [XXX]. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE TURN SIGNAL AND SAFETY LIGHT (EMERGENCY SIGNAL) DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SWITCH TURN SIGNAL PART AT 24.000 MILES, AND CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING. TS

CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE JERKS. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

THE CAR FIRST DEVELOPED A MISS IN THE ENGINE, THEN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55-65 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEARLY CAUSE SEVERLY ACCIDENTS. I WOULD PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND THEN THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO ONE MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE PLUGS, WIRES, AND IGNITION COIL. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC THEYDID A DECARBON TREATMENT ON ENGINE. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT BROKE DOWN THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC HE REPACED A FUEL FILTER. WHEN I DROVE IT HOME IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC, AT THAT POINT HE DROVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL IT BROKE DOWN ON HIM WITH THE COMPUTER HOOK TO IT. HE THEN REPLACED PART NO. 22683260 MODULE 3.107 137 AND PART NO. 22626099 RING 3.112 G31 CHECK FOR RECALL OF FUEL TANK FITTING AND DID NOT REPLACE. I LEFT THE PARKING LOT OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TURNED AROUND AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC HE HOOK UP THE COMPUTER SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHY THE LIGHT WAS ON AND PUT GAS TREATMENT IN THE TANK AND TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT HOME AND ONCE I HAD RUN OUT THIS TANK OF GAS UNHOOK THE BATTERY AND HOOK IT BACK UP AGAIN AND THE LIGHT SHOULD GO OFF. II DID THIS AND THE LIGHT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. AT THIS POINT I HAVE A CAR WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT WHICH I OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON AND CAN NOT TAKE IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY FOR FEAR IT WILL BREAK DOWN LEAVE ME STRANDED OR GET IN AN ACCIDENT, OR CATCH ON FIRE. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO GM THREE WEEKS AGO WITH NO RESPONSE. IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE SPENT OVER 1,500 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS AND THE MECHANICS ARE TELLING ME NOW THE NEXT STEP IS TO TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE AND REPLACE THE PISTONS. WHAT CAN A PERSON DO IN THIS CASE WHERE DO I TURN FOR HELP?????????

1. COLD ENGINE KNOCK CYLINDER/PISTON DEFECT:MANUFATURER HAS SEVERAL BULLETINS ON THE PROBLEM YET HAS NO PERMANANT FIX AVAILABLE. COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE SCORING AND OR FAILURE OF ENGINE COMPONENTS. 2.ENGINE STALL UPON DE-ACCELERATION DUE TO COMPUTER OR COMPONENT DEFECT. COULD LEAD TO ENGINE STALL WHEN LEAVING ROAD INTERSECTIONS OR RAIL CROSSING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT AS THOSE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. 3. HEATER FAN SPEED SWITCH ELECTRICALLY FAILS. MANY COMPLAINTS FOUND OF OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME 3 PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHCLE. SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPAIRS AT DEALERS.

CONSUMER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR THE DISC AND PADS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

NAR 02/10/2003. THE CONSUMER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES WITH HIS BRAKES. EVER SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ROTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CV JOINT WAS LEAKING. *JB

CAR SHAKES AND BRAKES PULSATE AND MAKE A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WHEN DEPRESSED FROM A HIGH SPEED.

VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE ROTORS. AT 3000 MILES ROTORS WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. ROTORS HAVE BEEN SERVICED OR REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE. PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING EVERY 3000-6000 MILES. *NLM. ALSO, HAS HAD TWO ACCIDENTS. *AK

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WITH THE CAR KEYS. AFTER THE KEY, WAS INSERTED AND TURNED, THE DOOR DIDN'T OPENED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE A PART IN THE DOOR(PART UNKNOWN). CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE VEHICLE WAS LIFTED IN THE AIR, WHEN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE IT WAS NOT CORRECTED. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BRAKES AND DOORS. *TS

PER CONSUMER VEHICLES' HORN INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT WORK. THIS IS UNSAFE, CAUSE HORN MAY NOT WORK IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, HICH CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE NOISE IS FROM THE ABS BRAKES, AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED IN SEPT, 2002 AND AGAIN IN DEC, 2002. BRAKES STILL SCRUB AND SQUEAL WHEN BRAKING. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GENERAL MOTORS I HAVE BEEN TOLD KNOWS ABOUT. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. THIS MAKES FOR A BAD REPUTATION. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MALIBU AND MAYBE NOT EVEN A CHEVROLET PRODUCT.

VEHICLE HAS HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. CONSIDER THE BRAKES SYSTEM UNSAFE. THE AC CONTROL HEAD HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE UPPER STRUT MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TO TRY AND CURE FRONT END NOISE. FRONT WHEEL HUB AND BEARING HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO NOISE. ENGINE IS EXCESSIVELY NOISY ON STARTUP WITH CLICKING AND TAPPING THAT THE DEALER CALLS NORMAL. TURN SIGNALS FAILED. POWER WINDOW IS INTERMITTENT. THREE SPARK PLUG WIRES HAVE FAILED. RADIATOR CAP HAS FAILED. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. CAR RUINS TIRES. CAR IS IN FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RIGHT NOW (12-17-02) CHEVROLET WILL NOT DO ANYTHING (IE:TAKE THE CAR BACK, REPLACE IT, ETC.) HOW MANY PROBLEMS DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE. TS

INTERMITTENTLY INDICATOR AIR BAG LIGHT BECOME INOPERABLE. DUE TO A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. DEALER INSPECTED AND NOTANY LONGER UNDER GUARANTEE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

SIDEWALL BLOWN IN 3 SPOTS WHILE ENTERING DRIVEWAY. DT

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR EVERY SINCE I GOT IT. IT STARTED WITH THE BRAKES I HAD TO HAVE NEW BRAKES AND A MONTH LATER I HAD TO HAVE NEW ROWTERS BECAUSE THAT HAD A DEFECT. AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW ROWTERS. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEY FINAL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. BUT WHEN I TOOK IT IN BEFORE THE WARRANTY WENT OUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT NOW THE WARRANTY WENT OUT MY GAS GAGE WOULD GO TO EMPTY WHEN WE ARE SITTING STILL AND WOULD GO BACK UP WHEN WE TAKE OFF. IT SHUT DOWN ON ME GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER BRAKE LIGHTS SHE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT WATER COME INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC COVER WHICH LATER IT BECOMES MOISTURE AND DOES NOT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE ON THE BACK TO SEE IF SHE IS BRAKING OR NOT AND THIS CAN CAUSE SOMEONE HITTING HER. MR

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED STALLING AT INTERMIT TIMES SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE STALLING WOULD CAUSE THE CONSUMER TO BE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO THE DEALER, AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN ALTERNATE DEALERSHIP, THE KEY CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND ON THIS OCCASION, THE CONSUMER HAD STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AND TOTALED THE VEHICLE. *SCC

TURN SIGNALS CONTINUE TO FAIL AND SO DOES THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON A DAILY BASIS. THEY JUST DON'T COME ON AT ALL OR SOME TIMES THEY COME ON AND THEN FLASH ONCE AND THEN THEY STOP VERY DANGEROUS. DT

HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR 18 MONTHS AND HAVE REPLACED ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND CALIPERS ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER STATES NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT STRANGE EXCESSIVE HEAT ON ROTORS TO WARP AND CRACK EACH PAIR. STEERING COLUMN SHAKES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCE. AT OTHER TIME, BRAKE PEDAL IS LIKE MANUAL BRAKING WITH STIFFNESS. VEHICLE WILL SLIDE AT NORMAL BRAKING ON ASPHALT. QUICK DEFENSIVE BRAKING CAUSES CONSUMER TO HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING LANE DUE TO VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKE PEDAL. CALIPERS GRABBING ROTORS WHEN BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED CAUSING IMMEDIATE JERK RIGHT OR LEFT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DT

THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THEN STALLED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A NEW ENGINE AND THERMOSTAT WAS NEEDED. TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE IGNITION.*YH

AFTER PURCHASING A NEW CAR AT 13,769 FRONT SHAKING REAL BAD, HAD DEALERSHIP REPLACE ROTORS. AT 24,869 MILES FRONT END SHAKING REAL BAD AGAIN. WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE REPLACEMENT DONE AND ADVISED ME THAT FLORIDA WEATHER CAUSES THE ROTORS TO WARP. CHEVROLET ADVISED ME THAT WAS A ISSUE THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL NOT REPLACE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS DEFECTIVE ROTORS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TURNING SIGNAL AND EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENLY WORK. CONTACTED DEALER PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

ON GOING PROBLEM OF CAR STALLING AFTER RAN FOR AN HOUR OR MORE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM MANY TIMES. I SEE HERE THAT I AM NOT ALONE BOTH WITH MY PROBLEM AND GM'S LACK OF ADDRESSING IT. PLEASE ALL FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT RFOLEY1@TAMPABAY.RR.COM IF YOU HAVE HAD BETTER LUCK AT SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. MR

SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, BRAKES STARTED VIBRATING AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT DEFROSTER AND WARNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER FEELS THE COMPUTER IS DEFECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WARNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHRER INFORMATION. NLM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AND VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CHEVROLET MALIBU BRAKE COMPONENTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 15000-20000 MILES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ANOTHER REPAIR FACILITY REPAIRED THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER DIDN'T WANT PARTS THAT WOULD FAIL EVERY 15 TO 25K MILES. *SCC

I FEEL THE DISC BRAKE ROTORS FAIL TOO RAPIDLY AND THE PULSATING COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILUTE, BETTER COMPONENTS SHOULD BE USED. *AK

THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME TO TAKE VEHICLE IN FOR TURN SIGNAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE TO USE MY HAZARDS TO GET MY TURN SIGNAL TO WORK. NOW NEITHER ONE OF THEM WORK. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WAY MY HAZARDS WOULD MAKE MY TURN SIGNAL WORK. THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF EXPENSIVE JUNK. NOT TO MENTION THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALSO.*AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN OUT100 % ,AND ROTORS WERE HAVING A PROBLEM THAT WOULD ALSO NEED REPLACEMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL STALL, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AS WELL, THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE.*JB

DEALER HAS REPLACED SOME PARTS, PAID SOME LABOR, AND BLAMED OWNER OR/AND NORMAL WEAR FOR SOME DEFECTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF GARAGE NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE FISHTAILED IT WAS HIT IN FRONT END ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A GUARDRAIL TWICE, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES AND VEHICLE WAS DECALRED A TOTAL LOSS.*JB

FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING AGAIN AFTER BEING REPLACED AT 12000 MILES. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. DEALERSHIP IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF REPAIR. *AK THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND WAS FIXED AT THE CONSUMER?S EXPENSE. THE TIRES BECAME WORN OUT AND WERE REPLACED. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH VEHICLE CUT COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR STALLING PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT THEY REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. *YH

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 3.1 LITRE ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO HESITATE AND STALL OUT DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY RESTARTING AFTER THAT OR MAY STALL AGAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME DEALERSHIP HAS HAD TO TOW VEHICLE TO SHOP, AND STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BOTH TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES FILL WITH WATER, CAUSING LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. SEAL AROUND ASSEMBLY IS INADEQUATE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH OWNER SUDDENLY HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND FROM REAR. REAR LEFT TIRE SEPARATED FROM SPINDLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT. VEHICLE DID STRIKE CENTER DIVIDER. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL START TO DIE OUT WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS WILL START TO DIM, AND VEHICLE WILL START TO SLOW DOWN. BUT, THEN IT DOESN'T SHUT OFF, AND CONSUMER IS ABLE TO KEEP DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

BOTH ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE THE REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND PADS REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS, BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DURING ROUTINE SERVICE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RIGHT SPINDLE AND STRUT WERE BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

EVERY SIX MONTHS BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PROBELM HAS BEEN REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT TIRES EXPERIENCE ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR AND ARE NOISY, FIRESTONE AFFINITY. DEALER REPLACED LEFT FRONT BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY. THEY ALSO TIGHTENED FRONT CONTROL ARM. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED, HOWEVER NOISE CONTINUES AND TIRES CONTINUE TO WEAR, POSSIBLE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *SLC *NM

RIGHT REAR SPEAKER WOULD CUT OUT, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC

THE VACUUM SWITCH PLTE WAS NOT INDEXED CORRECTLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE HVAC CONTROL AND REPAIRED THE VACUUM/MODE SELECT SWITCH. *SLC

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COLD START NOISE, DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM NUMBER 5 AND 6 PISTONS. *SLC

THE BACKSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL COVER HAD SOME PLASTIC RUBBING AGAINST THE AIRBAG MODULE, CAUSING NOISE, DEALER TRIMMED THE PLASTIC. *SLC

SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP SEIZURE, DEALER REPLACED, SES LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED DUE TO A SPARK PLUG BEING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE DASH, DEALER FOUND DASH TRIM PANEL/DEFROSTER OUTLET AT BASE WAS MAKING THE NOISE, DEALER REMOVED TRIM PANEL AND TIGHTENED ALL THE TRIM PANEL RETAINERS. *SLC

THE RIGHT HEADLAMP HAD MOISTURE IN IT, DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. THE SECURITY SYSTEM CAME ON 3 TIME, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED THE PASSLOCK SENSOR, DUE TO THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *SLC

THE RIGHT AND LEFT WIPER BLADES WARPED CAUSING CHATTER NOISES AND STREAKING. *SLC

ABS IS NOT GRIPPING. BRAKING IS INCREASED, BUT VEHICLE STILL SLIDES. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL THERE WAS EXTENED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, ROTORS BURNED OUT ALEAST 5 TIMES. DEALER WAS NOTIFED ,REPAIR ED AND REPLACED.*AK

BRAKE PADS UNEVEN WEAR AND WARPED ROTORS REPLACED AT 13,696 I HAD SAME PROBLEMS AT 23,260 DEALER INSPECTED AND STATED OK RETURNED VEHICLE AGAIN AT 42816 AND DIAGNOSIS WAS SAME AS 1ST TIME NOW NOT COVERED UNDER 3 YR/36 DUE TO MILEAGE. HAD TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP AT 42,000 MILES AND AC/HEATER CONTROL HEAD AT 50, 102. VEHICLE IS 2 YEARS OLD AND NOT COVERED DUE TO MILEAGE. ITEMS REPLACED DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH WEAR OR MILEAGE OF VEHICLE.

FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES P215/60R15 ARE CRACKING IN BETWEEN TREAD. *YH

CONSUMER STATES ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, HOWEVER THE DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

TURN SIGNALS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN THE VEHICLE, AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, EVERY ONE OR TWO DAYS THEY WILL WORK ONE TIME AND THEN THE NEXT DAY THEY WILL NOT WORK, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS VIBRATION AND / OR SHIMMY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES. DEALER DETERMINED THAT INNER FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO WEAR INDICATORS. FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. AND ALSO FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, AND THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE ALSO OUT OF ROUND. REAR DRUMS WERE RESURFACED. *TT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND STAYING ON WITH NO NOTICE OF RUN PROBLEMS. DEALER REPROGRAMMED CONTROLLER FOR IMPROVED DRIVEABILITY AND OPERATION. *TT

ON 4 OCCASIONS THE TONGUE HAS BEEN "FALSE LATCHED" INTO THE BUCKLE. ON 1 OCCASION I TRAVELLED OVER 12 MILES, CAME TO A STOP & IT OPENED. ON THREE OCCASIONS IT OPENED WHEN I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE. ON EVERYONE OF THESE OCCASIONS, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT AND REMAINED OUT UNTIL THE TONGUE TOTALLY DISENGAGED FROM THE BUCKLE. I DO NOT SPECIFICALLY RECALL HEARING THE "CLICK" BUT I DO SPECIFICALLY RECALL FEELING AS IF THE TONGUE HAD ENGAGED, BUT APPARENTLY IT WOULD "HANG" ON THE LOWER LEFT INBOARD CORNER OF THE BUCKLE. (IF THAT MAKES SENSE.) I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR IT WILL BE INSTALLED THIS MONDAY, JULY 1ST. THE SERVICE MAN SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY (ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY), BUT HE WOULD NOT (OR COULD NOT) TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I KNOW IN THE "REAL WORLD" "FALSE LATCH" CAN NOT OCCUR. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THESE EVENTS CONTRADICT THIS THEORY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE WHEN STOPPING, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES DUE TO WARPAGE, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.*JB **NM

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPEARTIVE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK JG

TURN SIGNAL PERFORMS ERRATICLY GOING ON/OFF WHILE IN USE AT VARIOUS TIMES. DEALERSHIP INSTRUCTED OWNER TO USE HAZARD LIGHTS UNTIL PART IS REPLACED. CURRENTLY, HAZARD LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THERE WAS A NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, ONCE HOOD WAS RAISED CONSUMER SAW ENGINE HAD FALLEN. DEALER DETERMINED THAT BRACKETS HAD BROKEN, CAUSING MOTOR MOUNTS TO FALL AND ENGINE TO DISCONNECT ON BOTH SIDES.*AK CONSUMER HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER DEALER WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE LABOR AND BROKEN BOLTS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AT A FASTER SPEED WITHOUT APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL.L DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A FASTER SPEED. APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN; HOWEVER, DID NOT STOP. DRIVER PROCEEDED TO SHIFT GEAR INTO PARK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE FRONT END WILL VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MECHANIC STATED ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WILL BE COVERED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE BECAUSE THERE WAS 36000 MILES ON VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN IN EARLY 2001 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. AND AS SOON AS PULLING OVER THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLINHG BRAKES. DEALER CONTACTED. ROTORS AND BRAKES KEEP WEARING PERMATURELY.*AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLING BRAKES AND MAKING NOISE. BRAKES AND ROTORS KEEP PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. HAD REPAIRED 7 TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS.THE ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON FIVE OCCASIONS FROM 7,000 TO 24,000 MILES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 70-75 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED RUST SPOTS ON ALMOST ALL EXTERIOR PANELS NINE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. THE MANUFACTURER'S BODY SHOP SAYS THE RUST WAS DUE TO METAL FLAKES FLYING OFF OF THE BRAKE DRUMS AND LANDING ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. *YH

WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, THERE IS VIBRATION AND BRAKES SQUEAK. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT ROTORS 8 TIMES DUE TO WARPING.*AK *TT

I HAVE ALSO HAD A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS, SUSPENSION FIXED, ALL IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES ARE STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *AK

AC AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ITSELF OFF SWITCH REPLACES. WHINING SOUND OCCURS DURING AC/HEAT FAN OPERATION FAN MOTOR REPLACED. AC/HEAT DIRECTIONAL CONTROLS WORK INTERMITTENTLY PROBLEM CONTINUES. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING UPON SLOW ACCELERATION REPORTED 3 TIMES 1ST & 2ND TIMES COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM 3RD TIME IN SHOP 30 DAYS REPLACED MULTIPLE COMPONENTS. ENGINE MISFIRING DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED 3,6,2,5 CYLINDERS MISFIRING REPLACED ALL IGNITION COIL PACKS PROBLEM CONTINUES. TURN SIGNAL BUZZES AND CLICKS HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED. AIR LEAK AROUND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR REPORTED 2 TIMES 1ST TIME COULDN'T DUPLICATE 2ND TIME DOOR REALIGNED. BRAKES CAUSE EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS UPON STOPPING ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT 24000 MILES REOCCURING AT 38000 MILES.*AK

BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT TWICE,AND STILL NOT BEING FIXED PROPERLY. *AK

MY ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE ROTORS 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR THEY WERE REPLACED AT 407 MILES AND 8248 MILES AND FINALLY MY ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 27980 MILES IT SEEMS AS THOUGH GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN USING DEFECTIVE ROTORS ON THEIR CARS AND IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED AND THEY ARE SUED THEN MAYBE THE GOVERNMENT WILL FORCE THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM.*JB

I PURCHSED THE VEHICLE USED IN NOV. OF 2001. SHORTLY THERE AFTER, THE BRAKES STARTED EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE NOISE AND VIBRATION AND MILD PEDAL PULSING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THE DEALER REPLACED/TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS. ABOUT A MONTH LATER NOISE AND VIBRATION RETURNED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK, CLASSIC HAD THE VEHICLE FOR THE DAY THEN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE NOISE AND VIBRATION DISSAPPEARED BUT RETURNED INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER. ALSO THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED NOTICABLEY AS OF LATE. I AM UNSURE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.

I HAVE HAD MY CHEVROLET MALIBU FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES FIXED 3 TIMES. THE ABS BRAKES ALSO WENT OUT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT MALIBUS JUST HAVE THOSE KINDS OF BRAKES. I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED TO GM WHO ALSO STATED THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THEIR BRAKE SYSTEM. I STRONGLY DISAGREE, I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BE PAYING $500 FOR NEW ROTORS AND PADS AND 600 FOR A NEW BEARING AND ABS BRAKE AT 50,000.*AK

THE BRAKES DON'T STOP PROPERLY. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE AND CHANGED ONCE. THE BLINKERS DON'T WORK 95% OF THE TIME AND THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS NEVER WORK PROPERLY. THE AC SETTINGS CHANGE ON THEIR OWN AS YOU ARE DRIVING THE CAR. THIS CAUSES THE COMPRESSOR TO TURN ON AND OFF, EVENTUALLY CAUSING PREMATURE COMPRESSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS DIED 4 TIMES AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ONCE ALMOST GETTING US KILLED AS WE WERE TURNING IN FRONT OF A TRUCK. ALSO, THE BRAKES HAVE ALMOST CAUSED US TO BE IN A WRECK. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MANY TIMES TO FIX THIS VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. TO THIS POINT, WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, IS IT GOING TO TAKE ME OR MY FAMILY BEING KILLED TO GET SOMETHING DONE WITH THIS VEHICLE?

TURN SIGNALS ARE OCCASIONALLY NOT WORKING. WHEN THEY DO WORK, ALL BULBS ARE FUNCTIONAL. MY WIFE FIRST REPORTED THIS TO ME THE OTHER DAY THAT THEY DIDN'T FUNCTION WHEN SHE TRIED TO USE THE TURN SIGNAL FROM A STOP SIGN. WHEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE TURN SIGNALS APPEARED TO FUNCTION FINE AT FIRST, THEN THEY FAILED TO WORK WHEN MAKING A LANE CHANGE. I THEN TRIED THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS MOMENTARILY, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE FUNCTIONING AGAIN AFTER THAT TIME. THERE MUST BE SOME SORT OF SWITCH PROBLEM SOMEWHERE. I DID NOT GET AN OWNERS MANUAL WITH THE VEHICLE, SO MY INVESTIGATION IS LIMITED TO LOOKING AT THE FUSES IN THE FUSE BOX. *AK

THE PADS HAVE WORN EXCESSIVELY OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE EXSISTING PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO REPLACED THE PADS 12-14 TIME BECAUSE OF GRINDING DOWN TO METAL ( 6 INCHES ). THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE FREQUENTLY FAILING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM

SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE. WHEN YOU GO TO SLOW DOWN THW BRAKE PEDAL WILL SINK AND VIBRATE AND GIVE YOU A GRINDING NOISE FOR JUST A SECOND. ONLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER START UP. DOES NOT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS. *AK

PUT 3 SETS OF BRAKE PADS & ROTORS (AT 16,000, 33,000, 42,000) ON THIS CAR & NOW NEEDS REPAIRING AGAIN. HAD FRONT END COLLISION, HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ENTIRE FRONT OF CAR WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED. BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A WRECK IF SOMETHING HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER REPAIRS FROM WRECK, LEAKING COOLANT - RESULTED IN BLOWN HEAD GASKET. EDWARDS CHEV & ADJUSTER SAID WAS NOT FROM WRECK - PROBLEM PROBABLY STARTED BEFORE WRECK. CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER WHEN PARKING. FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING.*AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 24,500 MILES. OUTSIDE PADS NOT TOUCHED, INSIDE PADS COMPLETELY GONE. NO WARRANTY ON THIS. SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING AND GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT WHEELS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

I REALIZE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM MY CAR SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT INDICATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES WITHOUT RESULTS. IF THERE ARE OTHERS WHO WOULD CARE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AS A GROUP PLEASE CONTACT ME. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS. PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACE ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45-50MPH AND GOING AROUND BEND WHEEL BEARING ON RIGHT SIDE BROKE IN HALF. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS GET WARPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS HAD THEM REPLACED ONCE AND FIXED TWICE, THE CALIPERS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS GET WARPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES, CONSUMER HAS HAD THEM REPLACED ONCE AND FIXED TWICE, THE CALIPERS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC

I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET ON 8/14/01 FILE NUMBER C05305523. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THE FRONT BRAKES WEARING OUT EVER 6 - 10 THOUSAND MILES A PROBLEM. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO CONSIDER A RECALL. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO THEY NEED. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE OWNED A CAR IN WHICH THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED EVER 6 - 10 THOUSAND MILES. THIS IS CONSIDERED STANDARD MAINTENANCE BY THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER MY WARRENTY. THEREFORE, I WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT WAS CHEEPER THEN THE DEALER TO REPLACE MY BRAKES 3 TIMES. 4TH TIME COMMING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. I WISH SOMONE WOULD MAKE CHEVROLET RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THE FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM. I DON'T MIND STANDARD MATIENCE AT A REASONABLE / COMPARABLE MILEAGE RATE.*AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTY, AND TSTOPPING DISTANCES INCREASES. PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY 4-6 MONTHS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT END IS MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE. WHEN VEHICLE MAKES A RIGHT TURN ONLY THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND. DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED. ALL TOGETHER VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES, ONCE FOR WHEEL BEARINGS, AND THREE TIMES FOR ROTORS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON VEHICLE FOR ABS BRAKE FAILURE. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS FOR SECOND TIME, BUT DEALER COULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO THIS VEHICLE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES WILL PULSATE WHEN APPLYING THEM. DEALER SAYS THAT ROTORS ARE WARPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR

AT 9000 MILES CENTER TREADS OF ALL TIRES WERE SHOWING ABNORMAL WEAR. SPOKE TO GM DIRECTLY, THEY SENT ME TO DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IS THE WAY THE AFFINITY TIRES WEAR AND THEY SHOULD BE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 30,000 MILES. I ASKED THEM TO PUT THAT IN WRITING FOR ME, OF COURSE THEY REFUSED. AT THE PRESENT 13000 MILES, THE TREAD WEAR IS SPREADING. IF GM AND CHEVROLET BOTH KNEW THAT THESE TIRES WORE THIS WAY, THEY COULD HAVE AT LEAST GIVEN THE OPTION OF UPGRADING TO BETTER TIRES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE TIRES, ESPECIALY WITH THE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE ARE THAT I LIVE.. I BELIEVE THAT I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY A MAJOR CORPORATION TO THE FULLEST.. SHAME ON CHEVROLET. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 027487)

THE ROTORS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND ARE READY TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN 4K MILES THIS TIME. THE DEALER HAS ADMITTED TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS FOR THE MALIBUS' BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THEM. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL WEB SITES THAT DETAIL COMPLAINTS ABOUT MALIBU ROTORS AND EVERYONE IS REPORTING ROTOR FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT BEFORE THEY REACH 15000 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND MALIBU I HAVE OWNED THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, THE TIME, MONEY AND HASSLE THAT GM IS CAUSING OVER THIS IS RUINING AN OTHERWISE NICE CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STALLS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,AND DEALER REPLACED INTAKE GASKET AND FUEL PUMP, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

I PURCHASED MY MALIBU NEW IN MARCH 2000, BY JULY 14 WITH 7078 THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED, ON 10/18/00 WITH 12,339 MILES THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. ON 3/23/01 THE SAME WERE REPLACED WITH 20,311 MILES AND AGAIN ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED ON 2/8/02 WITH 36,639 MILES. THE DEALER ADVISED SERVICE BULLETINS WERE ISSUED ON 10/18/00 AND 3/23/01 FOR ROTORS AND PADS. I CONTACTED CHEVY IN DETROIT O 2/8/02 AND SPOKE TO ALICIA . I ADVISED FOR HER TO DO RESEARCH BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG.*AK

BRAKE FAILURE EVERY 10-15 THOUSAND MILES. HAS TO REPLACE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. MECHANIC STATES THAT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND FELT PULSATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKE.S. DEALER DETERMINED FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

BRAKES FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME ACCIDENT OCCURRED HAVE NOT HAD CAR FOR 3 WEEKS, HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR GM TO SEND INSPECTOR. CAR IS OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 15 DAYS AND GM HAS EXHAUSTED THE TIME LIMIT FOR ACTION. I DO NOT WANT THIS "DEATH TRAP" (CAR) BACK. I ALSO WANT TO BE CREDITED FOR LEASE PAYMENTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. *AK

BARKES WORKED ON DUE TO VIBRATION, PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. SECOND TIME FAILED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS AGAIN. THIRD TIME CAR STARTED VIBRATING IN THE FRONT END, REPLACED PAD AND ROTORS AGAIN.

FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED , DO NOT STOP CAR WITHOUT A PULSATING OR SURGING EFFECT. IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT 11000 MILES .CHEVY REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY . I BROUGHT IT BACK AT 29000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD IT WA A WEAR PROBLEM NOT CHEVY'S. ROTORS ARE WARPED AND PADS ARE WORN TWO NEW BRAKE JOBS AT 29000 MILES .CAR STILL PULSATES WHEN STOPPING AND SLIDES THRU STOPS. I CALLED GM WAS FINALLY TOLD THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, THEY REPLACED BRAKES AT 11000 MILES AS ACOURTESY BUT WILL NOT DO SO AT 29000 MILES. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS LISTED AT NHTSA EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, WHY NOT A SAFETY RELATED RECALL? MUST WE WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE WE ACT? LET 'S HAVE SAFETY RECALL NOW BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER EXPLORER/ FIRESTONE ISSUE AND RESULTANT DEATHS. *AK

ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT 7832 MILES. ROTORS RESURFACED AND PADS REPLACED AT 22000 MILES. ROTORS AND PADS AGAIN REPLACED AT 29134 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH DEALERSHIPS THAT I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN TO THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO JUST KEEP REPLACING THEM UNTIL THEY HAVE THE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE KNOWING THERE IS A DEFECT IN MY BRAKES THAT IS NOT REPAIRABLE. AFTER READING ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, IT APPEARS THIS DEFECT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN IN 2000 MALIBUS. I AM GOING TO PURSUE GM TAKING MY CAR BACK.*AK

THE BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED ALL THE TIME. CHEVY CONTINUES TO SAY ITS JUST NEEDS BRAKE PADS EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE FRONT BRAKES SOUND LIKE THE CAR IN FALLING APART. THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ON FOUR ORGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE, INFINITY TIRES SIZE P215/60R15 WITH FOURTY THOUSAND MILES TREADS WERE BEGINNING TO CRACK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS REPLACED ALL FOUR OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *AK *TT

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH, THEN AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER BOTH TIMES, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE.

VEHICLE WOULD JUMP WHEN TRYING TO STOP. ROTORS WERE WARPED. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT ON 5 SETS OF ROTORS SINCE JAN 2001. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WANTED CONSUMER TO EXTEND WARRANTY.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED CAUSING BRAKE PULSATION. THE A/C DOES NOT FLOW OUT OF THE CORRECT VENTS DUE TO A/C CONTROL FAILURE, THE A/C CONTROL HEAD ALSO SHORTED OUT. THE DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE DUE TO THE LOCK BEING MISALIGNED. ENGINE MAKES A CLUNK NOISE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SURGES. LEFT REAR SPEAKER SHORTED OUT. THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEN TURNING, CONSUMER LATER STATED THAT THERE WAS A CHIRPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *YH

ROTORS GLAZING TWICE WITHIN 21,000 MILES. WAS TOLD THE ROTORS COULD BE REPLACED,BUT EXPECTED IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS.

VIN IS [XXX] MANUFACTURED 05/00. RAIN WATER COLLECTS AND IS RETAINED IN RIGHT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. ONE LAMP OF FOUR SHORTED AND BLEW. ASSEMBLY IS INADEQUATELY SEALED AND INSULATED AGAINST WATER. COST OF NEW REPLACEMENT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS $249.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ALTHOUGH THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE BRAKES ARE DESIGNED TO PRODUCE A SLIGHT CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE PADS BEGIN TO WEAR, NO SUCH NOISE WAS HEARD. WITH ONLY 23,450 MILES ON CAR, THE PADS ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROTOR WORE DOWN CUTTING GROOVES INTO THAT SIDE OF THE ROTOR WHILE PADS ON OTHER SIDE OF SAME ROTOR HAD A WAY TO GO BEFORE BEING WORN DOWN. I UNDERSTAND THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE CHEVROLET S10 AND FOR WHICH THE S10 WAS RECALLED. DEALER SAID IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR ROTORS TO GO BAD SOON AS PADS WEAR OUT ON THE MALIBU. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO PAY FOR ROTORS EACH TIME THE PADS GO BAD, ESPECIALLY AT ONLY 23,000 MILES.*AK

ALTHOUGH THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE BRAKES ARE DESIGNED TO PRODUCE A SLIGHT CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE PADS BEGIN TO WEAR, NO SUCH NOISE WAS HEARD. WITH ONLY 23,450 MILES ON CAR, THE PADS ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROTOR WORE DOWN CUTTING GROOVES INTO THAT SIDE OF THE ROTOR WHILE PADS ON OTHER SIDE OF SAME ROTOR HAD A WAY TO GO BEFORE BEING WORN DOWN. I UNDERSTAND THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE CHEVROLET S10 AND FOR WHICH THE S10 WAS RECALLED. DEALER SAID IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR ROTORS TO GO BAD SOON AS PADS WEAR OUT ON THE MALIBU. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO PAY FOR ROTORS EACH TIME THE PADS GO BAD, ESPECIALLY AT ONLY 23,000 MILES.*AK

BOUGHT MY CAR NEW OFF SHOW ROOM FLOOR AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE HAD IT IN FOR STARTING PROBLEMS BATTERY PROBLEMS FUEL PROBLEMS WINDOW PROBLEMS DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS ENGINE NOISE ENGINE OIL LEAKS VIBRATION PROBLEMS BRAKE PROBLEMS DYING PROBLEMS POPPING NOISES IN FRONT END STRUTS BOTTOMING OUT ROUGH RIDE AND STEERING PROBLEMS AND SO ON TOO MANY TO LIST ALL HAVE HAD FRONT END REALIGNED STUTS CHECKED AND REPALCED BRAKES CHECKED AND REPLACED WHEEL STUDS REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FLOAT REPLACED PISTONS REPLACED BATTERY REPLACED REMOTE START SYSTEM REPLACED ALARM SYSTEM REPLACED WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED FRONT CRANK SEAL REPLACED ALT CHECKED AND TESTED STARTED CHECKED STILL HAVING FUEL PROBLEMS BRAKE PROBLEMS VIBRATION ECT HAD IN THIS LAST WEEK FO 6 DAYS AND WHEN RETURNED STILL HAVING ENGINE NOISE STEERING PROBLEMS RADIO PROBLEMS FUEL PROBLEMS AND FOUND IMPACT MARK ON L/FRONT OF BUMPER ONE OF DEALERS TECH'S HIT SOMETHING AND NOW WANDERS TO LEFT LEFT HEAD LIGHT OUT OF LINE AND PUSHED BACK UNDER FENDER HOOD OUT OF LINE FENDERS BUMPERS DRIVING LIGHTS AND NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS AND DAMAGE POSSIBLE THAT I AM UNABLE TO DETECT AT THIS TIME HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY AND COMPLAINED HAVE TALKED WITH DEALER AND STILL NO RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN AND STATEMENTS OF WE MIGHT HAVE BRUISED IT IT HAS BEEN WRECKED NOW I AMD PAYING GOOD MONEY FOR JUNK AND WANT REFUND OF ALL COSTS TO ME AND THE CAR TAKEN BACK ENGINES SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE OVERHAULED AT 14000 MILES THE CAR IS 2 YAERS OLD AND ACTS LIKE ITS 20 NEED RESPONESE AND INFO TO HELP RESOLVE PROBLEMS TRYING TO HAVE RETURNED UNDER LEMON LAW UNIFORM CONFORMITY ACT AND MAGNUSON-MOSS ACT CAR HAS BECOME INSTRUMENT THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRED AND WHOSE OPPERATION IS FROUGHT WITH APPREHENSION SINCERLY UNHAPPY AND HURT CONSUMER IS THE HIGHWAY SAFTY DEVISION INTERESTED AND GOING TO DO ANYTHING FOR ALL OF US WHO ARE HAVING PROBLEMS OR ARE WE OUT OF LUCK ????????? RESPONSE REQUESTED

3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MALIBU IN JULY, 2000 I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN MY CARE LOST ALL POWER. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL INDICATOR WIRING AND WAS FALSELY READING THE AMOUNT OF GAS I HAD WHICH RESULTED IN MY RUNNING OUT OF GAS AT 65MPH. PROBLEM HAS NOT REPEATED ITSELF. AT 21,000 MILES MY SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS FAILED AND MY HAZARD SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 23,000 MILES MY EVAPORATOR VENT VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACE (ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY). AT 20,000 MILES MY CAR WAS VIBRATING WHENEVER MY BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALOR SAID FRONT BRAKES WORN OUT AND ROTORS OUT OF ROUND AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND REFACED THE ROTORS. AT 33,000 MILES, CARE AGAIN VITRATED WHENVER BRAKES APPLIED AND DEALER TOLD ME AGAIN THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE OF "HOT SPOTS" AND THAT MY ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CUT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD JUST BEEN FIXED AT 20,000 MILES. WAS NEVER TOLD THAT MANUFACTURER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MALIBU BRAKES AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST APPROXIAMTELY $700.00 TO FIX ROTORS AND IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. MY SEVICE FOR THE BRAKES WAS DONE AT FUTURE CHEVROLET IN OLD BRIDGE, NJ. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE, THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD DO NO MORE AND THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE MALIBU CARS ARE DEFICIENT, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED AND DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE, THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD DO NO MORE AND THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE MALIBU CARS ARE DEFICIENT, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED AND DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS GOING 25MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND LEFT FRONT END DROPPED. LEFT TIRE BLEWOUT, AND VEHICLE SKIDDED/ HIT THE CURVE. LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING REAR END TO SPIN AROUND. MANUFACTURER HAD A TSB MENTIONING PROBLEM ,BUT WILL NOT COVER THE PROBLEM WITHIN WARRANTY AGREEMENT.*AK

THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU IS INADEQUATE. MY VEHICLE HAS 31000 MILES ON IT AND DURING BRAKING IT HAS A SHIMMY ON OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE PADS BEING WORN AND THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TURNING. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS AND SOME TIRE PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR COMPLAINT FROM OTHER MALIBU OWNERS WHO'S PROBLEMS HAVE STARTED SOONER THAN MINE IN MOST CASES IN FACT IN SOME CASES WHILE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE 12000 MILE WARRANTY. IT BEING A BRAKE AND TIRE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PUTTING SOME LIVES AT STAKE. I MYSELF CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SIMPLY STATED I'M SORRY YOUR HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR CAR. *AK

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOISY AND WAS SERVICED SIX DIFFERNT TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE BADLY WARPED CAUSING PULSATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *YH

VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT STRUT UPPER MOUNT AND APPLIED GREASE TO UPPER STRUT MOUNT. *YH

CIGARETTE LIGHTER FUSE BLOWN. *YH

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOISY AND WAS SERVICED SIX DIFFERNT TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE BADLY WARPED CAUSING PULSATION WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *YH

VEHICLE MAKES NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, DEALER REPLACED RIGHT FRONT STRUT UPPER MOUNT AND APPLIED GREASE TO UPPER STRUT MOUNT. *YH

CIGARETTE LIGHTER FUSE BLOWN. *YH

WITHIN THE FIRST 18000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE AMY FRONT ROTORS. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THEY SAID NO. I HAD TO PURCHASE NEW ROTORS AND THEN WITHIN 8,000 MILES THEY STARTED GRINDING AGAIN. WHEN THE ROTORS GO BAD, IT MAKES THE CAR SHIMMY WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHEN I STOP. I CURRENTLY HAVE MY CAR IN A SHOP OTHER THAN THE DEALERSHIP TO PUT ON THE THIRD SET OF ROTORS AND I ONLY HAVE 32800 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY THEM $35 FOR THEM TO LOOK AT MY CAR AND SEE IF THEY CAN FIND A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ANYWHERE. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY THEM THAT AMOUNT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY PAYING TO HAVE NEW ROTORS PUT ON. NOT TO MENTION I HAVE TO MISS WORK A LOT FOR VARIOUS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO FAULTY BLINKERS, KNOCKING NOISES, LIGHTS SURGING, ETC. WHEN PEOPLE DON'T WORK, THEY DON'T GET PAID!*AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED/ANY TIME ON A DAILY BASIS. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.*AK

HAD ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. HAD THEM REPLACED AGAIN AT 19,000 MILES. FIRST TIME REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE THE SAME AS ON VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER KNEW OF PROBLEM , AND HAD A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON ROTORS.*AK WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEED, THE CONSUMER FELT BRAKE PULSATION. BOTH THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *YH

ROTORS ON BRAKES HAVE WARPED 3 TIMES BEFORE 20000 MILES! *AK

BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE 14,000 MILES. THE ROTORS VIBRATE AND SHIMMY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. TRYING TO GET THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM IS A HASSLE. THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE I HAVE MY PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE DONE BY MY OWN PERSONAL *CERTIFIED* MECHANIC AND NOT AT THE DEALER THAT I HAVE VOIDED MY WARRANTY ON THE ROTORS. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $200 + FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER MALIBU OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS MY OPINION THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED AND ENFORCED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS EVERY TIME I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION. THANK YOU!

WITHIN THREE MONTHS DEALER HAD TO TURN BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, AND GAVE NO REASON WHY THIS PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE BLEWOUT, VEHICLE JUMPED A LANE AND LANDED IN ANOTHER LANE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, FIRESTONE TIRE SIZE P205/60R15 93T, CLAIM 31-3083-344. *SLC

RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT FIREPLUG, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15, CLAIM 35-W577-593. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE BLEWOUT, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS, THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN SPINNING BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE AND THE PAVEMENT WAS NOT WET, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15, CLAIM 20-5363-226. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60, CLAIM 49-3233-848. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRE BLEWOUT, VEHICLE JUMPED A LANE AND LANDED IN ANOTHER LANE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, FIRESTONE TIRE SIZE P205/60R15 93T, CLAIM 31-3083-344. *SLC

RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT FIREPLUG, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15, CLAIM 35-W577-593. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE BLEWOUT, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS, THE FRONT TIRES BEGAN SPINNING BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE AND THE PAVEMENT WAS NOT WET, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60R15, CLAIM 20-5363-226. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, FIRESTONE AFFINITY, P215/60, CLAIM 49-3233-848. *SLC

CRACKING BETWEEN TREAD. *AK (TIRESIZE: P21560R15)

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT A COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE DAYS PREVIOUS TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GAVE SIGNS THAT IT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE ALARM WAS GOING OFF FOR NO REASON, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *SLC

THE CAR HAS A PING IN THE MOTOR AND COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATS.

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY HANDLING THE VEHICLE, WHEN SHE PULLED OVER SHE SAW THAT THE FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES SIDEWALL HAD COME AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE, FIRESTONE HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE OTHER TIRES, REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE, OR REIMBURSE HER FOR THE TOWING CHARGE, THE TIRE SIZE IS P215-60R15. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY HANDLING THE VEHICLE, WHEN SHE PULLED OVER SHE SAW THAT THE FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES SIDEWALL HAD COME AWAY FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE, FIRESTONE HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE OTHER TIRES, REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRE, OR REIMBURSE HER FOR THE TOWING CHARGE, THE TIRE SIZE IS P215-60R15. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS HESITANT AFTER STOPPING, TRANSMISSION WOULD BEGIN TO SHIFT EVERY 4 SECONDS, DEALER STATED THAT A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE FRONT PUMP OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD COME OFF AND SENT PIECES OF METAL CIRCULATING THROUGH THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SEALED THAT IT WAS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT THE METAL PIECES WOULD AFFECT THE OTHER SYSTEMS OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER MADE REPAIRS AND ONE MILE DOWN THE ROAD TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING POORLY AGAIN, CONSUMER TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN SECOND GEAR, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. ROTORS WARPED AND WERE CAUSING VIBRATION, DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. BATTERY LEAKED ACID INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COOLANT CAP WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. *SLC

2000, CHEVROLET, MALIBU BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED KNEE INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.*AK THE ENTIRE FRONT HOOD WAS KNOCKED TO WINDSHIELD, CONSUMER IS STILL UNDERGOING PYSICAL THERAPY FOR INJURIES. *SLC

THE BRAKES ON THE MALIBU ARE A SAFETY ISSUE AND GMC DOESNT CARE. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS DONE 5 TIMES SINCE 3000 MILES. MY DEALER HAS HAD MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 19 DAYS FOR REPAIRS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR ALSO. IAM TIRED OF BEING TOLD I6TS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, WELL IT IS TO ALL OF WITH CHILDREN AND OTHER LOVED ONES IN THE CAR. LETS STOP THE POLITICS AND PLEASE DO SOMETHING FOR THE CONSUMER.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215)

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 40 MPH VEHICLE SHAKES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AT 3000 MILES. HOWEVER, PROBLEMS PERSISTED, DEALER DID NOT REPLACE ROTORS AGAIN. LAST VISIT TO DEALER CONSUMER WAS ESCORTED OFF THE LOT. DEALER REFUSED TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE IS A FULE SYSTEMS PROBLEM, THE FUEL WILL SPLASH BACK AT CONSUMER WHEN FILLING UP TANK, AND A LOT OF FUEL SPILLS ON THE GROUND, ALSO THE REAR BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, HOWL WHEN ACCELERATING.*JB

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A STOP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. MANUFACTURER LINKED THE PROBLEM TO NON-ADJUSTMENTS TO BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONE, AND NOT SURE IF PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED.*JB

KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION IN A ACC POSITION WHEN CONSUMER'S NEPHEW CHANGED GEARS WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THOSE TYPES OF VEHICLES. CONSUMER CHECKED OWNERS MANUAL AND FOUND THAT BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO CHANGE GEARS. *AK

THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE CONSUMERS BRAKES ON FOUR OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE LEMON LAW APPLIES TO THIS VEHICLE. NLM

TICKING SOUND AT STARTUP THAT CHEVROLET WON'T FIX. NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE BRAKES HAVE CONTINUALLY FAILED EVERY 3 MONTHS SINCE 3000 MILES. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPURCHASED BY GM. GM TOLD ME MS KAREN ROBERTS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT.. ARE THEY CRAZY? THE MALIBU IS AN UNSAFE CAR. EVEN MY SERVICE ADVISOR HARRY HAIGH SAID THE CAR SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE MALIBU IS AN ENGINEERING NIGHTMARE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60/R1)

BRAKES SHIMMIED BADLY. APPARENT BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER KNEW PROBLEM BEFORE I FINISHED TELLING THEM OF PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED WARPED BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND COMPLAINTS. CONCERNED BECAUSE OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM FIXED OVER AND OVER FOR DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS CAR. *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. DOUG CHEVROLET KEEPS REPLACING THE PADS AND ROTATION OF BRAKES. ON 7/23/01 MY CAR WILL BE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. I SPOKE TO GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICES DEPT ON/AROUND 7/11/01. I WAS TOLD BY A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT GM, DOUG CHEVEROT WILL HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. ON 7/16/01 I WAS TOLD BY DOUG CHEVROLET EMPLOYER (S) GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND THEY ARE NOT RECALLING CHEVROLET MALIBU'S. I FEEL THAT WITH MY PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THE BRAKES ARE JUST MORE THAN THE PADS AND ROTATION OF BRAKES. ONCE MY CAR IS SERVICED I WILL BE FILING A DISPUTE FORM WITH GMC. *AK

IT HAS HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE,BRAKE AND ROTOR FAILURE 4 DIFFERENT TIMES,RACK AND PINION FAILURE,CONTROL ARM FAILURE 2 TIMES,IGNITION CONTROL FAILURE AT 1400 MILES. *AK

ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY 6-8 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED WIRING AND STATED THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING THAT PROBLEM. 2 WEEKS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

HARNESS STRAP DETACHES FROM SHIELD RENDERING CAR SEAT UNSAFE.*AK

FRONT ROTORS WARPED, AND WERE REPLACED BY DEALER WITH 20,182 MILES. AGAIN, BRAKES WERE WARPED, DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS, AND ADVISED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS SIMPLY A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. *AK *SLC

TIRES CRACKED INBETWEEN TREAD. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)

DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FOUR TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE THAT RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT HURT HER. *SLC

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT END IMPACT AND CAR ROLLED AT LEAST ONCE AND STEERING WHEEL BROKEN. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AND BRAKES EMIT A RUBBING NOISE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND PERFORMED WORK ON BRAKE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, BRAKES OPERATE WORSE THAN BEFORE, AND THERE IS A VERY LOUD SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK

AT 20 THOUSAND MILE CONSUMER HAD ROTORS CHANGED. AT FIVE THOUSAND MILES ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CRACKING BETWEEN TIRE TREAD. *AK (TIRESIZE: P21560R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P21560R15 )

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 1ST TIME ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 8,000, AND 2ND TIME AT 10,000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DEALER AFTER BEING SERVICED, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER DROVE BACK TO DEALER, AND STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE TO DO THAT. CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PEDAL WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. FRONT END STARTED DIPPING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER AGAIN HAD TO FIND OUT WHY ROTOR PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES ON VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN PAST YEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH DEALER COULD DO. *AK ALSO, GAS GUAGE FAILED TWICE. THE PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER WAS DAMAGED. THE ELECTRIC OUT LET BROKE AND A/C HEATING SYSTEM FAILED. *YH

THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE IN ENGINE DUE THE PISTONS BEING TOO SMALL. ALSO, IT IS CAUSING GAS TO RUN OUT QUICKER. DEALER HAS FIXED PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER BELEIVES THIS PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, CONSUMER STATES THIS MOTOR WAS USED IN THE CEHVROLET LUMINA ALSO, SAME FACTORY PITONS WERE PUT BACK IN ENGINE WHEN OVERHAULED. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 2000 MALIBU BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER 1999.... MY ENGINE WAS PINGING AND MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISE, EVEN WHEN WARM.... BRAKES ARE VERY HAZARDOUS TO PUBLIC SAFETY... I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMERIOUS TIMES FOR ROTOR AND PAD REPLACEMENTS AND EVEN GM'S SO CALLED NEW THICKER AND IMPROVED ROTORS THEY INSTALLED ON MY CAR WAS JUST AS BAD AS ALL THE OTHER ONES ... I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON OUR LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS ALMOST HAD A WRECK DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY BRAKES... MY CAR VIBRATED SO BADLY AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN...AT ALL!!....I THOUGHT I HAD 2 FRONT TIRE BLOWOUTS... I PULLED OVER ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY TIRES WERE FINE IT WAS MY BRAKES...... I WENT STRAIGHT TO A LOCAL AUTOZONE AND PURCHASED NEW ROTORS AND PADS....GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED!......I HAVE CALLED GM AND MADE A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD NO RECALLS WERE MADE..... ANOTHER ISSUE IM HAVING IS IT TAKES 3 OR 4 TIMES TO GET MY CAR STARTED ... NOT SURE WHY MY CAR IS HAVING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS BUT IT IS AT A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AS I TYPE THIS .......I HOPE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX THE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND MY CD PLAYER THAT GOES IN AND OUT OF POWER AND SOMETIMES WONT RELEASE MY CD'S .... I HAVE GIVEN UP ON GM BRAKES. *AK

BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKCONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR DUE TO EXCESSIVE BRAKING.*JB

AT ANY SPEED WOULD APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP PEDAL AND VEHICLE WOULD PULSATE. STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD BE INCREASED. ALSO, FAILED TO STOP SOMETIMES. HAD ROTORS CHANGED DUE TO BEING WARPED. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR 3RD TIME FOR BRAKES.*AK

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 19,000 MILES; BACK RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT, THERE WAS SOME CRACKS AROUND TIRE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK CONSUMER STATES AS SHE WAS DRIVING SHE NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS PULLING AND MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE, CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT, AND HAD BEEN DETERMINED THAT THAT TREAD CONTAINED CRACKS.*JB

FRONT ROTORS & PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. *AK

PURCHASED 2000 MALIBU NEW, BRAKES/ROTORS BEGAN TO PULSATE AT 5200 MILES DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AT 7000 WITH SAME PROBLEM, SAME FIX BY DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AT 9000 AND BRAKES/ROTORS REPLACED WITH "NEW TYPE/HEAVY DUTY PARTS". VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AT 12500 WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS...DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY PROBLEM. VEHICLE BACK IN FOR THE 5TH TIME AT 17000, SAME PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS AND STATE BRAKES/ROTORS ARE WITHIN "SPECS" AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DOES NOT CARE NOR DOES THE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER WHO LOOKED AT THE CASE I FILED WITH CHEVROLET. I AM EXPECTED TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. I NEED HELP AND SO DO OTHER PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED A PROBLEM VEHICLE AND TO MANUFACTURER HAS LITTLE IDEA WHY THIS PROBLEM OCCURS.*AK

FIRESTONE, AFFINITY, TIRE SIZE P21560R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON CHEVROLET, MALIBU, 2000 WITH 9600 MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH TREAD SEPARATED, AND WHOLE SIDEWALL TIRE BLEWOUT ON PASSENGER REAR, CAUSING REAR OF VEHICLE TO JUMPS TOWARDS DRIVER'S SIDE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE ON RIGHT HAND SIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK

SINCE I PURCHASED MY NEW 2000 MALIBU ON 12/18/99, TO TODAY 5/9/01, I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS 3 TIMES. COUNTING THE ORIGINAL SET, THIS MAKES IT 4 SETS OF ROTORS THAT MY CAR HAS GONE THROUGH, UNDER 19,000 MILES. MY WARRANTY IS GOOD UNTIL 36,000 MILES, SO I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (1-800-222-1020) AND TOLD THEM THAT I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS ISSUE WAS GOING TO BE COVERED AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT DUE TO THE TIMELY CHANGING OF THE ROTORS SO MANY TIMES IN SO LITTLE MILEAGE. THE REPLACEMENTS WERE ON 4/11/00 (5,440), 8/31/00 (10,775), AND 5/8/01 (18,394). EACH OF THESE TIMES THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKES AND BRAKE PADS WERE FINE, BUT THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE CHEVY # TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY DUE TO SOMETHING I HAVE DONE OR MY DRIVING HABITS/CONDITIONS. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IN THAT MY BRAKES HAVEN'T WORN OUT YET, BUT THE ROTORS KEEP GOING BAD. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR PASSING THE BLAME, INSTEAD OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM OR EXTENDING THE COVERAGE OF AN ISSUE THAT IS COUNTLESSLY REPEATED ON YOUR SITE AND THE NEWSGROUPS FROM 1997 TO PRESENT. CHEVY HAS THE SLOGAN, "CHEVY, WE'LL BE THERE." THEY DON'T SHOW THE FINE PRINT OF: "WE'LL BE THERE, UNLESS WE BLAME YOU AND DON'T DECIDE TO RESOLVE A KNOWN ISSUE." I WOULD LIKE FEEDBACK ON THIS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A COVERED ISSUE, AND DON'T BELIEVE THAT I AM CAUSING A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY ROUTINE EVERY 5-8,000 MILES LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IS EXPERIENCING. THANK YOU. *AK

HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS/BRAKE PADS AT 9,000, 12,000, 16,000, 24,000 AND NOW AGAIN AT 28,000. ROTORS OR PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND ARE BAD AGAIN. GM DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR ALL GMC VEHICLES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH AND THEN WHEN TURNING ON TURN SIGNAL LIGHT STEERING WHEEL WILL MAKE A BUZZ NOISE.*AK CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHOP 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, AIR CONDITIONING WOULD ONLY BLOW ON FLOOR, CONTROL PANEL WAS REPLACED. *JB

AT 3000 MILES VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AT 6000 MILES DEALER REPLACED BRAKES DUE TO SERVICE BULLETIN. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE AND WOULD SHAKE TO EXTREME WHEN VEHICLE WAS MOVING FAST. APPLIED BRAKES, BUT WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT DEALER HAS NOT PROVIDED REMEDY. *AK

THE ROTORS RE BAD AND THE CAR ISN'T EVEN A YEAR AND MILES UNDER 36,OOO. SOMEONE I KNOW HAS THE SAME EXACT CAR AND IT IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLDER... SAME PROBLEMS. THEN THERE IS A PERSON WITH AN ALERO WHICH IS MADE BY GMC AND IT'S UNDER A YEAR OLD WITH BAD ROTORS TOO... I THINK IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. ROTORS USUALLY LAST 3-5 YEARS.... NOW ME AND 2 OTHERS HAVE HAD OUR NEW CAR UNDER A YEAR AND EXPERIENCED SHAKING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS AND WHILE BRAKING.. BECAUSE THE ROTORS ARE BAD... I THINK THAT NHTSA SHOULD REALLY LOOK IN TO THIS BEFOR SOMEONES BRAKES GO OUT I THINK IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH CEREMIC BRAKE PADS- IE>> THEM WEARING ON THE ROTORS THERE IS NO WAY THAT 3 NEW CARS WITH GOOD DRIVERS SHOULD BE NEEDING ROTORS. WHY ARE THESE CARS TEARING UP ROTORS. PLEASE HELP US BEFORE WE HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON NEW CARS. *AK

CONSUMER WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, BUT COULD FEEL A VIBRATION ON STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT. THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED, AND VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN FOR REPAIRS MANY TIMES FOR BRAKES.*AK *SLC

WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING REALLY BADLY. DEALER REPLACED WARPED ROTORS. THEN, ON 1 APRIL 2001 DEALER TURNED ROTORS, STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AGAIN. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS NORMAL.*AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TWO TIRES CONTINUE TO LOSE AIR. NLM

THE VEHICLE MAKES AN EXCESSIVE TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE UPON INITIAL STARTUP DUE TO PISTON DESIGN, SOME ENGINE NOISE IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMS UP, THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE TO REDUCE THIS NOISE, THE VEHICLE ALSO FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF WHEN IN PARK OR AT A STOP, INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. NLM

THE IGNITION HAS TO BE JIGGLED TO START THE VEHICLE. NLM

EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE COMES THROUGH THE SUNROOF AREA WHILE DRIVING. NLM

A/C CONTROL HEAD FAILED CAUSING THE A/C TO BLOW HOT AIR. NLM

TIRES OUT OF BALANCE CAUSING SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING. NLM

THE CD PLAYER WILL NOT EJECT CD'S, DUE TO A SHORT IN THE RADIO, DEALER REPLACED RADIO. NLM

THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LAMP IS FULL OF WATER, THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LAMP CIRCUIT BOARD SHORTED, DEALER REPLACED THE BOARD AND BULBS, DEALER ALSO FOUND THE THIRD BRAKE LAMP WAS FALLING BACK INTO THE PACKAGE TRAY. 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

REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS10/26/2000 AND02/09/2001.REPLACED FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT 03/02/2001 REPLACING PISTONS IN ENGINE 03/05/2001

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY BRAKE SYSTEM AND HAVE HAD MY FRONT ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED 4 TIMES - I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR. THEY TELL ME THIS A PROBLEM WITH MALIBU'S AND PLACE NEW PARTS ON MY CAR BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURS. I GET A PULSATION/VIBRATION WHEN I BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND FROM TIME TO TIME MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. EACH TIME THEY SAY MY ROTORS ARE WARPED AND REPLACE THEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, JUST KEEPS GOING, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHEN IN ON POSITION THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THE PADS WERE FAULTY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND MAKE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. NLM

FAULTY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

ENGINE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. DEALERR HAS CHECKED AND SAID IT MAY BE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. *AK ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BRAKES MAKE NOISE. FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES MAKE NOISE IN THE FRONT, 15 INCH. *SLC

POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES WHILE PARKED AND AT SPEEDS OF 5MPH. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE NOTIFIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NONE OF WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. A LEATHER TRIM ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS COMING UNDONE AND THE DEALERSHIP FOOLISHLY TRIED TO FIX IT WITH SILICON. I SHOULD OF STUCK WITH JAPANESE CARS.

WHILE TRAVELING OVER 35 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AT 6,499 MILES ODOMETER READING, THE DEALER ROTATED TIRES. AT THAT POINT THE CAR FRONT VIBRATED, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AND BRAKES PULSATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE DEALER ROTATING THE TIRES WHEELS; SERVICE REP INDICATED MOST LIKELY ROTORS WERE DAMAGED WITH AIR TORQUE TIGHTENED LUGS TOO TIGHT; DAMAGED ROTORS. SPRINGS IN REAR CONTINUE TO SQUEAK. FACTORY DEFAULTS? BULLETINS ? HOW TO OBTAIN?

IN BOTH FAILURES THE SERVICE SUPPORT WAS NOT IN EXCISTING,OR VERY INSULTING,BOTH PROBLEMS HAVE INJURY OR DEATH POSSIBILITYS,ROTOR WARRANTY ONLY 12.000 MILES,BUT THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT WHICH IS IN ALL MODELS STARTING IN 1998 TILL NOW.IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE,EVERY 7000 MILES NEW ROTORS OR DIE?? ENGINE LOSING POWER AT HIGH SPEED AND GROUDED FREEWAY,NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES,NO WARNING. DEALER TELLS ME THERE ARE NO CODES AND IT RUNS WELL,AFTER DEALER TOLD WIFE TO REMOVE VEHICLE,18 MILES LATER ,CAR IS STUCK AGAIN,CHEVROLET ASSISTANT SERVICE SAID PERHAPS WIFE CAN PUSH THE CAR TO THE RIGHT.MUST WE TOLERATE THIS,AND A SALES PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THE BULLITINS,AND WILL SAY THAT THERE IS NO ROTOR PROBLEM,BRAND NEW VEHICLE,NEVER MISS WORK ,LOSING JOB ,HOME AND WIFE BECAUSE OF NO ERROR CODES.SO MUCH FOR EMPTY PROMISES.SERVICE MANAGER DONT CARE IF YOU DIE OR LIVE ,DEALER HAS HIS 22.000.00 AND TELLS YOU TO REMOVE YOUR JUNK.CHEVYS IMAGE IS CLOUDED AND NOT HONEST. *AK

MANUFACTURER OF POWER SEAT ADJUSTER MET SHIPPING QUOTAS WITH UNSAFE PRODUCT (JACKSCREWS) STRUCTURAL SUPPORT WHILE BEING AWARE OF THE SAFETY FMVSS HAZARD. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ROTORS FAILES 3 TIMES IN 18,701 MILES/CHEVROLET WON'T COMMIT TO HELP.*AK

ROTORS FAILED AT 7426;11874;18701 MILES. CHEVROLET NO HELP. *AK

3RD SET OF ROTORS IN 11275MILES, NO ONE AT CHEVROLET SEEMS TO CARE. DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MALIBU/ALERO ROTORS, BUT CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE--DON'T. *AK

BRAKES WERE GRINDING. TECHNICIAN REPLACED THEM; HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SOUNDS LIKE PADS ARE DRAGGING ON ROTORS. VEHICLE AT DEALER, WHO SAID PADS/SHOES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE DRUMS. VEHICLE HAD FRONT ROTORS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A NOISE WHEN BRAKING WHICH MAY INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. ALSO A NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE KEPT KNOCKING AND THE FIRST DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT , THEY PUT A NEW ENGINE IN BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED (ROTORS AND PADS) 2 TIMES AND STILL ARE NOT RIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON 2 OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD LIGHTS NOT WORKING, DOOR LATCHES BROKEN. *AK

I WAS TODAY ALERTED BY THE AUTO MECHANIC SERVICING MY CAR THAT MY TIRES -ESPECIALLY THE TWO FRONT TIRES - WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THEY ARE FIRESTONE TIRES WITH LESS THAN 12000 MILES ON THEM, AND CONSIDERING THAT THE DAMAGE I SEE IS IN THE EXACT LOCATION WHERE OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, I FELT I NEEDED TO REPORT THIS TO NHTSA AND TO MY CHEVROLET DEALER. THESE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, AND THE PROPER TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT HAVE BEEN CHECKED AT EACH SCHEDULED SERVICE. THE UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE TIRES IS EASILY VISIBLE, AS ARE THE LONG CRACKS WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE REST OF THE TIREWALL. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL TIRES WHICH CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS HOUSED IN A GARAGE OVERNIGHT AND IS MINIMALLY EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. I HAVE NOT MADE ANY LONG ROAD TRIPS IN THIS CAR, NOR HAVE I HAD ANY PUNCTURES, FLAT TIRES OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO MY TIRES OR RIMS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I SHOULD PROCEED WITH THIS. THANK YOU.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

ROTORS NEED TO BE FIXED/REPLACED. TOLD THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR (AS PER THE DEALER. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY RAMP ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER FROM BEHIND, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE DEALER REPLACED MY ROTORS 3 TIMES AND REPLACED MY PADS ONCE WHICH WAS ON MY LAST BRAKE REPLACEMENT VISIT AROUND 3 MONTHS AGO... NO PROBLEMS SO FAR. I ALSO COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE VEHICLE JERKING, I GOT A FOLLOW UP CALL FROM A FOREMAN AND THE GUY WHO INSTALLED MY DASHBOARD ASKING ABOUT THE CAR OVERALL, I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE CAR JERKING HE ASKED WHAT KIND OF GASOLINE DO I USE, I TOLD I ONLY HAD 3 FILLUPS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I USED BP OIL....HE TOLD ME TO USE SHELL GASOLINE, IT DID HELP THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY..... ALSO IN THE MORNINGS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD , I START MY CAR AND I HEAR ALL KINDS OF CLICKING AND TICKING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE.......THE CAR SURGES AND HAS COMPLETLY CUT OFF ON ME TWICE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR AND IT DO IDLED VERY VERY LOW SOMETIMES..........CHEVROLET ALSO DID A VERY POOR JOB WITH THE PAINT ON MY CAR UNDER THE DOORS AND HOOD THERE IS SOME SPOTS WERE THERE IS NO PAINT AT ALL.....THE DEALER OFFERD TO HAVE THOSE SPOTS TOUCHED UP BUT IT HAS TO GO TO THE BODY SHOP FOR A FEW DAYS........... GENERAL MOTOR NEEDS TO RECALL THE ENGINES ON THOSE CARS BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG. *AK

BRAKES PULSATE, THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE MORE IT DOES IT. DEALER FOUND THAT ROTORS & PADS WERE THE WRONG SIZE. THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKES WORK NORMAL NOW. *AK *SLC

BRAKES PULSATE EXCESSIVLY AND THERE WAS A GROANING OR GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS PER SERVICE BULLETIN # 00-05-23-002. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED SEE ODI # 736612. *AK

BRAKES MADE EXCESSIVE LOUD BANGING AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED AT 10 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAPPEN TWICE IN A ROW. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AS I CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER REPORTS THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THAT BRAKES WERE OPERATING TO GM STANDARDS. THIS CAR HAS HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. *AK

I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND TWICE I HAVE LEFT DISAPPOINTED. BOTH TIMES, I WAS REASSURED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR, THOUGH MY FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE CONSTANTLY. I WAS TOLD EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT THE 2000 MODEL OF MY CAR HAD BRAKE DEFECTS, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY INFORMATION TO BACK THIS STORY. I AM TRULY CONCERNED FOR MY WELFARE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I COMMUTE TO WORK DAILY APPROXIMATELY 33 MILES EACH WAY. I HAVE FELT PUT OFF BY THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I AM A FEMALE, AND OBVIOUSLY "DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS". I HAVE PURCHASED 2 OTHERS CARS FROM THIS DEALERSHIP, AND HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS. THIS TIME, I RECEIVED POOR SERVICE, AND NOW , A POTENTIAL LEMON. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DCP, BUT WAS TOLD I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE CAR WITHOUT HAVING IT SERVICED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. I FEEL THAT'S TOO MANY TIMES TO RISK MY LIFE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING OR GROANING SOUND WHEN BACKING UP OR GOING FORWARD AT SLOW SPEED. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. THEY HAD REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES ON THIS CAR AT ONLY 882 MILES SEE VOQ # 736612. *AK

FRONT OF VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. ROTORS WERE REPLACED & RESURFACED ONCE. DEALER DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANOTHER REMEDY FOR PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYING OUT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF CAR. MECHANIC SEEMS TO THINK THIS VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. IF SO, THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME. TRANSMISSION LINE IS BENT. WILL RETURN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 55+MPH, FRONT OF CAR AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHIMMIES SO BADLY, CANNOT CONTROL CAR.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL CONSUMER NOTICED CRUNCHING NOISE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE KEEPS SHIFTING OUT OF DRIVE AND SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSEL., THIS DEFECT HAS OCCURRED TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND TWICE WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN. *AK

WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES CONSUMER NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE AIRBAG/PISTONS/DOOR SEALS.*AK

ROTARS CONTINUE TO WARP, AND THE ENGINE KNOCKS BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHY

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILD UP ON THE PISTON RINGS, CAUSING ENGINE KNOCKING AND ERRATIC OPERATION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR AXLE SNAPPED ON THE INSIDE CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF AND LOSS OF CONTROL, CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A BARRIER WALL. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS

PE00-020; WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COULD VIBRATE. TOOK VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION, AND FOUND OUT THAT TWO FRONT TIRES WERE HAVING A TREAD SEPARATION, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. P215/60 R15, 1993 CHEVROLET MALIBU, 2000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CAR VIBRATED ON APPLICATION OF BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS AFTER 3000 MILES! *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BUT ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE ROTORS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL COME IN. NLM

MY WIFE AND SON WERE INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT 08/31/2000,WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION.WHERE OUR VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR,WHEN IT WAS HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF OUR VEHICLE BY A FORD EXPLORER THAT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 35 M.P.H ACCORDING TO THE DRIVER AND POLICE REPORT. THE AIR-BAGS ON MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY,I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS.I AM IN THE AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS,I HAVE SEEN VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS NOT AS BAD AS MINE WAS AND THE AIR-BAGS DID THERE JOB PROPERLY.MY WIFE CONTACTED THE PURCHASING DEALERS SERVICE DEPT.AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNLES THE IMPACT WAS ATLEAST 35M.P.H. WHICH IT WAS.I THEN LOOK IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAID THE IMPACT SHOULD BE BETWEEN 9-14M.P.H..I WAS TOLD BY AN ATTORNEY THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY WIFE'S LIFE OR MY SON'S LIFE, WHO IS 18MONTHS OLD,WHO WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT.I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE TO THIS BECAUSE I HAVE A FRIEND WHO PURCHASED THE SAME KIND OF VEHICLE AT THE SAME TIME WE PURCHASED THIS ONE,THEY HAVE 2 YOUNG KIDS.I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT MALIBU'S. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WILL STOP; HOWEVER IT WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE 5TIMES.

TIRES HAS A THUMPING SOUND . I WAS BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE TIRE HAS A BOUBLE ON IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES PAD ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN 8 MONTHS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SEVICE TECHNICIAN AND MECHANIC THAT THEY WERE ADVISED TO REPLACE PADS WITH THE NEW TYPE. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE INTERVAL AND NOTHING WAS TOLD TO ME OF BRAKE RECALL OR REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED BY GENERAL MOTOR OR OTHER MANUFACTORS. I BELIEVE THAT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCE MY BRAKES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACE WITH THE RECOMMENDED TYPE BY GM , AND I ...NOT BE CHARGE FOR THAT REPLACEMENT. I HAVE SINCE HAD BY FRONT BRAKES REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE, AND I AM SORELY DISSATIFIED WITH LACK OF INFORMATION PROVIDE TO ME ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY BRAKES. THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE LET KNOW ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT EARLY...WHEN THEY DO THE SERVICING IT THE INTERVAL.

WITHIN 8 MONTHS I AM NOW ON THE THIRD SET OF ROTORS ON A NEW CAR. ALSO, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS WOBBLY OR SHAKY IN THE FRONT TIRES, POSSIBLE BAD BELTS, UNSURE, BUT WORRIED ABOUT THE FIRESTONE RECALL GOING ON.( DOT NUMBER: 027487 TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

TIRES HAS A THUMPING SOUND . I WAS BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE TIRE HAS A BOUBLE ON IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES PAD ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN 8 MONTHS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SEVICE TECHNICIAN AND MECHANIC THAT THEY WERE ADVISED TO REPLACE PADS WITH THE NEW TYPE. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE INTERVAL AND NOTHING WAS TOLD TO ME OF BRAKE RECALL OR REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED BY GENERAL MOTOR OR OTHER MANUFACTORS. I BELIEVE THAT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCE MY BRAKES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACE WITH THE RECOMMENDED TYPE BY GM , AND I ...NOT BE CHARGE FOR THAT REPLACEMENT. I HAVE SINCE HAD BY FRONT BRAKES REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE, AND I AM SORELY DISSATIFIED WITH LACK OF INFORMATION PROVIDE TO ME ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY BRAKES. THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE LET KNOW ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT EARLY...WHEN THEY DO THE SERVICING IT THE INTERVAL.

WITHIN 8 MONTHS I AM NOW ON THE THIRD SET OF ROTORS ON A NEW CAR. ALSO, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS WOBBLY OR SHAKY IN THE FRONT TIRES, POSSIBLE BAD BELTS, UNSURE, BUT WORRIED ABOUT THE FIRESTONE RECALL GOING ON.( DOT NUMBER: 027487 TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

VEHICLE VIBRATES INTENSLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS

TIRES WORE OUT FAST, CAR STALLS, BRAKES WENT TWICE ,COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE CAR LOCKED UP ONCE NOTHING WOULD WORK DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD( DOT NUMBER: )

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 61-65MPH & WAS ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ALONG SIDE WAS SLOWING DOWN & THEN SPED UP. TO AVOID IT, CONSUMER WENT AROUND VEHICLE & LOST CONTROL. WENT THROUGH A FENCE & HIT SOME TREES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK

WAS TRAVELING 40MPH & HAD REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. FRONT OF VEHICLE HAD BUCKLED SUFFICIENTLY. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT HEAD-ON THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN. APPROACHING THE SHOULDER IT STARTED TO SMOKE. THEY GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. CAR EXPLODED AND BURNED TO A CRISP. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TIRES FAILED OVER TIME. HAD TO HAVE A REALIGNMENT AND NEW FRONT BRAKES INSTALLED EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND KEPT UP TO THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE OUTER FRONT LEFT TIRE AND BELT SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT FRONT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO BALANCE. AFTER THE REALIGNMENT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE ON THE FRONT END AGAIN DUE TO ANOTHER BAD TIRE ROTATED UP FROM THE REAR.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/60R15 )

GM PLACED SMALLER PISTONS IN THE MOTOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A TAPPING NOISE ON COLD STARTS. NLM

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND LINING. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM OF STALLING. HAD REPLACED THE FUEL MODULATOR & THE FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. BUT, STALLING PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE TURN, BRAKES DID NOT WORK. CALLED DEALER, DON'T HAVE PARTS IN. BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS SINCE APRIL, 2000. NOW THEY WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A REAR END CRASH. NEED TO WAIT BEFORE RESTARTING VEHICLE. PROBLEM OCCURRED 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. BUT INSTALLED A CHIP TO VEHICLE SO IT CAN RECORD THE PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF ROTORS. THIS WAS THE THIRD SET OF REPLACEMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PERFORMED REPAIRS. BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *AK *ML

VECHICLE MADE A RATTLING NOISE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER & FOUND THE PISTONS HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID THAT THE NOISE WAS COMMON. *AK

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. YH

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. YH

VEHICLE STALLS/COMPLETELY DIES WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

HAD CAR FOR 15 MINUTES, TRAVELED APPOX 8 MILES WHEN MAKING SUDDEN STOP HAD BRAKE FAILURE. CAR CONTINUED TO TRAVEL UNTIL IT BECAME LODGED OVER A TREE TRUNK. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEW AND HAD ONLY 20 MILES ON. DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW THE BRAKES WOULD HAVE FAILED, WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THEM TO GET THIS SOLVED, IN THE MEAN TIME THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING US WITH A RENTAL OR LOANER BECAUSE THEY SAID WE ARE NOT HAVING OUR VEHICLE CURRENTLY SERVICED. SO I AM WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. *AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS AT AN INTERSECTION AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE COMMENCED TO JERK ITSELF INTO AN INTERSECTION. AT ANOTHER TIME, IT OCCURRED WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. IT STARTED TO JERK ITSELF AGAIN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK *ML

THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY DRIVING, SPECIALLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKE DUE TO THIN ROTORS. YH

THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A SHIMMY AT HIGHWAY DRIVING, SPECIALLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKE DUE TO THIN ROTORS. YH

CONSUMER BOUGHT A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, AND IT STARTED HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS WITHIN 24 HOURS. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL, AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. STEERING PUMP REPLACED, BUT VEHICLE STILL HAS SHAKE PROBLEM WHEN BRAKING, AS WELL AS NOISE COMING FROM LEFT REAR. *AK *ML

VEHICLE FIRST TOWED TO SHOP ON 04/04/00 FOR VEHICLE OVERHEATING. TOP RADIATOR HOSE SPLIT. INFORMED DEALER OF VIBRATION IN FRONT END AT 30 MPH AND UP, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. ON 04/11/00 HEARD THUMPING NOISE FROM FRONT AND WHILE PULLING IN DRIVEWAY LOST CONTROL OF LEFT FRONT WHEEL. TOWED TO DEALER AND LEFT SIDE OUTER TIE ROD END REPLACED. PICKED UP FROM DEALER ON 04/12/00 AND 2 MILES AWAY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AND NEXT MORNING LIGHT WAS OFF. LEFT FOR WORK AND GOT 6 MILES AWAY WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSON STARTED SLIPPING. CALED AND NOTIFIED CHEVY AND THEY SAID DRIVE VEHICLE THEN HAVE IT TOWED IN THE NEXT DAY. ON 04/14/00 WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 40 MPH WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AGAIN AND HIT A TREE. REPAIRS TO STEERING/ABS LIGHT/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/TRANSMSSION SLIPPING NOT TAKEN CARE OF YET.

VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES UNCONTROLABLY. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER , PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. ABNORMAL BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATION (NOT ABS). CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES.

STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY. ABNORMAL BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATION (NOT ABS). CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES.*AK

IF THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AT NIGHT DURING THE DRIVING, ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN. *AK

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING, AND OCCASIONALLY DID NOT START. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE, THE O2 SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, WAS ALSO REPLACED. *AK *ML

WHEN DRIVING OVER 55MPH STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKES EXCESSIVELY. DEALER SAYS ITS A HARMONIC VIBRATION AND THAT IT CANNOT BE CORRECTED. *AK

STARTING AT 60MPH, FRONT-END BEGINS TO SHIMMY. DEALER SAYS IT'S A HARMONIC VIBERATION THAT THEIR TECH CENTER HAS INDICATED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. I FEEL I HAVE JUST PURCHACED A "LEMON" *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE COMPLETELY SHIUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TURNING SIGNALS AND FLASHERS HAVE BEEN FIXED. THEY WANT ME TO BRING THE CAR IN ON MONDAY SO THEY CAN REPLACE THE PISTONS. I THINK THEY SHOULD GIVE ME ANOTHER CAR. *AK