1998 Chevrolet Malibu

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2001· STEERING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/31/1999· SUSPENSION

  REPAIRS TO VEHICLE STARTED 6-29-98 AND CONTINUE TO PRESENT. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. CAN REPAIR REAR SUSPENSION PER GM TECH. NOTES BUT PROBLEM NOISE IN REAR SUSPENSION REOCCURS WITHIN 50-300 MILES. GM HAS STATED THAT THEY WILL REPAIR VEHCILE UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY AGREEMENT, BUT AFTER 10 REPAIRS I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND NOT JUST THE PARTS. *AK

• 12/29/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  RIGHT TAILIGHT COLLECTS WATER EVERYTIME IT RAINS IN RELSULT THE LIGHTS GO OUT, IN RESULT THE PANEL FOR THE LIGHT HAS RUSTED AND CANNOT BE USED, THIS IS THE 2ND PANEL I HAVE PURCHASED BECUASE OF WATER LEAKING INTO TAILLIGHT. I HAVE SEEN 3 OTHER MAILIBU'S WITH THE SAME SITUATION. I WANT CHEVROLET TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I HAVE TO KEEP PAYING TO PURCHASE A NEW PANEL BECAUSE OF THE RUST, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THIS DEFECT, I FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.*AK

• 12/28/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AFTER INCREASING NOISE NOTED OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A CRACKED ENGINE MOUNT. THE SERVICE PERSON INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS AS NEW AS 1998 WITHOUT SEVERE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE, WHICH MINE HAS NEVER RECEIVED AND THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED.*AK

• 12/28/2000· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS REPLACED RACK AND PINION STEERING AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/28/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BURNT OIL SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID THE REAR MAIN SEAL GREASE WAS MIXING WITH THE OIL FROM RECENT OIL CHANGE AND CREATING SMELL. DEALER SAID SMELL SHOULD GO AWAY AFTER 1,000 MILES.*AK

• 12/28/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED ON MY '98 MALIBU 4 TIMES IN 20,000 MILES, YET THE DEALERSHIP DENIES THAT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WHATSOEVER WITH THE CAR OR ITS PARTS. GM SHOULD HAVE TO BUY BACK ALL OF THE CHEVY MALIBUS THAT HAVE DEFECTIVE BRAKE ROTORS. IT'S A CRIME. *AK

• 12/28/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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

• 12/27/2012· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  I WAS PARKING THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM UNDERNEATH AND THE CAR STEERS BY ITSELF IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WHERE THE OTHER CAR WAS ALREADY PARKED. I MANAGED TO STEER DUE TO THE SLOW SPEED THE CAR WAS MOVING BUT I REALIZED HOW BAD THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN TRAFFIC AND AT HIGH SPEED RATES. WHEN I CHECKED WHAT HAPPENED, I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END CRADLE THAT THE STEERING RACK MOUNTS TO, HAS RUSTED OUT AND THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION BECAME LOSE IN ONE OF THE MOUNTING POINTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY AND WORKMANSHIP THEY PUT IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE CAR, WHERE STEERING, SUSPENSION, IN FACT THE WHOLE POWER TRAIN SEATS ON AND IT FAILED SO EASY. THE MANUFACTURE WAS TRYING TO SAVE SOME DOLLARS AT THE COST OF PEOPLES LIVES. *TR

• 12/27/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WENT TO START MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, AND IT WOULDN'T START. IT WOULD TURN OVER AND START FOR LIKE 2 SECONDS, BUT THEN SHUTS OFF. I TRIED STARTING IT A FEW TIMES, AND THEN REALIZED THAT THE "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT WAS FLASHING. AFTER I TRIED THE FEW TIMES, THE LIGHT SHUT OFF AND THEN MY CAR STARTED UP NO PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED 3 DAYS IN A ROW NOW. *TR

• 12/27/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASGET LEAKING AT 43,661 MILES. REPAIR COSTS ENCOUNTERED TOTALED $589.90. *AK

• 12/27/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR HAS STALLED OVER 35 TIMES OVER A TWO MONTH SPAN. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, AND REPLACED THE PCM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTEY AND THE FUEL FILTER. THE CAR WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. IT WOULD RESTART 'TILL 12/24/00 WHEN IT STALLED FOR THE LAST TIME AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION. MY TWO CHILDREN WERE WITH ME AT THE TIME. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER. I TRIED OVER FOURTY TIMES TO RESTART THE CAR. THE ENGIN TURNED OVER FINE. IT DID NOT DRAG. FINALLY, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I TAKIT IN WITH IN A TWO MONTH PERIOD TO HAVE THE STALLING REPAIRED. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, WE WERE COMING BACK FORM VACATION WHEN THE CAR DIED ON US OVER TWENTY TIMES FORM SAN DIEGO TO SACRAMENTO. AT ONE POINT, WHILE RUNNING, THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE AND DECCERATE AS IF SOMEONE WAS PUMING THE ACCERATOR IN A RAPID MOTION. THEN THE CAR WOULD DIE OUT. I WOULD PULL OVER AND RESTART IT. AFTER A WHILE, I GOT THE HANG OF IT. IT WOULD DIE OUT, I WOULD PUT IT IN NUTERAL, AND I WOULD RESTART THE CAR. IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS EVERY TIME THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER TO RESTART IT. I WAS WITH MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. SECOND PROBLEM: THE ABS LIGHT LIT UP WHEN THE CAR HAD 35,800 MILES APPROXIMATLY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND AT THAT TIME THE LIGHT WAS OUT. IT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. AROUND 37,000 MILES, THE ABS WOULD COME ON EVERYOTHER DAY, AND THE CAR WOULD GO INTO AN ABS BRAKE EVERY TIME THE LIGHT WOLD COME ON. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR REPLACED. THAT TOOK CARE OF THE ABS PROBLEM. I PUT OFF THE REPAIR BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AT 30,000 MILES AND IT SOULDS LIKE THEY NEED TO BE REPALCED AGAIN. THEY SQUEEK WHEN I BRAKE. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE CAR'S DEFECT WITH THE STALLING. I AM AFRAID THAT SOME DAY WE MAY GET IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 12/23/2001· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR,MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALMOST OUT OF ITS CASE. THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAD 2 OTHER MALIBUS,SAME YEAR, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED IN JANUARY BY LEN STOLER. THEY WERE ALSO SUPPOSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, BUT IT HAS SINCE REOCCURRED.THEY ROBBED ME OF ABOUT $900 AND WERE VERY RUDE ABOUT THE SITUATION. THEREFORE I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE STEERING PROBLEM FIXED YET.*AK

• 12/23/1998· VISIBILITY

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

• 12/21/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A PHONE POLE, AND ROLLED OVER. BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE DAY AFTER BUYING THIS CAR, I REPORTED TO THE DEALORSHIP THAT THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND RUBBING. THE PADS WERE MAKING NOISE WHENEVER I COME TO A STOP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE METALLIC BRAKES WEAR OUT VERY FAST. ROTORS AND PADS SEEM TO BE WARPED. THIS NOISE CANNOT BE NORMAL. WHAT CAN BE DONE. THE DEALORSHIP SEEMS TO FEEL THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THEY MAKE NOISE AND SQUEAL ALL THE TIME. *AK

• 12/18/2010· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  I WAS ON INTERSTATE 95 GOING HOME WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP ON ME AND I STARTED LOSING HORSEPOWER UNTIL I COMPLETELY STOPPED!. SO THERE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE STOPPED!, WITH CARS SWERVING AROUND ME AT HIGH SPEEDS!... NOT TO MENTION THE CARS STOPPED BEHIND ME TRYING TO GET AROUND!. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE BADLY REAR ENDED FOR SURE!!. LUCKILY, A TOW TRUCK HAPPENED TO BE PASSING...AND STOPPED TO HELP. SOMEONE COULD OF BEEN KILLED!!!!!. AND FROM ALL THE TESTIMONIALS I'VE HEARD...I THINK GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD MAIL EVERYONE WHO OWNS A CHEVY MALIBU A BIG FAT CHECK!.

• 12/16/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. THIS CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE IN OIL AND IT MADE THE CAR TO DIE OUT. ONCE THE OIL WAS CHANGED THE USED OIL WAS THICK AND HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. ALSO THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING.*AK

• 12/15/2003· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. RECALL 01V068000 WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

• 12/14/2009· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE PASSENGER-SIDE PIVOT HOUSING HAS CRACKED, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT OPERATE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 01V068000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES). UPON CONTACT HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, SO HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96000. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB

• 12/12/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MOST OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, ONE AIR BAG DID NOT, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: N140350. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/11/2003· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE SYSTEM CRACKED WHILE IN USE DURING A HEAVY RAIN CAUSING BOTH WIPERS TO FAIL. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 65 TRAVELING AT 55MPH. VISIBILTY AFTER THE INCIDENT DIMINISHED TO APPROX 20-30 FEET. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND PULL TO THE ROADSIDE. *AKHOWEVER I DON'T THINK AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD HAVE BEEN SO LUCKY UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS,, WEATHER, SPEED, TRAFFIC... I SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALL NOTICES FROM CHEVY ON THIS AND FOUND ONE, 01V068000. WHY WASN'T MY STATE LISTED IN THE GROUP TO NOTIFY? THERE IS A REAL DANGER IN THE PLASTIC DESIGN OF THE WIPER MOUNT. PLEASE TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND HAVE CHEVY NOTIFY ALL OF US MALIBU OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGER...THANK YOU PHLECIA PARTAIN

• 12/08/2004· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN THE STORM. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. *BF RESPONDED TO PREVIOUSLY VIA E-MAIL REFER TO ODI#10093392. *SC

• 12/08/2004· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  VEHICLE TENDS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING EVEN AFTER THE STEERING COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE SWERVES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 50-55 MPH. *AK THE STEERING VEARED TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. BRAKE POWER BOOSTER PUMP WENT OUT LEAVING THE VEHICLE BRAKELESS. *TC

• 12/07/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU IS LEAKING FOR A SECOND TIME. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 36,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME IS NOW AT 120,000 MILES. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES OF THIS GASKET LEAKING BUT NO RECALL BY GM TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

• 12/07/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

• 12/06/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  1998 CHEVY MALIBU HAS A NOTORIOUS ISSUE WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM. I HAVE READ 1000'S OF ISSUE WITH THIS LIGHT COMING ON AND YOUR NOT ABLE TO START YOUR CAR. TONS OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THIS ISSUE. CHEVY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFAULT IN THEIR VEHICLES. YOU PAY MONEY TO SUPPORT AMERICAN AUTO MAKERS BUT WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN THE CAR NO LONGER WORKS. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. BUT I THINK STARTING A CAR WHEN YOU HAVE PURCHASED IT IS AS IMPORTANT. THIS THEFT LIGHT COMES IN AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINS OR MORE FOR IT TO CUT OFF TO START YOUR OWN CAR!!! CHEVY DEALERS CHARGE $600+ DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS SENSOR. THE FAULTY SENSOR IN CHEVY VEHICLES ARE ON TONS OF WEBSITE AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT WHY HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL !! YOU WANT TO HELP THE ECONOMY...HELPING.GETTING PEOPLE TO WORK ON TIME IS A GREAT START. NEXT TIME, I'M GOING FOREIGN. JAPANESE.....TO MANY MONEY HUNGRY COMPANIES FOR ME TO SUPPORT. I KNOW BETTER NEXT TIME...IF YOU GOOGLE " THEFT SYSTEM IN A CHEVY" THERE ARE NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS. THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE GIVING ADVISE ON HOW TO DISABLE THIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO START YOUR CAR WITH THIS ISSUE. I'M DISGUSTED WITH CHEVY....SHAME ON THEM!!!!!!! A CAR THAT THINKS THE OWNER IS STEALING IT.....WHAT A SHAME! *TR

• 12/05/2006· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT IMPACT CRASH, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, AND THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED UPON INITIAL IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 12/05/2004· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. D.F.*AK

• 12/05/2000· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, BECAUSE THERE WAS A BULGE IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, OWNER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES. TIRES WERE MADE BY FIRESTONE, AFFINITY-TOURING, P21560R15 M&S. *CJ

• 12/04/2006· AIR BAGS

  I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON STATE RD. 1 AFTER WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 P.M. I CROSSED RAILROAD TRACKS AT ABOUT 32 MPH AND BOTH OF MY AIRBAGS INADVERTENTLY DISCHARGED. THIS FORCED MY REAR VIEW MIRROR INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE NOW ACTING ERRATICALLY AND FUNCTIONS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. THE SHOCK OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS IS MUCH LESS THAN THAT OF A SPEED BUMP AT 3 MPH. G.M. HAS FAILED TO SEND ANYONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER LETTING IT SIT AT A DEALERSHIP FOR 7 DAYS BECAUSE THEY ORIGINALLY STATED THEY WOULD. G.M. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE EXTENSIVELY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND BOTH WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEPLOYMENT. I HAVE CONTACTED G.M. SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ARE BRUSHING THIS OFF LIKE IT IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. *NM

• 12/04/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE IS MAKING NOISE AT COLD START UP. *YD

• 12/04/1998· STEERING

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

• 12/01/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  1998 CHEVY MALIBU: FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK IN ENGINE. RESULTED IN ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AND UPPER INTAKE GASKET CHANGED AT $2000 CANADIAN. TWO MONTHS LATER,AND LESS TAN 5,000 KMS LATER, FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER, UPPER INTAKE GASKET AND FRONT BRAKES NEED TO BE CHANGED AT COST OF $1500 CANADIAN. *TR

• 12/01/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MOTOR MOUNTS/ BOLTS SHEARED OFF RIGHT FRONT, CAUSING ENGINE TO TILT AND TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK AFTER CONTACTING GM, THEY DECIDED TO PAT FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS, CONSUMER PAID FOR THE LABOR CHARGES AND RENTAL CAR CHARGES. *SLC

• 12/01/2000· AIR BAGS,SEATSCrash

  VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SEAT CAME UNLATCHED & DRIVER RECEIVED INJURY TO RIGHT HAND & RIGHT BREAST. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 11/30/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1998 MALIBU - THEFT SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON AND THERE IS NOT A SOLUTION IN THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THIS CONDITION. IF THE INTERNET SEARCH OF 10 MINUTE WAIT DOES NOT WORK, USING ANOTHER KEY, SPRAYING THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH CLEANER OR KICKING A TIRE - YOU WILL HAVE TO TAKE A CAB. THERE IS NOT A WAY TO DISARM THIS SYSTEM. I WILL NOT OWN ANOTHER GM PRODUCT BECAUSE OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE INABILITY TO TURN OFF MY HEADLIGHTS. *TR

• 11/30/2001· VISIBILITY

  PIVOT HOUSING BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION. BOTH PARTS WERE REPLACED AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE.*AK

• 11/28/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REPLACED FRONT BRAKES 5 TIMES IN 32000

• 11/27/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. *SLC

• 11/24/1999· STRUCTURE

  DRIVER SIDE DOOR SEAL FAILED. YH

• 11/24/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

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

• 11/23/2008· VISIBILITY

  THE WIFE STARTED THE CAR AND IT HAD SOME LIGHT FROST ON THE WINDSHIELD SHE LET THE CAR WARM UP FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHEN SHE CAME BACK OUT THE FROST HAD TURNED TO WATER SO SHE TURNED ON THE WIPERS AND THEY JUST WENT NUTS THE RIGHT WIPER WENT OVER TOP OF THE LEFT ONE SO SHE HAD TO GET OUT AND PHYSICALLY PUSH THEM DOWN SHE THEN CONTINUED WITH HER DAY WHEN I CAME HOME FROM WORK SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT SO I WENT OUT TO SEE AND FOUND THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION ARMS WERE BROKEN AT ONE END ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE SO I THEN TOOK THEM OUT TO REPLACE THEM AND WHEN I LOOKED THEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON RECORD, SO I AM GOING TO CONTACT THE 1-800-222-1020 AND SEE JUST WHAT I CAN HAVE DONE. *TR

• 11/23/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ROTORS REPLACED TWICE, RADIO IN TWICE FOR REPAIRS,ALWAYS A HAGGLE!! *AK

• 11/22/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED EVERY TIME SHE USED THE CRUISE CONTROL IT DEACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - THE BRALKES FAILED AT LESS THAN 2800 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. *NM

• 11/22/2004· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING UNSATISFACTORY TRANSACTION WITH GMC, CRUISE CONTROL FAILED THEN AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE SHOULD BE FULLY COMPENSATED FOR HER REPAIRS AND A RECALL SHOULD BE SENT OUT. *TC

• 11/22/2004· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

• 11/21/2002· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED NEW 98 MALIBU AND TRADED BACK IN W/IN ONE MONTH FOR ANOTHER BECAUSE OF SEVERE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THIS AUTOMOBILE WAS IN FOR SERVICE ON 11/23/01 FOR TRANSMISSION LEAK AND ALL GASKETS & SEALS REPLACED. I HAD IN FOR SERVICE ON 8/5/02 FOR $1146 WORTH OF WORK ON VARIOUS PARTS. I REPORTED THAT VEHICLE LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY BUT FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED FOR THAT PROBLEM. I POINTED OUT THAT I THOUGHT CAR HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT THAT TIME AND WAS TOLD THAT CAR DID NOT HAVE HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH AUTO HAD ALL TRANSMISSION SEALS REPLACED IN 2001 BY DEALERSHIP. ALL WORK WAS DONE BY DEALERSHIP THAT AUTO (#2) WAS PURCHASED FROM. REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE ON CAR WITHOUT FAIL. JUST REPLACED FRONT ARMS ON VEHICLE LESS THAT 1 MOS. AGO FOR $400 AND WAS TOLD BY SALES THAT THIS WAS AN EARLIER PROBLEM ALSO W/98 MALIBU. DT

• 11/21/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

• 11/20/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *TGW THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB