1999 Chevrolet Malibu

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

• 12/31/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  1999 MALIBU LS- (R) BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT- HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BULBS EVERY OTHER MONTH FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. HAVE HAD WORK DONE IN 2005,2006 REPLACE HOUSING AND 2008 REPLACE SOCKET PLATE. *TR

• 12/31/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL FILTER IS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE EXHUAST SYSTEM, CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO EXHUAST. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

• 12/30/2003· SUSPENSION

  !999 CHEVY MALIBU LS, REPLACED LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. MILEAGE ON CAR 32,728

• 12/30/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  CONSUEMR STATES AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE THERE IS A STRONG GAS SMELL. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED FUEL INJECTORS WERE LEAKING. DEALER REPLACED PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *TS

• 12/30/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN CHECKING THE PROBLEM FOR REPAIR WE FOUND THAT THE LIGHTS FAILED BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN SO HOT THE PLASTIC MELTED OVER THE CONTACTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO 3 OF THE 4 LIGHTS, BUT THE 4TH HAS SIGNS OF BEING VERY HOT ALSO. THE FUSE SHOULD BLOW BEFORE THESE LIGHTS GET THIS HOT. THIS MANUFACTURING IS UNACCEPTABLE. WHAT IF ALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE TO GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME??? BIG PROBLEMS!*AK

• 12/30/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT LOCK UP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN NORMAL STOPPING. ALSO, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE . *AK WITH OUT JUMPING ON THE BREAKS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP, SO YOU CAN'T LOOK TO LEFT SIDE TO GET INTO LANE OR GET ON HWY ON RAMPS. *YH

• 12/29/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  AFTER REPLACING MY INTAKE GASKET 8 MONTHS AGO, MY CAR STILL OVERHEATS. ONE OF MY COOLING FANS IS NOT WORKING. MY AC LEVEL CONTROLS 1 & 2 DOESN'T WORK, ONLY 3,4, AND 5. AC SHUTS OFF ON ITS OWN. MY ENGINE BELT WENT FROM SQEAKING TO MAKING A NOISE I NEVER HEARD BEFORE. NOW MY CAR IS NON OPERATIONAL DUE TO A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SO FAR IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS, I REPLACED MY INTAKE GASKET $600, REPLACED MY ENGINE BELT COST $120, REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS AND CALIPER TWICE IN THE PAST 2 YEARS $250 EACH TIME. NOW I'M LOOKING AT ANOTHER MAJOR REPAIR JOB. HELP ME PLEASE

• 12/29/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE-CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH STALLING AND IGNITION AMONG OTHERS. CAR HAS STALLED THREE TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. CHEVY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. LEFT ME SIT TWICE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT RESTART-EVENTUALLY WOULD RESTART AFTER ENGINE COOLED. STILL RUNS TERRIBLE AFTER SOME TYPE OF MAINTANENCE WAS COMPLETED ON THE CAR WHICH CHEVY BELIEVES WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. HAS BECOME AN UNRELIABLE CAR AND I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING IT DUE TO THE IGNITION STALLING PROBLEMS. CHEVY NOT REALLY HELPFUL IN DEALING WITH THE SITUATION.*AK

• 12/28/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASS LOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,249.

• 12/28/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES STARTED MAKING NOISE AND BECAME SLUGGISH WHILE DRIVING, DEALER MACHINED THE ROTORS AND THE PADS. *YH

• 12/28/2000· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT TO STOWWED POSITION AFTER USE, AND OFTEN DO NOT RETRACT AFTER LEANING FORWARD. SEATBELT REPEATEDLY GETS WEDGED BETWEEN DOOR AND B-PILLAR WHEN CLOSING DOOR WHEN EXITING VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO SEATBELT HARDWARE. WHEN SEATBELT OCCASIONALLY FAILS TO RETRACT AFTER LEANING FORWARD, IT CREATES SLACK IN RESTRAINT SYSTEM THAT PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE FRONT SEAT DRIVER/PASSENGER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE PURCHASING DEALER AND THEY DO NOT SHOW ANY SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/27/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM, NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. HAVE HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED, BUT THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON AFTER ALMOST 6 YEARS. VERY ANNOYING!! *AK

• 12/27/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PREMATURE WEAR OF ROTORS CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS PROBLEM REPEATED A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THE CUSTOMER FEELS IT WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ROTORS. *YH

• 12/27/2000· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 SETS OF ROTORS. STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT SHAKE AND VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE AND COOLANT PROBLEMS. AIR CONDITIONER FAULTY AND WAS REPAIRED. *SLC

• 12/26/2006· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON CHRISTMAS DAY, MY RIGHT TIRE BURST. AFTER INVESTIGATING I LEARNED THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION COIL RING HAD FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED, AS WELL AS PURCHASE A NEW TIRE. *NM

• 12/26/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT. I HAVE NEEDED TO OPEN THE CASING UNIT ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO REPLACE THE BULB. WITHIN A WEEK'S TIME, HOWEVER, THE LIGHT IS NON-WORKING AGAIN. IT IS NOT THE BULB, BUT THE SOCKET THE BULB FITS INTO. THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT IS NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICE THE BULB ISN'T BURNT OUT BUT THAT THERE IS A SHORT OR BAD CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BULB AND SOCKET. I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DRIVEN AROUND WITH ONLY THE BRAKE LIGHT IN MY REAR WINDOW WORKING. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE! ALSO, THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE IS TERRIBLE. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT AROUND 10,000 MILES AND THE CAR SHIMMIES AND SHAKES. BEFORE THIS CAR HAD 26,000 MILES ON IT, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS MAKES FOR A SCARY RIDE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE SO SHAKY.*AK

• 12/24/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING GAS FUMES COMES FROM THE VENT. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

• 12/23/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET. ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALLED. TS

• 12/23/2002· SUSPENSION

  THE PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE.TS *JB

• 12/23/1999· SEAT BELTS

  WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR A LEFT VEHICLE SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE PINNED DOWN TO SEAT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

• 12/22/2006· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I PURCHASED A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU IN NOVEMBER 2003. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AT LEAST 10 TIMES ($20 EACH TIME), THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ($70 EACH TIME). THE BRAKES GIVE YOU NO WARNING THEY JUST QUIT SUDDENLY WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE ABS LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN GUARANTEE THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ABOUT TO LOCK UP ON YOU. THE REAR WINDOWS QUIT WORKING, I HEAR A WEIRD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM HAS CAME ON 6 OR 7 TIMES AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO CRANK THE CAR(ONCE IT HAPPENED WHILE MY CHILD WAS HAVING AN ASTHMA ATTACK AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE HIM TO THE ER). IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD SOMETIMES IT SOUNDS LIKE A SMALL EXPLOSION IN THE FRONT END AND CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLY FOR SEVERAL MILES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE OF THE GENERAL FACT THAT IT IS A 1999 MALIBU, NOW MY IGNITION HAS COMPLETELY QUIT, ACTUALLY IT HUNG IN THE START POSITION AND WAS MAKING MY STARTER GRIND AND ALMOST CATCH FIRE, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL ABOUT 15 TIMES, BUT USUALLY AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY A FEW TIMES IT COMES UNDONE, BUT NOT THIS TIME. MY DAD HAD TO TAKE MY BATTERY OFF IN ORDER TO MAKE THE ENGINE DIE. SO NOW MY EMPLOYER GOT SO FED UP WITH ME BEING LATE OR CALLING IN BECAUSE OF MY CAR PROBLEMS THAT I WAS TERMINATED. I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 CHILDREN, BOTH HAVE CHRONIC ASTHMA AND HAVE TO BE RUSHED TO THE ER WITH SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACKS ALL THE TIME, AND NOW I HAVE NO WAY TO TAKE THEM SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. THE PARTS ARE GOING TO COST ME $200 AND THE COST OF LABOR AND NOW I HAVE NO JOB. IF YOU CALL CHEVROLET ALL THEY TELL YOU IS TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND LET THE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT FOR A FEE, AND THEN THEY WANT TO CHARGE YOU MORE THAN I MAKE IN 2 MONTHS, AND THEY NEVER EVEN ASK YOU ANY PERSONAL INFO SO THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTED CLAIMS ON YOUR CALLS. *NM

• 12/22/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LTR RE DEFECTIVE 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU COOLANT SYSTEM, REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS AND A RECALL INVESTIGATION.*MR THE INTAKE GASKETS AND THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED IT COST THE CONSUMER ALMOST $2000.00 FOR REPAIRS. *CB ALSO THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. *JB

• 12/21/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE CHECKED THE COOLANT AND IT WAS LOW DUE TO A LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE.*AK UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

• 12/21/2004· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE HIT SOMETHING WITH THE REAR BUMPER AT A LOW IMPACT OF 5 MPH OR LESS, AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/20/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VERY HARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING. TS

• 12/20/2001· AIR BAGS

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 25MPH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. *AK*SLC

• 12/17/2002· VISIBILITY

  INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE

• 12/15/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WROTE IN REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH.*MW

• 12/15/2003· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS PULSATION AND SEVERE VIBRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAD VEHICLE THREE TIMES, AND REPLACED ROTORS/PADS ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING.*AK

• 12/15/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  GM 3.1 LITRE V6 INTAKE GASKET LEAK AT APPOX.60,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 85,000 MILES. *AK

• 12/14/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING. *AK

• 12/14/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I'VE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES SERVICED THREE TIMES IN THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF THAT I'VE HAD MY CAR. THEY WARPED, SO MY DEALER TURNED THEM DOWN; THEY WARPED AGAIN, SO THEY REPLACED THEM; THEN THEY WARPED AGAIN, SO THEY TURNED THEM AGAIN. *AKI

• 12/13/2000· POWER TRAIN

  LOUD GRINDING/ PULSATION SOUND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.CURRENTLY, BOTH ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 12/13/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES EXCESSIVELY DUE TO BAD ROTORS. DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/12/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  PURCHASED VEHICLE 5/04/01. HAD TO RETURN 2 DAYS LATER FOR MELTED BRAKE LIGHT SOCKETS ON LEFT REAR. BULBS WERE REPLACED. MELTED AGAIN WITHIN 3 WEEKS. WENT BACK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T CHECK IT THEY WERE TOO BUSY. MADE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE FIXED. THEY REPLACED BULBS AND REWORKED SOCKET BUT IT STILL FAILED. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. I HAVE REPLACED BULBS ON AVERAGE EVERY 2-3 WEEKS. I THINK THEY HAVE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING THE BULBS TO MELT THE SOCKETS. NOW THE TURN SIGNAL AND BACK-UP LIGHTS ARE STARTING TO MELT. THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT ALSO WORKS SPORADICALLY. FRONT BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN APPLIED AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ROTORS WERE CUT. STILL HAVING SHUDDER AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.*AK

• 12/11/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  THE BRAKES ONLY FAILED ONCE, HOWEVER I HAVE HAD IT IN ATLEAST 6 TIMES SINCE LEASE FOR COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKES TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. I WAS TOLD BY ONE THAT THE MALIBU'S ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PADS, WHY HAS NO ONE BEEN TOLD THIS? MY ABS IS AGIN COMING ON AND NOW GETTING READY FOR IT'S 7TH TRIP TO SERVICE.

• 12/11/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  REPEATED OIL LEAKS. *AK

• 12/10/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO PERFORMING POORLY AND THE IGNITION SWITCH REQUIRED A LITTLE JIGGLING BEFORE IT IGNITED. THE INTAKE GASKET LEAKED AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK

• 12/10/1999· SUSPENSION

  THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SHOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THERE'S A LOT OF KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. TIRES SEEME TO BE LOWER SINCE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE CAR. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK

• 12/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY MOVED OUT OF THE RUN POSITION WHILE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,282. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 6/9/2015*JS

• 12/09/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BRAKES. *MR THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ABS. GM HAD NOT BEEN TRUTHFUL WITH THE CONSUMER AND LEFT TRAIL OF EVIDENCE. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT AND PROPERTY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT. *SCC THE DEALER STATED EXTENSIVE ROTOR DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE ROTORS. *JB

• 12/09/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  POSITIVE SIDE TERMINAL ON DELCO BATTERY FAILED. SECOND TIME THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED IN 4 YEARS/40,000 MILES. DT

• 12/08/1999· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT END SHAKES DUE TO DEFECTIVE FRONT ROTORS. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP DUE TO DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP.

• 12/08/1999· SEATS

  CONSUMER'S SEAT BACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CAUSING BACK INJURY. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER) MJS

• 12/07/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 60,000+ MILES ON IT AND IT WON'T BE PAID OFF UNTIL 2007 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A MANIFOLD GASKET, BATTERY, WATER PUMP, I HAVE HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN. YOU CAN NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIP STICK YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL TO HAVE THAT DONE. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON OFF WHENEVER, WHEN YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS BEFORE IT WILL STAY RUNNING. I HAVE HAD BEARINGS REPLACED IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS, TIRES KEEP GOING BAD AS DO THE THE BRAKES. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS AND NOT ONE RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN LET ALONE A MALIBU. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA. I AM STILL TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK. NOT ONLY IS IT STILL LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT NOW I CONVEINTLY HAVE A COOLANT LEAK THAT I DID NOT HAVE UNTIL THE 3RD TIME OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE CHEVY GARAGE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FIXED. THIS CAR SUCKS.*AK

• 12/07/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  24000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED. HAD FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. WAS TOLD THAT ROTORS WAS ALREADY TOO THIN TO BE TURNED WHEN TOOK TO SHOP FOR WARPED ROTORS. HAD TO REPLACE. 3 MONTHS LATER, SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. I'VE BEEN LIVING WITH THE SOUNDS AND SHAKES BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY EVERY FEW MONTHS. HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB TO FIND OUT THERE IS A LOT OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY #1 CHOICE IN CARS, BUT THESE NEED TO BE RECALLED TO MAKE IT RIGHT FOR ALL THE LOYAL CHEVY OWNERS ABROAD.*AK

• 12/05/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE OWNER NOT A DEALERSHIP. THE ONLY PROBLEM IT HAD WHEN WE BOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK. NOW ALMOST A YEAR LATER I HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. THE WORST IS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF, NO WARNING, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THIS HAPPENED WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR IT WAS VERY SCARY. THEN WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I GOT READY TO DRIVE IT DIED ON ME AGAIN. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER, SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN TRY TO RESTART AND IT USUAL DOES UNTIL DEC. 2. IT DIED AND NOW IT WILL NOT START. IT WILL CRANK, THE FUEL PUMP IS WORKING AND I HAVE SPARK. OTHER PROBLEMS: WHILE CHECKING OIL ONE DAY I LEANED AGAINST CAR AND IT SHOCKED ME; BRAKE LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO; CANNOT LOCK DOORS FROM DRIVERS SIDE; COOLANT HAS TO BE REFILLED EVERY WEEK (NO LEAKS HAVE BEEN FOUND); TRUNK IS NOT WANTING TO OPEN WITH BUTTON OR KEY; RADIO/ANTENNA GETS 1 STATION; A/C WORKED WHEN WE GOT IT AND APPARENTLY THE DIODE OR SOMETHING WENT BAD BUT YOU CANNOT BUY JUST THE DIODE. I AM TIRED OF ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE READ MANY OTHERS LIKE THESE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE CAR DIEING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND LOCKING EVERYTHING UP. *TR

• 12/03/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH. CONSUMER STATES' HIT A PATCH IN THE ROAD AND VEHICLE HYDROPLANED INTO A METAL AND CONCRETED BARRIER. CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. TS

• 12/03/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN RAPID ACCERLATION WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, CRASHING INTO A HOUSE. *AK

• 12/03/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SHAKES, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER HAS TURNED THE ROTORS TWICE. AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK