2000 Chevrolet Malibu Complaint Log

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

EARLIER BRAKE PAD FAILURE; SHOULD GET BETTER THAN ~9100MI PER SET OF FRONT PADS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, JUST KEEPS GOING, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

WHOLE FRONT OF CAR WAS VIBRATING TO A POINT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. DUE TO ROTORS BEING DEFECTIVE. CONTACT ME.(469)384-4595. *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

ROTORS FAILED AT 7426;11874;18701 MILES. CHEVROLET NO HELP. *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

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

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

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

REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS10/26/2000 AND02/09/2001.REPLACED FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT 03/02/2001 REPLACING PISTONS IN ENGINE 03/05/2001

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

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

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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

DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE AIRBAG/PISTONS/DOOR SEALS.*AK

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

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

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

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