Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 09/15/1997 | 14000 | 1 | 07/15/1977 |
| I bought a 1997-malibu ls brand new. before it turned 14,000 miles had to have work done on brakes. before even turning 30,000 miles i had to replace a complete brake job, (2nd set) tires, water pump, wheel cylinders, my head lights pop on, and i have a little over 33,000 miles.the dealer were i bought the car said unless they see the lights pop on.they could do nothing. gm sent out a recall. which i did take my car into dealer. i took it to the dealer i bought it from a few times.i moved back to indiana and took it to coyle chevrolet in new albany. i have had nothing but problems with this car.both dealers said there was nothing i could do as a consumer..i am mad as hell-and feel i was ripped off, and will not recommend to no one to ever buy a malibu. i had one in 1969. and, it was the best car. when you pay around $25,000.00 for a new car-you would think you would not have all the brake trouble. i to this day do not feel safe with these brakes. i am a single women and thought by buying a new car i would feel safer. please check into this. as soon as i can afford to get rid of this car i plan too. i have spent several hundred dollars on out of pocket repairs. battery-2 brake jobs-abs brakes-wheel cylinders-roaries-water pump. *la | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 04/22/2004 | 02/08/1998 | ||
| My first issue is with the lights on the malibu. my light developed condensation in them which in the rear caused the light to glow dim, and caused e to get pulled over on a number of times. in the front it has caused the glass shield to fog causing me to fail vehicle inspection. there have are many other electrical malfunctions on my car such as the theft lock system, the power moon roof, the manufacturer's cd player, the headlight control switch. then it has a problem with emissions. the headliner is falling off the ceiling. *nm | |||