Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||||
| 010850009 | 08/01/2001 | 624025 | Some owners may comment that the passenger right front seat rattles when unoccupied. *tt | 10/31/2001 | |
| 990850006 | 10/01/1999 | 990850600 | 6088898 | Customers may comment that there appears to be premature wear of the leather material on front and rear seats.*tt | 01/11/2000 |
| 990850006 | 04/01/1999 | 606547 | Subject regarding premature wear of leather material on bucket seatback bolster. *tt | 08/27/1999 | |
| 98731616A | 04/01/1998 | 601114 | Seat belt latch slides to seat belt anchor sleeve. *yc | 07/01/1998 | |
| 971101731616 | 11/01/1997 | 54064 | Comments that the seat belt latch slides to the seat belt anchor sleeve. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 08/10/2000 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 11/10/1998 | 1 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Driver seat failed. *yc | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 03/26/2007 | 162971 | 1 | 05/15/1998 |
| The front two (2) metal latches that secure the driver's seat to the sliding rail failed resulting in the seat rotating on the rear latches with the driver laying on their back partially in the back seat. both front latches failed with the metal cracked and sheared. the entire front seat will have to be removed. *akfortunately, the vehicle was not inoperation at the time. | |||
| 05/02/2003 | 70000 | ||
| I bought a 98 chevy malibu about 3 months ago.it onlyhad 69,000 miles on it at the time.since that time i have had to replace the brakesand buy a new battery.my abs light pops on and off,my airconditioner cuts on and off by itself, and my car clucks all the time. my friend has the same car and we ride together we recognize the fact that both of our cars are giving us the same problems. | |||
| 12/30/1998 | 1 | 10/16/1998 | |
| Rear seat back lower mount bolts failed during vehicle collision resulting in broken back of occupant. | |||
| SEATS - MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/05/1998 | 1 | 07/25/1998 | |
| Rear drivers seat was out of the retainers causing it to be loose. nlm | |||