Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 03/15/2010 | 80000 | 1 | |
| First incident. i have a 1999 chevy malibu and in december 2009 (i believe) the front passenger side tire came off due to lugnuts snapping off. i had to replace all the lugnuts the spring on the shock and bend the wheelwell. unfortunately the parts are not available from that incident but the car only had about 77,000 miles on it. second incident. the front driver side spring wore right in half and broke just before getting into the car. i had to replace the whole front strut and i do still have the parts. the car has about 80,000 miles on it. *tr | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 11/04/2003 | 70000 | 10 | 07/25/2001 |
| This 1999 chevrolet malibu was purchased in july 2001 in had a water leaking problem took 3 tries before they found it needed thermostat gasket didn't even have one in it they sold it to me .this way with a promise it had been fixed. within the first year i had the car they had to replace both front wheel bearings & strut bushings. then the alternator went out & it cause my battery to go bad overcharged it they replaced alternator but refused to re-emburse me for the battery. then ignition switch caused problem with anti-theft system would not start. had that replaced in march 2002. then anti-lock brake system went out had to have it replaced window switch very slow had to be cleaned another one not working at all now, not covered under warranty, at this time also had to have anti theft system fixed again light on all the time another bad ignition switch. also had blower motor & relay switch for heater to go out over the summer most of the interior lights have long ago burnt out & had to be replaced lock out for trunk lid also broke not covered on warranty. hub caps have lug nuts made in them that screw onto your lug bolts stripped out when took for repairs by dealer refused to replace them because they cost $500.00 for a new set. so i purchased the lug nut part & repalced it myself at a dealership for $10.00 set of 5. november of 2002 brakes & rotors were replaced in jan. 2003 brake pads replaced again in march 2003 pads replaced again in july 2003 pads replaced once again then in sept. 2003 master cylinder replaced in oct. 2003 master cylinder replaced again now it's nov 2003 & master cylinder being replaced again tomorrow.these cars have a real brake problem that needs to be fixed it's costing a fortune.*ak | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 09/25/2001 | 3 | 09/01/1999 | |
| The hub caps on all chev malibus are attached with 5 plastic lug nut s that screw on to the lug nuts that hold on the wheel.the plastic nuts are covered with thin chromed metal.all 5 of the plastic lug nuts must be removed prior to being able to remove the tire in case of a flat or if service is needed.the torque needed to remove the plastic lug nut exceeds the binding strenth of chromed metral cover on the plastic lug nuts.once the cover slips its impossible to remove the hubcap and therefore the tire.3 or my 4 hubcaps had to be destroyed to be removed.each one required 30 min and lots of effort.a female on the side of the road would be in serious danger.my mechanic called their friends a the chev dealership and asked how to remove the hubcaps...their answer was that the hubcaps would need to be destroyed to get them off.this is a serious safty problem that will cause accidents or deaths of people trying to change a flat!!! | |||
| 09/06/2000 | 3 | 05/01/2000 | |
| Lugs: nuts- these are constantly loose,i can turn them bye hand. some are broken right off.and the chevrolet h.q.and dealership(wildd dodge) along with the chevydealership(ewalds) keep givin me the run around. the paint is simply peeling off the hood of the car,the rotors are grinding and are beginning to peel apart.the back bumper is starting to hang,and the back tail lights are melting and constantly out.*ak | |||
| 06/01/2000 | 2 | 03/17/2000 | |
| Holes were too big around the rotors & lugs: nuts came through. upon applying brakes front end will shimmy. also, conusmer had to grip steering wheel tightly to keep control of vehicle. when traveling 55mph or higher vehicle moved right to left. dealer didn't seem to think it was a major concern. *ak *ml | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 5 | 09/01/1999 | ||
| The tires were wearing abnormally and all four tires were replaced. the right front rim was bent and all four rims were replaced. suspension made noise. *yh | |||
| There is a crack on inner part of rim. dealer has inspected vehicle.*ak | |||