Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||||
| 709 | 09/01/2005 | 10018156 | Car issues - fix it right the first time (new issues in bold). to include 2006 and 2007 models. gm. tech link. *tt | 12/16/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | |||
| 04/19/2010 | |||
| I have a 2005 chevy malibu classic. i purchased this car in december of 2006. i have had to have the brakes replaced every six months since i purchased the car. my mechanic advised me to purchase life time brakes from auto zone and swap them out every six months...i am a single mother who does a lot of driving and cannot affored to change my brakes ever six months. please advise | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 07/23/2008 | 90000 | 1 | |
| The bracket holding the brake manifold to the frame lost its bolts causing the front right brake line to rub the engine and cause a hole in the line. my wife lost all her brake fluid and also her brakes. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 06/15/2006 | 1 | 05/01/2006 | |
| I purchased the 2005 chevrolet malibu classic from a nearby town dealership and was pleased until about 1 month later when i kept hearing a loud screeching sounds coming from the front end. thinking it was the brakes going bad, i had a friend who worked on cars, check it out and he found the brake caliper had gone bad. the car had only 32,000 miles on it, and it was fairly new he couldn't understand why this new car would have a caliper going bad that fast. it was prior owned as a company program car. he replaced the brakes and caliper and now everything was fine.*ak | |||
| 01/09/2007 | 27000 | 40 | 07/14/2005 |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet malibu classic. the contact stated that the popping sound in the steering wheel has occurred since he purchased the vehicle. the contact has a problem with his brakes. the calipers have been replaced three times since he purchased the vehicle. the contact stated that they worked for a few days and began to squeak excessively again. also, there was an egg smell in his car and began a few months after purchasing the vehicle. the contact would like to know what could be done to correct the ongoing vehicle incidents/failures. *ak | |||