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1998 Chevrolet Malibu lights complaints
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Brake lights becomes inoperable due to a malfunction within the panel and the wiring assembly. Please give any further details.
Water is leaking into headlights, causing moisture and condensation, and resulting in poor visibility.
While driving down the interstate the headlights went out and would flash on and off. I could not get them to come back on. I had to pull off onto the shoulder and wait until they would come back on. If there had been any traffic around me at the time this could have caused me to collide with another vehicle.
Stop light kept burning out without prior warning, and dealer did not know what could be causing it.
Other driver told us of inoperative r/r brake light. (2 bulb side by side set-up) my disassembly of unit and inspection of bulbs showed bulbs with intact filiments, but signs of heat damage at bulb to receptacle connection. Tail light portion of system, o.k.. The failure of both brake lights, I assume at the same time, should be of concern. Thank you. Ray.
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Rotor probems: 1st@10,333 2nd@17,914 and again @26,000. Also problems with door chime-would not stop chiming with keys out and lights off. Was taken in 6 times before resolved. Also taken in for tailight seal coming loose and now must go in again bc the driver rear passenger door will not open from the inside, door latch does not work. Car is a lemon. I have wasted too much of my time by continually going back for warranty work. A new car should not have this many problems. Have filed a complaint with gm directly on 3-24-00 bc this is not getting resolved.
Gm dealers admit both brakes and headlight designed poorly, but no fix for problems
3 times to dealer for trunk leaks, paint repair on new car. Brakes are pulsating again after second rotor set replacement. Chevy had best get going with a fix or its going to lose many customers for life. The brake problem seems endemic to malibu owners! Blower motor replaced, door handles leak cold air, rattles and squeaks like you wouldn't believe. I've never had a worse new car purchase than this piece of crap. Chevy has really screwed us on this one!
Bought this car on the premise of low maintainence. Have averaged dealer visits every two months. This car is a lemon and I don't feel my family is safe in it. No safety defect listed in the summary.
I have had to replace the brake and parking lights many times in less then two years since I bought the car. Also, the molded plastic around the light sockets has melted and water is getting into the light assembly.
My husband noticed that one of my brake lights were not working,l/h side. He removed the tail light assy and pulled out the bulb. The bulb had melted at the plastic portion of the bulb, causing it to fail. My husband saved the bulb so I could show the dealer what was occurring. Hawaii motors said they fixed it. I still have the same problem and I'm affraid this might be happening to all malibus. I'm affraid my vehicle is going to go up in flames. My husband just found that to more bulbs had burned today l/h and r/h side. I'm going to talk to hawaii motors tomorrow about this same problem. If you have any sugestions for me please advise. Sincerely, marie malavenda.
Due to the design of the lugs: nuts,the only way to remove the lugs:nuts is by breaking them off with a hammer consumer contacted dealer. Dealer stated normal removal standard. Also, consumer was having problems with the mounted stop lamp assembly working intermittently, pe99071. Please provide any further details.
The plastic assembly on the brake stop lights are melting on the bulb, has been replaced sets of brake stop lights. Nlm
I have had nothing but problems with my car. At 3,000 miles I had to have the engine replaced. The front headlight, control panel for the windows, the phone jack, the brakes reserviced because they wouldn't replace them at 14,000, then again at 28,000 the brakes are acting up again. Please help thank you patricia robinson.
I am so not satisfied with this vehicle every time I turn around, something different is going wrong. I don't know where else to turn. I sure would love for gmc to buy this piece of junk car back. It is really bad when you have a new car and it won't run!! The first time it was in was for it not starting, that has happened about 15-20 times. They have no idea what is wrong with the car. They have replaced the windshield 3 times because it leaked air. Still does! The headlights have condensation inside of them, makes visibility bad at night. Help!
2 of 4 brake lamps failed. I removed the lamps from the sockets and discovered that the filaments were intact. Upon closer inspection of the failed lamps I noticed the lamp base had melted at one of four wires extending down the plastic lamp base. This is a serious safety issue and an unnecessary component replacement for the untrained eye. I scraped the melted plastic and slightly repositioned the wire on the lamp base and all is well. Seems to me an overcurrent situation occurred. Suggest a lamp base with a higher operating temperature range such as ceramic compound be specified. No other burning or melting of wires was indicated. Thank you. Dan bruckart.
Water condensation is fogging up the inside of headlights, causing poor visibility.
I first checked all the fuses and bulbs to see why the turn signals were not coming on - then I found that the emergency flashers were not working as well - took vehicle in to dealer and miraculously the turn signals came back on - I explained this had happened several times since sunday and I drive 4 hours each day total to and from work and cannot be on the freeways without turn signals (I drive to downtown los angeles and live in orange county) - the dealer said they could not locate any shorts or problems unless the signals were completely non-functioning...this is not safe for highway driving and I do not believe the dealer has a right to tell me to continue driving over 100 miles a day in extremely heavy traffic without turn signals and/or er flashers.
Intermittent operation of tail lights / brake lightt. Appoinment being made for dealer's inspection.
Malibu suspension is unsafe. Front control arms , rear struts, brake lights, rear turn signal , rear tires worn because of struts, headlamps failures make it obvious chevy is marketing unsafe malibu's . Chevy should buy back these defective cars especially mine it's an unsafe piece of junk!( dot number: tire size: 215-60r15 )
3 times pass side rear brake light out and noticed numerous other vehicles of same make and model with same bulb out. Manufacture has no bullitens on this repair but appears to be happening to more folks than just me as I noticed in traffic a lot of them with this very same brake light out on same make and model. 3 times have replaced bulb and its out again for no apparent reason. No water getting there , no loose connections etc.
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Front brakes warped; headlight fogged/leaking water.
Driver's side airbag deployed while vehicle was being driven without warning. Also, all dashboard lights were acting erratically. Dealer can't find the problem. *ak.
My vehicle's brake light stopped working while I was driving. My emergency brake warning light would not work on my dash board. My ignition switch on my vehicle would not work sometimes.
The saftey belts are hard to fasten and come undone,ticking noise when cold then diminishes,headlights fogging up inside,low speed braking, car pulls to the left.
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