3 months after I bought malibu in july, 2000 I was driving at 65 MPH when my care lost all power. Dealer told me that there was something wrong with the fuel indicator wiring and was falsely reading the amount of gas I had which resulted in my running out of gas at 65mph. Problem has not repeated itself. At 21,000 miles my signal indicator lights failed and my hazard switch had to be replaced. At 23,000 miles my evaporator vent valve had to be replace (engine light remained on constantly). At 20,000 miles my car was vibrating whenever my brakes were applied. Dealor said front brakes worn out and rotors out of round and they replaced the front brakes and refaced the rotors. At 33,000 miles, care again vitrated whenver brakes applied and dealer told me again that it was not under warranty and was happening because of "hot spots" and that my rotors needed to be cut even though they had just been fixed at 20,000 miles. Was never told that manufacturer was having a problem with malibu brakes and was told it would cost approxiamtely $700.00 to fix rotors and it was my responsibility. My sevice for the brakes was done at future chevrolet in old bridge, nj.
2000 Chevrolet Malibu electrical complaints
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The brake system was noisy and was serviced six differnt times, but the problem still remains. Rotors and drums were badly warped causing pulsation when brakes were applied.
While driving, vehicle was hesitant after stopping, transmission would begin to shift every 4 seconds, dealer stated that a piece of metal from the front pump of the transmission had come off and sent pieces of metal circulating through the entire transmission, consumer was told that since the transmission was sealed that it was not anticipated that the metal pieces would affect the other systems of the vehicle, dealer made repairs and one mile down the road transmission began acting poorly again, consumer took back to dealer who stated that transmission was stuck in second gear, dealer replaced transmission. Oxygen sensor failed. Rotors warped and were causing vibration, dealer replaced pads and rotors. Battery leaked acid into engine compartment. Coolant cap was defective and replaced.
Ticking sound at startup that chevrolet won't fix. No summary listed for above vehicle.
Engine cut off while driving on freeway 6-8 times. Dealer replaced wiring and stated they have been having that problem. 2 weeks later happened again.
Brakes on vehicle have been replaced three times in past year. Contacted dealer, and there was not much dealer could do. *ak also, gas guage failed twice. The passenger seat recliner was damaged. The electric out let broke and A/C heating system failed.
I bought my 2000 malibu brand new in september 1999.... My engine was pinging and making all kinds of noise, even when warm.... Brakes are very hazardous to public safety... I have been to the dealer numerious times for rotor and pad replacements and even gm's so called new thicker and improved rotors they installed on my car was just as bad as all the other ones ... I almost lost control of my car when I was traveling 65 miles per hour on our local highway when I was almost had a wreck due to complete failure of my brakes... My car vibrated so badly and did not slow down...at all!!....I thought I had 2 front tire blowouts... I pulled over on the expressway and my tires were fine it was my brakes...... I went straight to a local autozone and purchased new rotors and pads....gm needs to issue a recall asap before someone gets seriously injured or killed!......I have called gm and made a complaint and was told no recalls were made..... Another issue im having is it takes 3 or 4 times to get my car started ... Not sure why my car is having all of these problems but it is at a local gm dealership as I type this .......I hope they will be able to fix the noise from the engine and my cd player that goes in and out of power and sometimes wont release my cd's .... I have given up on gm brakes.
The vehicle experienced excessive brake shimmy due to warped rotors, also the front brake pads have uneven wear. Nlm
Vehicle shut down multiple times while driving, and occasionally did not start. Consumer has taken vehicle to dealer twice, the o2 sensor has been replaced, and the ignition switch, which was causing the problem, was also replaced. *ak
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