1997 Chevrolet Malibu Visibility Problems

I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE PASSENGER CALIPER AND ROTORS TWICE BECAUSE THE BOLTS FOR THE CALIPER KEEPS POPPING OUT AND THE BOLTS FOR THE BRACKET KEEPS POPPING OUT.. MY WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT LAST MONTH..LAST NIGHT THE CAR WOULDN'T START UP ANYMORE WHEN I DO TURN THE KEY THE LIGHTS COME ON BUT WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR UP I GET A CLICKING NOISE, THE RADIO KEPT GOING IN AND OUT ALSO. NOW MY O2 SENSORS AND TRIPPING. I'VE HAD TO CHANGE THE EGR VALVE BECAUSE IT KEPT GETTING STUCK IN OPEN POSITION AND I ALSO CHANGED THE BELT

NHTSA ID

11322384

Incident

Apr 26, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS CROSSED OVER EACH OTHER AND STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT THEN MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND MANUALLY DISLODGED THE WIPERS HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LINKAGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,200.

NHTSA ID

10491459

Incident

Dec 26, 2012

Mileage

142,200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PIVOT HOUSING FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE WIPERS TO FAIL. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND THE RISK OF A CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V068000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES). THE CONTACT PAID $380.68 TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT HOUSING. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,986. UPDATED 1/26/09 *CN UPDATED 01/26/09. *JB

NHTSA ID

10253189

Incident

Dec 22, 2008

Mileage

93,986 mi

MY FIANCE AND I HAVE HAD A 1997 CHEVY MALIBU FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING IT, THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK THEFT SYSTEM THAT WOULD LEAVE US STRANDED FOR 10 MINUTES BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T CRANK. GRADUALLY IT STARTED DOING IT MORE AND MORE. WE'VE HAD INCIDENTS WHERE THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AFTER 10 MINUTES BUT WHEN TRYING TO START IT AGAIN; IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING. I'VE ACTUALLY HAD TIMES OF BEING STRANDED FOR 2 HOURS BECAUSE IT WOULD KEEP DOING IT! RIGHT NOW OUR CAR IS AT MY FIANCE'S WORK BECAUSE IT WON'T CRANK AND WE GOT TIRED OF TRYING AFTER 3 HOURS. THIS IS SO ANNOYING! CHEVROLET SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES! I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM(NOT COUNTING ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE THE BRAKES AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS). WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM..THAT MEANS THEY SHOULD RECALL IT AND FIX IT. WE DON'T HAVE MONEY LIKE THEY DO AND CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING IT IN THE SHOP TO BE WORKED ON. I'M CURRENTLY A COLLEGE PELL GRANT RECIPIENT THAT IS GOING TO LOSE MY GRANTS BECAUSE OF THIS LEMON CAR! I WAS ADOPTED BY MY GRANDPARENTS THAT ARE ON SSI AND DISABILITY AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND ME TO SCHOOL. I HOPE THE PEOPLE AT CHEVROLET ARE HAPPY WITH RUINING MY FUTURE! PLEASE HELP ME!!!I NEED MY CAR FIXED BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!*JB

NHTSA ID

10185005

Incident

Sep 10, 2005

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1997 CHEVY MALIBU. ONE DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN, IT WAS RAINING, AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM FLEW OFF OF THE CAR. I LOOKED UP RECALLS ON YOUR SITE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM I HAVE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL FOR MY CAR. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS IF THERE IS A RECALL ON DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 01V068000

NHTSA ID

10179121

Incident

Dec 10, 2006

Mileage

162,300 mi

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY 1997 CHEVY MALIBU FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND I HAVE HAD THEM BREAK DO TO THE RECALL BUT THE DEALER IN MY TOWN WILL NOT COVER THE RECALL BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER THAT IS LISTED IN THE RECALLS AND I LIVE IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS NOT REPORTED IT FROM MISSOURI ABOUT THIS HAPPENING DOES NOT MEAN IT SHOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE EXACT THING THAT IS SAID TO HAPPEN TO THE WIPERS ON THE RECALL HAS HAPPENED TO MINE AND IT WILL COST ME 150.00 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM THAT BROKE. I WANT THIS PROBLEM FIXED SO I CAN GET MY CAR FIXED. PLEASE AD MISSOURI TO THE LIST AND ALSO ALL CHEVY MALIBUS IN 1997 SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME.!!!*AK

NHTSA ID

10114784

Incident

Nov 21, 2004

RECALL 01V068000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM. FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10107008

Incident

Jan 5, 2005

Mileage

96,000 mi

1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU WIPERS THE PART BROKE FROM THE ARM CALLED CHEVROLET PLACE IN BOAZ ALABAMA TO CHECK IF THEY HAD A RECALL HE CHECKED AND SAID NO. *NM

NHTSA ID

10100458

Incident

Nov 21, 2004

MY FIRST ISSUE IS WITH THE LIGHTS ON THE MALIBU. MY LIGHT DEVELOPED CONDENSATION IN THEM WHICH IN THE REAR CAUSED THE LIGHT TO GLOW DIM, AND CAUSED E TO GET PULLED OVER ON A NUMBER OF TIMES. IN THE FRONT IT HAS CAUSED THE GLASS SHIELD TO FOG CAUSING ME TO FAIL VEHICLE INSPECTION. THERE HAVE ARE MANY OTHER ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS ON MY CAR SUCH AS THE THEFT LOCK SYSTEM, THE POWER MOON ROOF, THE MANUFACTURER'S CD PLAYER, THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL SWITCH. THEN IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH EMISSIONS. THE HEADLINER IS FALLING OFF THE CEILING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10073144

Incident

Apr 22, 2004

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION,AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *AK THE WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10063324

Incident

Mar 16, 2004

WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE IN VERY HEAVY RAINS AND RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN MY WIPERS WERE STOPPED & CRISS-CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME. I FELT EXTREMELY LUCKY TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT CAUSING A WRECK. LATER, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A KNOW DEFECT ON THE WIPER PIVOTS FOR MY MODEL CAR. BUT REGARDLESS, THE RECALL WASN'T ANY GOOD FOR MY STATE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC BEHIND THIS... IF A PART IS DEFECTIVE- IT IS DEFECTIVE. THE RECALL WAS ONLY EFFECTIVE FOR CERTAIN 'SALT-BELT' STATES, OF WHICH MY STATE ISN'T INCLUDED. I DID HOWEVER LIVE IN ONE OF THESE SALT-BELT STATES FOR SEVERAL YEARS (WITH THIS CAR). BUT WHETHER YOUR CAR IS REGISTERED IN ONE OF THOSE STATES OR NOT YOU COULD HAVE A LOT OF USE OF THE WIPERS. BETWEEN HURRICANE SEASON AND THE RAINY SEASON IN FLORIDA, WIPERS GET A WHOLE LOT OF USE DOWN HERE TOO. *NM

NHTSA ID

10062439

Incident

Mar 17, 2004

Mileage

109,482 mi

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE FAILED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10059840

Incident

Jan 26, 2004

Mileage

91,000 mi

SEP.6 2001 &JULY 22, 2003 RECALL WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT HOUSING---DEALER SAID I DIDN,T NEED THE RECALL REPLACED AND MERCY FROM G.M. SAID TAKE THE CAR IN ON THAT RECALL STILL NO WORK ON WIPER PIVOT HOUSING----LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS LOW MILELAGE CAR---32610.*AK

NHTSA ID

10029133

Incident

Jul 22, 2003

VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. *MR THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS THE PIVOT HOUSING. PLEASE REFER TO RECALL #01V068000 *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10029425

Incident

Mar 5, 2003

Mileage

84,532 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL # 01 V 068 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK INCIDENT DATED TO BE CORRECTED WHEN THE EVOQ IS RETURNED. PER AAJ. 7/7/04.

NHTSA ID

10022334

Incident

Jun 4, 1900

Mileage

97,000 mi

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL #01 V 068 000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10011302

Incident

Mar 10, 2003

DURING RAINSTORM AT NIGHT TRAVELING ON LIGHT ROAD WITH LIGHTS OUT ON POLES DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE, CARS WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH A DOWN POUR OF RAIN THAT WAS HARD TO SEE IN ANYWAY. THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER TO NOT WORK EITHER SINCE THE PASSENGER SIDE IS DESIGNED TO RUN BOTH. THE PART WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND SEEM TO BE DESIGNED FOR FAILURE AS ANYONE KNOWS PLASTIC ONCE HEATE4D AND COOLED THRU SEASONS WILL BREAK. THE POTENTIAL HAZARD COULD HAVE BEEN MANY DEATHS AS THE DRIVING WAS IN A LARGE CITY WITH HIGH TRAFFIC HAD NOT I BEEN ABLE TO GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN DUE TO A CURB BEING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT ALLOWED ME TO FEEL MY WAY DRIVING.. NLM

NHTSA ID

767595

Incident

Sep 19, 2002

GMC REPLACES DEFECTIVE PART IN "SALT BELT" AREA ONLY (RECALL 01V068000); SHOULD REPLACE IN ALL AREAS. *AK CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE DEFECT APPEARS IN ALL LOCALES AND WHEN THE HOUSING SNAPS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THIS OCCUR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. ALSO, CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MONIES CHARGED TO HER BY GENERAL MOTORS. *JG

NHTSA ID

762976

Incident

Jun 8, 2002

THE CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE 01V-068 FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE RECALL LISTED STATES WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THE CONSUMERS STATE WAS NOT LISTED THEREFORE THE CONSUMER TOOK NO IMMEDIATE ACTION, HOWEVER WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY SNOWSTORM THE VEHICLES WIPERS SUDDENLY CEASED TO FUNCTION, THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS RECALL SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED THE STATE IN WHICH HE LIVES. NLM

NHTSA ID

564289

THE VIN NUMBER OF CAR FELL INTO RECALL BUT SINCE CAR IS IN MISSOURI GM SAYS IT DOESNT QUALIFY FOR RECALL. THE CAR WAS FROM ST. LOUIS MISSOURI WHICH BORDERS ILLINOIS . ILLINOIS BY THE WAY IS IN RECALL. WE FEEL GM KNOWS ABOUT DEFECT AND IS AVOIDING FIXING IT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

761659

Incident

Apr 25, 2002

CONSUMER STATES INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING, WITHIN A FEW SECONDS IT WOULD START TO FLICKER ON/OFF, WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB ALSO, CONSUMER STATES DEALER REPLACED FUSE, MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, DOME LAMP WIRING, IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, POWER STEERING HOSE, FUEL PUMP, ENGINE MOUNT, HEATER, LEFT DOOR WINDOW SWITCH, RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT, LEFT FRONT DOOR HANDLE COVER, AND LEFT FRONT DOOR LOCK SWITCH.*YD

NHTSA ID

8009045

Incident

Mar 1, 2002

BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT UNKNOWN TIME TO DRIVER RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISON BY ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE. INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK AND EMITTED A BLACK SMOKE RESULTING IN UNOPERATIVE USE OF ANY FAN/HEAT/DEFROST..MAIN INSTRUMENT OF POWER WINDOWS ON DRIVER SIDE OPERATED ENOUGH TO ROLL DOWN WINDOWS BUT NOT ROLL UP DRIVERS SIDE RESULTING IN ICE/SNOW/RAIN BUILDUP. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT 4 TIMES RESULTING IN POWER FAILURE ON HIGHWAY RESULTING IN CRASH INTO GUARD RAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY INFORMATION TO PROTECT OUR FAMILY AND PREVENT ANY FUTURE ACCIDENTS..THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NLM

NHTSA ID

760809

PASSENGER SIDE PIVOT HOLDER WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS BROKE SO WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP-THEY SAID THE TRANMISSION WAS BROKE ON BOTH WIPERS-THERE SEEMS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN STATES NOT IN MISSOURI. UNFAIR!*AK

NHTSA ID

752455

Incident

Sep 3, 2001

THE WINDSHILED WIPER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (01V-068) DURING A RAINSTORM WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA ID

563002

Incident

Jul 1, 2000

WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NEEDED, WINDSHIELD WIPER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING. THERE IS A RECALL LISTED REGARDING PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY. *AK *TT

NHTSA ID

895371

Incident

Aug 1, 2001