1998 Chevrolet Malibu Heating & air conditioning Problems

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE WAS SPONGY, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AC WORKED ERRATICALLY, DEPENDING ON THE BLOWER SPEED AND WOULD SOMETIMES QUIT BLOWING COLD AIR AND WOULD START TO BLOW WARM AIR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FLUID WAS VERY LOW. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY BRAKE FLUID LEAKS. HOWEVER, TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BECAUSE THE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT AGAIN. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, TO THE BRAKE LINE ISSUE, THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN, A FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING AND THE LEFT REAR STRUT HAD FAILED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10639977

Incident

Oct 1, 2014

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON/OFF ON ITS OWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10065255

Mileage

93,000 mi

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, AND A/C CONTROLS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10063708

Incident

Mar 2, 2004

Mileage

40,000 mi

FACTORY ALARM SYSTEM MODULE FAILS CONSTANTLY CAUSES FUEL INJECTORS TO QUIT FOR ABOUT 10-20 MIN. "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT BLINKS, ONCE IT'S DONE BLINKING IT MIGHT START THE CAR, OR IT MIGHT FAIL AGAIN CAUSING ANOTHER 10-20 MIN. LAG PERIOD. A/C ALSO BLOWS COLD AIR WHEN OFF, AND HOT AIR WHEN ON AT TIMES. A/C ALSO TURNS IT'S SELF OFF AND ON FROM TIME TO TIME. BRAKES SEEM TO GIVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF BRAKING. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. *LA

NHTSA ID

10045707

Incident

Nov 7, 2003

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ITS RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL POWER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST POPPED OUT, THE VEHICLE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT (DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM). THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BRAKE ROTORS, 2 SETS OF TIRES/ALMOST COMPLETELY BALD AT THE TIME ONLY 13K MILES. THE RIMS HAD TO BE FORCED OFF, THE FRONT ROTORS HAD BECOME RUSTED AT 20K MILES, THE IGNITION WIRE HARNESS HAD COME APART, THE POWER STEERING HOSES HAD COME LOOSE, LOST FLUID AND POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION, THE TRUNK LEAKED, THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON TWICE A WEEK, THE FRONT END SQUEAKED AND RATTLED, THE ANTENNA WIRE WAS LOOSE, THE RIGHT HEAD LAMP HAD PERMANENT MOISTURE WITH NO CRACK, THE A/C WOULD SHUT ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY, THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AT 60K MILES AND THE WANING LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR ONLY FIVE MINUTES, THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL, AND THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT HOUSING HAD BROKEN. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10022685

Incident

Jun 9, 2003

Mileage

58,000 mi

AIR CONDITIONING AND FAN FAILURES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10029141

Incident

Jul 20, 2003

Mileage

68,550 mi

BRAKE PROBLEM, ABS FAULTY AS WELL, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAULTY I.E.; AC FAN DOES NOT TURN ON UNTIL TURNED TO 3, THEFT SYSTEM INTERMITTENT. MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THESE SAME PROBLEMS. IS IT GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A DEATH BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *JB

NHTSA ID

10023662

Incident

Jun 24, 2003

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 1998 AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR THE NEXT MONTH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT SHAVER MOTORS HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I WAS DRIVING IN CHICAGO ON 80 90 TOLL ROAD AND THIS VEHICLE STOPPED FOR NO REASON WHILE I WAS DOING 55 MILES PER HOUR. I LISTED ONE INCIDENT DATE BUT HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS. ALSO, WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AFTER LESS THAN 3000 MILES, THEY WERE ALSO BAD.

NHTSA ID

10013940

Incident

Jun 8, 2002

RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR FAILED AT 65,000 MILES, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A NEAR ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED (LAST TIME WAS AT 40,000). THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS 6 TIMES AND HAS EXPERIENCED ALL OTHER MALIBU PROBLEMS SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL FAILURE, TAIL LIGHT MELTING, ETC. *JB

NHTSA ID

10010696

Incident

Mar 17, 2003

Mileage

40,000 mi

I'VE OWNED A "1997" "1998" "1999" "2000" AND OWN RIGHT NOW A 2001 MALIBU ALL THESE CARS HAVE HAD THERE A/C CONTROL HEAD FAIL EXCEPT THE 2001 I'M JUST WAITING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN IT TAKES 2 YEARS BEFORE IT FAILS ON A NEW CAR AND JUST OVER A YEAR ON A NEW PART REPLACEMENT. CHEVROLET DOES NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT CONTINUES ON ALL THERE MALIBUS YEAR AFTER YEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

760447

Incident

Jul 27, 2000

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER IS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID

899276

AIR CONDITOIN PANEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW IT IS GOING OUT A THIRD TIME. @ HAD REPLACE BRAKES TWICE IN ONE YEAR AND ALSO REPLACE THE ROTERS, REAR SUSPENSION MAKES A NOISE A CRAKING SOUNS LIKE THE SHOCKS ARE BAD. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ,CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OR CHANGE GEAR. IT HAS BEEN PUT ON THE COMPUTER 2 TIMES AND NO CODE IS SHOWING UP IN THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE DAY ONE. AND I HAVE NO EXTENDED WARRENTY.*AK

NHTSA ID

744692

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

MY MALIBU HAS HAD BOTH FRONT BRAKE SHOES REPLACED TWICE. THE ROTORS AND CALIPARS REPLACED THE ALTINATOR REPLACED. NOW THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN EVERYTIME. THE DASHBOARD IS LOOSE AND RATTLES. MY A/C LIGHT IN CAR CLICKS ON AND OFF. THE LEFT TAILIGHT BURNED OUT TWICE. THAT'S ALL THAT I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW.

NHTSA ID

742460

Incident

Dec 20, 2000

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR DOESN'T STAY ENGAGED. COMPRESSOR DOES COME ON BUT INDICATOR ON DASH SHOWS IT GOING OFF AND COMING ON AGAIN. WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED. HAS TO BE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

734239

Incident

Jul 30, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

730281

Incident

Sep 5, 2000

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

730278

Incident

Apr 1, 2000

SIX FAILURES OF AIR CONDITIONING IN THIS OFFICE ALONE. DEALER HAD SWITCH IN STOCK. *AK

NHTSA ID

730197

Incident

May 1, 2000

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE CAR PULSATES AND JUMPS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE ROTARS TURNED, THEN LATER REPLACED, THEN REPLACED AGAIN WITH 99 MODEL ROTARS, THE BRAKES ARE STILL PULSATING TO CURRENT DATE. THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, LOST ALL POWER TO BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM, AND AIR BAGS. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. LATER HAD TO HAVE BATTERY REPLACED DUE TO ALTERNATOR KILLING IT. THE A/C LIGHT WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF, THE COMPRESSOR WOULD CUT ON AND OFF. HAD TO EVENTUALLY REPLACE THE PANEL ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AFTER HAVING A NEW COMPRESSOR PUT ON. THE A/C PANEL SEEMED TO HAVE DONE THE TRICK, THOUGH IS HAS SOME NEW PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. THE BUSHINGS SQUEAK AND SQWAUK WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS, THEY HAVE NOW STARTED IN THE REAR OF THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

728313

Incident

May 27, 1998

ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE, REPLACED ONCE; NOW CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIMMY AGAIN AT SPEEDS OVER 35 MPH. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT'S NOT BEING FIXED PROPERLY. I CAN'T PUT UP WITH THE DOWNTIME CAUSED BY THIS INEXCUSABLE DEFECT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THOSE THAT TRAVEL WITH ME. AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH HAS FAILED LEADING TO A COMPLETE LACK OF AIR.*AK

NHTSA ID

725177

WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD OVER 45MPH VEHICLE WILL SWAY/WON'T STAY IN ITS LANE. ALSO, FACTORY BATTERY HAD STARTED MELTING THROUGH THE PLATE/ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE/ UPON APPLYING BRAKES THEY SQUEAKED, AND VEHICLE WON'T GO IN REVERSE.*AK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE A/C IS INOPERABLE. BRAKES FAILED FOUR TIMES. *YH

NHTSA ID

864642

Incident

Apr 10, 2000

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED.

NHTSA ID

607792

Incident

Nov 1, 1997