1999 Chevrolet Malibu Problems

STARTED MY DRIVE TO WORK IN THE TOOK A LEFT TURN, THEN APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THANKFULLY I WAS STILL GOING SLOW AND DIDN'T PANIC, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND SLOWLY APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. PARKED THE CAR AND OPENED DOOR AND LOOKED UNDER CAR. COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID NEAR REAR LEFT TIRE. APPLIED BRAKE AGAIN AND COULD SEE BRAKE FLUID STREAMING FROM THE METAL BRAKE LINE. CLEARLY A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINE. CORROSION CAUSED THE UNSAFE CONDITION. DO NOT HAVE PICTURES BUT I WILL BE TAKING SOME AS SOON AS I CAN GET THE CAR ON A LIFT.

TAKATA RECALL: MY SONS ANTITHEFT CONSTANTLY TURNS ON CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START OR SHUT OFF AND DISABLES HIS KEYLESS REMOTES WHICH THAN NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I WAS ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO GET IT STARTED DUE TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE HAD SOME TRICKS. MY SON IS IN COLLEGE AND HAS BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. HE'S HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR WON'T FULLY STOP CAUSING HIM TO HIT A CAR. HIS AC LIGHT CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF MAKING THE AC NOT WORK PROPER. THIS IS THE WORSE CAR!

TAKATA RECALL: MY SONS ANTITHEFT CONSTANTLY TURNS ON CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START OR SHUT OFF AND DISABLES HIS KEYLESS REMOTES WHICH THAN NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I WAS ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO GET IT STARTED DUE TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE HAD SOME TRICKS. MY SON IS IN COLLEGE AND HAS BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. HE'S HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR WON'T FULLY STOP CAUSING HIM TO HIT A CAR. HIS AC LIGHT CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF MAKING THE AC NOT WORK PROPER. THIS IS THE WORSE CAR!

IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN GETTING LOOSE AND DIFFICULT TO TURN ON FOR A LONG TIME. RECEIVED NTSB RECALL LETTER ABOUT UNINTENTIONAL KEY ROTATION FOR THE 1999 CHEVY MALIBU. I FOLLOWED THE NTSB INSTRUCTIONS AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE KEY RING. ON APRIL 21, 2015 THE CHEVY DEALER GLUED A PLASTIC HOUSING TO MY KEYS. AFTER RECEIVING MY KEYS BACK I COULD HARDLY GET THE KEY TO ROTATE THE IGNITION LOCK, I HAD TO JIGGLE THE KEY QUITE VIGOROUSLY TO GET THE IGNITION TO OPERATE. FOUR DAYS LATER THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH. ALTHOUGH DIFFICULT TO STEER AND BRAKE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY BRING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LOCATE THE KEY ON THE FLOOR AND AFTER REINSERTING THE KEY RESTARTED HE CAR. I HAD A ROLL OF TAPE IN THE GLOVE BOX AND I USED IT TO TAPE THE KEY IN POSITION. NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. ON APRIL 27, 2015 I REPLACED THE LOCK CORE SUCCESSFULLY. THE RECALL FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ACCEPTABLE OR SAFE. I KNEW THE IGNITION LOCK WAS GETTING BAD BUT WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN IF THE KEY FELL OUT. THIS FIX GAVE ME A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY THAT A PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I THOUGHT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE LOCK CORE AND KEYS AND NOT JUST GLUE A HOUSING ONTO MY WORN-OUT KEYS. MY REPLACEMENT OF THE LOCK CORE SOLVED THE PROBLEM THE WAY THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE. A LETTER NEEDS TO GO OUT TO ALL THAT RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER THAT THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE FIX IF THE LOCK CORE IS NOT REPLACED. WHEN THE DEALER SHOWED ME THE FIX I LAUGHED AT THE TIME AND SAID YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME THAT I'VE WASTED 1:45 OF MY TIME WAITING FOR THE GLUE TO DRY. I DO NOT KNOW WHO THOUGHT THIS WOULD SOLVE ANYTHING OR APPROVED IT BUT I THINK THEY ARE AN IDIOT AND SHOULD BE FIRED FROM ANY POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY THAT THESE RECALLS ARE SUPPOSE TO ADDRESS. *TR

My 1999 Chevy Malibu 3.1 V6 engine won,t turn on the engine whend i try to turn the ignition switch and key lock cylinder on and the fuel pressure regulator won,t work whend i try to turn the ignition switch and key lock cylinder on and the airbag srs system comes on in the spring time and in the hot summer time heat and in the winner time.

I LOCATED A RECALL THAT MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND TOOK IT TO THE GMC DEALER IN LARAMIE WHY WHERE MY CAR SAT FOR 2 WEEKS AND ENDLESS CALLS NO CALL BACK FOR THE IGNITION RECALL AND OTHER ISSUES THAT MY CAR HAD I HAVE EMAILED AND CALLED AND ALL I HAVE GOTTEN WAS A BILL FOR NON SENCE AND HEADACKS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED ON THE CAR AND I HAVE LOST MONEY AND TIME BECAUSE THEY WOULDNT FIX THE RECALL OR EVEN KNOLAAGE THE PROBLEM. JUST UN PROFESSIONAL AND UN REASONABLE PEOPLE THAT AGAIN WOULD NOT EVEN TAKE THE TIME TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THE RECALL JUST LET ME LOOSE MY JOB... AGAIN THE AUTO PLACE IS GMC LARAMIE AND THE REP THAT WOULD NOT GIVE ME THE TIME ABOUT MY CAR IS RICH!

Yes it was on and off kept having computer issues and other issues

MALIBU 1999 WITH 68,000 MILES CAME OUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK FOUND PASS SIDE SPRING. *TR

VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS INSPECTION DUE TO TIRE (TREAD) SEPARATION ON ALL 4 BRIDGESTONE POTENZA 'S INSPECTOR POINTED OUT THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE CRACKED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE ON ALL 4 TIRES AND DANGEROUS/HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE ON. HAD TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES IN ORDER TO PASS INSPECTION... HAVE TAKEN PHOTOS OF ALL THE TIRES... TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN OCT, 2010 AND REPLACED IN NOV, 2015 -- TIRE HAD A TOTAL OF 24,183 MILES ON IT... AND STILL HAS PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT.

ON 6 AUGUST 2010, I PURCHASED 3 TIRES FROM RAY'S TIRE & SERVICE IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 32084, HAVING A GOODYEAR LOGO TOUTED ON THEIR INVOICE AND A HUGE GOODYEAR SIGN ON THEIR BUILDINGS, THEREFORE, ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT TIRES BEING BOUGHT AND INSTALLED ARE GOODYEAR... WELL THAT'S NO SO... WHILE DRIVING TO CLEVELAND, OHIO SUBURB LAST MONDAY (20 SEPT 10), MY LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED ON I-75 RUNNING AT APPROX 74 MPH HEADING NORTH IN LONDON, KY. HAD IT BEEN A WOMAN DRIVER WITH LESSER DRIVING SKILLS, LORD ONLY KNOWS THE HORRORS. UPON RETURNING TO TOWN AND VISITING RAY'S TIRE FOR A REBATE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE AND THAT TIRE INSTALLED WAS A KUMO TIRE... NOT A GOODYEAR... THUS, I ASK THOSE OF YOUR OVERSEEING HIGHWAY SAFETY, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE AS A "TRUTH-IN-ADVERTISING" ISSUE? THUS I ASK OF YOU OVERSEEING HIGHWAY SAFETY, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE TO GOODYEAR CORPORATE BOARD OF DIRECTOR STEWARDSHIP? THUS I ASK, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE FROM A HIGHWAY SAFETY STANDPOINT AND TRUSTWORTHY, THE AVERAGE CONSUMER CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH? THIS 84 YEAR OLD WW II OVERSEAS VETERAN CONSUMER DOES NOT BELIEVE SO AND FEELS STRONGLY YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHTS HERSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A MECHANISM WITHIN THE BRAKE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT OF THE TANK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING FUELED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY ONCE IN A WHILE, MORE OFTEN THEY DO NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 12/2009, THE PROBLEM BEGAN LATER IN 12/2009. WITH OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WE TOOK IT BACK TO WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, AFTER 8 HOURS, THEY SAID THEY THINK THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND CORRECTED IT. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN AND IS STILL A PROBLEM. IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT TURN SIGNALS AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WE WERE NOT TOLD OF THE PART PUT ONTO THE CAR, BUT WE DID SEE THEM TAKE A PART OFF OF ANOTHER CAR TO PUT INTO OURS. *TR

My 1999 Chevy Malibu 3.1 V6 engine won,t turn on the engine whend i try to turn the ignition switch and key lock cylinder on and the fuel pressure regulator won,t work whend i try to turn the ignition switch and key lock cylinder on and the airbag srs system comes on in the spring time and in the hot summer time heat and in the winner time.

TAKARA RECALL ..FRONT AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT. I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN A CAR STRUCK ME FROM BEHIND GOING HIGHWAY SPEED , IMPACT CAUSED THE CAR TO GET STUCK IN MY TRUNK PUSHED ME DOWN THE HIGHWAY SIDEWAYS AND STUFFED THE NOSE OF MY CAR INTO THE GUARDRAIL BREAKING THE GUARDRAIL , QUICK THINKING SAVED OUR LIVES ( MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT )I SAW THE CAR COMING FULL HIGHWAY SPEED AND NOSED MY CAR INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO AVOID GETTING STUFFED UNDER THE TRUCK INFRONT OF ME. THE CAR WAS A COMPLETE LOSS, I ENDED UP WITH A CONCUSSION, TORN ROTATOR CUFF, FRACTURES IN MY RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT KNEE, CHRONIC HEADACHES, AND PARANOIA OF DRIVING.. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE BACKSEAT BECAUSE THE REAR SEAT BROKE FROM IMPACT WITH THE SPARE TIRE.

Yes it was on and off kept having computer issues and other issues

My 1999 Chevy Malibu 3.1 V6 engine won,t turn on the engine whend i try to turn the ignition switch and key lock cylinder on and the fuel pressure regulator won,t work whend i try to turn the ignition switch and key lock cylinder on and the airbag srs system comes on in the spring time and in the hot summer time heat and in the winner time.

IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE & IN RECENT TIMES MORE REGULARLY. WHILE DRIVING YOU CAN FEEL THE STEERING TOUGHENING IT UP MAKING TURNING DIFFICULT. ONCE CAR IS PULLED OVER STEERING RETURNS TO NORMAL. PARKING GETS TOUGH. FLUIDS ARE FINE. CAR IS RIDDLED WITH ENGINEERING GREMLINS THAT REAR THEIR HEADS IN THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME. MOST HAVE SIMPLE & STRAIGHT FORWARD SOLUTIONS (BLEEDING THE ANTIFREEZE SYSTEM) BUT LACK OF THE DOCUMENTATION CAN MAKE THINGS UNNECESSARILY DIFFICULT. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. DJR

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON I-45 AT 6:45AM. ONCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA RIGHT BEFORE THE WEST BOUND EXIT TO I-94 A LARGE OBJECT FELL FROM THE BRIDGE AND BUST MY PASSENGER WINDOW. *TR

REAR DEFROSTER FAILED TO AUTO SHUTOFF RESULTING IN REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERING AND NEEDING FULL REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. SINCE 2000 THE BACK UP LIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERNAL BRIGHT LIGHTS IN 2000 AND 2002. THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO COMES ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO BACK UP OR USE THE AIR CONDITIONER. AFTER PERFORMING AN ELECTRICAL TEST, THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND THE AC CONTROL HEAD ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92000.

MY 1999 CHEVY MAILBU HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. I WILL START WITH THE 2 FUEL INJECTERS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. THE CAR BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH THEN WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING. THEN THERE WAS THE ALTANATOR, THE THERMOSTAT, THE HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS AND THE NUMUROUS ELECTICAL PROBLEMS. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STILL CANNOT BE SOLVED AFTER NUMROUS TRIPSTO THE REPAIR SHOP. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AS A CONSUMER I HOPE YOU WILL HELP US MALIBU OWNERS WHO ARE IN DESTRESS. I KNOW THE AUTO COMPANIES ARE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT EXCUSE MAKING AN UNSAFE AUTO. I AM AFRAID ENOUGH NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FEEL I PUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IN DANGER TAKING THSI CAR ON THE ROAD. I HOPE YOU WILL HELP CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL MY ONLY NEXT OPTION IS TO CONTACT A LAWYER OVER MY LEGAL RIGHTS.

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON I-45 AT 6:45AM. ONCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA RIGHT BEFORE THE WEST BOUND EXIT TO I-94 A LARGE OBJECT FELL FROM THE BRIDGE AND BUST MY PASSENGER WINDOW. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE OWNER NOT A DEALERSHIP. THE ONLY PROBLEM IT HAD WHEN WE BOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK. NOW ALMOST A YEAR LATER I HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. THE WORST IS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF, NO WARNING, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THIS HAPPENED WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR IT WAS VERY SCARY. THEN WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I GOT READY TO DRIVE IT DIED ON ME AGAIN. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER, SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN TRY TO RESTART AND IT USUAL DOES UNTIL DEC. 2. IT DIED AND NOW IT WILL NOT START. IT WILL CRANK, THE FUEL PUMP IS WORKING AND I HAVE SPARK. OTHER PROBLEMS: WHILE CHECKING OIL ONE DAY I LEANED AGAINST CAR AND IT SHOCKED ME; BRAKE LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO; CANNOT LOCK DOORS FROM DRIVERS SIDE; COOLANT HAS TO BE REFILLED EVERY WEEK (NO LEAKS HAVE BEEN FOUND); TRUNK IS NOT WANTING TO OPEN WITH BUTTON OR KEY; RADIO/ANTENNA GETS 1 STATION; A/C WORKED WHEN WE GOT IT AND APPARENTLY THE DIODE OR SOMETHING WENT BAD BUT YOU CANNOT BUY JUST THE DIODE. I AM TIRED OF ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE READ MANY OTHERS LIKE THESE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE CAR DIEING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND LOCKING EVERYTHING UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER STEM CAME OUT OF THE SHIFTER KNOB WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE STEM WAS REPLACED WITH GLUE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/29/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE GEAR SHIFTER KNOB THAT CAME OFF OF THE STEM. UPDATED 7/15/2015*JS

I HAVE FOUND THAT IN MY 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT WHEN THE KEY IS IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION IN THE IGNITION THAT THE CAR CAN BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. *TR

I WAS INSTALLING OUR INFANT CAR SEAT AND FOUND THAT NEITHER OF THE SEATBELTS IN THE BACK SEATS THAT HAVE SHOULDER HARNESSES LOCK WHEN YOU PULL THE BELTS OUT ALL THE WAY. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED LAST DECEMBER. THERE WAS ONLY ONE OWNER PREVIOUS TO OUR PURCHASE. WE DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELTS UNTIL NOW BECAUSE WE HAD NOT INSTALLED A CARSEAT UNTIL THE BIRTH OF OUR DAUGHTER THIS SUMMER. I CANNOT PROPERLY SECURE OUR CHILD'S CARSEAT WHEN THE SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT LOCK. I CANNOT GET THE SHOULDER BELT TO LOCK, SO I CANNOT INSTALL THE CARSEAT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON SOME OF THE MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT I DON'T SEE THERE'S ONE FOR OUR MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I AM CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING TO GET THE BELTS REPAIRED/REPLACED. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION AROSE, AND THE FRONT SEAT BELTS CAME UNLATCHED DUE TO THE FORWARD MOMENTUM OF THE OCCUPANTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

FIRST INCIDENT. I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU AND IN DECEMBER 2009 (I BELIEVE) THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CAME OFF DUE TO LUGNUTS SNAPPING OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE LUGNUTS THE SPRING ON THE SHOCK AND BEND THE WHEELWELL. UNFORTUNATELY THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THAT INCIDENT BUT THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 77,000 MILES ON IT. SECOND INCIDENT. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING WORE RIGHT IN HALF AND BROKE JUST BEFORE GETTING INTO THE CAR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT STRUT AND I DO STILL HAVE THE PARTS. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY 1999 CHEVY MAILBU HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. I WILL START WITH THE 2 FUEL INJECTERS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. THE CAR BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH THEN WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING. THEN THERE WAS THE ALTANATOR, THE THERMOSTAT, THE HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS AND THE NUMUROUS ELECTICAL PROBLEMS. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STILL CANNOT BE SOLVED AFTER NUMROUS TRIPSTO THE REPAIR SHOP. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AS A CONSUMER I HOPE YOU WILL HELP US MALIBU OWNERS WHO ARE IN DESTRESS. I KNOW THE AUTO COMPANIES ARE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT EXCUSE MAKING AN UNSAFE AUTO. I AM AFRAID ENOUGH NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FEEL I PUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IN DANGER TAKING THSI CAR ON THE ROAD. I HOPE YOU WILL HELP CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL MY ONLY NEXT OPTION IS TO CONTACT A LAWYER OVER MY LEGAL RIGHTS.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE OWNER NOT A DEALERSHIP. THE ONLY PROBLEM IT HAD WHEN WE BOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK. NOW ALMOST A YEAR LATER I HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. THE WORST IS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF, NO WARNING, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND THIS HAPPENED WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR IT WAS VERY SCARY. THEN WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I GOT READY TO DRIVE IT DIED ON ME AGAIN. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER, SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN TRY TO RESTART AND IT USUAL DOES UNTIL DEC. 2. IT DIED AND NOW IT WILL NOT START. IT WILL CRANK, THE FUEL PUMP IS WORKING AND I HAVE SPARK. OTHER PROBLEMS: WHILE CHECKING OIL ONE DAY I LEANED AGAINST CAR AND IT SHOCKED ME; BRAKE LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO; CANNOT LOCK DOORS FROM DRIVERS SIDE; COOLANT HAS TO BE REFILLED EVERY WEEK (NO LEAKS HAVE BEEN FOUND); TRUNK IS NOT WANTING TO OPEN WITH BUTTON OR KEY; RADIO/ANTENNA GETS 1 STATION; A/C WORKED WHEN WE GOT IT AND APPARENTLY THE DIODE OR SOMETHING WENT BAD BUT YOU CANNOT BUY JUST THE DIODE. I AM TIRED OF ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS AND HAVE READ MANY OTHERS LIKE THESE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE CAR DIEING WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND LOCKING EVERYTHING UP. *TR

MY 1999 CHEVY MAILBU HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. I WILL START WITH THE 2 FUEL INJECTERS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. THE CAR BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH THEN WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING. THEN THERE WAS THE ALTANATOR, THE THERMOSTAT, THE HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS AND THE NUMUROUS ELECTICAL PROBLEMS. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STILL CANNOT BE SOLVED AFTER NUMROUS TRIPSTO THE REPAIR SHOP. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AS A CONSUMER I HOPE YOU WILL HELP US MALIBU OWNERS WHO ARE IN DESTRESS. I KNOW THE AUTO COMPANIES ARE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT EXCUSE MAKING AN UNSAFE AUTO. I AM AFRAID ENOUGH NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FEEL I PUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IN DANGER TAKING THSI CAR ON THE ROAD. I HOPE YOU WILL HELP CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL MY ONLY NEXT OPTION IS TO CONTACT A LAWYER OVER MY LEGAL RIGHTS.

I PURCHASED A 1999 CHEVY MALIBU IN NOVEMBER 2003. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AT LEAST 10 TIMES ($20 EACH TIME), THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ($70 EACH TIME). THE BRAKES GIVE YOU NO WARNING THEY JUST QUIT SUDDENLY WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE ABS LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU CAN GUARANTEE THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ABOUT TO LOCK UP ON YOU. THE REAR WINDOWS QUIT WORKING, I HEAR A WEIRD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM HAS CAME ON 6 OR 7 TIMES AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO CRANK THE CAR(ONCE IT HAPPENED WHILE MY CHILD WAS HAVING AN ASTHMA ATTACK AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE HIM TO THE ER). IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD SOMETIMES IT SOUNDS LIKE A SMALL EXPLOSION IN THE FRONT END AND CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK UNCONTROLLABLY FOR SEVERAL MILES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE OF THE GENERAL FACT THAT IT IS A 1999 MALIBU, NOW MY IGNITION HAS COMPLETELY QUIT, ACTUALLY IT HUNG IN THE START POSITION AND WAS MAKING MY STARTER GRIND AND ALMOST CATCH FIRE, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL ABOUT 15 TIMES, BUT USUALLY AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY A FEW TIMES IT COMES UNDONE, BUT NOT THIS TIME. MY DAD HAD TO TAKE MY BATTERY OFF IN ORDER TO MAKE THE ENGINE DIE. SO NOW MY EMPLOYER GOT SO FED UP WITH ME BEING LATE OR CALLING IN BECAUSE OF MY CAR PROBLEMS THAT I WAS TERMINATED. I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 CHILDREN, BOTH HAVE CHRONIC ASTHMA AND HAVE TO BE RUSHED TO THE ER WITH SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACKS ALL THE TIME, AND NOW I HAVE NO WAY TO TAKE THEM SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. THE PARTS ARE GOING TO COST ME $200 AND THE COST OF LABOR AND NOW I HAVE NO JOB. IF YOU CALL CHEVROLET ALL THEY TELL YOU IS TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND LET THE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT FOR A FEE, AND THEN THEY WANT TO CHARGE YOU MORE THAN I MAKE IN 2 MONTHS, AND THEY NEVER EVEN ASK YOU ANY PERSONAL INFO SO THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTED CLAIMS ON YOUR CALLS. *NM

1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. *MR WHILE IN PARK, THE RPMS ADVANCED TO 2600. WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD GAIN SPEED TO 45-50 MPH ON FLAT GROUND WITH FOOT OFF OF BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. THERE WERE INCIDENTS OF RUNNING THROUGH A RED LIGHT WITH DIFFICULTY SLOWING DOWN AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATING ALMOST HITTING A BICYCLIST. THE ORIGINAL IAC VALVE (INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE) WITH A NEW ORIGINAL GM IAC VALVE. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE IAC REPAIR. *SC

TAKATA RECALL: MY SONS ANTITHEFT CONSTANTLY TURNS ON CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START OR SHUT OFF AND DISABLES HIS KEYLESS REMOTES WHICH THAN NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I WAS ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO GET IT STARTED DUE TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE HAD SOME TRICKS. MY SON IS IN COLLEGE AND HAS BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. HE'S HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR WON'T FULLY STOP CAUSING HIM TO HIT A CAR. HIS AC LIGHT CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF MAKING THE AC NOT WORK PROPER. THIS IS THE WORSE CAR!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER STEM CAME OUT OF THE SHIFTER KNOB WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE STEM WAS REPLACED WITH GLUE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/29/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE GEAR SHIFTER KNOB THAT CAME OFF OF THE STEM. UPDATED 7/15/2015*JS