2002 GMC S Series Brakes Problems

1999 CHEVY TAHOE ABS FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION CHEVROLET/GMC HAS INDICATED THAT THE 1999 CHEVY TAHOE THAT I OWN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SAFETY RECALL 05068. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: "...FOUND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WITH RUST CORROSION, CAUSING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS. RECOMMEND REPLACING BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION." THE VEHICLE ALSO LIVED GEOGRAPHICALLY WITHIN FOR 137,000 MILES IN THE "RUST BELT STATES" COVERED UNDER RECALL 05068, HOWEVER GM HAS INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE 1999 CHEVY TAHOE IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THE RECALL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10152880

Incident

Mar 15, 2006

Mileage

165,000 mi

I BOUGH 2001-GMC-TRUCK-SONOMA. AS A LEFT OVER. ON JANUARY 11, 2002,IS THE DATE I RECEIVED IT ,THAT IS WHEN I BOUGH IT. ON APRIL 10, 2002 @\AT 1160 MILES,THEY REPLACED BOTH OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. ON AUGUST 14, 2003 AT 7745 MILES THEY REPLACED BOTH OF THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS, AND TURNED FRONT ROTORS. NOW AS OF JAN212006,THERE IS ONLY 17,868 MILES ON THE TRUCK, IT'S ALWAYS BE GARAGE KEEPED.AND WELL CARED FOR.IT'S STILL HAS THE NEW SMALL INSIDE, NOW ALL 4 OF THE ROTORS AND BRAKES HAVES TO BE REPLACD. I CANNOT UNDER STAND WHY ITS SHOULDBE UP TO ME TO REPLACE WITH ONLY THEN MILES-PER ABOVE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10148419

Incident

Apr 10, 2002

Mileage

1,160 mi

I FIRST PURCHASED THIS MALIBU 2002 IN FEB 2002. NOV 02 ( 9 MOS LATER) I HAD TO HAVE MY IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY. AROUND THE SAME TIME MY TURN/HAZARD SIGNAL WENT OUT AND I HAVEN'T HAD IT REPLACED YET AFTER 4YRS OF HAVING THIS CAR. IF I WANT TO USE IT I HAVE TO KEEP PRESSING THE HAZARD BUTTON TO MAKE IT COME ON. NOV 2005 I TRIED TO START MY CAR, BUT IT KEPT CUTTING OFF. MY DAD STATED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP,CRANK SENSOR AND MODULE REPLACED. MY CAR STILL DIDN'T START. FINALLY MY DAD WENT UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND PRESSED THIS BLACK BUTTON (CUT OFF SWITCH) AND THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD START. I HAVE TO TRAVEL 25 MILES TO WORK SO I WAS TIRED OF WORRYING ABOUT THE CAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE THEFT SYSTEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER 11/29/2005 THEY HAD THE CAR UNTIL 12/15/2005. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY IGNITION SWITCH, CRANK SENSOR AND MY ALARM/AUTOMATIC STARTER. I WAS OUT OF $366.73 TO THE DEALER AND TAKING A CAB TO WORK AT 5:30AM FOR X7DY COASTED$210.00. I WAS ALSO OUT OF MONEY FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR THE LAST 7YS THEY HAD MY CAR PLUS GAS ON BOTH BECAUSE THEY USED ALL GAS IN MY CAR. I HAVE HAD X2 IGNITION SWITCHES PUT ON MY CAR, I HAVE TO CHANGE MY TAIL/PARK/BRAKE BULB SEEMINGLY EVERY 6MOS. I AM ONLY GETTING MY HAZARD/TURN SIGNAL REPLACED WHEN NHTSA REVIEWS IT AS BEING AN DEFECT. I AM HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE SPEED OF MY CAR ALSO ON THE E WAY. I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO MAKE IT TAKE OFF AT 60MPH. I HAVE TO PUT GAS IN MY CAR EVERY 3DYS. I LAST CHANGED MY FUEL FILTER 1YR AGO AND AGAIN HAVING IT REPLACED 1/1/06. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 1WK AFTER I GOT MY CAR OUT OF THE SHOP ON 12/22 AND IT HAS BEEN ON SINCE. MY COOLANT LIGHT COMES AND GOES OFF EVERY NOW AND THEN. I HAVE HAD MY COOLANT/FUEL FLUSHED. I HAD IT WINTERIZED WHAT'S THE PROBLEM. IF WE HAVE 47-50 PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING WHY CANT IT GET DONE. PLEASE RESPOND AND HELP US CHEVY OWNERS ASAP/WF. *JB

NHTSA ID

10146663

Incident

Nov 26, 2005

Mileage

62,492 mi

[5] MAJOR PROBLEMS CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71 EXTENDED CAB 4 DOOR LT 350CU.IN 5.7 LITER. THIS TRUCK CAME WITH THE TOW HAUL EQUIP. AND WAS SOLD WITH IMPROPER TIRES FOR THE USE DESCRIBED. TIRES WHERE FIRESTONE 245/75-16. STEELTEX A/T #108/104R M/S NEW VEHICLE STICKER ALSO. TO ME. THIS FRAUD #2) NEXT FAILURE: LOST ALL BRAKING GOING DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT FLAT TO THE FLOOR. I RELEASED PRESSURE. PUSHED AGAIN. DOWN TO THE FLOOR BUT WITH PULSING FELT THROUGH PEDAL. RELEASED AGAIN SAME ...USED BOTH LEGS ON ONE BRAKE PEDAL OTHER ON PARKING BRAKE. ENGINE SHAKING DURING THIS. APPROX. STOPPING DISTANCE 600-700-YARDS.! INFORMED DEALER WHEN NEXT SERVICE DUE AT 15.000MI. NO COMMENT NO ISSUE #3) NEXT FAILURE: GM CRAP EXHAUST SYSTEM MANIFOLD CRACKED IN TWO@17,156MI. AND CONVERTER BLOCKAGE DUE TO BREAKAGE OF MANIFOLD FRAGMENTS. #4) NEXT FAILURE: SAME AS #2 ABOVE. BREAKING LOSS FOR BRIEF 90-200 SECONDS. ENOUGH TIME TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR CAUSE ONE. 17,982.47 MI #5) 20 MI ROUND TRIP ON WAY HOME ON FREEWAY SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED AND THE RPM GAUGE IS AT 6,000 RPM IT DOES NOT GO ANY HIGHER. THEN IT GRABBED AND SPED WAY UP. LET OFF GAS AND SLING SHOT TYPE ERRATIC SPEEDS WITH SAME PRESSURE ON GAS NEXT PEDAL. SAME [XXX] TIME. I WILL NEVER REACH THAT SPACE IN TIME OR MILES BEFORE THIS UNRELIABLE DEFECT LAIDEN POORLY DESIGNED PIECE OF SHODY MERCHANDISE KILLS ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. THE SERVICE DEPT WANTS ME TO AUTHORIZE TAKE DOWN OF TRANSMISSION AND DISSEMBLE THE UNIT AND SAID NEEDED TO NOTIFY GM. ALSO THEY MENTIONED 66,790. IS THIS A FORM OR A CHARGE?. I CALLED THEM BACK ONLY TO GET A RECORDING . I SAID (MY EXACT WORDS) I AUTHORIZE GM/ DEALER TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE NOW AT THEIR COST AND DELIVER IT ASAP. COME MONDAY THIS WILL BE 4 DAYS NO TRUCK. THIS WILL FORCE ME TO USE VERY HARSH CIVIL COMPLAINTS FOR THESE INTERRUPTIONS. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10136813

Incident

Sep 15, 2005

Mileage

18,600 mi

IN THE SUMMER OF 2002 MY GMC SIERRAS PU TRUCK VIN [XXX] BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE CHATTER AT VERY LOW SPEED. IT THEN BEGAN TO CONTINUE TO ROLL WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THIS PROBLEM BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED AND MORE PRONOUNCED AS TIME WENT ON. I HAD NUMEROUS VERY CLOSE CALLS WITH THIS TRUCK INVOLVING BUILDINGS, TREES AND OTHER VEHICLES. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO BOWSER GMC IN PLEASANT HILLS PA. THEY REPAIRED THE TRUCK BY REPLACING THE FRONT HUBS AND SENSORS. WITH THIS REPAIR AND THE PREVIOUS COMPLETE BRAKE JOB INCLUDING BRAKES AND ROTORS THIS EPISODE COST MORE THAN $1400. AT THE TIME THE TRUCK HAD 36,000 MILES ON IT. ON 7/20/05 I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE BRAKE CHATTER RETURNING. JUST A SLIGHT CHATTER COMING TO A STOP AT RED LIGHTS ON INCLINES, THEN ON THE LEVEL AND FINALLY ON 7/23/05 I ALMOST CRASHED INTO MY HOUSE AS I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE SAME PROBLEM HAD RETURNED, THE TRUCK NOW HAS 47,000 MILES. IT APPEARS THAT MY $800 HUB REPLACEMENT WAS DONE WITH THE SAME FAULTY HUB ASSEMBLY. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RETURNED ONLY IN LESS TIME. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK, I JUST RECENTLY AT 46,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE THE REAR ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE PARTS. SO OVER THE COURSE OF 5 YEARS I HAVE REPLACED 6 BRAKE ROTORS, 6 SETS OF PADS, TWO HUBS AND TWO SENSOR ASSEMBLIES. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS WITH THIS TRUCK COMING WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING INTO BUILDINGS AND OTHER CARS. AT TIMES I HAVE HAD TO THROW THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP FROM HITTING SOMETHING. I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I AM DISGUSTED THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM SINCE I FIRST REPORTED IT IN 2002. THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER FOR THIS TRUCK IS PE05020. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

10130445

Incident

Jul 23, 2005

Mileage

47,000 mi

I JUST GOT MY CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2004.I WENT TO GET MY STATE INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKE LIGHTS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE LIGHT.I GO BACK A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AFTER DUMPING THE WATER OUT OF MY LIGHTS AND MY CAR PASSES THE STATE INSPECTION BUT MY RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE OF A WIRE SHORTAGE.

NHTSA ID

10128517

Incident

May 1, 2005

Mileage

93,000 mi

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE DURING NORMAL STOP AND GO DRIVING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS NEAR COLLISIONS. DEFECT REPORTED TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ON 5-24-05.

NHTSA ID

10122083

Incident

Sep 2, 2004

Mileage

50,979 mi

WE PARKED AT A CONVENIENCE STORE AND UPON STOPPING TO PARK THE ABS PUMP STARTED WHINING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. SERVICE MANAGER AT JIM FUOCO MOTORS IN GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO DISCONNECTED THE WIRES TO THE ABS RELAY SYSTEM UNDER THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. HE SAID THE ABS RELAY MODULE UNDER THE FRAME IS FAULTY AND THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $1000.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE DUE TO FAULTY DIODES ON THE SYSTEM. HE ADVISED THAT THE TRUCK CAN BE OPERATED WITHOUT ABS SYSTEM CONNECTED AND THE BRAKES WILL OPERATE AS THE OLDER PRE-ABS BRAKES SYSTEMS DID BUT ON ICY ROADS OR HARD STOPS THE TRUCK MAY SKID AND LOSE TRACTION. THE TRUCK HAD 47,000 MILE ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR AND GM STILL REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM OR RECALL THE ABS SYSTEM. I NOTED ON THIS SITE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT ABS FAILURES INCLUDING MANY SIMILAR TO MINE. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEEN RECALLED AS A SAFETY ISSUE? THE ABS SYSTEMS ON THESE TRUCKS ARE FAULTY FROM MANUFACTURE, NOT FROM USE. ARE THEY WAITING UNTIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES?

NHTSA ID

10107740

Incident

Mar 15, 2004

Mileage

47,200 mi

SINCE PURCHASING MY 2002 VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO ALREADY PUT A NEW BATTERY, NEW ALTERNATOR, NEW TIRES (ACCEPTABLE) TWO SETS OF BRAKES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL IS ON AND NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHY SO THEREFORE I CAN'T GET AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL LIGHT IS OFF. HELP. *NM

NHTSA ID

10104712

Incident

Dec 12, 2004

BRAKES ON MY 1995 GMC JIMMY FAIL PERIODICALLY. THE LAST TIME I REAR ENDED A WOMEN AND DESTROYED THE FRONT OF MY CAR. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CHECKED OVER TWICE BY MECHANICS WHO HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION IT IS THE MODULE IN THE ABS. GM HAS SAID IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. IF I AM DRIVING ALONG AT 25 MILES AN HOUR, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WONDER IF AND WHEN MY BRAKES WILL FAIL AGAIN. THE BRAKES WERE PUT TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED, I CONTINUED AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED. THE FIRST TIME I ALMOST GOT BROAD SIDED AT A STOP SIGN. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND GM WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILING COMPONENT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10095603

Incident

Oct 10, 2004

Mileage

137,800 mi

MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS 2000 JIMMY. BOUGHT IT USED FROM CARMAX AT 18K MILES ON JAN 2003, GOT EXT. WARRANTY, BUT SOON AFTER, FRONT BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED, REPLACED BY CARMAX FOR FREE, BUT 6 MOS LATER BRAKES NEEDED REPLACED. WAS ADVISED THAT REAR ROTORS AND BRAKES WERE ALMOST AT END OF LIFE. 9 MOS LATER, REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR, SPENT $450 AS WELL AS REPLACING SERPENTINE BELT AND FLUSHING BREAK FLUID, TOTAL COST $650. PROBLEMS WITH SUNROOF STARTED IN APR 2003, IT FINALLY STOPPED WORKING AND WAS REPLACED AT 43K MILES UNDER EXT WARRANTY, HAD TO GET NEW BATTERY, NOISE IN UNDER CARRIAGE ON DRIVERS SIDE, DETERMINED TO BE PROBLEMS WITH HUB BEARINGS AND IDLE ARM, INNER TIE ROD, ALL REPLACED UNDER EXT WARRANTY, TOTAL COST WOULD HAVE BEEN $750. *NM

NHTSA ID

10073164

Incident

Mar 15, 2004

Mileage

38,000 mi

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE VEHICLE ARE SO DIM, I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE I AM DRIVING WITH FLASHLIGHTS. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC AT SUNLAND PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, EL PASO, TX THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I TOLD THEM THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TO DIM ON MY VEHICLE. I TOLD THEM I WANTED NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH BRIGHTER BULBS OR HIGHER WATTAGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY NEW HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT CONTAINED BRIGHTER BULB, OR HIGHER WATTAGE, AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. I COMPLAINED EVERY TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR MAINTENACE. INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE DATE. THEY WILL HAVE IT ON RECORD. ALSO, I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN. IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN TO START THE CAR. YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT IN A CERTAIN POSITION FOR IT TO START, SOMETIMES IT WILL STAR, AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN 1997. I FILLED OUT A FORM AND SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GMAC ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING AND THEY NEVER RESPONDED TO MY COMPLAINTS. I CAN E-MAIL YOU A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FORM I SENT TO THEM. THE MOST DISTURBING DEFECT ABOUT THE CAR IS THAT YOU CAN SEE THE LOOSE WIRING BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL CONNECTED TO THE DASH. THE MECHANIC WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THE 1997 5 SPEED SUNFIRES CAME LIKE THAT FROM THE MANUFACTURE. SO, THEY PUT IN A PIECE OF BLACK FOAM, SO I WOULD NO LONGER SEE THE WIRING. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. IF I HAD KNOW THEN, WHAT I KNOW NOW, I WOULD HAVE GIVEN THE CAR BACK TO THEM, AND DEMANDED MY $3,000 DOWN PAYMENT BACK. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE ME TO CORRECT THE DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR. THANK YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID

10056448

Incident

Jun 14, 2003

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING AT 38,000 MILES. REPLACE BY GM UNDER WARRANTY. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING AGAIN AT 70,000 MILES. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME BECAUSE THEY ALREADY PAID FOR IT ONCE. THIS PROBLEM IS IN ADDITION TO BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEMS AND OTHER COOLANT SYSTEM PROBLEMS. I ALSO HAVE CONSIDERABLE LEAKS IN THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10053033

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

I HAVE A 1997 GMC SONOMA S.N. [XXX]. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF THINGS WRONG WITH IT. AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) WENT OUT, THE MOTOR MOUND BROKE, THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN, THE BRAKES FAIL, THE VALVES ARE TAPPING, MAIN FRONT BEARING SEAL IS LEAKING, BLINKERS ARE NOT WORKING,OIL IS LEAKING ON TOP OF ENGINE BY A/C, WATER IS LEAKING FROM HEATING COIL, WATER PUMP IS OUT NOW,GOD THAT IS ONLY SOME OF THE THINGS. I HAVE HAD IT 1YR. 7 MON. WHAT CAN I DO? I GOT THE WARRANTY. AND THANK GOD I DID. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10043608

Incident

Oct 26, 2003

Mileage

36,000 mi

1998 GMC SIERRA. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041188

Incident

Oct 2, 2003

Mileage

112,377 mi

WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE THEY RELEASE! AND I DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO STOP. BECAUSE OF THIS I HAVE NARROWLY MISSED OTHER CARS, AND HAVE HAD TO USE CURBS TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE OCCASIONS THAN THE ONE LISTED BELOW.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030832

Incident

May 16, 2000

MAY 02 MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR BRAKES AND FRONT END NOISE, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE TIME TO CORRECT THE FRONT END PROBLEM (WHICH THEY NOTED WAS COVERED BY MY WARRANTY) AND TO RESCHEDULE FOR THAT PROBLEM. I DID SO IN JULY 02 AND AT THAT TIME, THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE WORK AND TRIED TO BLAME ME FOR THE PROBLEM SO I PAID $281.75 FOR THIS WORK WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY NOTED THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. MY BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING SEVERAL TIMES: IN OCTOBER 3, 2002, OCTOBER 29, 2002, AND IN DECEMBER 2002. I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR AT A COST OF $280.52 FOR THE DEC. 2002 PROBLEM. IN MARCH 2003 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A RIGHT UPPER STRUT MOUNT HAD CALLAPSED. IN MAY 2003 THE VEHICLE HAS AGAIN OVERHEATED AND THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE YOUNG MAN THAT I SPOKE WITH WHEN I ARRIVED INDICATED THAT THEY (THE DEALERSHIP) WAS UNSURE AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND TO JUST DRIVE IT BECAUSE HIS TRUCK DOES IT ALL THE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE BATTERIES THAT THEY WERE REPLACING KEPT CRACKING AND LEAKING. WHEN I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND MY SAFETY CONCERNS, HE JUST BLEW ME OFF AS IF I WAS JUST COMPLAINING. ONCE AGAIN, IT IS NOW JULY 2003 AND FOR THE 4TH TIME, MY VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AND OVERHEATING. IN ADDITION ON SERVERAL OCCASIONS I ALSO INDICATED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THAT THERE WAS A VIBRATING AND SHIMBLING WHEN MY BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND IT MAKES IT HARD TO CONTROLL THE VEHICLE, NOT ONCE WOULD THEY ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH ME NOR HAVE I BEEN NOTIFIED OR ANY DEFECTS OR RECALLS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR THE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY. IN ADDITION, MY TIRES CONTINUOUSLY LOOSE AIR AND THE TREAD IS SEPARATION FROM MY LEFT REAR TIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10029308

Incident

Jul 27, 2003

Mileage

32,000 mi