We have classified the 1 complaints from 1999 Chevrolet Malibu about SERVICE BRAKES, AIR into the following categories.
After replacing my intake gasket 8 months ago, my car still overheats. one of my cooling fans is not working. my ac level controls 1 & 2 doesn't work, only 3,4, and 5. ac shuts off on its own. my engine belt went from sqeaking to making a noise i never heard before. now my car is non operational due to a knocking sound coming from the engine. so far in the past 8 months, i replaced my intake gasket $600, replaced my engine belt cost $120, replaced my brake pads and caliper twice in the past 2 years $250 each time. now i'm looking at another major repair job. help me please
My car vibrates when braking after i reached 50 or more mphs.*ak
At 32,000 miles loud grating noise from right brake area after braking hard or braking into right turn. dealership determined i needed new brakes. replaced brake pads and machined rotors. this didn't fix the problem. 2nd diagnosis was an internal leak in power steering system. this appeared to have fixed problem. a few days later i noticed a knocking noise when braking. informed dealership but the noise stopped due to cold weather. they told me to bring it back if noise resumed. it did when weather got warmer and brake pads were adjusted (35,000 miles). right away i noticed the brakes didn't feel right. car slowed down when brakes were applied but i had to really press the pedal down to get it to stop. about 1 week later i heard knocking again when brakes were applied lightly. there was also a creeking noise from the brake pedal and a significant pull to the right. knocking noise got worse, became a thumping noise. took back to dealership. had to make appointment. (they didn't even want to listen to the noise!). the day before my appointment noise got so bad i thought my brakes were going to fall off. i took it to an independant mechanic and he diagnosed that the right rotor was warped (excessive runout). took it to the dealership armed with a printout of diagnosis from mechanic. rotor machined again (36,000 miles). i asked the service rep what could cause the rotor to warp and he said he didn't know, it could be how i was driving the car! while it was in the shop i did some research and found that brake problems are very common in this model and year and that the dealerships are quite aware of this. brakes still don't stop the car properly and are now making a slight grating noise. i can't believe there is no investigation or recall for this problem. something should be done before someone gets killed, if they haven't already. i've heard the government can force a recall if there are enough complaints. why hasn't this been done? please advise
Vehicle would vibrate when applied the brakes. dealer was notified and replaced brake pad and rotor several times. the problem still recurring. ph *ts
Abs light is on because sensor has broken in half. *ak the abs light illuminates intermittently. when taken to the dealer after shutting the engine off and turning it back on, the mecahnic informed consumer nothing could be tested because the engine was shut off. consumer stopped to see another mechanic and this time the vehicle was deemed inoperable because the front wheel sensor was broken in half. *jg
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.
The consumer states that when applying the brakes, the vehicle will vibrate. the consumer takes the vehicle to the dealer every 4000 miles for the same vibration/squeaking and they just replaced the brake pads, and trimmed the rotors. the problem still occurs every 3,000 to 4,000 miles. *jb the consumer states that the vibration immediately caused the alignment to go bad and gets very hard to control the vehicle if driving at highway speed. *jb *scc
When the brakes were applied the front end would shake, replace rotors, brake went from half way to the floor, pumped the brakes, car did not stop, another set of rotors
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