Problems with 1999 Chevrolet Malibu EQUIPMENT

While driving my 1999 chevrolet malibu my brake pedal fell to the floor no brakes fortunately i was close to my repair shop my mechanic found a rusted thru brake fluid line caused brake fluid to leak out loosing braking action a partial line was installed the remaining brake & gasoline lines are badly rusted. *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.

Rotor replacement x 3. suspension - front replaced. calipers x3. tire wear and leaks - replaced annually. radio - bad wiring. a/c in dash wiring replaced twice. rear light assembly replaced twice. leaking in rear light assembly and trunk. coolant leak - 8/06 at 74000 miles. mechanic believes it is the water pump. a/c sensor replaced. *nm

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.

Intake valve. seal leaked , lost anti freeze almost over heated engine. *ak

Brake lights keep burning out to the point of holes in the bulbs, leaks around rear drivers side door every time it rains, and loose seals around trunk and rear lights , theft system light comes on for no apparent reason. *la

On 8/20/2001 at 46,208 miles on my 1999 chev. malibu, coolant began to leak from the lower intake manifold gasket. dealership replaced gaskets under gmpp extended warranty. now on 3/12/04 at 75,600 miles, the replaced gaskets are leaking. after the first repair, i discovered that the original factory gaskets along with dex-cool coolant were defective. at the first repair, still defective gaskets were used to make the repair. after this first repair, gm released a newly redesigned gasket and procedure to address this issue. i feel that there needs to be a recall on the issue due to the number of consumers who are experiencing this same trouble. this could become a safety issue should the gaskets completely fail and allow coolant to mix with the oil. this would cause engine failure while driving, possible resulting in a crash.*ak

Ongoing problems since february 2004. seems to get worse as time passes. abs and emergency brakes lights warning comes up at the same time either during driving or 10-15 second after starting car. when this happen, power windows locked up. also, air conditioning power light went out and don't work. sometime restart cars several time to clear but doesn't always work. problems can last a few minutes to hours or until restart cars. only worry is when driving on highway on very hot days with windows close and ac on and problem locked windows and shut a/c down. had to do this once. had to pull over and restart car to open windows. not sure if this is related to a/c switch problem. a/c turn off/on at will. was fixed once before but problem reoccured. also have problem with brakes, ac smell, rotors warped... same reoccuring problems as many other 1999 malibu owners had. have problem check but technician unable to pull error codes from it. been to a few places to have problem checked, get charge for diagnostic but no one seem to know what causing it. because problem is intermittent, make it even harder. *ak

Since i've had the car, the brakes have been replaced twice, rotors replaced (also cleaned and other things-to the point they asked me to see if there was a recall on brakes and rotors). the right front passenger window will not work from the driver side to roll down but can still roll it up from there. the air conditioner button(resistor) needed replacing and then the vent button(resistor) needed replacing. also, had to replace tie rod end and wheel bearing . not to mention a water pump. we bought the car used from sawyer chevrolet with 38,000 miles on it. it now has 76,000. but within a year and a half of owning it, this is all the work we had to put into it. i've never had a car that needed all that repairing done before it reached 100,000 miles. plus we had to get new tires because they had firestone tires on them that were warping, etc. but sawyers refused to replace them and firestone did not get back to us in time before our vacation. so we put new tires on ourselves.

I don't know where to begin with the complaints that i have for my '99 malibu. the brake system on this car is the worst. i can't count the number of times that i have replaced my brakes. i was reading the complaint board and could not believe the number of people that had similar brake problems. you would think that the government would see some kind of pattern and make gm do something about this. i think car manufacturers should take some responsibility for the products they put out and someone should make sure that they do. i am now going to have to replace my intake gaskets because of anti-freeze leaking into the engine. i have seen over 50 complaints about this on the complaint board. i will never again buy a gm made vehicle. from now on i'm buying nothing but foreign made cars. my car is still sitting in my driveway waiting go get fixed because right now i can't afford the $400+ it's going to take to fix it. *la

A/c cuts off and blows hot air, when i press the a/c button, it will come back on, but will not stay on for any length of time. dealer replaced the a/c console in august/september 2001, and now it is out again.*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

Air controls switch back & forth from fresh to recirculate. car has refused to start twice & antitheft system activated. intake manifold leak upper and lower. i had the gasket replaced and gm canada paid for the labor and i paid for the parts, approx $180 canadian. i believe there was 78000 km (48,000 miles) on the car at the time. seatbelts are slow to retract. clunking noise in front end, they can't identify or fix. recall on rotors caused pads to fail.

While driving 55 mph vehicle stalled. consumer was unable to restart the vehicle. tried to restart the vehicle . the anti theft system appeared on the dashboard, and vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. but, mechanic could not duplicate the problem. *ak

The air conditioner doesn't cool properly. it seems that once my car is getting cool the air conditioner will shut off and will blow warm air. there also is a short between the recirculating air button and the outside air button. the lights will blink on and off simultaneously without even touching the buttons. sometimes an odor will come from the air conditioner. the rear-passenger door is hard to open. my rotors have been resurfaced and replaced. my brake pads have also been replaced but my brakes still grind and squeek.

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 rotors on my 1999 chevrolet malibu have to be replaced at least once every 6 months. i have spoke with many malibu owners and they have the same problem as i do. so why is there no recall on this problem? *ak

While turning the steering wheel became hard to turn. *nlm the service dealer found a leak in the rack and pinion. the dealer stated that there was no leak and had given the vehicle back to the consumer. (the rack and pinion was replaced) the ac was found inoperative due to the suction and discharge hose leaked, the engine raced but didn't move due to low transmission fluid, and the left rear tail lamp seal had fallen apart. *scc

I have had nothing but problems with the brake system in my 1999 chevrolet malibu. replaced calipers, bearings,rotors,of course pads. now my abs light comes on and off (idiot light) also the gas gauge malfunctions when it gets to 1\4 tank also my climate control fan won't work on the 1st 3 speeds. *nlm

Consumer states while driving after engine is warm, engine will shut off nothing works but the radio. vehicle has to be put in park to restart. engine will not turn over the first few times after problem occurs. vehicle also stalled out when under 30 mph. dealer unable to duplicate concern. *tt

Air conditioner (a/c) will blow hot air when pressing a/c button. also, a/c light will not remain illuminated. dealer has been contacted. please provide further details.*ak

When pressing the button to turn on air conditioner there's a light that comes on at the same time. light has started to go out on its own. when it does, air conditioner goes off. consumer has contacted dealer. *ak the manufacturer was unwilling to fix the defective a/c. the four firestone tires had to be replaced because they were all dry rotting. (p215/6-r15)*yh

Alternator replaced. dealer thought would remedy stalling/coolant leak at 38000 miles. manual said no maintenance needed until 150000 or 5 years. dealer told her to replace coolant, it kept leaking. finally, dealer found crack in intake manifold, replaced that. water pump was replaced due to leaking. *ak the a/c had never worked properly. the battery cable snapped off due to corrosion. *yh

Vehicle was parked and a fire started in original equipment radio. fire department inspected vehicle, and determined it came from radio. please provide further information. *ak

Vehicle has had 6 sets of rotors. steering wheel and front shake and vibrate at highway speeds. vehicle experienced engine and coolant problems. air conditioner faulty and was repaired. *slc

Odor from air conditioner unit very bad causing dizziness and nausea company says this is normal for florida second attempt to correct problem service dept also said water build up is normal also causing odor this is a potentaily dangersous situation as most driving in florida is by interstate this is also a health hazard

The brakes have been resurfaced once. the pads have been replaced 3 times and the rotors replaced twice. i have had the car in for the final repair attempt on the brakes. they say there is nothing wrong with them. while the car was in the shop for this, the driver's power window went out. three people in the service dept. tried to get it to work. i had to leave the car another day. when i went to pick it up, i was told there was nothing wrong with the window and it is now working. the power locks lock and unlock themselves periodically. i hear air coming in the driver's door. the cd player face gets to hot to touch and i smell burning. i was told this was normal. the steering column wouldn't tilt down because of plastic debris on the assembly. the brake light circuit board melted. the air conditioner control head shorted out. the evap system vapor pressure sensor had to be replaced. the rear doors stuck and had to be lubricated. the glove compartment latch had to be adjusted to stop rattle. the transmission had to be replaced. *ak

Front brake pads replaced and rotors turned, rear brakes serviced. *cj

Nothing but problems with this vehicle. spends more time in the shop than on the road. low miles due to afraid to drive it. many other problems, i.e radio, glove box, etc.

Vehicle experienced excessive brake component failures and the abs light illuminates intermittently, the brake rotors warped causing pulsation and have been replaced 4 times, the brake pads have been replaced twice due to grinding noise. nlm

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Dealer believes that the leak is in the cabin, so our safety concern is that five loads of freon have leaked into the cabin within a six week period.

Transmission/transaxle failed. yh