1998 Chevrolet Malibu Engine

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MY CAR WAS LEAKING A CLEAR FLUID I TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THAT HE GETS SEVERAL GM CARS A WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM RECOMMENDING I FILED A COMPLAINT SO THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL. THERE IS DEFINITELY A GASKET PROBLEM ON GM VEHICLES. *JB

CAR IS LEAKING COOLANT. AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED IT IS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM NOT ONLY ON MALIBUS BUT ON MANY GM/GMC CARS. *LA

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. DEXCOOL ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE 3.4L ENGINE. REPLACED INTAKE GASKET.

AIR COMPRESSER AND WIRE HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED FAN DID NOT WORK ON SETTING 1 AND 2 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 2000. AIRCONDITIONING PROBLEM CAUSED THE FUSES THAT CONTROL GAS TANK, TEMP GAGE AND LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD TO GO OUT ALL FUSSES REPLACED

INTAKE GASKET LEAKING, NEEDS REPAIR.

COOLANT LEAKING FROM 3.1 LITER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED.

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASGET LEAKING AT 43,661 MILES. REPAIR COSTS ENCOUNTERED TOTALED $589.90. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. THIS CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE IN OIL AND IT MADE THE CAR TO DIE OUT. ONCE THE OIL WAS CHANGED THE USED OIL WAS THICK AND HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. ALSO THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.*AK

CAR DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I'VE SEARCHED AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. SOME SORT OF FAULT IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. GM INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE AGE AND MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. ALSO THE AC CYCLES OFF AND ON RANDOMLY, ANOTHER PROBLEM COMMON TO THESE VEHICLES

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH 61,000 MILES NEEDED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPAIRED, WATER PUMP REPLACED AND ENGINE OIL FLUSH BECAME A $1146.22 PROBLEM AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH WARRANTY GOLD COVERED NOTHING BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER LIQUIDATION/CHAPTER 11. WHAT AN EXPERIENCE. *LA

COOLANT WAS LEAKING DUE TO CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

98 MALIBU LS DEVELOPED COOLANT LEAK AT 19,000 MILES. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 98. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING AS WELL AS WATER PUMP BAD. $880.00 TO REPAIR. DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP COVER COST EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SIUT AGAINST GM OVER THIS ISSUE!?!?*AK

I WAS TOLD I HAD A COOLANT LEAK WHICH CAUSED MY CAM TO BREAK IN MY ENGINE. I HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE WITH A USED ONE. I CONTACTED GM FOR SOME HELP AND THEY GAVE ME NONE. THEY WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURED DEFECT ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM. I AM OUT OF POCKET NEARLY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ON A CAR THAT SHOULD BE STILL GOING STRONG WITH THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND STILL, UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS USED ENGINE AS I MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN DOWN THE ROAD. I AM VERY UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED WITH GM BECAUSE I PUT A LOT OF TRUST IN THEM AND THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY LET ME DOWN. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT I HAVE HAD CONSISTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND IT WOULD BE A SAD THING TO WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE FATALITIES TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION.

ENGINE GASKETS FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL IN THE ENGINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. 1998, CHEVROLET, MALIBU, 66,000 MILES. INFORMED BY MECHANIC 3RD MALIBU HE HAS SEEN IN A MONTH FOR SAME PROBLEM, COST $1500.00 FOR REPAIRS, WHY NO RECALL OR REPLACEMENT. RESEARCHED THIS SIGHT AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME PROBLEM. I AM VERY UPSET THAT AN AMERICAN CAR COMPANY CARES THIS LITTLE FOR ITS CONSUMERS. CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DISCUSS IT OPENLY. CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION.*AK

INTAKE GASKET LEAKING, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *NLM

COMPLAINT LETTER FROM IL STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFC WANTING TO KNOW WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL CONCERNING DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON 1998, CHEVROLET, MALIBU. *AK

3.1 L INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY ON MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

COOLANT LEAK IN MY 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU - 3.1 LITER ENGINE. 55,800 MILES. THIS DEFECT IS VERY COMMON ON THIS ENGINE. INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. $800 REPAIR. LOST ONE WEEK'S WORK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT INTO OIL. 46000 MILES

INTAKE GASKET FAILED IN MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. I KNOW THIS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC INTAKE GASKETS, SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL IT. *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED SPOTS OF COOLANT ON THE DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING. *AK

ON MY 1998 MAILBU (3100 ENGINE) WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET. NO ASSISTANCE FROM GM OR THE DEALER.

INTAKE GASKET FAILED IN MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, KNOW THIS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC INTAKE GASKETS, 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE, SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS.*JB