2000 Chevrolet Malibu SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE BRAKES HAVE CONTINUALLY FAILED EVERY 3 MONTHS SINCE 3000 MILES. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPURCHASED BY GM. GM TOLD ME MS KAREN ROBERTS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT.. ARE THEY CRAZY? THE MALIBU IS AN UNSAFE CAR. EVEN MY SERVICE ADVISOR HARRY HAIGH SAID THE CAR SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE MALIBU IS AN ENGINEERING NIGHTMARE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60/R1)

BRAKES SHIMMIED BADLY. APPARENT BRAKE PROBLEM. DEALER KNEW PROBLEM BEFORE I FINISHED TELLING THEM OF PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED WARPED BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND COMPLAINTS. CONCERNED BECAUSE OTHER CONSUMERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM FIXED OVER AND OVER FOR DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS CAR. *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. DOUG CHEVROLET KEEPS REPLACING THE PADS AND ROTATION OF BRAKES. ON 7/23/01 MY CAR WILL BE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SAME REPAIRS. I SPOKE TO GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICES DEPT ON/AROUND 7/11/01. I WAS TOLD BY A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT GM, DOUG CHEVEROT WILL HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. ON 7/16/01 I WAS TOLD BY DOUG CHEVROLET EMPLOYER (S) GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND THEY ARE NOT RECALLING CHEVROLET MALIBU'S. I FEEL THAT WITH MY PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THE BRAKES ARE JUST MORE THAN THE PADS AND ROTATION OF BRAKES. ONCE MY CAR IS SERVICED I WILL BE FILING A DISPUTE FORM WITH GMC. *AK

ALTHOUGH THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE BRAKES ARE DESIGNED TO PRODUCE A SLIGHT CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE PADS BEGIN TO WEAR, NO SUCH NOISE WAS HEARD. WITH ONLY 23,450 MILES ON CAR, THE PADS ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROTOR WORE DOWN CUTTING GROOVES INTO THAT SIDE OF THE ROTOR WHILE PADS ON OTHER SIDE OF SAME ROTOR HAD A WAY TO GO BEFORE BEING WORN DOWN. I UNDERSTAND THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE CHEVROLET S10 AND FOR WHICH THE S10 WAS RECALLED. DEALER SAID IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR ROTORS TO GO BAD SOON AS PADS WEAR OUT ON THE MALIBU. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO PAY FOR ROTORS EACH TIME THE PADS GO BAD, ESPECIALLY AT ONLY 23,000 MILES.*AK

WITHIN THREE MONTHS DEALER HAD TO TURN BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, AND GAVE NO REASON WHY THIS PROBLEM WAS REOCCURRING. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER STATES FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONE, AND NOT SURE IF PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED.*JB

BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AND BRAKES EMIT A RUBBING NOISE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND PERFORMED WORK ON BRAKE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, BRAKES OPERATE WORSE THAN BEFORE, AND THERE IS A VERY LOUD SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK

IN THE 10 MONTHS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THAT CAR, THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT THE 2000 MALIBU'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM, YET GM HASN'T RECALLED THEM. I'VE HAD TWO OTHER MECHANICS LOOK AT THE LATEST SET AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHY THERE IS SO MUCH PLAY IN THE ROTORS. THE ROTORS , THEY SAY, DON'T FIT ON THE WHEEL STUDS RIGHT. THE STUDS ARE NOT IN THE CENTER OF THE HOLES ON THE ROTORS. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPT AT STADIUM ABOUT THIS BUT THEY HAVE YET TO RETURN MY CALL.*AK

DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FOUR TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AT 20 THOUSAND MILE CONSUMER HAD ROTORS CHANGED. AT FIVE THOUSAND MILES ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WAS TRAVELING 50MPH AND STARTED PASSING, HAD APPLY BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD HAVE A SEVERE SHAKING. WOULD ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED. HAD ROTORS REPLACED TWICE. *AK

BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKCONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR DUE TO EXCESSIVE BRAKING.*JB

AT ANY SPEED WOULD APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP PEDAL AND VEHICLE WOULD PULSATE. STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD BE INCREASED. ALSO, FAILED TO STOP SOMETIMES. HAD ROTORS CHANGED DUE TO BEING WARPED. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR 3RD TIME FOR BRAKES.*AK

FRONT ROTORS & PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. *AK

PURCHASED 2000 MALIBU NEW, BRAKES/ROTORS BEGAN TO PULSATE AT 5200 MILES DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AT 7000 WITH SAME PROBLEM, SAME FIX BY DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AT 9000 AND BRAKES/ROTORS REPLACED WITH "NEW TYPE/HEAVY DUTY PARTS". VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AT 12500 WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS...DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY PROBLEM. VEHICLE BACK IN FOR THE 5TH TIME AT 17000, SAME PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS AND STATE BRAKES/ROTORS ARE WITHIN "SPECS" AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DOES NOT CARE NOR DOES THE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER WHO LOOKED AT THE CASE I FILED WITH CHEVROLET. I AM EXPECTED TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. I NEED HELP AND SO DO OTHER PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED A PROBLEM VEHICLE AND TO MANUFACTURER HAS LITTLE IDEA WHY THIS PROBLEM OCCURS.*AK

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 1ST TIME ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 8,000, AND 2ND TIME AT 10,000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DEALER AFTER BEING SERVICED, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER DROVE BACK TO DEALER, AND STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE TO DO THAT. CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PEDAL WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. FRONT END STARTED DIPPING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER AGAIN HAD TO FIND OUT WHY ROTOR PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK.*AK

HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS/BRAKE PADS AT 9,000, 12,000, 16,000, 24,000 AND NOW AGAIN AT 28,000. ROTORS OR PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND ARE BAD AGAIN. GM DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR ALL GMC VEHICLES. *AK

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY BRAKE SYSTEM AND HAVE HAD MY FRONT ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED 4 TIMES - I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR. THEY TELL ME THIS A PROBLEM WITH MALIBU'S AND PLACE NEW PARTS ON MY CAR BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURS. I GET A PULSATION/VIBRATION WHEN I BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND FROM TIME TO TIME MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. EACH TIME THEY SAY MY ROTORS ARE WARPED AND REPLACE THEM.*AK

CONSUMER WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, BUT COULD FEEL A VIBRATION ON STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT. THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED, AND VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN FOR REPAIRS MANY TIMES FOR BRAKES.*AK *SLC

WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING REALLY BADLY. DEALER REPLACED WARPED ROTORS. THEN, ON 1 APRIL 2001 DEALER TURNED ROTORS, STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AGAIN. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS NORMAL.*AK

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS ADVISED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND BRAKE PADS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN FIVE MONTHS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT MANUFACTURER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AT 14,614 MILES WITH GM'S "NEW DESIGN". THEN AGAIN 5 MONTHS LATER, AT 22,679 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THAT GMC HAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE AND HAS YET TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL VERY LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY DID REPLACE THIS FREE OF CHARGE TWICE ALREADY NOW, AND SO THE NEXT TIME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM CONTINUES TO SELL A KNOWN DEFECTED PRODUCT, AND SURELY I'M NOT EXPECTED TO REPEATEDLY REPLACE THE BRAKES AS THE DEALERSHIP SAYS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A PULSATING FEELING THROUGH PEDAL ALL WAY UP TO STEERING WHEEL. THEN, A GRINDING SOUND. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS 5 TIMES. CONSUMER MANAGED TO HAVE CHEVROLET TAKE VEHICLE BACK. *AK

ROTORS REPLACED AT 20000 MILES. ROTORS DEFECTIVE. 4 MONTHS LATER ROTORS WORN DOWN AGAIN ADDITIONAL BRAKE DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PAY FOR IT. SAY NORM WEAR & TEAR. *AK