1998 Chevrolet Malibu SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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AT APPROX. 5400 MILES CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER CUT ROTORS WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES PROBLEM REOCCURED. DEALER REPLACE ROTORS, STATING THEY WERE TOO THIN. AT APPROX. 11000 MILES SAME PROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS, STATING DEFECTIVE. AT 18,600 MILES, SAME PROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AGAIN - AGAIN SAID DEFECTIVE. DEALER DOING WORK IS GEARHART CHEV. IN DENVILLE, NJ/ I HAVE HAD THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE 19,000 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED ONCE. DEALER STATES ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE EACH TIME AND REPLACES WITH NEW BUT PROBLEM RECURS. GM REFUSES TO TAKE CAR BACK.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE BRAKING, AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP. FINALLY, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FRONT RIGHT HUB. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT WITHIN 20,000 MILES. THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGED 5 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FRONT END SHAKES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPAIRED AND TURNED ROTORS. *AK ROTORS WARPED FROM OVERHEATING THEN COOLED BY RAIN, DEALER STATED RAIN WAS AT FAULT. *SLC
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The 1998 Chevrolet Malibu has 255 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 6 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.