1999 Chevrolet Malibu SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

IN MARCH 2003 I HAD TO HAVE MY ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT 39,733 ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET. MALIBU. THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THE PADS WERE EATEN AWAY BY THE ROTORS. NOW, AUGUST 2003, MY PADS ARE EATEN AWAY AGAIN WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON THEM. I AM AFRAID THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD MANY MALIBU OWNERS AND AUTO MECHANICS TELL ME THERE IS A VEHICLE WIDE PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS AND PADS, YET GM (CHEVROLET) WON'T HELP CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIRING (AGAIN AND AGAIN).*AK

1999 MALIBU KEEPS EATING FRONT BRAKE PADS. REAR BRAKES NEVER WEAR. PEDAL IS ALWAYS SOFT. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FORMER MR. GOODWRENCH THAT THIS AN ONGOING ISSUE. HAVE TRIED TO GET GM TO RESPOND BUT THEY WILL NOT!!! I AM AFRAID THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BRAKING IS OCCURRING IN THE FRONT AND THAT IN AN EMERGENCY STOP-FULL BRAKING ON ALL FOUR WHEELS MAY NOT OCCUR. THANKS. *NLM

BRAKE SEALS FAILED CAUSING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. HAD TO HAVE CALIPERS REPLACED AS WELL AS DISC/PAD & DRUM/SHOE REPAIR/REPLACED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

REPLACED BRAKE SHOES AND ROTORS EVERY 6 MONTHS. *TT

CONTINUAL BRAKE PROBLEMS. THREE COMPLETE FRONT BRAKE SERVICES INCLUDING ROTORS AND PADS EACH TIME AT 20,000 , 36,000 , AND 55,000 MILES. ALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED BY CHEVROLET DEALERS. AFTER EACH SERVICE I HAVE NOTICED A "GRINDING" NOISE, FAINT, AT FIRST BUT WORSENS GRADUALLY UNTIL REPLACEMENT. LAST DEALER (SIMMS CHEVROLET ORTONVILLE MICHIGAN) STRONGLY SUGGESTED I CALL GM (WHICH I HAVE ON THE LAST TWO OCCASIONS) BUT THEY CLAIM IT IS NORMAL. I LEASED THE VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE TO WORK, BUT SHE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE IT AS SHE IS AFRAID OF A TOTAL FAILURE. *JB

I EXPERIENCE CONSTANT BRAKE GRINDING, AND I HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND THE PADS REPLACED TWICE OVER THE PAST YEAR. RECENTLY, THE CALIPERS SEIZED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG -- TWO DAYS AFTER THE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. *LA

THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER THEN STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS DRUM.*JB PH

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES. VIBRATIONS EVEN THOUGH ROTORS/PADS REPLACED. CURRENTLY AT 36,000 MILES. ALSO HAD LOUD NOISES WHEN BRAKES FIRST APPLIED AT COLD START. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE DUE TO BAD BRAKE ROTORS. REPLACED PARTS, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ROTOR PROBLEM WAS DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *YH

ROTORS AND PADS GET HOT AND WAP. HARD BRAKING DOESN'T SLOW DOWN, INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE DOESN'T HELP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

TWO-FIFTHS OF INBOARD PAD WAS MISSING FROM THE METAL PLATE AND APPEARED NOT TO HAVE BEEN BONDED TO THE PLATE AS THE METAL APPEARED CORRODED IN THE AREA WHERE THE PAD SHOULD HAVE BEEN BONDED TO THE PLATE. THE DEALERSHIP IS CONTACTING THE ZONE REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS TO INSPECT THE PAD AND PLATE ON FEBRUARY 28TH. THE PADS WERE WORN BUT NOT TO THE POINT THAT THE WEAR INDICATOR TOUCHED THE ROTORS. THEREFORE, THE ONLY WARNING WE HAD OF A BRAKE PROBLEM WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DURING BRAKE APPLICATIONS, AND ONLY THEN AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MILES.*AK

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. NOW WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE FROM "LEFT FRONT" OF VEHICLE AND ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ENGAGED ITSELF. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO "COAST" AND ALMOST COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS ON ITS THIRD SET OF PADS AND SECOND SET OF ROTORS. *TS *TT *NLM. *AK

FAILURE TO INSPECT SAFETY FEATURES MORE THAN ONCE. DT

THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WORE OUT PREMATURELY SEVERAL TIMES, CAUSING PULSATION AND NOISE. *YH

THE LEFT REAR BRAKE MAKES NOISE AND THE BRAKE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. ALSO, WARPED ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND TURNED AS WELL. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ROTORS CAUSE CAR TO SHAKE .*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

GM DISREGARDED ALL COMPLAINTS. EVEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS. BRAKES ARE STILL A PROBLEM. UNEVEN WEAR, PULLING, STIFFENING IN RAINY WEATHER, WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. GM REFUSES TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO FIX.

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING, DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

1999' MALIBU HAS BEEN IN FOR BRAKE/ROTORS TIMES WITH LESS THAN 37,000 MILES. SAME ISSUE WITH1999' ALERO, WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR BRAKES/ROTORS, ENDED LEASE EARLY LAST MONTH.*AK

DUE TO SEVERE PULSATION AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, I HAD ROTORS REPLACED AT 11,400 MILES...DEALER SAID THEY WERE WARPED. JUST HAD THOSE ROTORS RESURFACED AT 37,000 MILES....DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SWEAR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I WISH I KNEW MY RECOURSE SO I DON'T FOOT THE BILL...THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE! ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY IN MALIBU...THOUGHT IT WAS MY DREAM CAR....WRONG! *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN APPLING BRAKES. BRAKES AND ROTORS KEEP WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK JLG

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY WITHIN EVERY 8,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AT 13,000 MILES, VEHICLE DEVELOPED SHIMMY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS. AT 19,000 MILES, SHIMMY RETURNED, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. AT 48,000 MILES, DEALER TURNED ROTORS AGAIN AND PADS REPLACED WITH THE NAPA BEST PADS, ALL AT MY EXPENSE. NOW AT 67,000 MILES, SHIMMY IS COMING BACK. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE ME FOR THESE EXPENSES.*AK