2000 Chevrolet Malibu SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHOLE FRONT OF CAR WAS VIBRATING TO A POINT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. DUE TO ROTORS BEING DEFECTIVE. CONTACT ME.(469)384-4595. *AK

EARLIER BRAKE PAD FAILURE; SHOULD GET BETTER THAN ~9100MI PER SET OF FRONT PADS. *AK

FRONT ROTORS WARPED, AND WERE REPLACED BY DEALER WITH 20,182 MILES. AGAIN, BRAKES WERE WARPED, DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS, AND ADVISED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS SIMPLY A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. *AK *SLC

AT 3000 MILES VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AT 6000 MILES DEALER REPLACED BRAKES DUE TO SERVICE BULLETIN. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE AND WOULD SHAKE TO EXTREME WHEN VEHICLE WAS MOVING FAST. APPLIED BRAKES, BUT WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT DEALER HAS NOT PROVIDED REMEDY. *AK

AT 6,499 MILES ODOMETER READING, THE DEALER ROTATED TIRES. AT THAT POINT THE CAR FRONT VIBRATED, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AND BRAKES PULSATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE DEALER ROTATING THE TIRES WHEELS; SERVICE REP INDICATED MOST LIKELY ROTORS WERE DAMAGED WITH AIR TORQUE TIGHTENED LUGS TOO TIGHT; DAMAGED ROTORS. SPRINGS IN REAR CONTINUE TO SQUEAK. FACTORY DEFAULTS? BULLETINS ? HOW TO OBTAIN?

THE ROTORS RE BAD AND THE CAR ISN'T EVEN A YEAR AND MILES UNDER 36,OOO. SOMEONE I KNOW HAS THE SAME EXACT CAR AND IT IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLDER... SAME PROBLEMS. THEN THERE IS A PERSON WITH AN ALERO WHICH IS MADE BY GMC AND IT'S UNDER A YEAR OLD WITH BAD ROTORS TOO... I THINK IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. ROTORS USUALLY LAST 3-5 YEARS.... NOW ME AND 2 OTHERS HAVE HAD OUR NEW CAR UNDER A YEAR AND EXPERIENCED SHAKING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS AND WHILE BRAKING.. BECAUSE THE ROTORS ARE BAD... I THINK THAT NHTSA SHOULD REALLY LOOK IN TO THIS BEFOR SOMEONES BRAKES GO OUT I THINK IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH CEREMIC BRAKE PADS- IE>> THEM WEARING ON THE ROTORS THERE IS NO WAY THAT 3 NEW CARS WITH GOOD DRIVERS SHOULD BE NEEDING ROTORS. WHY ARE THESE CARS TEARING UP ROTORS. PLEASE HELP US BEFORE WE HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON NEW CARS. *AK

CAR BRAKE APPLY THEY TEND NOT TO WORK WHEN IT WET OR RAIN AND HAVE TO STOP QUICKLY TO AVOID OTHER CAR THE CAR START TO SLIDE WHEN APPLY BRAKES. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MI/HR CAR STOPE RUNNING THIS HAPPENED ON 4 SEPARET OCCASIONS. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF TH ROAD WITHOUT BEING REARENDED, TRIED TO RESTART THE CARE ONLY TO HAVE IT STALL AGAIN AND EACH OF THE THREE TIMES THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD IT 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THE SECOND TIME THEY HAD IT 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THE THIRD TIME THEY HAD IT 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THIS TIME THE FOURTH TIME THEY HAVE HAD IT TO DATE 8 DAYS AND STILL COUNTING. THEY THINK IT IS THE FUEL PUMP REGULATOR. I THINK I WANT THEM TO KEEP THIS CAR. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I FEEL AS IF MY LUCK MAY RUN OUT SOON. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP US TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR AND INTO ANOTHER. ALSO THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE HEATING AND AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. I'M MAKING CARPAYMENTS ON A NEW CAR AND FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING A JUNK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, JUST KEEPS GOING, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

3RD SET OF ROTORS IN 11275MILES, NO ONE AT CHEVROLET SEEMS TO CARE. DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MALIBU/ALERO ROTORS, BUT CHEVROLET CUSTOMER CARE--DON'T. *AK

ROTORS FAILES 3 TIMES IN 18,701 MILES/CHEVROLET WON'T COMMIT TO HELP.*AK

ROTORS FAILED AT 7426;11874;18701 MILES. CHEVROLET NO HELP. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE DRUMS. VEHICLE HAD FRONT ROTORS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

SOUNDS LIKE PADS ARE DRAGGING ON ROTORS. VEHICLE AT DEALER, WHO SAID PADS/SHOES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

BRAKES WERE GRINDING. TECHNICIAN REPLACED THEM; HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THE PADS WERE FAULTY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND MAKE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. NLM

BRAKES PULSATE EXCESSIVLY AND THERE WAS A GROANING OR GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS PER SERVICE BULLETIN # 00-05-23-002. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED SEE ODI # 736612. *AK

BRAKES MADE EXCESSIVE LOUD BANGING AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED AT 10 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAPPEN TWICE IN A ROW. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AS I CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER REPORTS THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THAT BRAKES WERE OPERATING TO GM STANDARDS. THIS CAR HAS HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. *AK

I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND TWICE I HAVE LEFT DISAPPOINTED. BOTH TIMES, I WAS REASSURED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR, THOUGH MY FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE CONSTANTLY. I WAS TOLD EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT THE 2000 MODEL OF MY CAR HAD BRAKE DEFECTS, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY INFORMATION TO BACK THIS STORY. I AM TRULY CONCERNED FOR MY WELFARE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I COMMUTE TO WORK DAILY APPROXIMATELY 33 MILES EACH WAY. I HAVE FELT PUT OFF BY THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I AM A FEMALE, AND OBVIOUSLY "DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS". I HAVE PURCHASED 2 OTHERS CARS FROM THIS DEALERSHIP, AND HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS. THIS TIME, I RECEIVED POOR SERVICE, AND NOW , A POTENTIAL LEMON. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DCP, BUT WAS TOLD I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE CAR WITHOUT HAVING IT SERVICED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. I FEEL THAT'S TOO MANY TIMES TO RISK MY LIFE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE BRAKES WOULD MAKE A GRINDING OR GROANING SOUND WHEN BACKING UP OR GOING FORWARD AT SLOW SPEED. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. THEY HAD REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES ON THIS CAR AT ONLY 882 MILES SEE VOQ # 736612. *AK

FRONT OF VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. ROTORS WERE REPLACED & RESURFACED ONCE. DEALER DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANOTHER REMEDY FOR PROBLEM.*AK

THE DEALER REPLACED MY ROTORS 3 TIMES AND REPLACED MY PADS ONCE WHICH WAS ON MY LAST BRAKE REPLACEMENT VISIT AROUND 3 MONTHS AGO... NO PROBLEMS SO FAR. I ALSO COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE VEHICLE JERKING, I GOT A FOLLOW UP CALL FROM A FOREMAN AND THE GUY WHO INSTALLED MY DASHBOARD ASKING ABOUT THE CAR OVERALL, I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE CAR JERKING HE ASKED WHAT KIND OF GASOLINE DO I USE, I TOLD I ONLY HAD 3 FILLUPS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND I USED BP OIL....HE TOLD ME TO USE SHELL GASOLINE, IT DID HELP THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY..... ALSO IN THE MORNINGS WHEN THE CAR IS COLD , I START MY CAR AND I HEAR ALL KINDS OF CLICKING AND TICKING NOISES FROM THE ENGINE.......THE CAR SURGES AND HAS COMPLETLY CUT OFF ON ME TWICE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR AND IT DO IDLED VERY VERY LOW SOMETIMES..........CHEVROLET ALSO DID A VERY POOR JOB WITH THE PAINT ON MY CAR UNDER THE DOORS AND HOOD THERE IS SOME SPOTS WERE THERE IS NO PAINT AT ALL.....THE DEALER OFFERD TO HAVE THOSE SPOTS TOUCHED UP BUT IT HAS TO GO TO THE BODY SHOP FOR A FEW DAYS........... GENERAL MOTOR NEEDS TO RECALL THE ENGINES ON THOSE CARS BECAUSE SOMETHING IS WRONG. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WILL STOP; HOWEVER IT WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE 5TIMES.

WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES CONSUMER NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK