2000 Chevrolet Malibu
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Service brakes is the leading concern among 944 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 9th highest complaint count among 26 Malibu model years with reports.
Of the 2000 reports, 47 involved a crash and 7 involved a fire. 37 people were injured and 3 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical system, ignitionJul 3, 2014
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
Campaign 14V400000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lightingApr 7, 2009
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
Campaign 09E012000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, other, storage, tank assembly, pressure relief devicesMar 12, 2007
CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER.
FUEL MAY LEAK, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE UPR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 877-411-8770.
Campaign 07E021000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lighting, hazard flashing warning lights, switchAug 28, 2003
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE.
WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
Campaign 03V327000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, storage, tank assembly, filler pipe and capOct 29, 1999
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THE FUEL FILL FITTING IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE FUEL TANK. IN THAT CONDITION, FUEL LEAKAGE WOULD EXCEED THE PERMISSIBLE AMOUNT IN AN FMVSS TEST. FUEL LEAKS MAY OCCUR, PARTICULARLY AFTER REFUELING OR WHEN THE TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL.
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY.
Campaign 99V302000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: electrical system
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Electrical system, Sep 10, 2005
MY CAR WILL NOT START WHEN THE THEFT SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND BECOME STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE THE CAR WITH ME OR HAVE TO PICK MY CHILDREN UP AND THEY HAVE TO WAIT ALONE OUTSIDE BECAUSE I AM SO LATE. TODAY, MY CAR HAS NOT STARTED FOR OVER ONE HOUR. IT IS STILL SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT UNABLE TO START BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY THEFT SYSTEM. I WISH THIS WOULD BE RECALLED, AND HOPE THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO START DYING FOR IT TO BE RECALLED. LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON FORUMS. I BELIEVE THAT IF EVERYONE KNEW THE PROPER CHANNEL TO COMPLAIN TO, THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NO LONGER EXIST. MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON EVERYDAY. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR LEADS CHANGED TWICE AND IT STILL COMES ON. MY AIR CONDITIONING WAS FINE UNTIL THIS SUMMER WHEN I NEEDED IT. ARE THESE CARS NOW DESIGNED TO BREAK DOWN AND BE UNRELIABLE JUST SO THAT THE DEALERS CAN CHARGE MONEY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND MECHANICAL REPAIR? I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW DANGEROUS THIS CAN BE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WANTED A RELIABLE, DEPENDABLE VEHICLE FOR MYSELF AND CHILDREN, WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM? WILL I RECEIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THIS COMPLAINT. I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TO THIS VERY URGENT MATTER. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HAZARD SWITCH BECAUSE IT DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK, IT DIDN'T ALWAYS ALLOW FOR THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK EITHER. I DOUBT THAT THERE WERE ANY DEATHS FROM THIS PROBLEM, AND IT WAS RECALLED. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF A PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE BEFORE IT WILL BE RECALLED. PLEASE SEND ME ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT WHO TO FILE ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WITH SO THAT I CAN DIRECT MY CONCERNS TO OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCIES AS WELL. *JB
Electrical system, Aug 16, 2005
LUCKILY I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS WITH MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE IS THAT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION LOCK SWITCH MALFUNCTIONS. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT WANT TO START, AND WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AND IT COST ME $553.55 TO FIX THIS ONE PROBLEM, AND NOW MY LIGHTS DO NOT WANT TO WORK. *NM
Electrical system, Jul 31, 2005
MY ANTI THEFT DEVICE GOES ON EVERY TIME I TRY TO START THE CAR. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN START THE CAR. WAS DOING IT ONCE AND A WHILE AND NOW IT DOES IT EVERY TIME. *JB
Service brakes, Air, Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Gasoline, Electrical system, Exterior lighting, May 6, 2005
I HAVE ALREADY FILED COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO THE HAZARD LIGHT RECALL, WHICH FOR SOME REASON DOES NOT COVER MY 2000 MALIBU. I NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE MALIBU AND FIGURED I WOULD THROW MY TWO CENTS IN. I TO HAVE HAD TO DROP OVER $1000 DOLLARS INTO THE MOST DEFECTIVE CAR I HAVE PURCHASED THIS INCLUDES THE $200 PIECE OF JUNKS I BOUGHT WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER. MY LIST OF PROBLEMS. 1. COOLANT SYSTEM LEAK COST $700 NOTE: MECHANIC LAUGHED AND SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IS THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. IN REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE ONE REALLY STANDS OUT. NICE I AM GLAD GM OWNS UP TO ITS PROBLEMS. 2. BRAKES CONSTANTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED WELL BELOW MILEAGE. GLAD GM SAVED A FEW BUCKS UNDER SIZING THE ROTORS. 3. WITHIN A YEAR THE FANS SWITCH (LEVELS 1,2) AND LIGHTER STOPPED WORKING. BOY GM IS SAVING LOTS MONEY NOW. 4. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR I HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE, NOTHING LIKE TRAVELING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DOING 75MPH AND CAR TOTALLY DIEING. BOY GM HAS MADE ONE QUALITY CAR. 5. THE LAST INSULT, MY FIRST AND LIKELY LAST GM PRODUCT IS WHEN I THOUGHT BOY I FINALLY GET SOMETHING FROM GM IN REGARDS TO ONE SMALL DEFECT, THE HAZARD SWITCH, I FIND OUT THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. WOW NOT ONLY I AM OUT AT LEAST $1000 BUCKS ON PIECE OF CRAP PRODUCT, GM DOES NOT EVEN WANT TO GIVE A BONE TO HUNGRY MAN. WITH THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT IT IS NO WONDER GM IS LOSING MARKET SHARE FASTER THAN ANY OTHER AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GM. CLEARLY THE ARE SOME SERIOUS DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE GMS OWNERSHIP WITH DEFECTS.
Electrical system, May 5, 2005
DT: NINETY PERCENT OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE HAZARD LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK AND MADE NOISE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A SOLDER HAD CRACKED AND SHORTED OUT. OTHER VEHICLE'S WERE RECALLED (RECALL# 03V327000) BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED . *NM
Electrical system, May 3, 2005
WHY FOR A SECOND TIME HAVE I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR INTO GET FIXED FOR THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE TURNING ON WHEN NOTHING WAS DONE TO SET IT. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE 4 HOURS ROUND TRIP TO HAVE THE DEALER LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WE WHERE ABLE TO FIX IT WITH THE MANUAL. SECOND TIME DID NOT WORK????????
Electrical system, Apr 26, 2005
CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIME WOULD NOT START. PROBLEM: UNDER THE HOOD FUSE BOX NO GOOD.*AK
Electrical system, Apr 21, 2005
INTERMITTENT FAILURE FOR CAR TO START. HAVE TO PLAY WITH KEY TO START. DIAGNOSIS WAS IGNITION SWITCH. NEW ORLEANS DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM IN MALIBUS. *NM
Engine and engine cooling, Electrical system, Equipment, Apr 14, 2005
HAD TROUBLE STARTING CAR. REPLACED BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND BELT. SAME THING HAPPENED; CAR WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT FIRE. AUTOMOBILE REPAIRED, REPLACED BATTERY; NEXT DAY, CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WOULD START WITH A JUMP, BUT WHEN I STOP, IT DIES. *AK 3 OCCURENCES; SAME PROBLEM. I'VE USED AAA 3 TIMES FOR SAME ITEM. I ONLY HAVE 1 MORE SERVICE CALL LEFT!!! ALSO, INTERIOR LIGHTS DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. BRAKE NOISE ON RIGHT SIDE.
Electrical system, Mar 30, 2005
THE KEY TO MY 2000 MALIBU WILL NOT TURN. IT STARTED "ACTING UP"ONLY WHEN THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. IT KNOW HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF EVERYTIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON. THE KEY IS ALSO ABLE TO BE REMOVED WHILE THE CAR IS ON. I AM IN THE PROCESS TO TRY TO REPLACE IT, HOWEVER I CAN NOT BUY JUST THE CYLANDER I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SWITCH. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND NEED TO HAVE A CAR START, AND CAN NOT "PLAY" WITH THE KEY FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES UNTIL IT WILL TURN. WHILE I WAS TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, HE COMMENTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE KEY NOT TURNING.*AK
Electrical system, Structure, Mar 1, 2005
WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE TO HAVE A WATER PUMP INSTALLED MECHANIC TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY WOULD NOT START IT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HOME SINCE THE WEATHER WAS BAD. A LOCK SMITH CAME AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND OTHER COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Engine and engine cooling, Electrical system, Feb 8, 2005
2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU: TURN SIGNALS STOP WITHOUT WARNING. AIR CONDITION STOPS AND STARTS ON ITS ON. BRAKES SQUEAL. ENGINE SURGES. USES OI, L BUT NO LEAK. USES ALOT OF COOLANT NO LEAK FOUND BY ME. IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS AND WONT LET GO SOMETIMES.*AK
Electrical system, Nov 29, 2004
THE IGNITION BECAME INOPERABLE. KEY WOULD NOT TURN, THE KEY CYLINDER AND SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR 2003. IN BOTH OCCURANCES THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK
Electrical system, Sep 27, 2004
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LIGHT SIGNALS ON VEHICLE DID NOT WORK. SHE HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LIGHT SIGNALS.*AK
Electrical system, Aug 25, 2004
HORN INOPERATIVE, ACCIDENT NEARLY OCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE DEALER DENIED FAILURE OCCURRED. HORN NOW IS INOPERATIVE. *AK
Electrical system, Aug 22, 2004
AT APPROX. 10,000 MILES, THE ENGINE WOULD STOP WITHOUT WARNING OR TROUBLE LIGHTS. AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD STILL BE ON WHEN THE TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. IT WOULD BE TRIGGERED BY BUMPS IN THE ROAD. DAD, 88, WAS WORRIED. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR WHICH HAS DASH MOUNTED IGNITION SWITCH BUT NEVER RECALLED. DETENT IN SWITCH IS POOR. WITH MINOR WEAR, A LARGE AMOUNT OF KEYS CAUSES THE SWITCH TO MOVE APPROX. 1/8 INCH COUNTERCLOCKWISE, SHUTTING THE CAR WITHOUT ANY DASH LIGHT INDICATION. NEW SWITCHES ARE NOT IMPROVED. YOU CAN ONLY HAVE ONE KEY ON CHAIN SO AS NOT TO DISTURB THE SWITCH ROTATION DUE TO THE POOR DETENT EXACT DATE OF FIRST SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE. CAR IS ON THE THIRD SWITCH. *JB
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Gasoline, Power train, Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Equipment, Jul 6, 2004
WE UNFORTUNATELY OWN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES FOR GOING OUT OF ROUND. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT LESS THEN 50,000 MILES AT THE COST OF $728.00. THE AIR CONDITIONER POPS ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN NOT COOLING FOR THE MOST PART. THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NONFUNCTIONAL AND OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE. THEN THERE IS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE COOLANT LEAKING AND THE CAR OVERHEATING WE ARE TOLD THIS IS A MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET AND WILL COST AROUND 800.00 TO FIX. THE NEWEST PROBLEM IS THE FACTORY INSTALLED RADIO TUNER IS BURNED OUT AND NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE RADIO COSTING YET ANOTHER $100.00 DOLLARS OR SO THIS CAR HAS NICKEL AND DIMED US TOO MUCH. AFTER LOOKING OVER YOUR SITE I FOUND THESE TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL. I FEEL THIS CAR WAS A LEMON ACROSS THE BOARD NOT JUST OURS BUT, ALL 2000 MALIBU'S. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE CARS ON A WHOLE THEY WERE VERY BADLY MANUFACTURED AND WE ALL DESERVE SOME COMPENSATION FOR IT. *JB
Suspension, Service brakes, Hydraulic, Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Gasoline, Electrical system, Equipment, Jul 6, 2004
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE BRAKES GRABBED SO HARD THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATED SEVERELY. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. ON ONE OCCASION THIS FAILURE CAUSED LOST OF CONTROL, IN WHICH THE CONSUMER ALMOST CRASHED INTO AN 18 WHEELER, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE MEDIUM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND WAS NOW REFUSING TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE. *AK THERE WAS A RATTLE UNDER THE HOOD AT THE FIREWALL AREA WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE HOSE ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND RUBBING UNDER THE VEHICLE, BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAD WORE THIN, THE FUEL PUMP SENDER DID NOT HOLD THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL PRESSURE, THERE WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE 24X CRANK SENSOR, THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION DUE TO WEAK FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WHICH WERE NOISY (THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED), THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR SHORTED, THE WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY LEAKED COOLANT, THERE WAS A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HARDWARE WAS BAD AND WAS LOOSE IN THE CALIPER, ROTOR PULSATION WHICH WAS REPLACED PER BULLETIN, THE TURN SIGNAL WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE A/C HAD INTERNAL DAMAGE AND WOULD CUT ON AND OFF. *SC
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Jun 11, 2004
1ST ISSUE: VEHICLE HORN NOT WORKING AT STEERING COLUMN. REPLACED FUSES UNDER HOOD AND STILL DOES NOT WORK. HORN DOES WORK WHEN VEHICLE'S PANIC ALARM IS SOUNDED AND WHEN REMOTE LOCKS ARE ACTIVATED. WILL ATTEMPTING TO GET VEHICLE FIXED BUT CONCERNED ABOUT PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. 2ND ISSUE: THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS ON/ OFF SENSOR. THIS SENSOR APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED FROM THE FIRST FEW MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS NEVER ACTIVATE. THE NIGHTTIME HEADLAMPS ARE ALWAYS ON WHEN IGNITION IS ON.*AK
Suspension, Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Electrical system, Apr 18, 2004
I HAD THE CAR FOR 3 1/2 YEARS AND IT HAS GIVEN ME SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MISFIRE SENSORS, CLICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR HOLE, THIS IS BESIDES OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE WATER PUMP, FUEL PUMP, TRANSMISSION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND MUCH MORE. *JB
Electrical system, Apr 14, 2004
THE TURN SIGNAL BECOMES INOPERATIVE. WHEN THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH IS PUSHED, THE TURN SIGNAL RECOVERS FOR A FEW MINUTES. THERE IS A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THIS YEARS MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR, "BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT WITHIN THE STATED VIN RELEASED FOR RECALL".
Electrical system, Apr 5, 2004
POSITIVE POST OF AC DELCO BATTERY IN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU FAILED, RESULTING IN TOTAL POWER LOSS TO VEHICLE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER PARTS PERSON STATED THAT THEY SEE THIS FAILURE OFTEN DUE TO BATTERY HAVING A DEFECTIVE SEAL ON THE POS. POST. EXCESSIVE ACID LEAKAGE RESULTED FROM THIS FAILURE. *NM
Electrical system, Feb 27, 2004
ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MODULE MALFUNCTIONING. CHEVY MALIBU 2000 IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. WHEN STARTING THE CAR ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, FUEL GAGE DOES NOT WORK , SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK, NO HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING BLOWS, WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN, EVENTUALLY ALL LIGHTS POP OFF EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EVERYTHING BEGINS TO WORK... WINDOWS, TEMPERATURE, SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAGE, ETC...
Electrical system, Feb 19, 2004
WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STARTED THE VEHICLE THE ANTI THEFT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE HEATER AND SIGNAL LIGHTS ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
Electrical system, Feb 18, 2004
IGNIGTION LOCK CYLINDER HAVING DIFFICULTY TURN THE IGNITION DUE TO TUMBLERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAD SEVERAL MONTHS WHERE IT TOOK 10-20 MINUTES TO START THE CAR BECAUSE THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN THE IGNIGTION OVER VARIOUS NUMBER OF DATES. *AK