10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #5

Jan 242001

Malibu

  • miles
Car sounded like an airplane propeller and squealing and squeaking in the back end.

- Matawan, NJ, USA

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problem #4

Jun 291998

Malibu

  • miles
Repairs to vehicle started 6-29-98 and continue to present. Dealership service dept. Can repair rear suspension per GM tech. Notes but problem noise in rear suspension reoccurs within 50-300 miles. GM has stated that they will repair vehcile under original warranty agreement, but after 10 repairs I feel this is a defect in the vehicle and not just the parts.

- Maplewood, MN, USA

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problem #3

Oct 091998

Malibu

  • miles
Malibu suspension is unsafe. Front control arms, rear struts, brake lights, rear turn signal, rear tires worn because of struts, headlamps failures make it obvious Chevy is marketing unsafe Malibu's. Chevy should buy back these defective cars especially mine it's an unsafe piece of junk!( dot number: Tire size: 215-60R15 )

- Lodi, NY, USA

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problem #2

May 011998

Malibu

  • miles
No summary

- Flushing, NY, USA

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problem #1

Jul 241998

Malibu

  • miles
Car has been in shop 11 times, dealer found problems 10 times. Car has been in shop overnight 16 days since 9-2-98. On one visit, dealer drove car 187 miles and had car 6 days, actually fixing car, finding another front suspension problem, and fixing again.

- Fort Wayne, IN, USA

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