1.6

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
105,000 miles

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problem #1

Apr 192008

Malibu 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 105,000 miles
Coil springs breaking on 1999 Chevrolet Malibu. I was standing outside one morning last year when I heard a large bang. Front coil spring broke and was rubbing up against the tire. Replaced it with a used strut. Last week found a broken spring in the rear while rotating tires. I went on-line and did a search and found that this has happened to many people and what is scary is that it has happened to some while driving, which immediately blows out the tire. Contacted a friend of mine that is a GM service manager, he had just gone through this problem with his nephews 1998 car. He told me that GM had no recalls on this. This is my sons car and I don't want him to become a statistic, to resolve it this safety issue.

- Neenah, WI, USA