Car had been driven from Ohio to Florida for vacation. Car was driven out of living complex when black smoke & burning rubber was noticed, drove back into complex & exited car when the tire on front passenger side blew.called aaa to have vehicle taken to an auto repair shop.

- Elyria, OH, USA

Problems with brake equipment on Chevrolet Malibu. The consumer has had to replace the vehicle's brakes, calipers and rotors many times. The vehicle's struts were also replaced. The consumer was made aware of other consumers with the same make/model that have experienced the same problem.

- Constantia, NY, USA

This 1999 Chevrolet Malibu was purchased in July 2001 in had a water leaking problem took 3 tries before they found it needed thermostat gasket didn't even have one in it they sold it to me.this way with a promise it had been fixed. Within the first year I had the car they had to replace both front wheel bearings & strut bushings. Then the alternator went out & it cause my battery to go bad overcharged it they replaced alternator but refused to re-emburse me for the battery. Then ignition switch caused problem with anti-theft system would not start. Had that replaced in March 2002. Then anti-lock brake system went out had to have it replaced window switch very slow had to be cleaned another one not working at all now, not covered under warranty, at this time also had to have anti theft system fixed again light on all the time another bad ignition switch. Also had blower motor & relay switch for heater to go out over the summer most of the interior lights have long ago burnt out & had to be replaced lock out for trunk lid also broke not covered on warranty. Hub caps have lug nuts made in them that screw onto your lug bolts stripped out when took for repairs by dealer refused to replace them because they cost $500 for a new set. So I purchased the lug nut part & repalced it myself at a dealership for $10 set of 5. November of 2002 brakes & rotors were replaced in Jan. 2003 brake pads replaced again in March 2003 pads replaced again in July 2003 pads replaced once again then in Sept. 2003 master cylinder replaced in Oct. 2003 master cylinder replaced again now it's Nov 2003 & master cylinder being replaced again tomorrow.these cars have a real brake problem that needs to be fixed it's costing a fortune.

- Junior, WV, USA

Broken left front strut and spring. Just driving down the freeway the strut broke. The service dealer couldn't believe that happened. The left front strut, spring and strut bearing had to be replaced on a car with only 50,182 miles on it. Again I called GM zone they told me to send copies of all my bills and I have not ever heard anything else.

- Macedonia, OH, USA

Defective intake manifold gasket and then the head gaskets blew on me requiring expensive repairs.

- Jericho, NY, USA

Consumer stated there was a cracking noise in the right front of vehicle, dealer replaced the right front strut.

- Denton, TX, USA