10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
56,000 miles

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problem #1

May 042005

Malibu 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 56,000 miles
Consumer stated: Had a fire under the hood, fuel evaporation hose which melted caused the fire. Chevrolet stated hoses broke. No for warning, found out when catalytic converter went bad, and sensors burnt. Any thing in the stream of that was burnt or melted.

- Jackson, NJ, USA

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