1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU

1227 complaints filed with NHTSA.

1227
Complaints
61
Crashes
2
Fires
69
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR107
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP102
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM74
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC67
TIRES46
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM39
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING32
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS32
TIRES:TREAD/BELT30
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS26
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE24
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE24
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC24
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER23
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS22

Recent Complaints

20190829CrashAIR BAGS

TAKARA RECALL ..FRONT AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT. I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN A CAR STRUCK ME FROM BEHIND GOING HIGHWAY SPEED , IMPACT CAUSED THE CAR TO GET STUCK IN MY TRUNK PUSHED ME DOWN THE HIGHWAY SIDEWAYS AND STUFFED THE NOSE OF MY CAR INTO THE GUARDRAIL BREAKING THE GUARDRAIL , QUICK THINKING SAVED OUR LIVES ( MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT )I SAW THE CAR COMING FULL HIGHWAY SPEED AND NOSED MY CAR INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO AVOID GETTING STUFFED UNDER THE TR

Mileage: 180,000

20171025CrashAIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING MY AIRBAGS BLEW UP AND I CRASHED RESULTING IN MY BACK AND BOTH LEGS BEING BROKEN

Mileage: 90,000

20160821CrashSERVICE BRAKES

TAKATA RECALL: MY SONS ANTITHEFT CONSTANTLY TURNS ON CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START OR SHUT OFF AND DISABLES HIS KEYLESS REMOTES WHICH THAN NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I WAS ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO GET IT STARTED DUE TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE HAD SOME TRICKS. MY SON IS IN COLLEGE AND HAS BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. HE'S HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR WON'T FULLY STOP CAUSING HIM TO HIT A CAR. HIS AC LIGHT CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF MAKING THE AC NOT WORK

20160821CrashENGINE

TAKATA RECALL: MY SONS ANTITHEFT CONSTANTLY TURNS ON CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START OR SHUT OFF AND DISABLES HIS KEYLESS REMOTES WHICH THAN NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I WAS ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO GET IT STARTED DUE TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE HAD SOME TRICKS. MY SON IS IN COLLEGE AND HAS BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. HE'S HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR WON'T FULLY STOP CAUSING HIM TO HIT A CAR. HIS AC LIGHT CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF MAKING THE AC NOT WORK

20160821CrashPOWER TRAIN

TAKATA RECALL: MY SONS ANTITHEFT CONSTANTLY TURNS ON CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START OR SHUT OFF AND DISABLES HIS KEYLESS REMOTES WHICH THAN NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I WAS ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO GET IT STARTED DUE TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE HAD SOME TRICKS. MY SON IS IN COLLEGE AND HAS BEEN STRANDED MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. HE'S HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR WON'T FULLY STOP CAUSING HIM TO HIT A CAR. HIS AC LIGHT CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF MAKING THE AC NOT WORK

20150213CrashAIR BAGS

CAR CUT OFF WENT OFF ROAD. *TR

20150213CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CAR CUT OFF WENT OFF ROAD. *TR

20140918CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT, WHICH WASNT MY FAULT. THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO FALL ONTO MY LAP.THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLORE, I SUFFERED A FRACTURED PELVIS WHICH DID NOT HEAL CORRECTLY. IM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS FROM THIS . THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

Mileage: 152,008

20140915CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ UPDATED 4

20140915CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ UPDATED 4

20111028AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURY TO THE FACE AND THE LEFT FOOT AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

20101105CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND TRAFFIC STOPPED. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR FAILED TO SLOW RESULTING IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 154,753

20101105CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND TRAFFIC STOPPED. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR FAILED TO SLOW RESULTING IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 154,753

20100816CrashTIRES

ON JUNE 18, 2010 I HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY A TIRE FAILURE. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. ON JUNE 18, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00PM I WAS DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. MY VEHICLE WAS HEADED WEST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE DONEGAL EXIT AND THE NEW STANTON EXIT OF THE TURNPIKE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WHAT I CONSIDER IDEAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WAS IN THE RIGHT L

Mileage: 90,380

20100315FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OPEN THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE COOLANT SUDDENLY SPLASHED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE AND THE PAVEMENT BELOW THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE COOLANT TANK REPLACED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT COOLANT HAD BEGUN LEAKING AND THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL

Mileage: 155,000

20080710AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TIRE STRUCK THE CURVE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND THE STREETS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE HE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WAS

20070119CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE DAMAGING STRUT AND DAMAGING TIRE. BREAK WAS DUE TO RUST. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN BREAK OCCURRED CAUSING WHEEL TO BE "STUCK" IN THE TURN POSITION DUE TO PARTS RUBBING ON TIRE. MECHANIC SAYS MANY OF GM PRODUCTS ARE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SAID PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 90,000

20060802CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

IN JULY OF 2005 I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THIS VEHICLE. I DID NOT REALIZE AT THE TIME THAT I HAD THE ABILITY TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO A FEDERAL SAFETY ORGANIZATION. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOW HAD 5 BRAKE JOBS, THE LAST BEING TODAY. THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP AND HAD SEVERE VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. THE MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE IS 101000 MILES. AT THE LAST BRAKE OVERHAUL IT WAS NOTED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WO

Mileage: 98,000

20050831CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

SEARCHING YOUR DATABASE MODEL "MALIBU" WAS NOT ON THE LIST. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS. AFTER SEVERAL NO STOPS AND FINALLY AN ABS THAT WOULD STAY ON THE CAUSE TURNED OUT TO BE THE PASSENGER HUB. YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO HEAR ALL THE OTHER STUFF. *NM

20050729AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

SMALL BUMP ACCIDENT AIR BAGS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY FRONTAL ACCIDENTS. YET THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON MY VEHICLE WHEN MY DAUGHTER HAD A ACCIDENT WHERE SHE BARLEY BUMPED THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE EXCEPT THE AIR BAGS. IN FACT, SHE WAS INJURED MORE BY THE BAGS (SHE WAS DAZED AND HAD A HEAD ACHE) THEN THE BUMP. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO DAMAGE OF ANY KIND. IF AIR BAGS ARE FOR MODERATE AND WORSE

Mileage: 101,000