NHTSA Complaint #10041377 — 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10041377
Vehicle 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 65,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed Yes
State UT

Consumer Description

FAULTY COOLING SITUATION WITH 1999 CHEVY MALIBU. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WARM, TWO BARS ABOVE MIDDLE, ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET, SO HE REPLACED IT. TWO MONTHS LATER, WE WERE ON A TRIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SOUTHERN UTAH DESERT REGION COMING HOME FROM LAKE POWELL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO GET HOT AGAIN. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IT DOWN BY TURNING OFF THE A/C AND RUNNING THE HEAT. HOWEVER, WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND CLOSE TO BREAKING DOWN. HAD IT JUST BEEN MY WIFE IN THE CAR, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO AND THE CAR WOULD HAVE OVER-HEATED. SHE DRIVES IT JUST TO WORK NOW, 4 MILES AWAY AND IT GETS HOT IN THE PROCESS. IT USES DEX-COOL COOLANT AND ALSO HAS THE GM 3.1 LITER V-6 ENGINE, BOTH HAVE INHERENT PROBLEMS. IT HAS COST US MORE MONEY THAN WE HAVE TO GET IT FIXED AND CANNOT SELL IT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE ANY INSPECTION YOU CAN DO REGARDING THE GASKET AND THE DEX-COOL COOLANT. THANKS. *JB

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