NHTSA Complaint #10054594 — 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10054594 |
| Vehicle | 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 82,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OR |
Consumer Description
VEHICLE HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ALTERNATOR GO OUT COMPLETELY WITHIN 10K OF EACH OTHER. ONCE THE CAT HAD GONE BAD, IT CAUSED THE VALVE SEALS ON THE ENGINE TO NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, A $1300 JOB NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALSO HAVE HAD BREAK PAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM WEARING UNEVENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR ALMOST A WEEK BEFORE THEY GUESSED THE PROBLEM-NO ONE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT MY ENGINE TO VERIFY THAT THE SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I WAS SO ANNOYED WITH WAITING FOR A DIAGNOSIS, I HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC COMPLETE THE WORK AND REPLACE THE CAT. THESE PROBLEMS ALSO RESULTED IN A MIDNIGHT TOW TWO HOURS AWAY FROM HOME SINCE MY CAR WOULD NOT START, TAKING MORE TIME AND MONEY OUT OF MY HECTIC SCHEDULE. *AK
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