NHTSA Complaint #761771 — 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	761771
Vehicle	1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Date of Incident	March 8, 2001
Date Filed	May 14, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	HI

Consumer Description

5 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WOULD "SQUEAL" WHEN ANY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. THE PADS WERE WORN AND THE ROTORS WERE AT/BELOW MIN. THICKNESS. RT 25.04 & LT 24.66 MM. MINIMUM THICKNESS BEING 25.0MM. PADS & ROTORS WERE CHANGED AND NOW HERE IT IS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER AND I'M NOW GETTING A GRINDING NOISE AND WHEN I GET TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE WHOLE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS JUST GOING TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER ME. WILL BE TAKING IT IN AGAIN TO BE CHECKED OUT BUT WILL BE PLACING COMPLAINT WITH MANUFACTURER, DEALERSHIP, & STATE DCCA.*AK

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