NHTSA Complaint #769072 — 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU

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

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	769072
Vehicle	2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Date of Incident	May 19, 2002
Date Filed	November 5, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NE

Consumer Description

HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR 18 MONTHS AND HAVE REPLACED ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND CALIPERS ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER STATES NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT STRANGE EXCESSIVE HEAT ON ROTORS TO WARP AND CRACK EACH PAIR. STEERING COLUMN SHAKES WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCE. AT OTHER TIME, BRAKE PEDAL IS LIKE MANUAL BRAKING WITH STIFFNESS. VEHICLE WILL SLIDE AT NORMAL BRAKING ON ASPHALT. QUICK DEFENSIVE BRAKING CAUSES CONSUMER TO HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING LANE DUE TO VIOLENT SHAKING OF STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKE PEDAL. CALIPERS GRABBING ROTORS WHEN BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED CAUSING IMMEDIATE JERK RIGHT OR LEFT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DT

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