1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

11 NHTSA complaints on file

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Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Issues in the 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU

11 engine and engine coolingenginegasoline complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Complaints

#761338 | May 3, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#886915 | April 27, 2001

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

#883312 | March 16, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. ONCE AGAIN HAD TO BE REPAIRED, AND DEALER SAID THAT ENGINE HAD BEEN WORN OUT.*AK

#854328 | December 22, 1999

VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHILE DRIVING. SUSPENSION WAS BAD IN THE FRONT. ALSO, BATTERY DID NOT WORK & NEEDED CHARGING/ WINDSHIELD NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO WIND SINGING/ VEHICLE WOULD STALL/ BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED, AND TIRES WERE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY DUE TO THE POOR SUSPENSION. VEHICLE AT DEALER. *AK

#548940 | November 29, 1999

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE FAILURE AT IDLE , SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES. MJS

#712681 | October 2, 1999

UPON INITIAL START UP WITH COLD ENGINE, ENGINE RUNS FINE UNTIL DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. UPON ACCELERATION ENGINE RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH, HAS NO POWER, AND WILL STALL AS SOON AS PRESSURE IS RELEASED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ENGINE IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. ONCE RESTARTED ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH, ETC UNTIL NEAR NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES ARE REACHED. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES ARE ATTAINED DUE TO STALLING AND LACK OF POWER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER'S SHOP AT LEAST TWICE. ON THE LAST SERVICING ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1999, DEALER REP LACED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND REPROGRAMMED IGNITION COMPUTER WITH NEWER VERSION OF MANUFACTURER'S SOFTWARE. DEALER CHARGED $64 FOR NEW SOFTWARE WHICH I STRONGLY BELIEVE SHOULD BE COVERED BY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED WITH THIS VEHICLE.

#712681 | October 2, 1999

UPON INITIAL START UP WITH COLD ENGINE, ENGINE RUNS FINE UNTIL DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. UPON ACCELERATION ENGINE RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH, HAS NO POWER, AND WILL STALL AS SOON AS PRESSURE IS RELEASED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ENGINE IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART. ONCE RESTARTED ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGH, ETC UNTIL NEAR NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES ARE REACHED. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES ARE ATTAINED DUE TO STALLING AND LACK OF POWER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER'S SHOP AT LEAST TWICE. ON THE LAST SERVICING ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1999, DEALER REP LACED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND REPROGRAMMED IGNITION COMPUTER WITH NEWER VERSION OF MANUFACTURER'S SOFTWARE. DEALER CHARGED $64 FOR NEW SOFTWARE WHICH I STRONGLY BELIEVE SHOULD BE COVERED BY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED WITH THIS VEHICLE.

#844464 | August 5, 1999

ABS BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. CONSUMER HAD TO GET THE SENSOR REPLACED. ALSO, LEAVES ARE GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. *AK

#843909 | July 30, 1999

OIL LEAKS AND TRANSMISSION IS PULLING .CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

#704551 | March 17, 1999

I HAVE MADE SEVEARL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE LOOKED AT REGARDING THE SOUNDS I HEAR UPON STARTUP. THE CLICKING AT FIRST SOUNDED LIKE TAPPETS OR VALVES OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS A 75000 MILE WARRANTY. I CALLED THE DEALER CLOSEST TO ME AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE A 3.1 L WERE NOTORIOUS FOR "WRIST PIN TOLERANCE DEFECTS" HE TOLD ME IT WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. IT SHOULD CLEAR UP AFTER THE METALS HAVE EXPANDED INSIDE THE ENGINE. I GUESS YOU CAN CALL ME CONSCIECIOUS BUT THE WORD "DEFECT" HAS A TENDENCY TO UNNERVE A PERSON AFTER PAYING FOR A "NEW" CAR. AND HAVING HAD MECHANICAL TRAINING I KNOW ANY TOLERANCES WHERE PARTS ARE ALLOWED TO MOVE FREELY EVEN WHEN "WARMING UP" ARE PARTS THAT ARE USUALLY WEARING. WEARING PARTS MEAN A UNPREDICIBLE SITUATION AND I WORRY FOR MY...

#819072 | November 17, 1997

DRIVING AT APPROX 10-25 VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO STALL WHEN TRYING TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP OR STARTING UP VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE VEHICLE IS BASICALLY A LEMON. CHANGED/REPLACED ALL FOUR FUEL INJECTORS/CLEANED FUEL PLUGS/REPLACED THE COMPUTER, REPROGRAMMED IT. *AK

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