1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Electrical Systemignition Problems

11 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electrical Systemignition Issues in the 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU

11 electrical systemignition complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Electrical Systemignition Complaints

#10578991 | April 10, 2014

KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. *TR

#738309 | January 17, 2001

CAR HAS STALLED OVER 35 TIMES OVER A TWO MONTH SPAN. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, AND REPLACED THE PCM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTEY AND THE FUEL FILTER. THE CAR WILL STALL AT ANY SPEED. IT WOULD RESTART 'TILL 12/24/00 WHEN IT STALLED FOR THE LAST TIME AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION. MY TWO CHILDREN WERE WITH ME AT THE TIME. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER. I TRIED OVER FOURTY TIMES TO RESTART THE CAR. THE ENGIN TURNED OVER FINE. IT DID NOT DRAG. FINALLY, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I TAKIT IN WITH IN A TWO MONTH PERIOD TO HAVE THE STALLING REPAIRED. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, WE WERE COMING BACK FORM VACATION WHEN THE CAR DIED ON US OVER TWENTY TIMES FORM SAN DIEGO TO SACRAMENTO. AT ONE POINT, WHILE RUNNING, THE...

#874115 | October 30, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY SPEED . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

#733586 | October 18, 2000

VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE OR ALMOST STOP WHILE DRIVING. ALSO OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER VEHICLE WAS STOPPED FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. IN DECEMBER 1999, REPROGRAMMED PCM(POWER CONTROL MODULE)/CLR CODES. REFERENCED BULLETIN 99-0604032. IN JANUARY 2000, PROBLEM RECURRED, REPLACED IGNITION COIL. IN JULY 2000, PROBLEM RECURRED, ROADTESTS CONDUCTED. TECHNICIAN CONTACTED "TANS" AND DETERMINED THAT FUEL PRESSURE BELOW SPECS. REPLACED SENDING UNIT (SENDER) AND FILTER.

#731037 | September 18, 2000

PLEASE SEE COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS ENTRY (FORGOT TO ADD STOP/TAIL LIGHTS) TO LIST. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

#714931 | November 17, 1999 Crash

I AM SO NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, SOMETHING DIFFERENT IS GOING WRONG. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. I SURE WOULD LOVE FOR GMC TO BUY THIS PIECE OF JUNK CAR BACK. IT IS REALLY BAD WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW CAR AND IT WON'T RUN!! THE FIRST TIME IT WAS IN WAS FOR IT NOT STARTING, THAT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15-20 TIMES. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD 3 TIMES BECAUSE IT LEAKED AIR. STILL DOES! THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE CONDENSATION INSIDE OF THEM, MAKES VISIBILITY BAD AT NIGHT. HELP! *AK

#608934 | September 30, 1999 1 Death

KEY CYLINDER MALFUNCTION CAUSING BELL TO RING CONTINUALLY. YH

#707257 | June 6, 1999

WHEN IGNITION TURNED TO ACCESSORY POSITION, THE SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED TO ANY GEAR WITHOUT PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LOCKS UP WHEN THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS ALMOST HITTING A CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD BE A TRAGIC SITUATION FOR SMALL CHILDREN IF UNATTENDED OR SENIOR CITIZENS UNAWARE THIS COULD HAPPEN. *AK

#704394 | March 13, 1999

PURCHASE 07/24/98 CASH PAYMENT $18,239.24...CAR HAD 152 MILES AT THAT TIME..WITHING A FEW DAYS OF OWING THE CAR BRAKE PEDAL WAS MAKING CONSTANT NOISE WHEN APPLYING...I TOOK IT IN TO THE GARAGE AND THEY OILED IT AND IT CONTINUED 8-7-98 LUBRICATED BRAKE HAD RENT A CAR AND THEY ORDERED NEW ASSEMBLY..8-11-98 NEW ASSEMBLEY INSTALLED AND THE BRAKE STILL MADE THE NOISE...FINALLY RENT A CAR AGAIN THEY FOUND OUT 8-18-98 THAT MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING..HAD TO REPLACE POWER BOASTER AND MASTER CYLINDER AND LUBED FRONT CALIPERS AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES....ALSO I HAVE CONSTANT SQUEAL NOISE AND PULLING OF BRAKES IN THE BACK WHEN APPLY AND MUSHING SOUND...THEY ADJUSTED AND CLEANED AND STILL DOES IT COLD WET WARM DOES NOT MATTER...THE MANAGER CALLED AND SAID THAT THERE WASN'T MUCH ELSE THEY COULD DO FOR IT. BETWEEN ALL THIS THE DASH BOARD WAS WARPPED AND REPLACED, BACK TAIL GASKET KEPT COMING OFF AFTER SEVERAL...

#835165 | February 23, 1999

1.}FRONT BRAKES ARE PREMATURLEY WEARING OUT WITHIN 20 MILES. 2.}TRANAXLE SHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING OIL,PART WAS REPLACED. 3.}RADIATOR COOLANT RESERVOIR BUSTED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK. 4.}INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. 5.}IGINTION WIRING HAD TO REPLACED. 6.}AIR DISTRUBUTOR COMPLETELY FAILED WHICH IS NOT PULLING IN AIR. *AK

#827398 | August 31, 1998

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVNG. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED ECU UNIT AND IGNITION SYSTEM AND RESET ALL CODES TO FACTORY SPECS, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS

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