1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE REPLACED MY LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD SEAL. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT CHEVY WILL NOT FIX A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU IS LEAKING FOR A SECOND TIME. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 36,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME IS NOW AT 120,000 MILES. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES OF THIS GASKET LEAKING BUT NO RECALL BY GM TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

1998 CHEVY MALIBU: FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK IN ENGINE. RESULTED IN ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AND UPPER INTAKE GASKET CHANGED AT $2000 CANADIAN. TWO MONTHS LATER,AND LESS TAN 5,000 KMS LATER, FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER, UPPER INTAKE GASKET AND FRONT BRAKES NEED TO BE CHANGED AT COST OF $1500 CANADIAN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 51,133 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED TO LEAK ANTI FREEZE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR (73,753 MILES). IT ENDED UP BEING A REPLACEMENT OF THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, REPLACE WATER PUMP, REPLACE RT.C.V SHAFT AND REPLACE SEAL SLEEVE. THE EGR GASKET WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS 874.52 LABOR AND PARTS INCLUDED. *JB

MY CAR HAD TO HAVE THE THERMOSTAT, PLENINUM GASKET, INTAKE GASKET, EGR GASKET, VALVE COVER GASKETS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE DEX-COOL ANTIFREEZE THAT IS USED IN THESE CARS WARPS THE GASKETS AND SEALS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO BE REPLACING THESE GASKETS TWICE. I WOULD LIKE GM TO REIMBURSE ME SOME OF MY FINANCES THAT HAVE COST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THIS TIME IT COST ME $222.00 FOR A RENTAL CAR AND $976.00 FOR REPAIRS. *JB

THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON ONE MINUTE THE NEXT MINUTE THE CAR CUT OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CURTIS CHEVROLET IN WASHINGTON, DC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO THE OIL REGULATOR AND FILTER EXPLODED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 57500 ORIGINAL MILES, SERVICED MAINLY BY CURTIS CHEVROLET...OIL RECENTLY CHANGED BY CURTIS YET I WAS TOLD THAT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WOULD BE $6,000. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERED TOTALED. *JB

IN MARCH OF '05 TOOK CAR IN FOR SEVICE ENGINE WAS TICKING WHILE IDLE AT ONE POINT ONCE CAR WAS WARMED UP THE TICKING STOPED BUT NOW THE TICKING IS STILL HEARD WHILE DRIVING AND AT ACCELEARTION. TOOK CAR IN THE BOB MCGUIRE CHEVROLET IN BORDENTOWN, NJ WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A HEAD GASKET LEAK THAT HAD ALREADY MIXED WITH THE ENGINE OIL. HAD EVERYTHING FIXED AND THEY EVEN PUT IN HEAVY DUTY LIFTER CLEANER TO CLEAN THE LIFTERS ACCORDING TO MECANIC THAT WAS WERE THE TICK WAS COMING FROM BUT WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE ENGINE WAS STILL TICKING WHEN IDLE AND THE NOISE HAD GOTTEN WORSE. WHEN I ASKED WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX THE TICKING I WAS TOLD THAT THE WHOLE JOB THAT WAS JUST PERFORMED ON THE CAR HAD TO BE PERFORMED AGAIN IN ORDER TO FIX THE LIFTERS THAT IS CAUSING...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR: I HAVE REPLACED TIRES TWICE, TRIED TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEM , IT IS LIKE I HAVE NO POWER STEERING - WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET THE FRONT END ALIGNED, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE OF THE RACK & PINION NEEDED REPLACED FIRST. I HAVE CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS AND FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO PUT A MOTOR AND BRAKES(SEVERAL TIMES) ON THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP ME. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FLUID LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK THE VEHICLE LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. IT WAS TO THE POINT WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS PLACING ANTIFREEZE IN THE VEHICLE EVERYDAY THEN IT EVENTUALLY DIDN'T HOLD ANYMORE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE ENGINE WITH THE MANIFOLD. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED TEMPORARILY AND THAT IN ANOTHER 50K MILES THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD INCUR. *SC *JB

MY CAR WAS LEAKING A CLEAR FLUID I TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THAT HE GETS SEVERAL GM CARS A WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM RECOMMENDING I FILED A COMPLAINT SO THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL. THERE IS DEFINITELY A GASKET PROBLEM ON GM VEHICLES. *JB

I HAD TO HAVE THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM REPLACED ON MY 1998 MALIBU ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY DUE TO BEING WORN THRU AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY THE SERVICE TECHINICIANS RECOMMENDATION. THIS WAS DONE AT 68719 MILES. I ALSO HAD THE INTAKE VALVES REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE TO LEAKAGE OF LOTS OF OIL INTO THE ENGINE, ALSO PER THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS RECOMMENDATION. THIS WAS ONLY 14 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS DONE THE LAST TIME. I HAVE MY SERVICE DONE AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND I THINK THAT 68719 MILES IS LOW MILEAGE TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM. I ALSO THINK THAT I WAS GIVEN FAULTY INTAKE VALVES ON THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND ALSO ON THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. I AM ALSO TAKING MY CAR BACK FOR THE 3RD VISIT TO TRY AND FIX THE CHIRPING SOUND THAT IS...

ENGINE GASKETS FAILED ALLOWING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE OIL IN THE ENGINE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. 1998, CHEVROLET, MALIBU, 66,000 MILES. INFORMED BY MECHANIC 3RD MALIBU HE HAS SEEN IN A MONTH FOR SAME PROBLEM, COST $1500.00 FOR REPAIRS, WHY NO RECALL OR REPLACEMENT. RESEARCHED THIS SIGHT AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME PROBLEM. I AM VERY UPSET THAT AN AMERICAN CAR COMPANY CARES THIS LITTLE FOR ITS CONSUMERS. CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DISCUSS IT OPENLY. CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET FAILED, WITHOUT WARNING. *JB BAD AXLES IN FRONT DID NOT FEEL SAFE. *TT *JB

3.1 L INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY ON MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ALL THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. *JB

INTAKE GASKET FAILED IN MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. I KNOW THIS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC INTAKE GASKETS, SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL IT. *JB

I HAVE REPLACED A BATTERY TWICE. I BOUGHT MY 1998 MALIBU USED. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP JUMPING IT, TO GET IT WERE I NEEDED TO GO. FOUND OUT THE POSITIVE CHARGE WAS BROKEN FROM BATTERY. SIX MONTH'S LATER ON JANUARY 19. MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ALL POWER ON SNOW AND ICE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF MY CAR AND GET IT STOPPED. IF THERE WOULD BE A BEEN ANOTHER CAR COMING TOWARDS ME I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM HEAD ON. I HAD IT TOWED THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND THEY SAID MY BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID AND MY TIMING BELT WAS BREAKING. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR A YEAR AND I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP. WHAT'S CAUSING THE BATTERY TO LEAK ACID? I AM SCARED TO DEATH IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND NEXT TIME I WON'T BE SO...

THE STEERING RACK & PINION AND THE ENGINE INTAKE GASKETS IN THIS 1998 MODEL ARE FAULTY. THE SHODDY RACK & PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH NUMEROUS TIRES OVER THE YEARS. THE INTAKE GASKETS ARE LEAKING FLUIDS AND AN ENGINE BLOW OUT IS IMMINENT. WITH THE LEAKAGES, THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE MAINTAINED ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL AND THE CAR IS STILL UNDER 50,000 MILES BUT I AM LOOKING AT A HUGE MECHANIC'S BILL DUE TO A SHODDY RACK & PINION AND INTAKE GASKET LEAKS. *JB

INTAKE GASKET FAILED IN MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, KNOW THIS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC INTAKE GASKETS, 500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE, SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS.*JB

VEHICLE LEAKING COOLANT FLUIDS FROM LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE ADVISOR AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP.

OUR 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH A 3.1 LITER V-6 ENGINE HAS STARTED LOSING ENGINE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE. WE HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE AT LEAST 1996. OTHERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT MECHANICS ARE SEEING THIS PROBLEM IN CARS ON A DAILY BASIS. THE FLUIDS ARE LOST THOUGH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND DO NOT LEAVE A TELLTALE STAIN OR RESIDUE UNDER A PARKED CAR. A REPAIR AT A CHEVROLET DEALER WAS QUOTED TO US AT $900. WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE OR RECALL. IS THIS PROBLEM BEING RESEARCHED? IS THERE A RECALL IN THE WORKS?

DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET / COOLANT REACTION. ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN DRIVING ON BUSY TWO LANE ROAD LEAVING ME STRANDED IN A TRAFFIC LANE. I HAD TO WALK A HALF A MILE AND BACK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO USE A TELEPHONE TO SUMMON HELP. DIAGNOSIS BY QUALIFIED MECHANICS FOUND COOLANT WATER HAD INFILTRATED THE ENGINE, TWO VALVES WERE BENT WHEN THE PISTONS HIT THEM. SEVERE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS IS REPORTED TO BE A REGULAR PROBLEM WITH THE 3.1L GM ENGINE AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. TS

MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU DEVELOPED A INTAKE MANIFOULD COOLENT LEAK AT 33,XXX MILES. IT COST ME & MY EXTENDED WARRANTEE COMPANY OVER $400.00 TO REPAIR. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT BUT CONTINUES TO SELL VEHICLES ANYWAY. THIS IS FRAUD!

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT FELT SLUGGISH AND FAIL TO MAINTAIN SPEED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC ONE OF THE MOUNTS HAD CRACKED & THE OTHER WAS BROKE. THE MOUNTS SUPPORTED THE ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED.

WE HAVE TWO MALIBUS AND BOTH HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE. SERVICE REPLACED GASKET, WHICH TOOK OVERNIGHT. I HAVE READ ON MALIBU WEBSITES ON THE NET THAT THIS IS ANOTHER COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES 10 TIMES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT AND THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE ONCE I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. IN AUGUST OF 2001 I HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKETS AS ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO MY OIL. MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH I AM BECOMING VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER. I HAVE SPOKE TO ABOUT 35 MALIBU OWNERS AND THEY ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. ONE OWNER HAD ONLY 10K MILES ONE HER CAR AT THE TIME HER BRAKES FAILED.

AFTER INCREASING NOISE NOTED OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A CRACKED ENGINE MOUNT. THE SERVICE PERSON INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS AS NEW AS 1998 WITHOUT SEVERE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE, WHICH MINE HAS NEVER RECEIVED AND THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED.*AK

FOUR DIFFERENT MECHANICS GAVE ESTIMATES ON INTAKE GASKET REPLACEMENT. ALL STATED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 3.1 LITRE GM ENGINES AND THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THESE ENGINES. ONE MECHANIC SUSPECTS IT MAY BE THE DEXTRON ANTI-FREEZE THAT GMC REQUIRES IN THERE VEHICLES THAT IS EATING AWAY AT THE GASKETS AND CAUSING THE COOLANT LEAKAGE. HE HAD A CHEVROLET LUMINA IN THE GARAGE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I GOT THE ESTIMATE. GM WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIR COST UNLESS WE PAID A GM DEALER TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM WHICH OTHER GARAGES PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE A FORD AND HAVE RECEIVED EXCELLANT CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM FORD AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT.*AK

THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED, AFTER BEING WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A GASKET LEAKING. THEY THEN "AS GOOD CITIZENS" REPAIRED MY CAR UNDER WARRENTY AND CHARGED ME $73.95 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER BECAUSE THESE THINGS HAD TO BE DONE WHILE THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE LEAK. I HAD JUST RECENTLY HAD MY OIL CHANGED. WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF HAVING MY CAR I NOTICED SERVERAL PROBLEMS THAT I REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND WAS WAVED OFF SEVERAL TIMES. I EVEN RODE WITH A SERVICE MANAGER WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE TICKING IN THE ENGINE, THE WHINNING MY WINDOW MADE WHEN ROLLING IT UP OR DOWN, THE SQUEEKING IN THE FRONT AND BACK OF CAR WERE ALL NORMAL BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SETTLING LIKE A HOUSE DOES. THESE NOISES AND SQUEEKS...

TOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE 48,000 MILE SERVICE AND ESTIMATE IS $1500 FOR COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE, SERPENTINE BELT, SUSPENSION ARM (FRONT) AND PCV VALVE

ANTIFREEZE BEGAN LEAKING FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD ONTO ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

FOUND COOLANT LEAKING FROM CAR CHECKED OUT AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING COOLANT. DEALER TO PAY FOR REPAIR.*AK

ENGINE GASKET FAILURE IN A 3 YEAR OLD, 52000 MILE CAR---SPOKE WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS--APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. WHY NO RECALL?*AK

BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. TIRES WOULD GO FLAT EVERY 3 DAYS. HAD THEM CHECKED FOR HOLES OR CUTS, NOTHING WAS FOUND. ENGINE HAD STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO BLOWN HEAD GASKETS.*AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS OF TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON. SLOW CRANK AND BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM WHENEVER YOU SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP DUE TO THE STALLING ISSUE, MECHANIC STATES IT IS A PROBLEM IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND WILL AND TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. MOTOR MOUNTS ARE ALSO CORRODED WHICH IS HIGHLY UNUSUALLY DUE TO CAR ONLY BEING 3 YEARS. I WAS UNABLE TO GIVE THE VIN # DUE TO NOT HAVING ACCESS TO VEHICLE AT THE MOMENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP UNDERGOING REPAIRS.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS, CONSUMER STATED WHILE PUSHING ACCELERATOR FROM A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE, THIS WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPING, DEALER REBUILT TRANSMISSION, ALSO, LEFT FRONT AXLE BOOT WAS TORN, DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT INNER TRIPOD JOINT BOOT. GAS CAP TETHER BROKE, DEALER REPLACED GAS CAP. VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE BRAKING, DEALER REPLACED WARPED ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKES, THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER WAS LATER REPLACED DUE TO A TORN PISTON BOOT. OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL, DEALER REPLACED SEAL. STEERING COLUMN TILT HOUSING BOWL ASSEMBLY MACHINED IMPROPERLY FROM FACTORY CAUSING TILT WOBBLE, ALSO CAUSED A POPPING NOISE. CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNK NOISE FROM REAR WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, DEALER REPLACED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *SLC

MOTOR MOUNTS/ BOLTS SHEARED OFF RIGHT FRONT, CAUSING ENGINE TO TILT AND TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK AFTER CONTACTING GM, THEY DECIDED TO PAT FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS, CONSUMER PAID FOR THE LABOR CHARGES AND RENTAL CAR CHARGES. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED COMPUTER, BUT STALLING CONTINUED. *AK

ENGINE IDLING ROUGHLY DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE MOUNT. NLM

TIMING CHAIN FAILED. YH

MOTOR GASKET SEALS FAILED.

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, IT WAS LEAKING FLUID OVER THE ENGINE.. DEALER ORDERED GASKET KIT AND WILL FIX WHEN PARTS COME IN, COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. *MJS

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE DOES NOT STAY ON ROAD. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AT 60-65 MPH. ALSO ENGINE REQUIRES MAJOR WORK, INCLUDING THE CHANGING OF THE PISTONS. BOTH CAUSES UNKNOWN. *AK

ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY RESTART. ON THE FIFTH OCCURENCE IT WOULD NOT RESTART (TRAVELING 55MPH IN MIDDLE OF S-CURVE.) THE ONLY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS WHEN IT WAS REALIZED THAT POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND THEFT SYSTEM AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS WERE ON.