2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AND ENGINE OIL MAY DEPOSIT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT OF FIRE. *JB

4-2007 GAS WAS POOLING AROUND ENGINE, REPLACED INTAKE GASKET, NEXT TIME I DROVE CAR , SAME PROBLEM,THEY HAD TO DO OVER ( THEIR DIME) BECAUSE FAILED TO REPLACE O-RING. 9-06-07 WOULD NOT START AT GAS STATION, 9-13-07 PASS LOCK SYS. INSTALLED IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER. 11-13-09 TURN SIGNALS, TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING, BETWEEN 11-13-09 @ 4-07-2010 , I HAVE BEEN BACK SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE SIGNALS FAILED OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. TOLD ME, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY COULD SEE IT FAIL, WHICH IT DID ON 4-07-2010 WHILE I WAS CLOSE TO SHOP. FLASHER SWITCH/RELAY BAD, REPLACED. 6-10-10 HARMONIC BALANCER WORN AND SERPENTINE BELT & SEAL REPLACED. 2-23-12 WATER PUMP LEAKING, REPLACED. 6-14-12 REPLACED SPARKS PLUGS, WIRES, COMPLETE INJECTION FLUSH. 9-14-2012 STRONG FUEL SMELL (FUMES) INSIDE CAR AND UNDER HOOD, PERFORMED FUEL LEAK TEST, NO VISUAL SIGNS OF FUEL LEAK. CHECKED VENT CANISTER, GAS CAP, NO FUEL CODES....

COOLANT IN THE OIL. HAS ALWAYS OVER HEATED IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC, NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX BUT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM & SAYS GM COULD CARE LESS & WON'T FIX IT. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED BEFORE THIS VERY COMMON COMPLAINT IS RECOGNIZED & IS RECALLED???????? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 90 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,010. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WHICH COULD RESULT TO THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ UPDATED 02/28/11

HAD HAZARD LIGHTS REPLACED 5 YEARS AGO, PROBLEM CONTINUES. WATER PUMP BLEW, INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS REPLACED. DEX COOL PROBLEM CAR ALSO REFUSES TO START FROM TIME TO TIME, TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO DECIDE TO START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS. THIS IS NOW THE 2ND TIME TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE 1ST REPLACEMENT WAS DONE 2006 FOR ~$750. NOW THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE GASKET AND FLUSH COOLING SYSTEM IS ~ $800. NEW RADIATOR MAY BE REQUIRED IF THE SERVICE SHOP CAN NOT FLUSH OIL OUT OF THE RADIATOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO TEXAS FROM MISSOURI, DOING THE SPEED LIMIT WHICH IS 70 AND ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND ON A BRIDGE WITH KNOW SHOULDER,AND MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU JUST SHUTS OFF ,NO WARNING AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY A SEMI 18 WHEELER ON THE BRIDGE, I FINALLY GOT OFF THE BRIDGE ,AND 15 MINUTES IT STARTS BACK UP AGAIN AND I GO ANOTHER 20-30- MILES AGAIN SAME PROBLEM,SO A CHEVY DEALER IN ARK BY THE NAME OF PETUS .WORKS ON MY CAR ,PUT A MAP SENSOR ON CAR AND CHARGES ME $158.00 AND TELLS ME IT IS FIXED. AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED,WELL 100 MILES DOWN THE ROADS IT HAPPEN AGAIN,WELL TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, AND THE LAST 60 MILES I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AT $4.00 A MILE . I READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR. I NEED ANSWER,...

2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER COMPLAINT ON LEMON LAW. CONSUMER BELIEVES HIS VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE LEMON LAW SPECIFICATIONS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEFECTIVE CALIPER DESIGN CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS. AFTER REPLACING THE FACTORY SUPPLIED CALIPERS, THE PREMATURE ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD WEAR CEASED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE THE NEW GASKET MATERIAL WAS IMPLEMENTED THE INTAKE GASKET NO LONGER LEAKED. THE SAFETY HAZARD LIGHT CONTROL ASSEMBLY ON THE STEERING WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WITH ADDITIONAL DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WAS COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA, HOWEVER, GM REFUSED TO HONOR THE AGREEMENT. *JB

FROM THE TIME I GOT MY CAR IN 6/07, I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AC SYSTEM HAVING A MIND OF ITS OWN. 1 AND 2 WON'T WORK AND THE AC POWER LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND RESETTING IT TO PULL THE AIR FROM OUTSIDE INSTEAD OF CIRCULATE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING IN THE MORNING AND HAVING TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES. HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING, BUT HAVE ONLY HAD IT 2 MONTHS. OCCASIONALLY WHILE AT A LIGHT OR IN PARK, I FEEL THE CAR JOLT SLIGHTLY AND THE RPM GAUGE MOVING, AND WHILE IN PARK PRESSED THE GAS TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD DO, AND WHILE MY FOOT WAS STEADY ON GAS, THE RPM WENT UP AND DOWN LIKE CRAZY. MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE LOOKED AT MOTOR BRIEFLY AND SAID I HAD...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, DETAILS RE: THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT IN THE MANUAL. THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS OF SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT. THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, UNLESS THE HAZARD BUTTON IS USED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V327000); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,778. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS 3 YEARS., APPROXIMATELY WITH FREQUENT LOW COOLANT LEVELS AND LOW OIL LEVELS, IN ADDITION TO NOTICING A STRONG ODOR OF COOLANT AFTER TURNING CAR OFF. I WAS INFORMED RECENTLY , DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE IN MAY, 2007, OF A COMMON PROBLEM OFTEN OBSERVED IN GM 3.1 L AND 3.4L V-6 ENGINES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED AND ALLOWED CROSS CONTAMINATION OF THE COOLANT AND OIL SYSTEMS. THE OIL SYSTEM LEAKED INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM, CLOGGING THE FLOW OF ENGINE COOLANT AND DAMAGING OTHER SYSTEMS, GASKETS AND FLUIDS. THE COOLANT LEAKE D INTO THE OIL SYSTEM AS WELL, CAUSING ENGINE WEAR.*AK NOW I AM TOLD IT WILL COST ABOUT $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER GASKETS AFFECTED BY THIS LEAK. THE MAIN EXPENSE IS FOR THE LABOR TO REACH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN MID-ENGINE. I WAS ALSO...

2000 CHEVY MALIBU INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE, 800.00 TO FIX. REPLACED GASKET AT DEALER, TOLD CAR WAS A FIXED AND THEN THE HEAD GASKET FAILS, WITHIN HOURS OF LEAVING REPAIR SHOP. *JB

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ALONG THE FREEWAY AND WITHOUT ANY NOTICE THE CAR WENT FROM HAVING A NORMAL TEMP TO RED LINING ON THE TEMPERATURE. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TURNED ON THE HEAT. AT THIS POINT NO HEAT CAME OUT AND SOON AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND DIED. I CRUISED IT OFF THE FREEWAY AND ONTO A SIDE ROAD. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND A PASSERBY WAS NICE ENOUGH TO STOP. I ENDED UP REFILLING THE COOLANT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO WHERE I NEED TO GO AND RETURN HOME. I HAD REFILL THE FLUID LEVEL MULTIPLE TIMES. I TOOK IT TO A RADIATOR SHOP THAT STATED THAT THE SEALS ON MY ENGINE WERE LEAKING EXHAUST INTO THE FLUIDS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THEY STATED THAT CHEVY WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DEXACOOL COOLANT IN THE VEHICLES AND THAT IT WAS...

2000 MALIBU ENGINE GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS THE AIR CONDITION CONTROL HEAD WAS REPLACED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, A LEAK WAS NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

I FIRST NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM BELOW MY CAR. IT HAS 76,000 MILES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. THIS IS A $1000 PROBLEM THAT I FEEL CHEVY HAS REFUSED TO RECALL BECAUSE AT $1000 A POP, WHO WOULD? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD EACH TIME AND IT RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED NO PROBLEM. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE MAP SENSOR AND A FUEL RELAY, IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. UPDATED 05/10/06

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE HEAT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT, COOLANT AND WATER WAS ADDED TO THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, UPON INSPECTION THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD BEEN LEAKING. THE GASKET ALLOWED THE COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVER HEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

I WENT IN TO FIND OUT WHY I HAVE NO HEAT AND THE REPAIR GUY SAID THERE WAS ANTI FREEZE LEAKING ON TO ENGINE BLOCK. HE SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKETS AND THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDED REPLACING AND IT WOULD COST $1500. *NM

WHEN I WENT TO THE STORE I NOTICED A SMELL COMING FROM MY CAR I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM MY CAR. I OPENED THE HOOD TO COOL DOWN THE ENGINE SINCE I ASSUMED IT MIGHT HAVE OVERHEATED OR SOMETHING OF THE SORT AND IT WAS ONLY THE RUN OFF. I ADDED MORE FLUID (EVERYTHING WAS FINE) AND NOTICED THE NEXT MORNING IT LEAKED AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC (TO GET MY HAZARDS MODULE REPLACED SINCE THEY BEGAN TO START A FRITZ) AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET AND WOULD BE $850, NOT TO MENTION HE REFUSED TO OFFER THE RECALL CLAIM BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PAPERS. *JB

1. LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS LEAKING COOLANT. 2. HORN IS INOPERATIVE (2ND TIME). 3.HVAC KICKS OFF AND RECIRC. WILL NOT HOLD ITS SETTING. (ON-GOING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS). *JB

I PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU LS IN DECEMBER OF 2002. AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE SOMEONE WORKING IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A GM DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAD MADE A BIG MISTAKE. HE SAID THE ENGINE HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE ONLY WAY OF FIXING THE PROBLEM ALSO INVOLVES REMOVING THE ENTIRE ENGINE FROM THE CAR. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005 MY CAR HAS DEVELOPED THIS PROBLEM. I THEN CONTACTED A MECHANIC TO FIND HOW COMMON A PROBLEM THIS IS FOR THE ENGINE. HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT HAPPENED TO ALL GM V6 ENGINES. THIS FAILURE IS A MAJOR MECHANICAL EXPENSE WHICH I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDING TO FIX. WITH LESS THAN 65,000 MILES I DO NOT FEEL A CAR SHOULD DEVELOP MAJOR MECHANICAL DEFECTS. *NM

DEX-COOL COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE OF MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY GM OWNERS, AND IT IS WELL KNOWN BY EVERYONE EXPECT GM. BOTH THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THAT I MUST PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED, ABOUT $1500.00. CHEVY MUST ADDRESS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM .*JB

TOOK MY 2000 MALIBU IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WAS TOLD THE INTAKE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING. COULD REPAIR IT FOR $825. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. WAS QUOTED $765. HAD DEALER FIX IT. BUT HAD TO USE THE "UPDATED" GASKETS. WHICH NEEDED "UPDATED" BOLTS.(APPROX. $40 EXTRA) WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING FROM WEEP HOLE. REPLACED. TOTAL COST $966.56. MY CAR HAD 51,XXX MILES ON IT. I FEEL THAT GM HAS HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING AND THAT THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AS THERE IS NOW AN UPDATED GASKET TO BE USED. WAS TOLD BY ONE SHOP THAT IS THE DEX-COOL EATS AWAY AT THE GASKETS. IF THE COOLANT IS GOOD FOR 100,000 OR 150,000 MILES. GM SHOULD COVER ANY DAMAGE THAT IS CAUSED BY IT WITHIN THAT MILAGE.

FUEL PUMP WENT BAD ON 06/01/05 ($583). WHEN SERVICE WAS DONE TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING. TO REPAIR IT WILL COST $1300.

I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE "INTAKE IS LEAKING COOLANT" ON MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AND THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $825.00. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ARTICLES OF OTHER MALIBU OWNERS ON THE INTERNET THAT EITHER CURRENTLY HAVE OR HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT WOULD SEEM APPARENT THAT THE INTAKE IS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC HAS ADVISED THAT UNLESS REPAIRED, THE ENGINE WILL BE DESTROYED. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT HAPPENING ON A FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR? THE LOSS OF LIFE WOULD BE TERRIBLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 17-YEAR-OLD SON THINKING THAT I WAS PURCHASING A CAR THAT WOULD PROVIDE HIM SOME ADDED PROTECTION AND NOW I FIND OUT HE IS DRIVING A TIME BOMB. IN LIGHT OF THE NUMEROUS REPORTS, I WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO REPAIR MY CAR AT NO CHARGE TO ME.

I HAVE ALREADY FILED COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO THE HAZARD LIGHT RECALL, WHICH FOR SOME REASON DOES NOT COVER MY 2000 MALIBU. I NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE MALIBU AND FIGURED I WOULD THROW MY TWO CENTS IN. I TO HAVE HAD TO DROP OVER $1000 DOLLARS INTO THE MOST DEFECTIVE CAR I HAVE PURCHASED THIS INCLUDES THE $200 PIECE OF JUNKS I BOUGHT WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER. MY LIST OF PROBLEMS. 1. COOLANT SYSTEM LEAK COST $700 NOTE: MECHANIC LAUGHED AND SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IS THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. IN REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE ONE REALLY STANDS OUT. NICE I AM GLAD GM OWNS UP TO ITS PROBLEMS. 2. BRAKES CONSTANTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED WELL BELOW MILEAGE. GLAD GM SAVED A FEW BUCKS UNDER SIZING THE ROTORS. 3. WITHIN A YEAR THE FANS SWITCH (LEVELS 1,2) AND LIGHTER STOPPED WORKING. BOY GM IS SAVING...

MY WIFE'S 3.1 GENERAL MOTORS V6 NEEDED A MANIFOLD GASKET AND RELATED ITEMS REPLACED ON HER 2000 MALIBU WHICH ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. MY 1995 LUMINA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING WITH MANY SHOPS AND GM DEALERS (AND A CO-WORKER WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TODAY)...IT IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT @ EVERY 40,000 MILES. IT COULD TURN OUT TO BE A VERY BAD DEAL FOR MANY CONSUMERS AND IT APPEARS THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNEW OF DEFECT FOR YEARS. JUST A HEADS UP FOR YOU. *JB

COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND MY COOLANT PUMP. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND COOLANT PUMP. THE COST WAS $1250. I WORK AT A COMPANY WHERE I KNOW ALL THE OTHER CHEVROLET MALIBU OWNERS. THERE ARE TWO OTHER: ONE OWNS A 1999 AND THE OTHER OWNS A 2000 MALIBU, BOTH WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THE 2000 OWNER HAS HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED FOR $950. THE 1999 OWNER HAS HAD THE COOLANT PUMP REPLACED AND WILL PROBABLY NEED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED. I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET HAD INITIALLY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE CHEAP PARTS IN THIS MODEL AND WILL NOT OWN UP TO IT. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 38000 MILES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS LEAKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL. I WAS TOLD THERE HAVE BEEN MANY GASKET FAILURES ON THE MALIBU BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. REPAIR COST IS ESTIMATED AT $645.00 BY THE DEALER. I AM NOW UNABLE TO AFFORD THE REPAIR OR SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS NOW IN STORAGE. *JB

THE INTAKE GASKET ON MY 2000 MALIBU IS LEAKING AND IT'S GOING TO COST 550.00 TO REPAIR IT. CALLED JACKSON CHEVROLET AND SERVICE MGR. STATED HE PURCHASED MALIBU FOR WIFE AND HE ALSO REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET. THE SERVICE MGR ALSO STATED THAT ALL THE MALIBUS WITH THAT MOTOR ARE BAD ABOUT THE INTAKE GASKETS LEAKING. CALLED GM AND THEY SAID CAN'T PAY FOR REPAIRS. WILL NOT BUY A GM AUTOMOBILE AGAIN. STILL NOT FIXED. PUTTING WATER AND ANTIFREEZE IN IT EVERYDAY. *NM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 03V327000. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BECAME BECAME INOPERABLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

AS READING OVER THE WEBSITE I NOTICE THE 2000 MALIBU IS PRETTY MUCH A LEMON. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIO, PRETTY MUCH EVERY GASKET IN THE ENGINE, THE FUEL PUMP, BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, NOW MY TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK, JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL I HAVE TO CHECK TO SEE IF I QUALIFY, MY ENGINE KNOCKS ON COLD STARTS, AND IT PRACTICALLY LOSSES ALL POWER WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE . . AND TOP IT OFF MY TRANSMISION SLIPS. . THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO . . AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. *JB

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH 61K MILES. DISCOVERED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AS OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED AND COVERED UNDER RECALLS, BUT SOME WHICH ARE NOT. WORST PROBLEM IS INTAKE GASKET IS LEAKING RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK AND COOLANT MIXING WITH OIL. GM DEALER STATES THERE ARE NO CAMPAINS OR RECALLS ON THIS ITEM, ALTHOUGH I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON DOZENS OF WEBSITES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE NEEDLE WAS REGISTERING AS HOT ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK *TS

AFTER STOPPING FOR AN ERRAND AND SEEING A PUDDLE OF COOLANT ON THE GROUND, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE LEAK CHECKED ON. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A LEAK IN THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. THE SHOP ADVISED THAT THIS REPAIR WAS COMMON AND POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE TYPE OF COOLANT USED AND POSSIBLY DEFECTS WITH THE GASKETS OR INTAKE MANIFOLD. THEY PROVIDED AND ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS BETWEEN $600.00 AND $800.00 DEPENDING IF ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED (POLAR CHEV IN WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN) WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE REPAIR AND REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THEY DO A LOT OF THESE REPAIRS ON THE MALIBU AND IMPALA BUT THE REPAIR IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED ALSO. THEY SAID NO SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OR BULLETINS ISSUED ABOUT...

A/C TURNS OFF OR GOES ON AND OFF (LIGHT FLASHES). DEALER STATES CAUSE AS FAILED CONTROL HEAD. BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHRONIC PULSING THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUDDER, ESP. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FROM SPEEDS OF 30+ MPH. AT VARIOUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED, REPLACED (AT 22K MILES), NEW HUB ASSEMBLY INSTALLED. SIX ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. JUST HAD NEW BRAKES AND SHIM KIT INSTALLED BUT DON'T TRUST THAT THIS WILL FIX PROBLEM BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE.

THE LOWER INTAKE IS LEAKING COOLANT, CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT. WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IT WOULD NOT COVER IT UNLESS THE LOSS OF COOLANT CAUSED A HEAD GASKET TO BLOW OR ANOTHER TYPE OF MAJOR DAMAGE. I WORK WITH 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE MALIBU'S AND THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE PAINT ON HOOD STARTED CHIPPING @ OR ABOUT 30K DEALER SAID NOT WARRANTY PROBLEM. BEGINNING APR 2002 CAR INTERMITANTLY HAS HAD A "SURGING" IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING & PUTTING IN GEAR. AT FIRST JUST 1 OR 2 TIMES IN 3 OR 4 MOS. NOW THE LAST 8-9 WEEKS IT HAS HAPPENED MORE & MORE FREQUENTLY, THEN 2 WEEKS AGO THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME ERRATIC IN ACTIVATION & NOW WON'T WORK AT ALL.

I BOUGHT MY CAR ON 7/21/01, IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 10/3/01, 7/12/02,12/11/02, 6/23/03 AND 6/24/03. THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL AND THE ENGINE AS WELL. CHEVROLET HAS RUN DIAGNOSTICS MANY TIMES BUT IS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD. EVERYTIME I TAKE MY CAR IN, I AM TOLD IT'S NOW SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT HAS BROKEN. MY CAR WILL BREAK DOWN AND SOMETIMES IF I ALLOW IT TO SIT FOR 10 - 20 MINUTES IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. FOR AS MANY TIMES AS MY CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED, IT HAS BROKEN DOWN AT LEAST THREE TIMES BEFORE I TAKE IT IN. MY DISPUTE WITH CHEVY IS MY CAR IS A LEMON. THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE DIAGNOSTICS IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CHEVY INFORMED ME THAT DOES NOT MEAN THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM IT JUST MEANS THE COMPUTER CANNOT DETECT IT....

THIS CAR HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. THE DAY AFTER WE LEASED THE CAR IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE BRAKES, THE CAR HAS HAD 2 ENGINES IN IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBUILT. THE BRAKES ARE STILL NOT CORRECT. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN AND THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY IS UP. WE COMPLAINED TO CHEVROLET AND THE BBB. TO NO AVAIL THEY SEEMED TO BE ON CHEVROLET'S SIDE IN THE CASE. WE WERE TO THE POINT THAT WE WERE JUST GOING TO LET THE CAR GO BACK BUT THAT WOULD ONLY HURT MY HUSBAND'S CREDIT MORE THEN IT WAS ALREADY. WE HAD TO KEEP THE CAR THROUGH THE LEASE. THIS LEFT A REALLY BAD TAST IN MY MOUTH FOR PURCHASING NEW VEHICLES BECAUSE YOU ARE STUCK WITH IT FOR THE DURATION OF THE LEASE OR PURCHASE.

I HAD THE CAR FOR 3 1/2 YEARS AND IT HAS GIVEN ME SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MISFIRE SENSORS, CLICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, NOISE WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR HOLE, THIS IS BESIDES OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE WATER PUMP, FUEL PUMP, TRANSMISSION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND MUCH MORE. *JB

INTAKE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED

VEHICLE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU BOUGHT WITH 120,000 MILES ON IT. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER GETTING THIS CAR FOR 5500.00, WHEN RETAIL ON THE CAR WAS 8300.00, I HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THE VALVE COVER GASKETS BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING COOLANT. ALSO, THE BRAKES SHUDDER AND VIBRATE WHENEVER APPLIED, EVEN AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. HALF A WEEK LATER, THE GAS GAUGE FELL TO ZERO WHILE NORMAL DRIVING AND THE LOW GAS LIGHT CAME ON, EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST FILLED THE CAR UP TWO DAYS PRIOR. THERE WAS PLENTY OF GAS IN THE CAR, ABOUT 3/4 OF A TANK. ALSO, THE TRANMISSION IS SLIPPING NOW WHEN I SPEED UP. WHEN I SPEED UP THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR RIGHT AWAY UNTIL 4000 RPM. WHEN IT DOES SHIFT, IT SHIFT WITH A LARGE JOLT THAT SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING...

VEHICLE OVER-HEATED, TAKEN TO DEALER WHICH HAD BEEN SERVICING THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW. DEALER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND WATER PUMP CHARGING $1400.00 THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 24000 MILES ON IT AND WAS LESS THEN SIX MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER WOULD NOT WORK WITH ME AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. *CB

LEAKING COOLANT FROM AROUND ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER DIAGNOSIS: LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. MILEAGE 30,000. PREVIOUS REPAIR COMPLETED ON WATER PUMP FOR BAD BEARINGS AT 28,800 MILES. MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT USED IN THE BUILDING OF THESE MOTORS.*AK