2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

WE UNFORTUNATELY OWN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. WE HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES FOR GOING OUT OF ROUND. WE HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT LESS THEN 50,000 MILES AT THE COST OF $728.00. THE AIR CONDITIONER POPS ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN NOT COOLING FOR THE MOST PART. THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NONFUNCTIONAL AND OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD BE. THEN THERE IS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND THE COOLANT LEAKING AND THE CAR OVERHEATING WE ARE TOLD THIS IS A MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET AND WILL COST AROUND 800.00 TO FIX. THE NEWEST PROBLEM IS THE FACTORY INSTALLED RADIO TUNER IS BURNED OUT AND NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE RADIO COSTING YET ANOTHER $100.00 DOLLARS OR SO THIS CAR HAS NICKEL AND DIMED US TOO MUCH. AFTER LOOKING OVER YOUR SITE I FOUND THESE TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS...

VEHICLE : 2000 MALIBU VIN : [XXX] I'VE READ THAT THERE ARE TECHNICIAN NOTES, SENT BY GM CORP., ABOUT A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE 2000/2001 MALIBU V6 3.1 ENGINE FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING AND FOR PISTONS,VALVE GUIDES AND LIFTERS WITH VALVES 1,2,3,4 AND GM'S REMEDY WITH UPDATED PARTS LIST TO REMEDY THE DESIGN PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE IS ONE OF THESE WITH THE APPROPRIATE VIN #. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ASSISTANCE BUT HAVE ONLY RECEIVED A PERSON THAT TRANSMITS BUT DOES NOT RECEIVE IN THE CONVERSATION. I HAVE ALL THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR OIL CHANGES, AIR & FUEL FILTERS ETC. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. I ALSO HAVE COPIES OF GM CORPORATE BULLETINS TO THE TECHNICIANS ACKNOWLEDGING THE DESIGN FLAWS AND THE CORRECTIONS AND PARTS LIST TO REMEDY THE DESIGN FLAWS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED, ONE YEAR OLD WITH 26,879 MILES. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO 3 DIFFERENT...

ON GOING PROBLEM OF CAR STALLING AFTER RAN FOR AN HOUR OR MORE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM MANY TIMES. I SEE HERE THAT I AM NOT ALONE BOTH WITH MY PROBLEM AND GM'S LACK OF ADDRESSING IT. PLEASE ALL FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT [email protected] IF YOU HAVE HAD BETTER LUCK AT SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. MR

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COLD START NOISE, DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM NUMBER 5 AND 6 PISTONS. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH VEHICLE CUT COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR STALLING PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT THEY REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR. *YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL START TO DIE OUT WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS WILL START TO DIM, AND VEHICLE WILL START TO SLOW DOWN. BUT, THEN IT DOESN'T SHUT OFF, AND CONSUMER IS ABLE TO KEEP DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. AND AS SOON AS PULLING OVER THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER

WHILE DRIVING AT 70-75 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING IT SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

AC AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ITSELF OFF SWITCH REPLACES. WHINING SOUND OCCURS DURING AC/HEAT FAN OPERATION FAN MOTOR REPLACED. AC/HEAT DIRECTIONAL CONTROLS WORK INTERMITTENTLY PROBLEM CONTINUES. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING UPON SLOW ACCELERATION REPORTED 3 TIMES 1ST & 2ND TIMES COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM 3RD TIME IN SHOP 30 DAYS REPLACED MULTIPLE COMPONENTS. ENGINE MISFIRING DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED 3,6,2,5 CYLINDERS MISFIRING REPLACED ALL IGNITION COIL PACKS PROBLEM CONTINUES. TURN SIGNAL BUZZES AND CLICKS HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED. AIR LEAK AROUND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR REPORTED 2 TIMES 1ST TIME COULDN'T DUPLICATE 2ND TIME DOOR REALIGNED. BRAKES CAUSE EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS UPON STOPPING ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT 24000 MILES REOCCURING AT 38000 MILES.*AK

I REALIZE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM MY CAR SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT INDICATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES WITHOUT RESULTS. IF THERE ARE OTHERS WHO WOULD CARE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AS A GROUP PLEASE CONTACT ME. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH, THEN AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER BOTH TIMES, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE.

VEHICLE WOULD JUMP WHEN TRYING TO STOP. ROTORS WERE WARPED. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT ON 5 SETS OF ROTORS SINCE JAN 2001. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WANTED CONSUMER TO EXTEND WARRANTY.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED CAUSING BRAKE PULSATION. THE A/C DOES NOT FLOW OUT OF THE CORRECT VENTS DUE TO A/C CONTROL FAILURE, THE A/C CONTROL HEAD ALSO SHORTED OUT. THE DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE DUE TO THE LOCK BEING MISALIGNED. ENGINE MAKES A CLUNK NOISE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SURGES. LEFT REAR SPEAKER SHORTED OUT. THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEN TURNING, CONSUMER LATER STATED THAT THERE WAS A CHIRPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *YH

BOUGHT MY CAR NEW OFF SHOW ROOM FLOOR AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE HAD IT IN FOR STARTING PROBLEMS BATTERY PROBLEMS FUEL PROBLEMS WINDOW PROBLEMS DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS ENGINE NOISE ENGINE OIL LEAKS VIBRATION PROBLEMS BRAKE PROBLEMS DYING PROBLEMS POPPING NOISES IN FRONT END STRUTS BOTTOMING OUT ROUGH RIDE AND STEERING PROBLEMS AND SO ON TOO MANY TO LIST ALL HAVE HAD FRONT END REALIGNED STUTS CHECKED AND REPALCED BRAKES CHECKED AND REPLACED WHEEL STUDS REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FLOAT REPLACED PISTONS REPLACED BATTERY REPLACED REMOTE START SYSTEM REPLACED ALARM SYSTEM REPLACED WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED FRONT CRANK SEAL REPLACED ALT CHECKED AND TESTED STARTED CHECKED STILL HAVING FUEL PROBLEMS BRAKE PROBLEMS VIBRATION ECT HAD IN THIS LAST WEEK FO 6 DAYS AND WHEN RETURNED STILL HAVING ENGINE NOISE STEERING PROBLEMS RADIO PROBLEMS FUEL PROBLEMS AND FOUND IMPACT MARK ON L/FRONT OF BUMPER ONE OF DEALERS TECH'S HIT SOMETHING AND...

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED/ANY TIME ON A DAILY BASIS. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.*AK

TICKING SOUND AT STARTUP THAT CHEVROLET WON'T FIX. NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I BOUGHT MY 2000 MALIBU BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER 1999.... MY ENGINE WAS PINGING AND MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISE, EVEN WHEN WARM.... BRAKES ARE VERY HAZARDOUS TO PUBLIC SAFETY... I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMERIOUS TIMES FOR ROTOR AND PAD REPLACEMENTS AND EVEN GM'S SO CALLED NEW THICKER AND IMPROVED ROTORS THEY INSTALLED ON MY CAR WAS JUST AS BAD AS ALL THE OTHER ONES ... I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON OUR LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS ALMOST HAD A WRECK DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY BRAKES... MY CAR VIBRATED SO BADLY AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN...AT ALL!!....I THOUGHT I HAD 2 FRONT TIRE BLOWOUTS... I PULLED OVER ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY TIRES WERE FINE IT WAS MY BRAKES...... I WENT STRAIGHT TO A LOCAL AUTOZONE AND PURCHASED NEW ROTORS AND PADS....GM NEEDS TO ISSUE...

THE VEHICLE MAKES AN EXCESSIVE TAPPING NOISE IN THE ENGINE UPON INITIAL STARTUP DUE TO PISTON DESIGN, SOME ENGINE NOISE IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE ENGINE WARMS UP, THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE TO REDUCE THIS NOISE, THE VEHICLE ALSO FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF WHEN IN PARK OR AT A STOP, INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. NLM

VEHICLE WILL STALL AT SPEEDS OF 50-65 MPH, TO DEALER 5-6 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUTS OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

IN BOTH FAILURES THE SERVICE SUPPORT WAS NOT IN EXCISTING,OR VERY INSULTING,BOTH PROBLEMS HAVE INJURY OR DEATH POSSIBILITYS,ROTOR WARRANTY ONLY 12.000 MILES,BUT THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECT WHICH IS IN ALL MODELS STARTING IN 1998 TILL NOW.IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE,EVERY 7000 MILES NEW ROTORS OR DIE?? ENGINE LOSING POWER AT HIGH SPEED AND GROUDED FREEWAY,NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES,NO WARNING. DEALER TELLS ME THERE ARE NO CODES AND IT RUNS WELL,AFTER DEALER TOLD WIFE TO REMOVE VEHICLE,18 MILES LATER ,CAR IS STUCK AGAIN,CHEVROLET ASSISTANT SERVICE SAID PERHAPS WIFE CAN PUSH THE CAR TO THE RIGHT.MUST WE TOLERATE THIS,AND A SALES PERSON KNOWS ABOUT THE BULLITINS,AND WILL SAY THAT THERE IS NO ROTOR PROBLEM,BRAND NEW VEHICLE,NEVER MISS WORK ,LOSING JOB ,HOME AND WIFE BECAUSE OF NO ERROR CODES.SO MUCH FOR EMPTY PROMISES.SERVICE MANAGER DONT CARE IF YOU DIE OR LIVE ,DEALER HAS HIS 22.000.00 AND TELLS YOU TO REMOVE YOUR JUNK.CHEVYS...

WHEN IN ON POSITION THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. DEALERR HAS CHECKED AND SAID IT MAY BE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. *AK ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BRAKES MAKE NOISE. FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES MAKE NOISE IN THE FRONT, 15 INCH. *SLC

ENGINE KEPT KNOCKING AND THE FIRST DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT , THEY PUT A NEW ENGINE IN BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED (ROTORS AND PADS) 2 TIMES AND STILL ARE NOT RIGHT, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON 2 OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD LIGHTS NOT WORKING, DOOR LATCHES BROKEN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A NOISE WHEN BRAKING WHICH MAY INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. ALSO A NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY

ROTARS CONTINUE TO WARP, AND THE ENGINE KNOCKS BUT NO ONE KNOWS WHY

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TIRES WORE OUT FAST, CAR STALLS, BRAKES WENT TWICE ,COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THE CAR LOCKED UP ONCE NOTHING WOULD WORK DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD( DOT NUMBER: )

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A REAR END CRASH. NEED TO WAIT BEFORE RESTARTING VEHICLE. PROBLEM OCCURRED 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. BUT INSTALLED A CHIP TO VEHICLE SO IT CAN RECORD THE PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS/COMPLETELY DIES WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK