2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Suspensionfront Problems

10 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspensionfront Issues in the 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU

10 suspensionfront complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.

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#10164246 | August 2, 2006

I BOUGHT MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU FROM ROD AND TY'S ALL STAR AUTO IN PUYALLUP, WA ON 7/5/05. I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY/REPAIR INSURANCE. I HAVE PUT OVER $600 OF REPAIRS INTO MY CAR, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS ANOTHER $756.26 AND THE WARRANTY PEOPLE WILL ONLY PAY $425 FOR A SUBSTANDARD PART. I ALSO HAVE SOME WIRES I NEED TO HAVE REPLACED, THE A/C HAS NEVER WORKED, EVEN THOUGH THEY TOLD ME IT DID, THE CD PLAYER DESTROYS MY CDS AND SOMETIMES JUST WON'T PLAY THEM AT ALL, AND I HAVE A SQUEAKY SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING OR SUSPENSION ON THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. I PAID OVER $13,000 FOR THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS 5 YEARS OLD AND HAD 74K MILES ON IT (I GOT SCREWED) AND NOW ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE COMING UP ON IT. THE EVEN...

#10041954 | September 30, 2003

CONSUMER HEARD WHILE TRAVELING A CLICKING SOUND FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL. *AK

#566811 | September 12, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT TIRES EXPERIENCE ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR AND ARE NOISY, FIRESTONE AFFINITY. DEALER REPLACED LEFT FRONT BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY. THEY ALSO TIGHTENED FRONT CONTROL ARM. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED, HOWEVER NOISE CONTINUES AND TIRES CONTINUE TO WEAR, POSSIBLE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *SLC *NM

#761545 | May 6, 2002

I HAVE ALSO HAD A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTS, SUSPENSION FIXED, ALL IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES ARE STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *AK

#753798 | November 6, 2001

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...

#874112 | October 30, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL CONSUMER NOTICED CRUNCHING NOISE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS, BUT PROBLEM RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

#721713 | April 27, 2000 Crash

VEHICLE FIRST TOWED TO SHOP ON 04/04/00 FOR VEHICLE OVERHEATING. TOP RADIATOR HOSE SPLIT. INFORMED DEALER OF VIBRATION IN FRONT END AT 30 MPH AND UP, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. ON 04/11/00 HEARD THUMPING NOISE FROM FRONT AND WHILE PULLING IN DRIVEWAY LOST CONTROL OF LEFT FRONT WHEEL. TOWED TO DEALER AND LEFT SIDE OUTER TIE ROD END REPLACED. PICKED UP FROM DEALER ON 04/12/00 AND 2 MILES AWAY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY AND NEXT MORNING LIGHT WAS OFF. LEFT FOR WORK AND GOT 6 MILES AWAY WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRANSMISSON STARTED SLIPPING. CALED AND NOTIFIED CHEVY AND THEY SAID DRIVE VEHICLE THEN HAVE IT TOWED IN THE NEXT DAY. ON 04/14/00 WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT 40 MPH WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AGAIN AND HIT A TREE. REPAIRS TO STEERING/ABS LIGHT/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/TRANSMSSION SLIPPING NOT TAKEN CARE...

#858848 | March 20, 2000

VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES UNCONTROLABLY. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER , PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

#854787 | January 7, 2000

WHEN DRIVING OVER 55MPH STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END SHAKES EXCESSIVELY. DEALER SAYS ITS A HARMONIC VIBRATION AND THAT IT CANNOT BE CORRECTED. *AK

#716805 | January 3, 2000

STARTING AT 60MPH, FRONT-END BEGINS TO SHIMMY. DEALER SAYS IT'S A HARMONIC VIBERATION THAT THEIR TECH CENTER HAS INDICATED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. I FEEL I HAVE JUST PURCHACED A "LEMON" *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

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