Faults:

Bought the car new, only has 26000 now.

Two sets of front brakes.

Tail light replaced four times.

A/C control panel inoperable with air shutting on and off.

I did find a fix on line which has worked and is still working, about one hour repair.

Blown manifold gasket.

Owned by my wife with only 26,000 miles. She is a school teacher and drives cautiously.

General Comments:

Weak, I feel like I got ripped off.

Faults:

Everything is made with GM Chevy cheapness and falls apart.

They look good and drive nice, but don't be fooled by them.

General Comments:

Well it's a comfortable car and it rides nice. It is pretty much a nice little midsized car.

But it is a mechanical nightmare.

Between blowing a head gasket, the transmission jerking and many other problems, the car is a total piece.

I wouldn't recommend it.

My Ford was way more reliable.

Faults:

Major problems with the brakes, rotors, AC, internal wiring. The list is too long to mention.

General Comments:

STAY AWAY from this CAR!!!

It is the devil re-incarnated.

Faults:

One week off of the dealers lot the car needed a new wheel bearing. I should have taken this as a sign of things to come...

Every 20000 miles I've needed new brake pads/rotors/drums. To date this has cost me more than $6000. I've been to several mechanics GM and non-GM. Both have admitted that the design on the Malibu brakes was really bad... too bad GM will never admit that. The non-GM mechanic says he's tried every type of pad and nothing seems to stop this problem.

Air conditioner cuts out intermittently and car occasionally stutters upon accelerating. I believe this is due to a bad thermostat but GM said that's not the problem, not that they could find a problem.

The alternator went bad on my way home from work at 70000 miles, normal wear and tear?

Most recently had the Dex cool radiator fiasco at 75000 miles (apparently normal for this car) so $1000 poorer and one replaced head gasket later. Thanks GM and Dex cool.

My check engine light is now on and the driver side power window is cutting in and out. Plus it must be time for new brakes again.

General Comments:

Except for the horrible design flaws leading to constant and costly repairs, I've really liked my Malibu. It has nice power and good handling. Fits my family of four nicely with great trunk space.

Faults:

Intake gaskets at 35,000 miles, $750.

Alternator at 45,000 miles.

Complete all 4 struts at 50,000 miles.

Several brake jobs, including rotors.

Spent a small fortune trying to get rid of off idle stumble, shop refunded my money as long as I never bring car to him again.

A/C chronic problems.

General Comments:

Very uncomfortable, and backseats useless for anyone over 5 feet tall.

Rides bad, handles worse.

Been a royal pain in my backside since I got it. My mother gave it to me for free, it wasn't worth it.

Three shops and two dealers have given up trying to get an annoying stumble out of it. They've thrown parts at it like crazy, nothing helps, even a little.

Faults:

Brake pipe was damaged over time at around 90000 miles. Cost was around 400 because pipes for Malibu LS's aren't made any more so they had to make a custom pipe.

Engine was making funny noises at 100000 miles and I needed a new piece of tubing. The cost was less than 30 bucks to replace.

General Comments:

All in all a great car, but because of high fuel costs it doesn't get a lot of gas mileage like it used to do. I've had to replace all 4 tires over time and other than that I am fairly happy with it. A great car, you just need to keep up with oil changes etc.