Faults:

The compressor clutch started rubbing and making a squealing noise.

Battery died from a bad cell after 82000.

General Comments:

I love the car. Very snappy and gets 30 miles per gallon on the highway. I haven't had any serious problems with it.

I drive it over 120 miles a day to school and back. The comfortable seats are also a very welcomed feature when your stuck on the road for long periods of time.

I keep hearing lots of complaints about them, but so far I have had nothing, but good luck with it. I will definitely buy another GM product in the future.

Faults:

Lower intake gasket blew engine. Had to replace the engine with a refurbished one. 4 months later, ENGINE Coolant Light went ON again. This time, I didn't take any chances, and had the lower intake gasket replaced. So far, no problems. BUT GM knows this is a problem, and will not give a recall, or take any responsibility.

- Windshield wiper mechanism broke. I had to have it replaced.

- Lots & lots of Brake jobs on this car.

General Comments:

Clearly, GM has gone the 'cheap' route. Cheap parts means lots of maintenance. Unless you are a mechanic, don't even touch this one!

Why hasn't anybody got together for a CLASS Action Lawsuit against GM? This is embarrassing, and very costly.

Faults:

Nothing on this car failed.

General Comments:

We bought this car new. Beyond normal maintenance items, it needed nothing for the 71,000 miles that we kept it to 1993. The front brake pads lasted 65,000 miles and it needed new tires around that time. It was the most reliable car of approximately 17, mostly new cars, that we owned to that point although it was nice to know that Chevrolet dealers are everywhere in the US.

It should be noted that the tire rotation schedule per the owner's manual must be adhered to or else the low aspect ratio tires (215/60R15) will flat-spot and become noisy. Rotating the tires will not correct the flat-spotting with consequent noise even after several thousand miles as is more likely to happen with higher aspect ratio tires.

We liked the car so well that we traded it for a new, almost identical 2003 Malibu.

Faults:

Brakes-calipers, rotors warped, pads worn down two times, basically the whole brake assembly at 55k.

Blower Motor Resistor at 84k, so it only blows at speeds 3 and up.

Bearings making loud noise at 70k.

General Comments:

The extended warranty has saved us from probably 6,000 dollars in service cost. we got the 4 year warranty bumper to bumper. Otherwise the engine is solid and it is a very comfortable drive. Handles great!!

Faults:

I would never recommend buying a Malibu.

Since we have had the car, we have had two brake jobs and the car is in need of a third.

The A/C turns off when ever it feels like turning off.

The glove compartment box lets cold air into the car. During the winter on long drives, I have to place towels in the Glove box to keep the air out.

The coolant light comes on and goes off at random times.

Faults:

The fuel pump has been replaced four times.

The fuel tank was given an "acid bath" after we questioned why our fuel pump kept failing and had to be replaced. The Chevy dealership told us there was "gonk" in the fuel tank causing the problem and that this would fix the problem. Not even a month after this "acid bath" guess what... the fuel pump failed again and shut off on me on and my Wife in the middle of traffic.

The A/C turns on and off when it wants to. I think it has a mind of it's own.

The motor/fan makes a humming noise constantly. The noise would get really loud right before the car would shut off due to the fuel pump failers. When we questioned the Chevy dealership where we took it for service they told us it was perfectly "normal" and that all Malibu's make this noise. Well this must be the only model in the entire world to make this noise because no other vehicle that I can think of or any friend's vehicle hums when you are driving. I mean my Ford Taurus has over 170,000 miles on it and you can't even hear it running. I mean come on.

The trunk button no longer works to pop it open from inside the car.

The car began rattling at 58,000 miles. Took to dealership and had to have the bearing joints replaced.

The brakes squeak, but guess what. We were told that is "normal" also with the new Malibu's under 60,000 miles.

General Comments:

I will never buy a "Chevy" again! My friends and family always told me "you need to get a Chevy man they last forever". That is a bunch of bull and I would tell everyone of them that. I would take my Ford Taurus with over 170,000 miles anyday over the Malibu.

I have had nothing, but disappointments, wasted time off, wasted money out my pocket, and headaches with this piece of crap.

As soon as I get rid of this car I'm getting me a Honda or Toyota. At least Honda and Toyota put pride into building their cars and care about their customers and the people who drive them. I'm done with American cars!