Five problems related to car stall have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer was unable to restart vehicle. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced.
While driving vehicle stalls unexpectedly which may cause a crash. Common problem. Please provide further information.
The invalid VIN is the correct one on the car. We have checked it several times. The stalling started the first time when the car had less than 12000 miles on it , as did the brakes. I do not have the exact dates of the other stallings. The last time for example, was in April 2001, my sister was going the speed limit, with her granddaughter in the back, and the car stalled in heavy traffic. No way to get out of the road. She narrowly missed getting hit by a transfer truck. Also, the brakes have never worked right. She has had them worked on several times. This is not covered under warranty and is not cheap.
While driving in traffic vehicle stalled, and was nearly rearended. Contacted dealer and manufacturer, and they were unable to fix it. Vehicle continued to have stalling problems.
While makeing a stop the vehicle would stall with all indications. Light would come on. Dealer has benn contacted. Please provide further informaton.