general problems of the 1998 Chevrolet Malibu

Six problems related to equipment have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Equipment problem

Failure Date: 10/30/2014

I completed recall NHTSA-14v400, gm-n140350 on oct 30, 2014 at dublin chevy where they inserted the spacers in my 2 ignition keys. Since then I have been notified 4 more times to come in, by gm, concord chevy and dublin chevy. . I have called dublin chevy 2 times and they verify I have had the recall performed and said they will see that it is taken care of and I will never be contacted again. As of Jul 11, 2015 it is still listed as recall incomplete on your site. Please correct your records.

2 Equipment problem

Failure Date: 09/01/2009

My granddaughter was 18 years old and had recently graduated high school. She was driving to work on a Tuesday morning, the weather was clear and the road was dry. As she rounded a small curve, her steering went out. The car's right front wheel went off the road, sending the car out of control. When my granddaughter tried to steer back onto the road, the car slid on the pavement, spun around, was thrown over a ditch, hit a tree and landed back on the road. The airbag did not deploy, and my granddaughter's small body (98 pounds) was thrown across the seat and into the floorboard on the passenger side. When police and ambulances arrived, there was nothing they could do. My granddaughter died at the scene from head trauma and internal injuries. Her identical twin sister lost half of her identity that day; the two of them were as one. Emergency teams had to use the jaws of life to retrieve her body from the car. This accident happened within one mile from my home. I could hear the sirens in the distance but had no idea that they were sounding for my granddaughter. The memory of those sirens still haunts me.

3 Equipment problem

Failure Date: 08/12/2009

The ac control keeps on jumping front inside air to outside air, and these caused the compressor to cycle on and off, bought a new one from the dealer cost 150. 00 no warranty still keeps on doing the same thing, got another one from the junk yard still does the same thing, spent 200. 00 dollars on ac compressor but ac does not work because of these problem , do not know what to do, I need help!.

4 Equipment problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2008

Key can be removed from the ignition lock cylinder while the engine is running.

5 Equipment problem

Failure Date: 03/21/2005

At the beginning of this year, I bought a 1998 chevy Malibu, 2. 4 l, 4 cyl, sedan. Shortly after purchasing the vehicle I began having a problem with the abs light commming on and my brakes were grinding really bad. I took the vehicle back to the dealer that I bought it from the day my warrenty was to run out. They supposidly reset the abs system because it did throw them a code. The following day the same problem occured. I have had nothing but problems with the abs since I purchased the vehicle. I've also been having a problem with the air compressor. It makes an awful noise. The dealer I purchased the vehicle from also supposidly replaced the compressor with a used one. The compressor is still making the same noise as if they never replaced it. But these repairs were done on my last day of my warrenty so the dealer will not have anything to do with the problems anymore. I love my vehicle, it is perfect for the size family that I have and it is a very beautiful vehicle but the issues I am having with it are almost not worth dealing with. Something needs to be done.

6 Equipment problem

Failure Date: 10/10/1997

I was a automotive manufacturers rep and understand the importance of getting these recalls completed. I have had my 2 keys retrofitted with the inserts by my local chev dealer years ago and tried 6 times unsuccessfully to have this recall shown as completed. I was assured that they made a mistake and used a VIN with 1 # wrong and that it had been corrected. This is my last request. I give up. I am not willing to return to the dealer again. Please see that this is resolved.


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