general problems of the 1998 Chevrolet Malibu

Tl-the contact owns a 1998 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that when approaching a red light, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The police report filed and the contact sustained a knee, hip bruising and a muscle by behind shoulder which required medical attention . The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unavailable. Ne.

The contact owns a 1998 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at a low speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The air bag, abs, and check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 54,000.

This vehicle had a crash with fatalities in 2006. General motors never issued a unintended ignition turnoff on this vehicle until aug2014. The crash began with an uncontrollable and unexpected spinout, there was no ability to steer, brake and air bags did not deploy. These are the exact conditions listed in the gm recall. Gm will not accept a filing for this make and model vehicle and should be added to the gm ignition failure claim program. Nhtsa didn't all the gm recall to Malibu's but I have notified them of the oversight. This should be corrected and compensation provided by gm. This is the exact wording on the gm recall website: the following recalls have been found for your 1998 Chevrolet Malibu results last updated: Sep 16, 2014 gm recall #: n140350 NHTSA recall #: 14v400 date issued: Aug 12, 2014 unintended ignition key rotation recall description: general motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in 2000-2005 my Chevrolet impala and monte carlo, 1997-2005 my Chevrolet Malibu, 1999-2004 my Oldsmobile alero, 1998-2002 my Oldsmobile intrigue, 1999-2005 my pontiac grand am, and 2004-2008 my pontiac grand prix vehicles. If the key ring is carrying added weight and the vehicle goes off road or experiences some other jarring event, it may unintentionally move the key away from the run position. If this occurs, engine power, power steering and power braking may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash. Safety risk description: the timing of the key movement out of the run position, relative to the activation of the sensing algorithm of the crash event, may result in the airbags not deploying, increasing the potential for occupant injury in certain kinds of crashes.

This vehicle had a crash with fatalities in 2006. General motors never issued a unintended ignition turnoff on this vehicle until aug2014. The crash began with an uncontrollable and unexpected spinout, there was no ability to steer, brake and air bags did not deploy. These are the exact conditions listed in the gm recall. Gm will not accept a filing for this make and model vehicle and should be added to the gm ignition claim program. An innocent person has a been convicted of manslaughter and this should be corrected immediately and compensation provided by gm. This is the exact wording on the gm recall website: the following recalls have been found for your 1998 Chevrolet Malibu results last updated: Sep 16, 2014 gm recall #: n140350 NHTSA recall #: 14v400 date issued: Aug 12, 2014 unintended ignition key rotation recall description: general motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in 2000-2005 my Chevrolet impala and monte carlo, 1997-2005 my Chevrolet Malibu, 1999-2004 my Oldsmobile alero, 1998-2002 my Oldsmobile intrigue, 1999-2005 my pontiac grand am, and 2004-2008 my pontiac grand prix vehicles. If the key ring is carrying added weight and the vehicle goes off road or experiences some other jarring event, it may unintentionally move the key away from the run position. If this occurs, engine power, power steering and power braking may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash. Safety risk description: the timing of the key movement out of the run position, relative to the activation of the sensing algorithm of the crash event, may result in the airbags not deploying, increasing the potential for occupant injury in certain kinds of crashes.

The contact stated every time she used the cruise control it deactivated on its own. This started approximately one month after purchasing the vehicle. The vehicle has been to the dealership multiple times for cruise control problems, but they were unable to duplicate the problem. There have been no repairs to the vehicle at this time. Updated 2/7/2006 - the bralkes failed at less than 2800 miles. The dealer replaced the brakes and rotors.