Battery problems of the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu

The consumer states that the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu's signal and hazard lights malfunctioned. The lights sometimes work and sometimes they do not. This has been happening for about six months. The consumer took the vehicle to dealer once to have it checked. The consumer said that he looked at it himself. The consumer has not contacted general motors. The consumer said that the battery pole had a short life. The consumer replaced the battery pole himself. The consumer indicated that there was a delay in the signals coming on.

Positive post of ac delco battery in a 2000 chevy Malibu failed, resulting in total power loss to vehicle. Research has shown that this is a common problem. Dealer parts person stated that they see this failure often due to battery having a defective seal on the pos. Post. Excessive acid leakage resulted from this failure.

Consumer stated that brake line indicator light did not come on to inform her that she needed brakes or there was a problem with the brakes. She would hear a funny noise sometimes. Then, she took vehicle to the dealer where she purchased vehicle, and after examining the vehicle, was told she needed brakes, and that the calipers on driver's side were going out. They wanted to charge her $140. 00 to turn rotors, and put brakes on the vehicle. She has had the vehicle only one month. Also, consume rgot stranded, and had vehicle to the dealer. Deale rfound that the battery post was corroded, she was told that vehicle needed a new battery.

Front/rear suspension-squawking noise -gm well aware of this issue hazard lights - have gone out twice. Fuel integrity - erratic fuel reading - shows 1/4 tank - when in reality there is no gas. I have ran out of gas approximately 7 times - several times late at night. No cruise control - gm would not repair. Brakes pads/rotors - have replaced 3 times. My local dealer rotolo Chevrolet and gm customer service would do nothing. It was expensive. Premature tire wear - two sets of tires. Cars runs hot - would never go on a trip - because it would get too near overheating. I was afraid of getting stranded in the middle of the desert. Engine ticking noise - local dealer said this was normal. Now, I find none of these things were normal and many, many more car owners have experienced the same type of problems. Also, I had a battery that exploded while car was under warranty. It was my problem. Dealership would not replace battery. I finally had enough and turned this automobile back to gmac. Is it going to take people getting killed to make gm responsible for these issues with the 2000 Malibu. All of these problems were reported to the dealer, but since nothing could be duplicated, even though gm was aware of these issues, they would do nothing. After the car was out of warranty, the dealership was more than willing to correct these issues. The problem I have is the deception. . . . . Gm is aware of these issues and have been for some time. Someone needs to hold then accountable.

I too, have many of the problems that other Malibu owners have. My turn signals work intermittently, the brakes have been replaced 2x, in addition to rotors, etc. The battery blew up, but was replaced as was the ac turning off and on by itself. The one issue that is very concerning to me, is one familiar to you. My car cuts off at anytime while driving. It has done this to me on 2 separate occasions. Nashville has 3 interstates running through it and I was on them both times this happened. It was very scary and dangerous. It is out of warranty and the shops that I have taken it to cannot replicate the problem. The mechanics at then shops told me that Malibu's are by far some of the most troublesome cars on the road today. Someone is going to be killed. You lose control and have no steering ability, what does it take to fix the problem. I can see from others that their problems are being ignored as well. When will gm acknowledge the problem. Don't they watch the news and see what happened with the firestone recall, or the tobacco companies that kept secrets? it is time for someone to be responsible for their product.

Numerous problems: brakes made noise when applied, vehicle jerked when at a complete stop,the vehicle shut down on the consumer three times, it started loud and hard, bounced while being driven and a bolt fell off from under the passenger seat, however the dealer stated the bolt did not belong to the vehicle. Also the rear passenger window was inoperative, and the battery was weak.

Brakes failed for the 2nd time accident occurred have not had car for 3 weeks, have been waiting for gm to send inspector. Car is out of service for more than 15 days and gm has exhausted the time limit for action. I do not want this "death trap" (car) back. I also want to be credited for lease payments. I should not have to pay for manufacturer defects.