Two problems related to brake hoses, lines/piping, and fittings have been reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu based on all problems reported for the 2002 Malibu.
The car was taken in for routine maintenance. Upon inspection the gm mechanic showed me that the brake lines were completely rusted out. There are other parts of the under body that have a lot of corrosion. There is potential risk of failure which could lead to an accident. The car has under 100,000 miles on it, is garage kept and very well maintained. Upon further research, there have been many complaints and accidents relating to this specific issue on gm vehicles. Discussing the problem with gm customer service, it was told that it would the responsibility of the local dealer to workout a method of payment but gm was essentially not going to be of any help. The local dealer clearly has no incentive to to bare the cost of the repair. This is a engineering design flaw that should be taken care of by the oem. Other vehicles by gm have had this problem but no recall or acknowledgment of this issue is present. Other oem have had similar problems and quickly addressed it has a free repair/recall to the their customers.
I was driving from the market and came to a stop sign but had no brakes. No sign of me not having any brakes before hand. . The emergency brake would not work also. There were no cars in the crossing and I went through and continued home. I got home which is about 1. 5 miles away and was able to pull into the driveway going as slow as I could. I called my husband and he said there was fluid all over the ground on the driver side. I have the pictures of the lines. When he looked the brake and gas lines had rusted through. If I had driven over the mountain to get home from the doctors I would not be here today. I also was told if a car had hit me gas line like that it could have started a fire. You need to check gas and brake line before someone dies. The cost to fix this, and I still don't have my car back is $2550. 00. I want something done . I should not have to pay for this. I should be refunded some or all of the cost. Chevy owner since 1965.