1997 Chevrolet Malibu review from North America

Rough idle after owning car for one week.

Heater fan stopped working on first 2 settings after one week.

Rear window defroster stopped working after one week.

Broken motor mount after 2 weeks.

Right front headlight fogged up and blew out bulb because of condensation after one month.

Passenger side door lock snapped, unabe to unlock car from that side.

Rear console ashtray fell off, unable to reattach.

Stereo knobs fall off, and only half the stereo lights work.

Passenger seat stuck in recline possition.

Drivers side seatbelt guide fell off resulting in a twisted mess, as it was not reattachable.

Glove box latch broke, makeing it impossible to close.

Emergency brakes locked up leaving me stranded.

Plastic trunk trim fell off, unable to reattach.

At about 95,000 klm. Timeing chain went.

At 100,000 Klm, it developed a bad fluid leak, not a hose, a cracked alloy fitting.

Turn signals stopped working, which required the dash to be removed to replace module.

120,000 klm, cam shaft broke snapping timeing chain.

120,000 klm, motor gone.

When I Bought this car I thought, (Nice looking modern vehicle). I've always had fairly old vehicles. This one was 4 years old and I've always been a Chevy kinda guy.

I once owned a 72 chevy malibu- chevelle. So I thought, new malibu,"cool".

What a mistake. This car was a problem from the get go. I paid 6 times as much for this car as my last. My last car lasted 5 years with minor problems. I only got rid of it for a newer car.

I have nothing good to say about this car.

I'm getting it haualed of to the scrap yard tomorrow. My mechanic or his employees won't even take it for free.

What does that say about a 10 year old car with 120,000 kilometers?