Faults:

NOTHING but general maintenance in the last 70,000+ mile's I owned this car. It is God's gift to the road!

General Comments:

Luxurious, quick, powerful! The torque on this car is wonderful! NUMBER ONE in my book! It's a behemoth luxury sedan, engineered perfectly and designed for the luckiest people in the world. This car has pedigree. The Malibu is simply the best out there, nothing like it!!!

Faults:

Transmission shudder.

Coolant leak.

Leather tore.

DRL module short! Horrible and very dangerous to have a major electrical short while driving.

Airbag light comes on randomly.

Service vehicle soon is always on!

A/C works when it wants on its own time "even if off" will come on sometimes.

Fan motor is bad, and relays behind the panel are bad; either hurricane or nothing.

Brakes squeal and pulsate, even after new pads and rotors!

Bad torque steer with front wheel drive.

3.1L V6 is a glorious weed whacker motor. Doesn't get much better than my old V8.

Has had starting problems some times when it's humid out.

Radio will lock and cost you money every time the battery is removed for a charge, or even a change!

NO TRANS DIPSTICK; sealed transmission.

Dexcool coolant is very corrosive and has eaten through the lines.

Misses when the A/C is on.

Shifting is lazy and drawn out.

Tight area to work under hood.

Cup holders are kinda weird; "driver side near turn signal switch"; small cups only!

Cheap door panels chatter and make a noise, and rattle no matter how much the screws are tightened.

Dash panel is dim and not bright.

Glove box rattles over bumpy roads.

Gets pushed around on the highway, and cannot handle turns.

Shocks and struts make a noise, and are very sloppy for a car of its size.

Has no passing power on interstates.

A classic GM car!

General Comments:

It's got 4 wheels and runs. Dark blue chrome wheels.

This car was driven to the Gulf and back by an old man before I got it.

I knew the old man, and he babied all his cars. This car is in mint condition, and those issues were still there.

The paint and inside are immaculate to the eye.

But expensive repairs and annoying ticks lurk!

Faults:

Fuel pump, water pump, radiator, O-rings; you name it, it went wrong.

General Comments:

This is the worst car EVER!! Please for everything that you love in life, don't buy this car. I don't care how good of a deal they give you, DON'T DO IT!!! You will regret it for the rest of your life.

Faults:

Constant repairs, constant repairs, brakes leaking, clogged radiator, suspension, doorlocks that lock you out!

General Comments:

This car is a money pit!

Faults:

I bought the car as a 3rd owner with 116,000 miles on it. It seemed alright when I test drove it, but I guess I should have drove it more.

Once I signed the "as is" contract at the dealership, that's when things started to go wrong. I ran over a nail as soon as I got out of the parking lot, so I brought it to the auto shop. As soon as I arrived, I realized that steam was coming from my engine, and the temperature reading on my dashboard was way in the red. The auto shop employee said that the water pump wasn't working ($250 replacement) and the serpentine belt needed replacing as well (another $60 or so).

One week later, someone broke into my car and stole my radio. The auto glass company said the glass replacement would cost me $420 for that specific window of that car. I thought that was a completely ridiculous rip-off, so I fixed it with Plexiglas ($15). About a week after that, I roll down my window, and then realize I can't get it back up. The auto shop guy said that the window motor and regulator were broken and needed replacing (another $350).

I also noticed that my headlight was aiming almost straight down. When I opened up the hood to fix it, I noticed that the headlight wasn't even attached to the car (but rather just sitting there wedged between the hood and bumper, only connected by the wires). Apparently the headlight bracket had been broken, and needed to be replaced (another $45).

And as mentioned from an earlier post, my suspension squeaks, and water keeps getting into my right taillight, causing the light itself not to work.

I also have problems starting up the car if it has just recently been turned off (if I come back to the car after it has just been on the road, and try to start it, it takes a lot of effort for the car to start up, and when it does, I have to give it some gas immediately, or it won't have enough power and it will turn itself off again).

Plus, when my car has just recently been turned on, and I come up to the stop sign at the end of my road, when I hit the brakes, the headlights and dashboard get quite dim, as if the car has lost a lot of power, and then it comes back on with full power after I come to a complete stop.

I also agree with someone else that I had read about (maybe not on this site), about my speedometer being off by a few mph. My friend's car is a 2007 Pontiac Vibe, and we were driving next to each other and his car said he was going 47 and I was going 43. My guess would be that mine is off rather than his, since everything else has gone wrong with my car.

General Comments:

Overall... my experience with this car has been very unpleasant, and I would not recommend buying a Chevy Malibu, whether it is 1999, or newer (because I'm sure the newer ones will have the same problems once they get older too) unless you have a lot of money and time to spend on it.