1998 Chevrolet Malibu from North America - Comments

I had the starter on the car changed at 23,000 miles.

The battery in the car leaked and acid got on different parts of the car. This happened at 18,000 miles.

I am presently having problems with the air conditioner and heating system. The car has been taken to the dealership on numerous occasions for this problem. If I set the air conditioner or heater to recirculate the air on the inside of the car, it will switch back to fresh air coming into the car. When placing the setting on 3 or above, the air conditioner and heating system makes a roaring noise. This problem started at 29,000 miles.

On two separate occasions, I have hard the car to just stop on me while on the interstate. The car would just die. The dash board would be lit up but the car would come to a rolling stop. The car would be hard to steer when this happened. I took the car to the dealership and was told that they could not find anything wrong with it.

I regret buying this car and would not recommend it to anyone. As soon as it is paid off, I am going to get rid of it.

I kinda know what you mean. I also have a 1998 Malibu LS. I have had a few problems that you have had. I had my battery leak at like 49,000 miles, and I had the air conditioning problem at like 44,000 miles, that problem was resolved by the dealer, they replaced the HVAC control head.

I am starting to hear some of the same roaring noise from the blower when I turn mine on 4. Sometimes it does it and sometimes it does not.

I still have a few years on this vehicle before it is paid off. I am so happy that I have an extended warranty... I currently have 57,000 miles on it, and I have a warranty till 80,000. I am going to get rid of it before the warranty ends because I truly cannot afford the repairs that this car requires.