Ever since buying car used at 36000, radio face has always been hot to the touch.
Brake rotors and pads replaced at 45000.
CD player broke at 60000.
Brake pads replaced at 65000.
Car began "lurching" at 70000.
Plastic track on power driver seat broke at 75000.
Turn signals at 80000: sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.
Car shakes at speeds over 70mph.
So far my '00 Malibu has been good. I fear when big things start breaking, however, the shizznit will hit the fan.
Plastic track for power driver seat broke; big deal, seat still works so I am happy.
Car shakes at speeds over 70mph;again, no big deal. I'm sure it has to do with the brakes throwing the wheels out of alignment.
I agree the brakes have issues. When I bought the car used the rotors were fubar; the prev owner probably ignored the inherent brake problems. Replaced with cheap rotors/pads and the pads were a problem immediately. Bit of advice - by more expensive pads. I bought better quality pads and have not had a problem since.
The audio system blows; ever since I got the car, the radio face has been hot to the touch.I'm expecting it to burst into flames any day now. CD player kept shutting down due to over-heating and then broke all together.
What brought me here was the lurching and the turn signals. Car recently started lurching and missing @70K so I figure the transmission is due to fall out if I don't get it fixed. The turn signals are the most recent problem; they messed up around 80K. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. A few quick cycles (on/off) of the hazards helps get them working sometimes, so I figure there is a bad switch that shouldn't be too costly to replace.
Owner's update:
1) I am at 95k miles and car still performs great
2) Brake pads changed @ 65k are still hanging in there
3) Still shakes at speeds over 70mph occasionally
4) Fixed the problem with the flashers; hazard switch was replaced at a cost of 50 bucks and 5 minutes
5) Gave up on radio; still hot to the touch after prolonged use, but it hasn't burst into flames yet
6) Still seems to be missing sometimes, but not convinced it is the trans; haven't taken in for service yet
7) Serpentine belt change is coming up.
In the 2000 Malibu the hazard switch had been recalled an I got it replace for nothing. My blinker wouldn't work until I messed with the hazard switch. I would get my money back from the dealer.
I know why the car shakes at 70 m.p.h. My 2000 Malibu did that and what you need to do to get it fixed is to get the wheels rotated and balanced. I think we spent about 200 dollars on 2 new tires and a tire rotation from Discount Tire Company.
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