| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003251023 | Incident Date: Dec, 16 2003 |
| Consumer's City: KANSAS CITY | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 18 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Intake manifold gasket, 1997 chevrolet malibu (3.1 v6 engine). my understanding is that this is an extremely common problem with gm products, particularly this engine and car. i also searched the complaints dadabase and i found that it appears to be a common problem. also, theft system light coming and excessive brake pad wear and rotor warping appears to be a very common problem. this was fixed once, the problem is reaccuring. $1200 in major repairs so far on a 1997 chevrolet malibu, not to mention the other small but frequent repairs. i am dissatisfied with both of my recent gm products because they both had similar problems that lead to costy repairs or engine failure at 120,000 miles on a 1994 grand am and 89,000 miles on a 1997 malibu. i have had to fix the radio numerous times (cable comes unplugged quite often). *ak |
