| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004025268 | Incident Date: Jul, 30 2004 |
| Consumer's City: LAS VEGAS | Consumer's State: NV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1ZU54884F | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 23 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Chevrolet malibu model uses inferior brake rotors causing rotors to be warped almost immediately upon installation on vehicle. upon taking delivery of 2004 chevrolet malibu in july 2004 it was immediately apparent that the front brake rotor was warped causing unsafe braking conditions and a general uneasyness when driving. car was returned to dealer, and only offer on this brand new car was the resurface the rotors. this fix, while temporarily effective, to me is not acceptable on a new from the factory car. the same car has 18000 miles now, and the problem has again resurfaced. upon further research online, this problem appears to be fairly widespread. i have not returned to the dealer to have it checked yet, but this is issue is not likely to be have been cause by poor driving habits by the user. i have another automobile that went over 50000 miles on it's original rotors and even at that point the rotors were not warped. |
