Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / MALIBU MAXX / 2004
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005065551 | Incident Date: Jun, 24 2005 |
| Consumer's City: CHARLTON | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU MAXX | 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 16 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Noticed front end shutter while applying brakes. took car to dealer under warranty and extended warranty and dealer said excessive rust in brake pads. also dealer said front rotors were warped. dealer turned rotors and cleaned. car had only 28k miles on it. drove for a couple of days and problem came back. took back to same dealer and he said rotors fine just excessive rust and brake dust. nothing he could do. car has 34k miles on it and in the rain, applied brakes and whole front end shuttered and anti- locks were grinding. took back to dealer and they could find no problems. now car has 42k miles and took to midas, they said front rotors severely warped and pads worn away. they could tell someone turned down rotors once and did bad job. have to replace front rotors with different style rotors and new pads. costs $500 dollars to replace. chevrolet will not cover any of it even though existing problem. *jb |