1998 Chevrolet Malibu Other Problems

HARSH WINTER OF 2003 WITH UNUSUAL BUILDUP OF SNOW/ICE IN NORTH CAROLINA HAS RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT HOUSING AND/OR RELATED PARTS OF MY DAUGHTER'S 98 CHEV. MALIBU. CHEVY DEALERS REFUSE TO HELP REPAIR AS A RECALL, BECAUSE THE RECALL IS LIMITED TO GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, AND CLOSEST STATE IS OUR NEARBY NEIGHBOR WEST VIRGINIA (WHERE, OF COURSE, OUR NC RESIDENTS NATURALLY TRAVEL REGULARLY DURING THE WINTER FOR THE SPORT OF WINTER SKIING). PART COST HAS BEEN QUOTED AS $137, THOUGH I HAVEN'T YET DETERMINED IF I HAVE THE TOOLS/CAPABILITY TO REPAIR MYSELF. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE CURRENTLY NOT DRIVABLE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.

RETURNED TO JAMES CHEVROLET FOR REPAIR ,PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

MOULDING UNDERNEATH GLOVE COMPARTMENT BECAME LOOSE. NLM

LEFT CUP HOLDER UNSTABLE. AS THE RESULT IT TOPPLED OVER AND SPILLED THE COFFEE ON THE DRIVER. YH

LEFT CUP HOLDER UNSTABLE. AS THE RESULT IT TOPPLED OVER AND SPILLED THE COFFEE ON THE DRIVER. YH

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED DEFECT RECEIVED A REPLY THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME. AUTHORIZATION TO CONVEY TO MANUFACTURER. ALSO A WASTE OF TIME FOR ME. THE BUREACRACY APPARENTLY IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT "EFFECT OF AUTO EMISSION SAFETY" RATHER THAN THE IMPACT OF JUVENILE ENGINEERING ON THE SAFETY TO OCCUPANTS OF MOVING VEHICLES. *AK

DEALER BLAMES DRIVING HABITS (EXPRESSWAY DRIVING) AND AMOUNT OF MILES ON VEHICLE. NO MENTION THAT CAR IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. NO FAULT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

OWNER DESCRIBED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND BELIEVES SHE OWNS A LEMON. HOWEVER NO DETAILS OR INCIDENTS WERE PROVIDED.

THIS FORM IS INADEQUATE FOR REPORTING ON THE UNSAFE FEATURE INVOLVING THE INADEQUATE LIGHTING OF THE ODOMETER AND GEAR SELECTOR PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. UNDER BRIGHT DAYLIGHT THIS AREA IS NOT READABLE DUE TO AUTOMATIC DIMMING BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE DRIVER. IN ADDITION, THE POLARIZING EFFECT OF SUNGLASSES COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. GM AND NSHTA APPARENTLY COULDN'T CARE LESS. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED WHILE TRYING TO SEE THE DISTANCE TRAVELLED??

You've had your vehicle's keys retrofitted with inserts at a Chevrolet dealer years ago to address a recall, but the dealer's records don't reflect that the work was completed. Despite six attempts to get the recall marked as finished and being told the issue was a VIN entry error that would be corrected, the problem persists in the system. You're requesting NHTSA's help to resolve this documentation issue without returning to the dealer again. Resolving this will likely require NHTSA to contact the dealer or manufacturer to correct the recall completion records.