1999 Chevrolet Malibu Steering Problems

“I purchased a 1999 chevy Malibu in november 2003. I have replaced the brake pads at least 10 times ($20 each time), the rotors have been replaced 3 times ($70 each time). The brakes give you no warning they just quit suddenly which has almost caused several accidents. The ABS light always comes on and when this happens you can guarantee the ignition switch is about to lock up on you. The rear windows quit working, I hear a weird popping noise coming from the rear of the vehicle while driving down the highway. …”

“Lost of control of vehicle three separate occasions. Vehicle pulls to the left into oncomming traffic. On three separate occasions my chevy Malibu has lost control while changing lanes from the right lane to the left lane. The back end has swung out and caused the car to wooble from right to left out of contol. The first time was at 40 miles per hour and I was able to regain conrol over the vehicle. The second time was on the highway at 55 miles per hour and I hit a guard rail with only small damage to the bumper. The last time was a week ago and was the most serious. …”

“This 1999 Chevrolet Malibu was purchased in july 2001 in had a water leaking problem took 3 tries before they found it needed thermostat gasket didn't even have one in it they sold it to me .this way with a promise it had been fixed. Within the first year I had the car they had to replace both front wheel bearings & strut bushings. Then the alternator went out & it cause my battery to go bad overcharged it they replaced alternator but refused to re-emburse me for the battery. Then ignition switch caused problem with anti-theft system would not start. Had that replaced in march 2002. …”

“Tl-the contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while making a right turn, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was restarted and resumed to normal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000. Djr”

“It's been happening for a while & in recent times more regularly. While driving you can feel the steering toughening it up making turning difficult. Once car is pulled over steering returns to normal. Parking gets tough. Fluids are fine. Car is riddled with engineering gremlins that rear their heads in the most inopportune time. Most have simple & straight forward solutions (bleeding the antifreeze system) but lack of the documentation can make things unnecessarily difficult.”