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pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 236,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
electrical problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
A couple three months ago, the car wouldn't start but would act like it wanted to kick over to start but wouldn't. A neighbor came over and said it could be the fuel pump so we replaced it as well as the spark plugs, system flushed out, and a sensor replaced. It costs us about $500 to fix. After all this sh*t, it did it again so we called the tow truck to have a friend take it to his shop and look at. The tow truck driver told us we didn't need to have it towed. My husband and I looked at this poor guy like he was insane. He said that Malibu's are known for this problem. He told us to turn the key over and wait about 10-15 minutes and it would start. Sure as sh*t it started. Talk about being pissed. Then, it did it again yesterday at a friend's house in St. Louis. We packed the car up to leave and the car wouldn't start. We waited about 10 minutes and it started. Then we went to Springfield to a sports store and shut the car off and it started fine. We stopped around Mendota and shut the car off to fill up with gas and again it started. I think as many people that I seen on this site with the same problem, I think that GM should recall the car and fix the problem. This is what happens to these newer cars with more complicated crap on them. The older cars were built much better and had less problems than these newer cars. I plan to call the 800 number and complain as well. Hopefully, there will be a recall and the problem will get fixed.
- Kim B., South Beloit, IL, US