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10.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $900
- Average Mileage:
- 47,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replaced some kind of compressor (1 reports)
- replaced the master cylinder & caliper (1 reports)
brakes problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
My God. This car is just plain awful. One problem after another. The brakes would just start braking for no reason while driving. As soon as you'd leave your foot off of the accelerator, the car would automatically brake. The brakes would smoke and the engine would overheat. But it was very intermittent. I took it into the mechanic at least 5 different times (had it towed) and he said nothing was wrong with it because the car wouldn't do the breaking thing while he was driving it. Like I said, it was very intermittent. It could go days and it would be fine. Then, all of the sudden, one day the breaking problem caused me a wreck and $900.00 plus $3,000.00 (covered by insurance) in damage. This time, the Chevy mechanic had to manually troubleshoot the problem and found out that a compressor had to be replaced. This car is NOT recommended! It is a piece of junk. Never buy a Malibu under any circumstances.
- Dr T., Hendersonville, TN, US