1999 Chevrolet Malibu engine and engine cooling problems

“MY CAR STARTED LEAKING ENGINE COOLER, I HAD IT CHECKED, THEY SAID IT WAS COMING FROM THE OVERFLOW VALVE OR HOSE, AND THAT I MAY HAVE PUT TOO MUCH IN THERE. AND THEN ONE MORNING I GOT UP AND STARTED TO DRIVE, IT CRANKED UP FINE AND THEN I STARTED HEARING A NOISE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM , SO I TOOK IT BACK HOME. ONE MECHANIC SAID IT MAY BE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD OR A GASKETS, I REALLY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS, BUT I KNOW IT WILL PROBABLY COST A LOT OF MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I PROBABLY WILL TRY TO TRADE IT SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY KEEPING MY CAR RUNNING, IF YOU CAN MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS , IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OPEN THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE COOLANT SUDDENLY SPLASHED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE AND THE PAVEMENT BELOW THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE COOLANT TANK REPLACED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT COOLANT HAD BEGUN LEAKING AND THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.”

“I HAVE A CHEVY/MALIBU. I HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE GASKET, IT SEEMS, EVERY TWO YEARS. I HAVE JUST LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL. I AM APPLYING FOR REIMBURSEMENTS FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS. *TR”

“1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED. CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET REIMBURSED. *KB THE DEX-COOL COOLANT CORRODES ALL PARTS OF THE ENGINE IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH INCLUDING THE UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. *JB”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE ENGINE COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED, ALLOWING THE COOLANT TO FLOW INTO THE ENGINE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,300. *AK”

“MY 1999 CHEVY MAILBU HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS. I WILL START WITH THE 2 FUEL INJECTERS REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. THE CAR BEGIN TO RUN ROUGH THEN WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING. THEN THERE WAS THE ALTANATOR, THE THERMOSTAT, THE HEAD AND INTAKE GASKETS AND THE NUMUROUS ELECTICAL PROBLEMS. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS STILL CANNOT BE SOLVED AFTER NUMROUS TRIPSTO THE REPAIR SHOP. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. AS A CONSUMER I HOPE YOU WILL HELP US MALIBU OWNERS WHO ARE IN DESTRESS. I KNOW THE AUTO COMPANIES ARE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT EXCUSE MAKING AN UNSAFE AUTO. I AM AFRAID ENOUGH NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FEEL I PUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IN DANGER TAKING THSI CAR ON THE ROAD. I HOPE YOU WILL HELP CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL MY ONLY NEXT OPTION IS TO CONTACT A LAWYER OVER MY LEGAL RIGHTS.”