2008 Chevrolet Malibu Consumer Discussions

2008-2009 Chevrolet Malibu

Re: 2008 Chevy Malibu Annoying Shrieking Brakes [vanman1]

Written by: rogerdoger45 on Nov 24, 2009 08:22 AM

Took the car to the dealership I was told that the rotor are glaz to stop hard if they start to make noise. Read More...

Re: 2008 Chevy Malibu Annoying Shrieking Brakes [rogerdoger45]

Written by: vanman1 on Nov 23, 2009 05:43 PM

You may just need a break pad cleaning. Read More...

Re: 2008 Chevy Malibu Annoying Shrieking Brakes [bwia]

Written by: e_net_rider on Nov 17, 2009 08:48 AM

Glad to hear it was covered, but lets evaluate this warped rotor stuff. You got a problem, you have to deal with getting car serviced, maybe a loaner or not. Inconvenience. They turn your rotors, but still not as good as it was. They've removed metal from them and you can usually only do this once, so next time you have to buy new ones, most often not covered under warranty, ... Read More...

Re: 2008 Chevy Malibu Annoying Shrieking Brakes [rogerdoger45]

Written by: bwia on Nov 17, 2009 04:44 AM

Yes, the shrieking brake noise is covered under warranty. This is what I wrote about it in August. We are in the 18th month of ownership of our 2008 Malibu LS. Well would you know it--our 2008 Malibu with 15,000 miles was doing fine until the brakes suddenly started to pulsate. We took it to the dealership and their technician determined that the brake rotors had ... Read More...

2008 Chevy Malibu Annoying Shrieking Brakes

Written by: rogerdoger45 on Nov 16, 2009 02:07 PM

2008 Chevy Malibu Annoying Shrieking Brakes does anyone know if this is under warranty?I have about 13 thousand Mile on the LS . Read More...

2008 Malibu turn signal volume

2008 Malibu turn signal volume

Written by: uncledewey1 on Oct 02, 2009 03:07 PM

The turn signal volume is too low for me to hear if the radio or climate control fan is on. The Chevy dealer said: "Sorry, but that is the way the computer is programmed and the volume cannot be increased." Anyone else have this problem and do you know of a solution? Thanks, Uncle Dewey Read More...

Chevrolet Malibu Engine Problems

Re: 2000 chevy malibu idiling rough while sitting still [dbishop31]

Written by: maliblues1 on Sep 09, 2009 08:06 PM

i get no error codes or check engine light on my 2008 car. i have been waiting 1 year for a fix from a gm engineer.i think we need more owners to complain on line to get any action from gm.i experianced a misfire on 4 new cars with the 3.6 ltr.V6,two 09 malibu's,09 pontiac g8 and 09 caddy cts.two differant dealer serv.techs.also had misfires on brand new cars in the dealers ... Read More...

Chevrolet Malibu vs. Toyota Camry vs. Honda Accord

Re: bvdj84 [wayne52]

Written by: thegraduate on Jul 05, 2009 09:12 PM

To sum up your post (I think), GM = making great strides, Honyota = marking time at best. I agree completely. I don't personally feel that the Accord got any better with the current generation over the previous one. The problem for GM there is/was that the Malibu was easily a couple of generations behind quality-wise, so even though it improved drastically from ... Read More...

Chevrolet Malibu: Steering/Suspension

2008 chevy malibu steering problem

Written by: tkay73 on Apr 12, 2009 11:03 AM

Sometimes when I am driving along it will suddenly feel like something else has control of my front wheels and the steering feels loose. I had in the shop and they said it was the steering computer and reprogrammed it....i was on my way home and had the same problem. Any suggestions what it might be? Read More...

Midsize Sedans 2.0

Re: Camry vs Accord sales-436000 vs 37200 in 2008 [jeffyscott]

Written by: dave8697 on Mar 14, 2009 08:50 AM

Chevrolet Malibu - What the Auto Press Says: The Malibu now threatens the traditional favorites in this class. It's a viable alternative to the popular Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, and should be on your test drive list before you put money down on either of those. If you're looking for something more exciting, however, many find the all-new 2009 Mazda6 a more ... Read More...