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Malibu03, 11/05/2009
2003 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Purchased vehicle at 31,000 miles, 2 years old. I always have my cars serviced at the appropriate times. Never had to do anything to it until the brakes went after 3 years of driving it (20,000 mi/yr). This past week the fuel pump went, but I purchased a 7yr/100,000 service contract which paid for the replacement. Have always liked the car. No other issues and I'm at 90,000 miles.
Poor engineering in abundance
twomacho, 01/30/2009
2003 Chevrolet Malibu 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought new - lots of price incentives - good initial reports, including CU. GM just doesn't get it. Poor brake / rotor design - expensive to fix. Flasher problems should have been a recall - hard to get at - poor design. Radio buttons show "wear" - mats slip - ash tray comes out doesn't go back in easily. Glove box opens - bottom falls out. Just the kind of garbage you never see in a Toyota or Honda who "sweat the details". GM deserves to go under - they have had years to get it right and disappoint.
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The reason we'll never buy GM again
Dissatisfied Owner, 10/05/2008
2003 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
This has got to be the worst car I've ever owned. The air conditioner won't stay in recirculation (coldest) mode. We've had it serviced six times in five years (after warranty expired $400 a pop). It works for a few months, then breaks again. Local Chevy dealer kept it for over a week last time to figure out what is going wrong. Still can't figure it out. Living in North Central Texas, cold a/c in summer (and sometimes spring and fall) isn't an option -- it's a necessity. Our next car will definitely not be a GM product -- from two people who bought exclusively GM for our entire driving lives.
honeymoon is over
bordelon, 06/23/2013
2003 Chevrolet Malibu 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Loved car until intake gasket leak, warped brake rotors, anti-theft sensor went out, 4 AC control plates, and now has a slight jerking when softly accelerating. Bought used in 2004, am second owner. Up to 98,000 miles. Decent acceleration from stop if you press gas 3/4 way down. For passing on interstate, floor it and it'll downshift. Am doing mild hypermiling. Average between 22 to 24 mpg in city. Use cushion with opening for tailbone. Seat bucket now painful to my tailbone. Very little rust caused by rocks and parking lot car doors.
First Car At 168,000 Miles...
Ethyn Dirmeyer, 03/17/2015
2003 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 7 people found this review helpful
Well, got my first car about a month ago. The Chevy Malibu LS. Got it used for a heck of a deal. Love the power this thing has got, and the interior design is AMAZING! The Radio is alright, ended up replacing every single speaker (4x6 and 6x9) for Rocksfords. The original speakers arent bad though, the bass isnt half bad but not any wear NEAR what you can get. I love the inside of this car. 2 Cigarette Lighters, Easy to open door panels. All i'm getting from now until i die is a Malibu (: