Used 2003 Chevrolet Malibu Consumer Reviews
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Best vehicle I have ever had!
Molly, 10/27/2006
2003 Chevrolet Malibu 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought this vehicle in 2004 for only $8,000. It was the best purchase I had ever made on a vehicle. I have owned a Mazda and Corsica and had nothing but problems. When I purchased this vehicle it had 17,000 miles on it and I was working at a state agency so I did a lot of traveling. I now have 83,000 miles on it and the only problem I had with it was a couple weeks after I got it the factory CD player stopped working but I was in a the process of getting a CD player installed anyways and all I have needed done is brakes changed twice and oil changes. Mechanically I have had absolutely no problems and it drives smoothly.
Has problems....
Patrick, 04/05/2010
2003 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought this car used with only 2,400 miles on it. The engine is up to the task, and the transmission does a good job of using the power at hand. My problems center around the cooling system. This is the second GM car that I've had in which the coolant is just disappearing. The thermostat is also broken (locked open I think), and will have to be fixed. Don't know where the coolant is going, as there are no leaks. Probably a blown head gasket. Otherwise I like this car, but those are major repairs that the car will need. Air conditioning isn't working now, and hasn't for over two years. Now the fan control is screwed up too (only works on 4 and 5 settings, nothing lower).
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Changed MInd
broker037, 10/22/2009
2003 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
Rated good before...changed mind. At 64,000 miles worst car ever owned. Head gasket broke down at 40,000 miles due to DexCool AntiFreeze ... GM only would pay for 1/2 "IF" you take to dealer. Cheaper to go to private shop. No wonder they went bankrupt. DO NOT BUY!
Dont buy it
kevpa1, 09/13/2012
2003 Chevrolet Malibu 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 14 people found this review helpful
I bought the car under with 90,000 miles. At first the car has no problem and after a while it started making a clunking noise randomly and it feels like its about to break down any minute. I cant want to trade this car in.
Total Practicality
Howardvv, 02/22/2003
2003 Chevrolet Malibu 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
It's not a BMWr, but it does everything well and has been totally trouble- free. The Malibu has apparently earned the intial quality award that it has advertised.