Used 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews
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Was a nice Car
bcarmichael1, Castle Rock, CO, 07/25/2012
Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Overall I enjoyed my car when I first bought it in 2008. I have had to take my car in four times in the last three months. Things that have gone wrong in the last 2 years: replace door locks (driver side front and back), keyless remotes, exhaust and cam solenoids, emergency brake, tires, brakes, OnStar system, Intermediate shaft in steering column, and numerous sensors. I am happy that I bought the extended warranty. I recently have had to put new brakes on the car and new tires. The car only has 55,500 miles on it. Will never own another GM product.
Terrible Product Quality
Bill, Woodstock, GA, 09/28/2015
Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
8 of 11 people found this review helpful
Door locks two down and two to go....at $300 a pop, passenger airbag failed just before warranty went out and chevrolet they never fixed it; tire pressure sensor failure, headlamp replacement is a human factors nightmare....have to remove the entire front end to replace a headlamp bulb.
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Worst Car I Ever Owned
r0gue13, Hartford, CT, 09/04/2014
Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
This was a company car that I obtained in early 2009 with 12K miles on it. History prior to me owning all window motors were replaced, 2 around 5k, the other 2 at 8k. I have had replaced 2 catalytic converters(first 1 at 22K), all door lock mechs, door speakers, ecm, front shocks(43k), passenger seat airbag sensor(car was parked for a week while on vaca, came back started car air bag light on) and practically every Oxy sensor and cam sensors in the engine. The air conditioning doesnt work half the time and a rattle in the rear that the dealer cant figure it out whats wrong. This is all before the car had 70K on it. I got rid of it at 87K. Slow acceleration for a 4 cyl. Interior good.
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Kal Mart, Van Vleck, TX, 02/10/2019
Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Don’t. Just don’t . With all the recalls and life as busy as it is you wld have never been able to stay on top of it all and recalls expire, so your sol, spent so much money on this vehicle only to find over half of repair charges were recalls with this vehicle. Hardly seems fair.
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Dannda, Deforest, WI, 01/25/2018
Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought the car used and from one owner at about 85,000 miles. At first it was fine. Right blinker stuck and one of the key fobs didn't work. I did hit a coon but at lower speed (40 mph) about a year after I bought it. Yeah it destroyed my radiator and I needed a whole new a/c condensor. Mind you I have hit this same animal with a pontiac grand prix and all I had with that was cosmetic damage and that was at below 0 temps. NEVER cosmetic with the malibu ls. Have fun changing any of the front lights because you literally have to take the whole front off to do so or take it in to change a really cheap part. The dash kept popping up on the passenger side. The side bar on the window is really thick and blocks your view. Issues with timing chain. Had the thermostat changed about 4 times before it actually worked and didn't go to crap. Windshield wipers quit working which we found some of the gears are made of PLASTIC! Good choice chevy for making almost everything plastic on this thing. Surprised the engine isn't made of it. It's a cheap car because they use the cheapest material for this model and year. Plastic storage cubby in front of shifter broke which was rarely used. Good things...it does drive smooth, is spacious enough on the inside so you don't feel crammed, really good trunk space, handles well around corners and Wisconsin weather, decent sized rear view mirrors, and good gas mileage. If you have XM subscription the reception is good. Never used the onstar button so can't review that. All in all, I keep asking myself why I got this car and the pros are no where near making up for the cons on this car.
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