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THE STRAIGHT DOPE
andrew mascia, 03/04/2016
2016 Chevrolet Malibu L 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
6 of 16 people found this review helpful
Check with Edmunds first_ visit 3 dealers if possible_test drive on different types of roads_walk out if price is not right.
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GM MAKES JUNK
Deborah Karolewicz, 03/25/2016
2016 Chevrolet Malibu L 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
19 of 54 people found this review helpful
DON'T buy this car with the start / stop system you will hate it, it works when it wants to. The transmission is so clunky, the car skips and lunges when you least expect. Let's not forget the dealerships are not telling you about the start/stop system, when I test drove mine it never shut off once until I got home and drove it that night(Thursday). I called the dealership they told me to bring it in Monday, then they said " What your experiencing is the start/stop system. I told them I didn't want the car, they told me too bad. I HATE this car, it's JUNK!!!!!!!!!
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Thank God it was just a rental
Onlyhonda, 10/04/2016
2016 Chevrolet Malibu L 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
5 of 14 people found this review helpful
I would rather drive my 17 year old honda than this p.o.s. the ride was so noisy and unsteady,too many blind spots,interior is very poorly designed. I seriously didn't feel safe driving the car due to its poor outward visibility, and shaking, I had to to exchange it a better designed sedan (sonata).this experience has forced me to never consider GM products for anything.you would think a brand new car would have more pep,but then again it's a chevy.
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Don’t change lanes
A, 07/21/2018
2016 Chevrolet Malibu L 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Horrible blind spots, out of town for work had a Malibu on one trip and a Cruze on another, seems like the entire design was to see who could create the biggest blind spot. In the market for a new car, at this point I cannot consider a Chevy product
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Get the Extended Warranty!
Deborah, 08/16/2019
2016 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
My Malibu is just 3 years old and already we are replacing the motor - in addition to the extensive warranty "maintenance" work we had to have done last year (~ $700 unplanned expenses)!! My dad was a mechanic so I know that regular maintenance is a MUST and we maintained the car well. Still, somehow the rings inside the cylinders failed and trashed the motor.... THREE YEARS OLD??? (I should mention here that our service guy said he'd seen them fail at 3 MONTHS and that it's not extremely unusual for this to happen)... If you do decide to purchase the Malibu for some odd reason GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NEVER in my 50+ years have I needed one. We initially got one with this car because it was new and my dad had lost his touch as part of aging. When I reviewed the warranty details (which you get by mail a couple of weeks after buying the car), I wasn't sure that it was going to really be worth the $$. I went to the dealership to speak with the guy that sold me the warranty to ensure I was understanding the details properly - he'd been fired shortly after we bought our car for dishonest practices. That made me leary of the value of the warranty I'd purchased so I asked a guy in finance about it (this was 3 years ago so I don't remember who exactly I spoke with - just a manager in finance). HE told me the warranty was "not really useful". Odd thing for a finance guy to say - so I figured he was being straight with me & helping me save some $$..... Based on his lack of faith in the value of the extended warranty and our need to cut back financially on non-essentials, we cancelled the warranty.... Fast-forward to today - the car is under the 5 years but OVER the mileage of the standard warranty (covered up to 60,000; currently has 71,000) and the motor has to be replaced. Asked the service guy - if we'd had the extended warranty, how much would we be paying out of pocket? Answer: $0.00! Without the warranty??? GM is kind enough to spot us 50% of the cost, so it's "only" $4,202!!!
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