1999 Chevrolet Malibu defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1999 Chevrolet Malibu. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• TURN SIGNAL FAILURES
  Recall Query RQ04005 · opened Jun 18, 2004 · closed Nov 30, 2004

  Gm conducted a recall (nhtsa recall number 03v327) on model year (my) 2000-2001 alero, grand am and malibu vehicles to replace defective hazard switches that cause the turn signals and hazard lights to fail.the recall covered vehicles built from february 2000 through may 2001 (depending on model).odi opened this invest…

• FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE
  Engineering Analysis EA03021 · opened Nov 4, 2003 · closed Oct 19, 2004

  The failure rate of the subject vehicles is low relative to past odi investigations.the engineering analysis is therefore closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exists.the agency will continue to monitor complaints and other information relating to …

• FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE03031 · opened Jul 14, 2003 · closed Nov 4, 2003

  The subject vehicles are equipped with a coil spring-over-strut front suspension with the spring itself resting in compression between two polymer isolators.pe03-031 was opened to investigate reports of fracture of this spring.the fractures occur in the first active coil above the lower isolator and apparently originat…

• ENGINE COOLANT BOILS OVER
  Defect Petition DP02008 · opened Sep 3, 2002 · closed Sep 24, 2002

  There is no summary currently available

• STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY OVERHEAT
  Engineering Analysis EA00010 · opened Mar 27, 2000 · closed Aug 9, 2001

  There is no summary currently available