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#45 of 54 Brake issues by ChevyMax Dec 04, 2008 (4:54 am)
I have a 2004 Malibu Maxx, I’m having a problem with the brakes and the dealer said he can’b find anything wrong, we put new brake pads on at 38,000 miles (out of warranty) and had to machine the rotors. We only have 41K on it now, he told me that rust was building up on the pads because we weren’t driving it enough. Now its doing the same thing, intermitting catching, no rhyme or reason, we can be out on the highway and it feels like the emergency brake is on, the brake pedal is extremely sensitive, RPMs are high and I can’t get up to speed, I have to get to the nearest exit quick. Doesn’t happen all the time and I never know when it will catch. Replies to this message: jjllshea (May 27, 2009 12:37 pm)
#46 of 54 ABS by bmccool Dec 19, 2008 (8:38 pm)
I have a 2006 Malibu SS. Love my car, but the T/C light and engine light are on more than they are off. Today I went to dealer they were off so they wouldn't look at it. They have repaired it twice for the same thing. The squealing from the breaks is driving me a little crazy also. No noise today. Kinda like the toothache at the dentist.
#47 of 54 malibu brake problem fix. by tjco Jan 24, 2009 (6:18 pm)
i have owned 2 malibu's a 98' and my current 01'. On the 98' i went thru 12 sets of brakes in little over a year. what i learned is that anytime you have to either jump start your battery or someone else you have to do it a certain way. charge the battery but do not start either car until you have disconnected the jumper cables, if you do it can send a surge to your ECM which can mess up the whole braking system. my problem was when i would take my foot of the brake, the calipers would not immediately release causing premature brake pad wear. Second piece of advise, dont go to the dealer service center unless you like getting ripped off. i recently had a local brake shop replace everything (4 rotors and 4 premium brake pad) for around $300 buck. and they work better than anything the dealer ever did.
#48 of 54 here we go again by ChevyMax Feb 03, 2009 (7:06 am)
Coming home from work the wheels totally stopped, I got the car to the dealer (will take it somewhere else next time). All 4 wheels were stuck, none of them would turn, you could smell brakes burning in the whole shop. This was late on Friday and they didn’t' look at the car until Monday, of course by then they couldn't find anything wrong with it. They kept it a whole week. Now I’m uneasy about going on the high way, I never know when the brakes will jam all the wheels. Chevy has no answer for me either; we've been back and forth with them. Same old story, they can't fix it until they can reproduce the problem. EP
#49 of 54 by gonogo Feb 03, 2009 (8:10 am)
Sounds like a anti - lock problem, did they scan the anti -lock system, should be a code.
#50 of 54 brakes by ChevyMax Feb 03, 2009 (3:32 pm)
they said they checked the code and didn't find anything. I'm going to wait until it happens again and try somewhere else. I can't believe they have no idea what's causing the problem.
#51 of 54 Re: Warped front rotors [pao] by rvoth Mar 19, 2009 (3:18 pm)
Replying to: pao (Oct 01, 2008 4:19 am) Have you had any problems with NAPA quality ..must be cased thicker than GM's...Yes proper torque wrench torqued to 100 ft/lb is very necessary ...
#52 of 54 Re: Warped front rotors [pao] by rvoth Mar 21, 2009 (10:59 am)
Replying to: pao (Oct 01, 2008 4:19 am) The Ultra performance rotors are 1.256 inches thick as compared to the premium rotors at 1.025 inches thick. Difference of .230 inches thickness between regular and performance equip....which ones did you use , the thicker rotors wouldn't warp as quickly as the standard rotors, more material to heat up..About 45 more dollars more for the Ultra pref compared to 80 dollars for the OEM rotors from NAPA... Replies to this message: pao (May 28, 2009 3:29 am)
#53 of 54 Re: Brake issues [ChevyMax] by jjllshea May 27, 2009 (12:37 pm)
Replying to: ChevyMax (Dec 04, 2008 4:54 am) We have a 2006 Malibu we bought used in '08. Brakes became very touchy sporadically in Jan. '09 and dealer couldn't duplicate problem so sent us home. At times it felt like the e-brake was on. This happened a few times and only when we had been driving the car for a while and it was hot. After much persistance, the dealer decided the brake fluid was contaminated with a petroleum product that of course our extended warranty didn't cover. Were told to go through our auto insurance - vandalism??? Has anyone else had this problem and what was the outcome. We think it is something else and not contamination of the brake fluid because it happens sporadically and we were told that if your brake fluid/system is contaminated with a petroleum product that the problem with occur all the time...we're just not buying it.
#54 of 54 Re: Warped front rotors [rvoth] by pao May 28, 2009 (3:29 am)
Replying to: rvoth (Mar 21, 2009 10:59 am) used the std OEM NAPA rotors....havent had a problem with them at all

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