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#2 of 54 2005 Malibu BRAKES by calisnshyne May 26, 2006 (11:25 am)
Hi All,   In October 05, I purchased my Malibu LT V6...Two weeks after my purchase I began to hear a sqeeling noise upon comming to a stop...Upon placing the car in reverse I began to hear grinding...In short I have taken my car back to the dealership 3 times for the same problem and I am being told that these are GM's top of the line brakes and as lond as they have 66% or more of usage left, GM REFUSES to replace them...Has anyone had this problem?? Please-Please-Please HELP!!!! Replies to this message: shadow5599 (May 26, 2006 11:43 am) beedublu (May 26, 2006 4:42 pm) 01malibu (Nov 03, 2006 8:41 pm) yury (May 25, 2007 8:16 am)
#3 of 54 Re: 2005 Malibu BRAKES [calisnshyne] by shadow5599 May 26, 2006 (11:43 am)
Replying to: calisnshyne (May 26, 2006 11:25 am) For your peace of mind take it to a reputable brake shop, see what they say.   When it's raining out or very damp mine make a nasty kind of vibrating/squaking noise when applied in reverse. I dont think much of it, once they're dried out the noise isnt there. They're very quiet brakes otherwise.
#4 of 54 Re: 2005 Malibu BRAKES [calisnshyne] by beedublu May 26, 2006 (4:42 pm)
Replying to: calisnshyne (May 26, 2006 11:25 am) The brakes on my 04 LS Maxx have been noisy on wet or damp mornings ever since the car was new. Until I've driven a couple of miles and made a few good, firm applications of the brakes there will be a loud, grinding noise. Also, upon backing down the driveway on a damp morning there will be some light squealing. The dealer assures me that this is normal for this model. The brakes work great and are very quiet otherwise.
#5 of 54 Noisy brakes. by 3745 May 26, 2006 (2:08 pm)
I'm sure it's rust. I parked my car outside over a weekend of driving rain and the right hand brake rotors were soaked with water. When Monday morning came and I took off with the car, my brakes on that side were so noisy I turned back home. It sounded as if there were no brake pads left. I took the rear wheel off to see what the problem was. The rotor was rusted. I cleaned it off with sandpaper and all was well again.   Other than that, my brakes are very good and as smooth as silk.
#6 of 54 Not a unique problem.. by kurtamaxxxguy May 26, 2006 (7:02 pm)
My GM/Toyota built Prism had exactly the same problem.   If brakes were wet and allowed to dry, the rotors would develop some rust and the brakes were noisy when applied. After a few applications, the noise stopped (I assume the rust was ground off by the pads). Replies to this message: 3745 (May 27, 2006 2:47 am)
#7 of 54 Re: Not a unique problem.. [kurtamaxxxguy] by 3745 May 27, 2006 (2:47 am)
Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (May 26, 2006 7:02 pm) Just down the road from me is a Ford dealership with about a hundred new vehicles on the lot. As far as I can see all the new vehicles have rusted rotors so I would think that they would also be noisy when the brakes are first applied.
#8 of 54 abs brake light chevy malibu 2002 by jetilson Oct 25, 2006 (6:37 am)
my light on abs keeps coming on and brakes are just find why else who this kight come on and what can i do about it Replies to this message: prdm (Oct 25, 2006 6:41 am) malibujeff (Jun 13, 2007 7:19 pm)
#9 of 54 Re: abs brake light chevy malibu 2002 [jetilson] by prdm Oct 25, 2006 (6:41 am)
Replying to: jetilson (Oct 25, 2006 6:37 am) When that light goes on the ABS system is inoperative - normal braking is still fine. It needs to be checked out.
#10 of 54 Knocking When Braking by josephus Oct 31, 2006 (6:51 am)
I'm not sure if this is brake related or suspension...or both. I'm having this intermittent annoying problem. Sometimes when I apply the brakes, i get a nasty knocking sound from the floorboards or the front of the car. When this happens it will happen for a few brakings in a row, then I don't notice it anymore. It sounds like rotors, except it is too intermittent. And just last week I did take the car in for regular service and they checked the brakes and other than some uneven wear they're fine. They did do a brake service. I didn't tell them about the problem then, cause it was so intermittent and hadn't been doing it for a while. But now, it does it almost every other day. Because it is so intermittent, I'm afraid that they won't be able to spot the problem. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Joe

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