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#17 of 42 Re: abs brake light chevy malibu 2002 [jetilson] by malibujeff Jun 13, 2007 (8:19 pm)
Replying to: jetilson (Oct 25, 2006 7:37 am) Put the car up on jackstands or a lift, pull each ABS connector off of the brake backing pad, clean with a wire brush, and reconnect. 99% of the time it is just corrosion from road salt/water causing a loss of signal to the ABS computer. Had the same problem on my '97 Cutlass GLS that was cured by such treatment.
#18 of 42 Re: noisy brakes on my Maxx... vibration too... [mr_bots] by 04cad Aug 16, 2007 (1:14 pm)
Replying to: mr_bots (Nov 11, 2006 11:17 am) I agree that a lot of warped rotors occur immediately after rotating tires due to the shop improperly tightening the lug nuts with an air impact wrench. My wife's 94 Deville and 2004 Deville both had this issue after we had the tires rotated. If they run the nut up on one or two lugs before they are all snugged up, you can almost bet the rotor will be warped. The independent shop fixed the 94 for free and the 2004 at the dealer was fixed under warranty. We used to learn this in high school drivers ed, you know snug them all up and then use the cross pattern to full tighten them up, but I don't think the shops teach this now?
#19 of 42 01 with original brake pads by caness67 Oct 05, 2007 (8:17 pm)
just thought i would jump in with this one. my 01 malibu ls has the ORIGINAL brake pads still in it! i got the car with 2,500 miles and now it has 130,000 miles! i am not much of a "braker" or brake user. coming into town i am usually slowed down before th 30 mph sign without using my brakes! now my daughter drives that car.   as for squeeling brakes, parking on concrete when it is damp usually causes this. unsure why? but i have noticed that, suppose the concrete keeps the moisture in and around.   also, talk about warped roters, got a pontiac GTP that wew got in on trade for (DAH a malibu) and that sucker has horrible warped roters! so bad it makes the whole stering wheel shake! good think i am almost done rebuilding my 06 malibu maxx ss then can replace those roters.
#20 of 42 Strange Worn out of Brake Pad by sean74 Nov 12, 2007 (2:56 pm)
I have a 2005 Chevy Malibu LS, 21,000 Miles. I just changed rear brake pads. The very suspicious thing is that one brake pad completely worn out while others looked brand new. The Chevy dealer did not know the reason. This was not covered by warranty because the mileage is above 12K. I am disappointed. It seems Malibu has a lot of defects. My car actually has a lot of electrical an mechanic problems. It is really a nightmare. I will probably never buy GM product again. Replies to this message: gonogo (Nov 13, 2007 9:48 am) sean74 (Nov 13, 2007 11:51 am) liv2race (Nov 26, 2007 9:53 pm) tired_old_dave (Nov 27, 2007 6:54 pm)
#21 of 42 Re: Strange Worn out of Brake Pad [sean74] by gonogo Nov 13, 2007 (9:48 am)
Replying to: sean74 (Nov 12, 2007 2:56 pm) You are not going to buy a 2008 Malibu ? GM is getting set up to run 2 factories over time to keep up with sales. Replies to this message: sean74 (Nov 13, 2007 11:51 am)
#22 of 42 Re: Strange Worn out of Brake Pad [gonogo] by sean74 Nov 13, 2007 (11:51 am)
Replying to: gonogo (Nov 13, 2007 9:48 am) Yes! I'll never buy any GM product in my life time. Because there are so many defects . And both dealerships and customer service never gave me satisfying explanation to those problems.
#23 of 42 Re: Strange Worn out of Brake Pad [sean74] by liv2race Nov 26, 2007 (9:53 pm)
Replying to: sean74 (Nov 12, 2007 2:56 pm) I also have an 2004 Malibu with the same issues. The rear brakes were shot at 37,000 miles. Fronts still have more than 1/2 the life left in them. I did however find the RR parking brake cable had never been hooked up from the factory. Not sure if this contributed to it or not. Had to replace both rear rotors and pads at my costs. Replies to this message: tired_old_dave (Nov 27, 2007 6:54 pm)
#24 of 42 Re: Strange Worn out of Brake Pad [liv2race] by tired_old_dave Nov 27, 2007 (6:54 pm)
Replying to: liv2race (Nov 26, 2007 9:53 pm) '04 V6 brakes recently acted up - pedal going south - reservoir had some gel in it and smelled like dexcool? - did someone doing the intake gasket and water pump goof up and put some in the brake reservoir by mistake. Dealer replaced the reservoir and said the rear pads were gone. Need an old timer's vehicle that fits in the garage and is easy to step up into and not hit one's head. Seriously considered a regular cab f-150 and reduce the length of the workbench. Why can't gm fix the design and build and give colorado/canyon and the half-tons a rear disc whose e-brake shoes work and grab only when needed.
#25 of 42 Brake problem...master cylinder? by josephus Dec 07, 2007 (2:17 pm)
Have an 05 Malibu.   Driving to work today, just got off the highway, slowing on the ramp, when my car wouldn't stop. I had the brake pedal pressed all the way down, and the car kept inching forward. I wasn't sliding on ice...I just kept inching.   There was a car in front of me, so, not wanting to rear end him, I pushed into Park. Not sure how wise that was. It did stop the car with centimetres to spare! As soon as I shifted into park, though, it made a nasty growling sound and the parking brake light came on.   When traffic started moving, I shifted out of park, noise went away, parking brake light went off and braking was normal.   Drove back home trepidatiously, but had no problem at all.   I suppose I have to go back to the dealer (was there just last week to deal with my remote start issue).   Should I be concerned? Any ideas? Just a one-off glitch? My fear is that it's working properly and they won't diagnose anything. Replies to this message: gonogo (Dec 08, 2007 9:42 am)
#26 of 42 Re: Brake problem...master cylinder? [josephus] by gonogo Dec 08, 2007 (9:42 am)
Replying to: josephus (Dec 07, 2007 2:17 pm) Sounds like an ABS problem. I would take it in and have the dealer check it out and have the incident on file.

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