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Danny writes:
2000 Chevrolet Malibu LS Review
Prosdecent acceleration and fuel economy, big rear split fold opening size and trunk space Consleaking intake manifold gaskets, burnt out blower motor resistor block,
1,285
Great All Around Versatility With Decent Fuel Economy — Great all around versatility with decent fuel economy Pretty good replacement for the Chevrolet Corsica. Aerodynamic styling with rain gutter features so water does not drip when opening the door. The side mirrors are reflexible, if in case it is hit by a pole, it springs back to position. All 1997 - 2003 Chevrolet Malibu comes standard with ABS. The car is a decent size and have convenient features on a budget. I like the left side cupholder on the dashboard, unfortunately it makes exiting the car more difficult when used. I would of liked more shoulder room in the front and more leg room in the rear if the front seats are slided about 3/4 of seating track towards the back. Surprisingly the car handles curves very well with some body leans (noticed using Goodyear Eagle GT HR tires). Unfortuantely the 3.1L/3.4L engines have been known for leaking intake manifold gaskets. Now available are the revised gaskets to correct the situation. Even worse was the fact that the amount of parts to remove just to get to the old gaskets. In other words, I wished the car was more mechanic friendly. I wished the car came with a transmission fluid level dipstick. The 4T40E/4T45E only uses a fluid level plug, which requires you to go under the car while engine is running and all four wheels need to be on jack stands or vehicle lift. Blower motor resistor block are known to burn out. This created the symptom of not getting fan speed 1 or 2. Knock on wood, I only had to replace it once. It is under the front passenger footwell held in by two bolt and you unplug the electrical connector. Other than the leaking intake manifold gaskets (could not repair in one weekend at first) and damage to the front right suspension/axle (shop had to wait on parts), the car was able to spend most of the time on the road.
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Heidi writes:
2000 Chevrolet Malibu LS Review
Prosreliable when it wasnt overheating! ConsA LOT of problems
75
Good Beginner Car — Okay car, had a lot of problems...overheated, sensor was bad, Had to change my brakes every 3 months cause of a recall that was never fixed on the car. It was a V6 so power wasnt to bad. Other than that it was a good first car. Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Greg writes:
2000 Chevrolet Malibu LS Review
Prosloaded with features for low price, roomy interior and trunk, decent power Conscooling system and brakes have consistantly had problems, relatively small gas tank
75
2000 Chevy Malibu — Overall this is a pretty good car. My only major complaints are that the cooling system and brake rotors have consistantly been a problem on this car. In the 4 years I have owned it it has been in the garage about once every 6 months. Good value for the money overall. | ||
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susie1956 writes:
2000 Chevrolet Malibu Base Review
Prosnice appearance, good size inside and out, good price back then Consnumerous mechanical difficulties, not too good on fuel economy 
55
Problems, Problems, Problems — when we first got the car (bought it brand new), we loved it i used to call it my "malibu beach baby" about three years down the road, we started having numerous problems we put thousands of dollars worth of work into it only to have something else go wrong soon after tie rod, power steering, fuel pump and all the other parts around that,air conditioner died after four years, just to name a few things we kept her for eight years then finally had to let her go it was very sad but we started having transmission problems and she burned oil like water and was guzzling gas we now have a nissan altima which we absolutely love Owner for 8 years, 2 months Miles Driven per Year:12,000 | ||
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Alejandrito writes:
2000 Chevrolet Malibu Base Review
Prosgets me from place to place Conshorrible engine
35
Wouldn't Recomend It — I drive this car every day, gets me from point A to point B but it has too many mechanical problems. I have had many problems with this car and it only has about one hundred and thirty thousand miles Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Kyle writes:
2000 Chevrolet Malibu Base Review
ProsCheap, common, easy to fix ConsCheap, Common, Not too many luxuries
45
A Good Starter Car — White paint means every scratch and scuff shows Performance- Its good accelerating after it gets traction but it chirps on the go Build Quality- Cheap, but easy to take apart whenever I'm running wires for whatever Appearance- Cheap Plastic Interior, It's clean outside because of new headlights, fresh paint and some Konig Tantrum Rims. Some nice body lines, but it really is just a common car. Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Camille writes:
2000 Chevrolet Malibu Base Review
Proscute, good gas mileage, easy to work on Consalmost everything else.
45
2000 Chevy Malibu — Before it turned into crap (see above pic), it was ok... It wouldn't go above 60 without shaking violently and it was in constant need of repairs. I put in a new stereo, and the factory one was freaking hard to get out, we eventually had to cut into the plastic around the old one to make the hole big enough to get the new one into. It was a fun car to drive when I felt like my life wasn't threatened. It got moderate gas mileage. Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Sam48092 writes:
2000 Chevrolet Malibu LS Review
ProsSize Consliability, quality
35
Shame! Gm/chev — looks good. Drives Okay. But too much quality problems naturally. Extremely unreliable and too much money/time spend on repairing. The engine gasket leaking, breaks problem, water pump broken, A/C did not work well, engine light and ABS light always ON, starter gone twice in old winter, passage side power window fails etc. The dangerous one was No Power on highway -- i was almost been killed. This car has almost no value (110k miles) so I just drive it in the weekend for shopping (if I could start it). Primary Use: Family transportation | ||
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Danny writes:
2000 Chevrolet Malibu LS Review
Prosdecent rear split fold opening size and trunk space Cons3.1L V6 had a technical service bulletin for leaking intake manifold gaskets
1,285
Great All Around Versatility With Decent Fuel Economy — Pretty good replacement for the Chevrolet Corsica that it replaces. Aerodynamic styling with rain gutter features so water does not drip when opening the door. The side mirrors are reflexible, if in case it is hit by a pole, it springs back to position. All 1997 - 2003 Chevrolet Malibu comes standard with ABS. The car is a decent size and have convenient features on a budget. | ||
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Mitch writes:
2000 Chevrolet Malibu LS Review
Proslike the gas mileage and interior space Consnot a sporty fun car
45
The 'bu Review — it was a good first car easy to maintain not a performance car but a good car for anyones first car low cost of ownership not horrible to drive but not a "fun" car to drive. easy to repair and really easy to find parts for no real aftermarket market for it Primary Use: Commuting to work |
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