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Originally Posted by wpbharry
The gaskets were redesigned back in mid-'03, so this is a non-issue for anyone that's had the gaskets done since then (at a GM dealer, anyway).
Because of this, a recall will never happen. Waste of time.
And Malibus from '04 on aren't affected. Plenty of folks with '04 and '05 Malibu V-6s have cleared well over 50K with no problems.
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I have had many chevy's in my driving years, but I have never had the sort of problems with the engines like I have had with the 98 Malibu. The could do something about the type of seals, gaskets, whatever, but they choose not too. I don't know if anyone is aware or not, but Canada has a huge class action suit right now against GM for this very thing. They are going to show that GM has had knowledge of the problem for some time, but chose not to do anything about it with the older models. They just assume that the consumer should bare the cost of repairing it time and time again. I am not saying that ALL the Malibu's are crap, but from what I have seen on this site, and heard from other owner's, we are all having the same occurances. There is proof that the coolant (dex) erodes the seals. So why continue the use? It is deception at the very least and until people speak out, they aren't going to change design, or materials. Isn't this how we go about getting better products? Trial and error? How about a bit less error?