Funny Idle?

[MzSasy]

Does anyone know if the Malibu Maxx SS has a normally rough idle or where the RPM's should sit at idle?

Mine are sitting around 500-600 and sometime kicks/boggs while idling. Not when accelerating or anything just sitting at a light on the brake or even in park. Has a rough shake to the car. Normal or no?

[CrimsonCoupe]

My car will do that sometimes. I blame GM, for not being able to make a pushrod motor.

[TLS2000]

lol...

All pushrod engines run a little rough at idle. It's the nature of the beast.

[CrimsonCoupe]

Just tell people you have a cam.

[CentralG6Coupe]

When I had my 2005 Malibu MAXX LT, it would do that when sitting in traffic. It would idle any where between 500-700, and there were a couple times when it felt like the car was going to stall out. Freaked me out one time when I was leaving the Motor City Bowl in Detroit last year...I thought I was going to be stranded. But all was well. So I would just say it is a characteristic of the engines in the Malibu, as well as I "assume" the G6.

[MzSasy]

LMAO about the telling people I have a cam!!!

Yeah I felt the same way there is a few times it will drop close to 500 and feel like someone is letting off the clutch in a manual car without enough gas, it freaked me out especially when I just bought the thing my first reaction was "oh he## no, they sold me a lemon that someone raced hard and beat to $h!t!" But ok glad to see im not crazy. Thanks guys.

[CentralG6Coupe]

No problem, any other q's about the Malibu MAXX let me know. It was a fun car to drive for two years. I thought it was very useful for moving around and great on gas. But it just was not my style once I found the G6

[MzSasy]

Yeah, I own a VW Golf & a VW Jetta with a G60 Swap, Im currently selling the Golf but comparing that to the malibu on gas mileage I got better in the Golf but thats expected in a 4 Cylinder. I went from 1 tank every week & a half to 1 tank every 5 days. Its going to take some getting used to. However I just bought my malibu exactly 1 week ago from today and I drove the golf yesterday to pass emissions since they suspended my license for it (never got a notice since I moved) and it felt foreign to me. It was smaller and slower and ackward!

I can't get over the feel of owning my first V6 3.9L. The only car I ever owned new was a mirage 1.8L. I love the pickup. I just hate that the car looks so good and there really isn't many mods I would want to do to it other than simple things, I dont want to make it look tuner or anything but It would be nice to take to some shows with a local car crew. Or even get-togethers without looking like every other one out there. Ya know?

[LoJac963]

funny HA HA funny or like not so funny??

[drunkenmaxx]

my 04 maxx with the 3.5 idles a bit rough, it got a little smoother after i got my new exhaust.

[LoJac963]

yeah my 3.5 idles rough as shit also, it used to be really smooth but now the damn thing is like sitting in the cab of a semi at idle

[MzSasy]

Thanks, you guys know how to make someone really want to keep this car! LoL...I wouldn't mind changing the exhaust but it already has chrome dual pipes on it. I guess I could keep the pipes and just change the exhaust.

[drunkenmaxx]

i have a malibu LT, so i had to have my duals put on there. you may be able to keep the tips you have, i'm not sure.

[wormhole]

Mine idles rough as well, 16k miles or so on it, owned it less than a year (its got the 3.9L). I've taken it to the dealership twice to have it looked at, and it didn't help, so I've resolved not to worry about it. I got another two years on the warranty, if it gives me any actual trouble I'll go yell at them

[MzSasy]

Mine idles rough as well, 16k miles or so on it, owned it less than a year (its got the 3.9L). I've taken it to the dealership twice to have it looked at, and it didn't help, so I've resolved not to worry about it. I got another two years on the warranty, if it gives me any actual trouble I'll go yell at them

Mine has about the same amount of miles same engine. I just assume its a fluke in design. I've learned to ignore it. I have an extended warranty as well so not to worry. :P