Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 03V327000 (Exter… |
| 2020-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BLINKERS RANDOMLY WORK; MOST LIKELY NEEDS A NEW HAZARD SWITCH. THE CAR'S TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD RISE WHEN SITTING… |
| 2020-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE MALIBU THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO START THE CAR THE LIGHTS GO OUT … |
| 2019-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTS AND FULLY OPERATES PROPERLY FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME, THEN IT STALLS ABRUPTLY (AND AT VERY EMBAR… |
| 2019-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL WORK OR NOT WORK. IT CAN HAPPEN ANY P… |
| 2018-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILED AND SHUT OF… |
| 2018-07-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM (PASSLOCK) ACTIVATES SHUTTING OFF THE FLOW OF FUEL TO VEHICLE. CONSULTED YOUTUBE FOR HELP, HUND… |
| 2018-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHE… |
| 2018-05-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS, THE CAR THAT I OWN SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE EVERYDAY AND EACH TIME THAT THE CAR IS STARTED IN THE MORNING… |
| 2018-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000… |
| 2018-02-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I HAD MY RIGHT INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS REPLACED I LEFT THE SHOP AND I HEARD A CLUNCKING WHEN I WOULD MAKE A TURN … |
| 2018-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN… |
| 2017-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2001 CHEVY MALIBU WON'T START IN AUGUST, 2013 CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS TRYING TO TURN OVER, BUT WOULD NOT. HAD T… |
| 2017-11-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I SAW A RECALL ON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND A RECALL ON SOMETHING ABOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION CAUSING THE CARS ENGINE TO … |
| 2017-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN NOV 2017 MY 2001 MALIBU WAS STARTING TO OVER HEAT DO I REACHED THE THERMOSTAT I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR … |
| 2017-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2ND CYLINDER IS MISFIRING AND SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, CAUSING MY ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, WHICH I SEE IS A… |
| 2017-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE THEFT SY… |
| 2017-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM DISABLED THE CAR ON THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE, WITH NO PLACE TO STOP AND 18 WHEELERS GOING BY ME AT 6… |
| 2017-05-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. EVERY TIME I GO TO START MY CAR WHEN LEAVING SOMEONE'S HOUSE WHILE MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING THE THEFT SY… |
| 2017-05-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | I BACKED UP MY CAR, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM DISABLED THE MOTOR. I STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND LOST … |
| 2017-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE AIR BA… |
| 2016-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI THEFT SECURITY HAS A DEFECT. THE CAR WILL ENTER INTO ANTI-THEFT MODE AND YOU CAN'T START … |
| 2016-09-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING UPWARD ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES "LUNGING" OF THE … |
| 2016-09-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | THOUGH IT CATCHES AND STAYS IN PLACE, THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVES WITHOUT CHANGING ITS ACTUAL LOCATION, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.… |
| 2016-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE AC BUTTON TURNS ITSELF OFF FREQUENTLY DURING OPERATION AND WON'T TURN BACK ON UNTIL IT CHOOSES TO DO SO. REPAIR IS … |
| 2016-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE VEHICLE WA… |
| 2016-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY MALIBU WAS WORKING JUST FINE UNTIL ONE DAY IT JUST STOPPED STARTING. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHOLE DAY TO PASS BE… |
| 2016-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A STARTING SOUND, BUT FAIL… |
| 2016-06-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | EVERYTIME I GO TO START MY CAR MY ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM KICKS ON AND I HAVE TO WAIT 15 XTRA MINS TO GET ANYWHERE |
| 2016-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN THE CHEVY MALIBU 2001- THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE IT IS DRIVING-THE THEFT LIGHT GOES ON AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. THE… |
| 2016-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO… |
| 2016-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PASSLOCK SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. THE FLASH MEMORY ON THE BODY CONTROL MODULE ALSO APPEARS TO MALFUNCTION. THESE TWO… |
| 2016-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS COMING ON CAN'T START CAR COMES ON WHILE I DRIVE, TURN SIGNAL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN WORKS WHEN IT WA… |
| 2015-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR SOME REASON WHEN I, THE OWNER, GO TO START THE CAR IT GOES INTO A THEFT LOSS MODE AND THE CAR IS INOPERABLE FOR TEN… |
| 2015-12-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. WHEN STARTING THE 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU SOMETIMES THE ANTITHEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS IT FROM STARTING AND YO… |
| 2015-10-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER … |
| 2015-10-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | WAS TOLD THE SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT AND BROKE OFF FROM RACK AND PIONS. THE WHEEL WONT TRUN AND LOST ALL FUNCTIONS |
| 2015-09-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEAR NHTSA REPRESENTATIVE, I WANT TO RAISE A CONCERN ABOUT GM'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT TURNS OFF FUEL INJECTORS TO P… |
| 2015-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE, THE ANTI THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN ENGINE OPERATION. YOU MUST WAIT 10 MINUTES W… |
| 2015-08-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, … |
| 2015-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT … |
| 2015-07-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE BECAM… |
| 2015-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ANTI-THEFT… |
| 2015-06-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL FLASHER QUITS AFTER FEW SECONDS |
| 2015-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE … |
| 2015-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI THEFT WARNING L… |
| 2015-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (E… |
| 2015-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUM… |
| 2015-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (… |
| 2015-01-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 6 | A CHURCH VAN WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. WE T-BONED THEM GOING 35MPH. WE HIT … |