Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-10 | 02V107000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 10,168 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The anti-theft/ passlock system fault in this generation of GM vehicles is very widespread and effects a large percenta… |
| 2020-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TURN SIGNALS WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK. I RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND IT SEAMS TO BE A … |
| 2020-08-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAR CORRODED AND QUICKLY LEAKED FLUID OUT SO THE BRAKES NO … |
| 2019-09-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROBLEM ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE ENGINE JUST DIES RANDOMLY. WHEN THE ENGINE DIES, I NOTED THE GA… |
| 2019-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HESITATED WHEN STARTED. ALSO, THE INST… |
| 2019-01-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PASSLOCK CENSOR IN THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FAILING. SECURITY RELEARN NEEDED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. |
| 2018-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WOULD NOT START, HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR. ONE WEEK LATER SAME PROBLEM, HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT NOW SAYING ITS THE… |
| 2018-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY FELT HOT … |
| 2018-04-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR CUTS OFF AND GOES INTO THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WHILE I'M GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY CAR HAS TO BE P… |
| 2018-03-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS MESSING UP ON ME AND IT WAS SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE IS MESSING UP ON ME IT WILL SHUT OFF WELL DRIVING ILL PUL… |
| 2018-01-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | KEY DOES NOT SHUT OFF CAR CAN NOT SHIFT GEARS |
| 2017-11-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | ANTI-THEFT LOCKING DEVICE MAKE CAR STOP AND CAN'T START EVEN IN EMERGENCY SITUATION. HAD GONE TO BANK AND WHEN TRIED T… |
| 2017-10-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ANTI THEFT DEVICE CAUSED CAR TO BE UNABLE TO START EVEN WITH CORRECT KEY. STATIONARY. COMPUTER HAD TO.BE REPROGRAMMED. |
| 2017-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI-THEFT… |
| 2017-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR DIES RUNNING AND IT SOMETIMES DOESN'T WANTS TO START DUE TO A SWITCH PROBLEM THE SAME I HAD IN OTHER MALIBU THAT… |
| 2017-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND ANTI… |
| 2017-03-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HAVE A 2002 MALIBU, AND THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE RADIO, TURN THE IGNITION KEY … |
| 2017-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | :TAKATA RECALL" PURCHASED AND NEXT DAY WENT BY DEALERSHIP AS THE TAILLIGHTS WERE INOPERATABLE. HE SAID BRING IT WHEN IT… |
| 2017-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED SUCH AS COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN TO NEGOTIATE TURNS. THIS CREATES A DANG… |
| 2016-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERMITTEN ON RIGHT AND LEFT HAND TURNS THE CAR WILL STALL AND STOP. REPLACED MODULE ASMELEK/IGNITION CONTROL AND MY S… |
| 2016-09-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHERVOLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE DEAL… |
| 2016-08-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY USED CAR IN THE FALL OF 2015. SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS - NOW OCCURRING MORE FRE… |
| 2016-07-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE SEC… |
| 2016-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY FAILED TO TURN FRO… |
| 2016-07-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON 11-26-14 FOR GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL TWO KEY RINGS AND AN INSERT IN TH… |
| 2016-05-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BRAKE REPAIRS, … |
| 2016-05-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I TURNED ON MY AC AND THE TEMP AND FUEL GUAGE FUSE BLOWED WHILE HAVING THE AIR ON STILL CHANGING OUT FUSES AND THE AUTO… |
| 2016-05-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE USED FROM A DEALERSHIP. OVER HEATING ISSUES BEGAN WITHIN 3 MONTHS. HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED. ALWAYS… |
| 2016-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PURCHASED MY 2002 CHEV MALIBU NEW! HAS 39000MILES ON IT ,GRANTED, CAR IS 14YRS OLD BUT IN MINT CONDITION . ITS GONE THR… |
| 2016-04-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT LOCK WHEN STRESSED. THE PASSENGER ONE DOES. CHEVROLET WILL NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. A F… |
| 2016-03-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE. PARKED CAR FOR 1 HOUR WENT TO START CAR IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. AFTER CHECKING AL… |
| 2016-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINAT… |
| 2016-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WILL NOT START |
| 2016-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AN… |
| 2015-12-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE… |
| 2015-11-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GM HAS A RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH (GM#14350). WE HAD THE WORK DONE AT A GM DEALER FOR THE RECALL. (DEALER PROVIDES 2… |
| 2015-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICL… |
| 2015-11-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN, OF THE UPPER AND LOWER MANIFOLDS, CAUSED BY THE DEX COOLANT, AND POOR ENGINE DESIGN. COOLANT GOT… |
| 2015-10-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | VEHICLES RACK AND PINION RUSTED OFF FROM THE FRONT CRADLE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS LUCKY TO NOT GET INTO AN ACC… |
| 2015-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY WITHOU… |
| 2015-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER 10 MINS CAR WAS DRIVEN, PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. WENT INSIDE SHOP, AND AFTER 15MINS, CAME BACK AND TRIED TO START… |
| 2015-09-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH WHEN KEY IS PUT INTO THE IGNITION, UPON TURNING THE IGNITION, CAR WON'T START, D… |
| 2015-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (EL… |
| 2015-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FACTORY POWER SUNROOF SWITCH HAS PREMATURE INTERMITTENT FAILURE CAUSING THE WINDOW TO STOP MIDWAY OR OPEN PARTIALLY. CL… |
| 2015-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOW… |
| 2015-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD AN IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED BY A DEALER (DIMMITT CHEVROLET, CLEARWATER, FL) BECAUSE MY KEY WAS STUCK IN IT. THE … |
| 2015-07-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED 4 NEW 70,000 MILE GENERAL ALTIMAX RT TIRES IN FEBRUARY 2013 FROM WALMART #3581. THE TIRES NOW HAVE EXACTLY … |
| 2015-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400… |
| 2015-05-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START MY SON'S 2002 CHEVY MALIBU THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START… |
| 2015-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM START WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM GOING OFF AND HAVING TO WAIT TEN MINUTES FOR LIGHT TO GO OUT AND … |