2001 Chevrolet Malibu vehicle speed control problems
25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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 wants to,rpms go up real high while I drive and when it park, take foot off gas pedal but car seems to speed up kind of hard to stop a car that speeds up when not giving gas to it…”
filed Apr 22, 2016
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet malibu. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle shut off without warning. In addition, the vehicle would accelerate at high speeds without warning. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 143,911…”
filed Sep 22, 2015
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Malibu years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Malibu | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 Malibu | 2 | 4% |
| 2022 Malibu | 3 | 3% |
| 2021 Malibu | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 Malibu | 18 | 9% |
| 2019 Malibu | 12 | 6% |
| 2018 Malibu | 111 | 16% |
| 2017 Malibu | 135 | 19% |
| 2016 Malibu | 152 | 18% |
| 2015 Malibu | 28 | 10% |
| 2014 Malibu | 17 | 5% |
| 2013 Malibu | 28 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.