2000 Chevrolet Malibu fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 82 complaints for the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu, 6% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 82 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 59,000 miles 46 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Based on 46 complaints that include mileage. 50% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	5
20k to 40k miles	7
40k to 60k miles	11
60k to 80k miles	8
80k to 100k miles	2
100k to 120k miles	2
120k to 140k miles	4
140k to 160k miles	4
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 46 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

While traveling on highway vehicle started slowing down. Approaching the shoulder it started to smoke. They got out of vehicle. Car exploded and burned to a crisp. Fire department was notified. There were no injuries.

August 2000 Fire

Intermittently when the brake pedal was applied, the brakes grabbed so hard that the entire vehicle vibrated severely. When this occurred, the vehicle failed to stop immediately. This resulted in extended stopping distance. The brake rotors warped. On one occasion this failure caused lost of control, in which the consumer almost crashed into an 18 wheeler, but was able to pull over to the medium.

Reported at 7,000 miles, November 2003

Fuel system problems in other years

Fuel system problems across all Chevrolet models