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2001 Chevrolet Malibu cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 25 complaints for the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
25 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
82,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2001 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 82,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 82,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 33% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 21 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Approached intersection in turning lane to make left turn. Upon making such turn, vehicle did not accelerate as fast as it should. Was told second driver ran red light and collided with my vehicle in a head on collision. I was informed that my vehicle was struck on front passenger side. I remember hearing the crash and the car spinning out of control. Both airbags did deploy, as I was floating over the gear shift. Was told at the scene left leg was broken at the ankle per paramedic.

Reported at 211,329 miles, December 2011 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 80 MPH as the engine rpms increased to 4,000. The contact had to coast onto the shoulder and turned the engine off in order to stop the vehicle. The contact then noticed smoke being emitted from the engine area. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who test drove the vehicle, but was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred several times. The VIN was not available.

Reported at 82,000 miles, November 2012 Fire

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