2002 Chevrolet Malibu fuel system problems
Owners reported fuel system problems in 29 complaints for the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Dt: consumer stated: had a fire under the hood, fuel evaporation hose which melted caused the fire. Chevrolet stated hoses broke. No for warning, found out when catalytic converter went bad, and sensors burnt. Any thing in the stream of that was burnt or melted.
My chevy malibu which I bought brand new and only has 43,000 miles was starting to hesitate and not the power up hills like it was begging for gas. Well a week later after parking it in the morning and going to use it some hours later it would not start. The fuel pump went and I had to be towed to my repair shop since I was out of warranty. Part is not available. Manager of repair shop was very surprised that the pump went with such few miles.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu
- Electrical system 270 complaints
- Lighting 166 complaints
- Engine 71 complaints
- Brakes 63 complaints
- Air bags 18 complaints
- Cooling system 18 complaints
- Suspension 15 complaints