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2008 Chevrolet Malibu cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 42 complaints for the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
42 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
93,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 93,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 93,000 miles
Based on 29 complaints that include mileage. 21% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 29 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 93,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

My sister an I was on a flight from los angeles, ca into dallas, tx at the airport we rented a car from national car rental to go onto shreveport. La to see our sister who was in her last days with her fight with cancer. We're on I-20 north driving along then all of a sudden the car steering went out of control, speeding going very fast I could not stop, the went over into the medin of I-20 steal travel fast went all the way over to the other side south I-20 still could not stop no brake we hit a car on the other…

March 2008 CrashInjuryDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the check engine and ABS warning lights illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that when the front driver seat was adjusted, all of the warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated. While at a traffic stop, the brake was applied but the vehicle accelerated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures.

Reported at 124,169 miles, September 2014

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