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2012 Chevrolet Malibu cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 52 complaints for the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
52 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
57,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2012 Chevrolet Malibu Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 57,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 57,000 miles
Based on 38 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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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles14
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 38 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

My wife was driving east down hwy-40 toward salina, ks. She had the cruise control set on 60 MPH. She began to have a epileptic seizure (she was cleared by her doctor to drive prior to this incident) at that point the car began to slowly drift of to the right side of the road. The car drove over a culver, the rear driver side of the car struck at concrete form and sent the car rolling of into a field the car rolled four times.

Reported at 13,000 miles, October 2012 CrashInjury

Vehicle has the check engine light come on and reduced power kicks in with no warning. Vehicle has been driven at speed on highways when this happens and automatically slows to 40 MPH. Vehicle has been taken to the dealership and repairs made the first 2 times, vehicle has been taken back 3 more times for the same issue, no codes showing in the computer. Issue also reported that if at a stop, vehicle has no response when you step on the gas.

Reported at 3,000 miles, July 2013

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