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Chevrolet cruise control problems

Across all Chevrolet models in NHTSA's complaint database, 6,616 complaints involve cruise control. The Malibu accounts for the largest share (18%). The single worst model year is the 2016 Malibu with 152 cruise control complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
6,616 about cruise control, all Chevrolet models
Most affected
Malibu 18% of these complaints
Typical mileage
62,000 miles 3,689 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
638 and 32

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Chevrolet models

ModelComplaintsShare
Malibu1,18618%
Impala65410%
Silverado 15004046%
Silverado3716%
Traverse3065%
Blazer2995%
Equinox2924%
Tahoe2434%
Cruze2374%
S102173%

Worst model years for cruise control

  1. 2016 Chevrolet Malibu152 complaints
  2. 2017 Chevrolet Malibu135 complaints
  3. 2009 Chevrolet Impala132 complaints
  4. 2010 Chevrolet Malibu116 complaints
  5. 2018 Chevrolet Malibu114 complaints

Cruise control complaints by model year

Chevrolet cruise control complaints by model year 0 200 400 1990: 31 '90 1991: 57 1992: 59 1993: 92 '93 1994: 168 1995: 215 1996: 176 '96 1997: 206 1998: 192 1999: 244 '99 2000: 276 2001: 172 2002: 130 '02 2003: 334 2004: 302 2005: 325 '05 2006: 208 2007: 222 2008: 260 '08 2009: 328 2010: 309 2011: 399 '11 2012: 225 2013: 183 2014: 228 '14 2015: 149 2016: 267 2017: 261 '17 2018: 194 2019: 76 2020: 96 '20 2021: 41 2022: 35 2023: 56 '23 2024: 49 2025: 39 2026: 12 '26
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
199031
199157
199259
199392
1994168
1995215
1996176
1997206
1998192
1999244
2000276
2001172
2002130
2003334
2004302
2005325
2006208
2007222
2008260
2009328
2010309
2011399
2012225
2013183
2014228
2015149
2016267
2017261
2018194
201976
202096
202141
202235
202356
202449
202539
202612

Among the 3,689 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.