This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and attempting to turn, the vehicle stalled as several unknown warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that it was the first occurrence of the failure. The contact stated that shortly after the failure, the vehicle would no longer start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
For some reason when I, the owner, go to start the car it goes into a theft loss mode and the car is inoperable for ten minutes. The car was my parents for 14 years and I first heard about the problem in July 2014. Then the garage changed out fuel pumps for my mother. I inherited the car this summer and am having this theft loss triggered several times a day. It requires waiting at least 10 minutes till attempting a restart. The vehicle was parked and not being jostled or bumped, so it is unknown when or why this "lock up"occurs. Incredibly annoying!
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power while driving at any speed. The failure happened without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was remedied under NHTSA campaign number: 14V400000 (electrical system). The failure occurred approximately four times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.
2001 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch problems. The consumer stated the tumbler became loose and triggered the anit-theft and the vehicle would not start. The consumer had to wait several minutes, before the vehicle would start. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop, where the ignition switch was replaced. The consumer received a recall notice. However, the dealer stated it was for the keys only.
Car electrical components don't work when car is started then begin working sometime after the car is running 5-15 minutes. Gauges, radio, ac, fan, do not work and I am worried the airbags are also not working. I see many complaints about this issue on the internet (repairpal.com/no-start-due-to-failed-passlock-sensor-300). I see the recall for replacing keys but this is the ignition switch that is failing.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that several attempts had to be made before the vehicle could start. The contact stated that the vehicle was powered off and back on until the anti theft warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to be started after the anti- theft warning turn off. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the lock cylinder and key were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that he was unable to turn the ignition switch to the off position which made his battery usage low. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact received NHTSA campaign number:14V400000 (electrical system). The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 09/10/15
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the ignition switch failed and caused the key not to release from the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. The dealer replaced the ignition switch twice. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V470000 (electrical system). The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 50,000.
2001 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to ignition lock cylinder recall notice repairs and seeks reimbursement. The consumer stated the ignition lock cylinder was replaced on November 5, 2013.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the key was difficult to turn in the ignition. The contact also experienced the vehicle stalling several times with no warning. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V400000 (electrical system). The recall repair was performed, but the remedy did not repair the vehicle. The contact stated the key was stuck in the acc mode more than twice and the vehicle was not repaired. The contact had to constantly unhook and reconnect the battery to get the vehicle to start. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving at 40 mph, the vehicle stalled and the anti theft warning light illuminated. The vehicle failed to restart until the anti theft system was turned off. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 147,000.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V400000 (electrical system). The vehicle was repaired; however, the remedy failed to prevent the failure. The contact felt that the repair was inadequate because the vehicle still experienced the failure. The manufacturer stated that the repair was done properly and the ignition switch was not the cause of the failure. The VIN and failure were not available.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14V400000 (electrical system); however, the failure recurred and the vehicle became inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,000.
2001 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch problems. The ignition switch was replaced, prior to the receiving the recall notice.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14V400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 14V400000 (electrical system) however, the parts needed were unavailable to perform the repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact shifted the vehicle into park and reinserted the key into the ignition in order to restart the vehicle. Also, the contact mentioned that while driving at 30 mph, the turn signal lights and hazard lights failed to work intermittently and the ABS warning light illuminated. A day later, while driving 20 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to stop. The contact had to apply excessive force to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the master brake cylinder and turn signal relay switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V400000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 125,000.
The contact owns a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V400000 (electrical system). However, the recall only included sport model. In addition, the contact then stated the key was difficult to remove from the ignition switch. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The failure mileage was unknown. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.
2001 Chevrolet Malibu. Consumer states got repairs done due to recall. But have yet to receive reimbursement. The consumer stated the vehicle would not start. The ignition cylinder was replaced.
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