NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2000 Chevrolet Malibu has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 3, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Chevrolet Malibu. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 922
- Crashes reported
- 45
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V400000
- Reported
- July 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,877,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Malibu, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: hazard flashing warning lights: switch
- Campaign
- 03V327000
- Reported
- August 28, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 670,740
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Malibu, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 99V302000
- Reported
- October 29, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,218
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Malibu, 13 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004–2007 Malibu, 57 other models
2000 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 922 owner complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on December 14, 2020. Of these, 45 describe a crash (5%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 36 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (26%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (25%) and the electrical system (22%).
2 of the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu's 5 recalls also concern the exterior lighting.
Where 2000 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (457 complaints), the median was 69,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting241
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic228
- Electrical System199
- Engine And Engine Cooling174
- Fuel System, Gasoline56
- Steering45
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54 | |
| 2001 | 112 | |
| 2002 | 99 | |
| 2003 | 113 | |
| 2004 | 159 | |
| 2005 | 76 | |
| 2006 | 36 | |
| 2007 | 34 | |
| 2008 | 41 | |
| 2009 | 25 | |
| 2010 | 28 | |
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 60 | |
| 2015 | 28 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 159. 41% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 4th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 2/5
The 922 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2000 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: December 14, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted