NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Chevrolet Malibu Recalls
The 2001 Chevrolet Malibu has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 3, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 721
- Crashes reported
- 36
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2001 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 2000, 2002–2003 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 2000 Malibu, 1 other model
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2003 Malibu, 13 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002, 2004–2007 Malibu, 57 other models
2001 Chevrolet Malibu complaints by year
NHTSA has received 721 owner complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu, the newest on January 31, 2023. Of these, 36 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 29 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu, the component group named most often is the electrical system (40%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (21%) and the exterior lighting (15%).
1 of the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2001 Chevrolet Malibu owners gave the mileage (445 complaints), the median was 73,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System285
- Engine And Engine Cooling149
- Exterior Lighting108
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic78
- Steering41
- Engine26
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 53 | |
| 2003 | 88 | |
| 2004 | 79 | |
| 2005 | 61 | |
| 2006 | 51 | |
| 2007 | 66 | |
| 2008 | 31 | |
| 2009 | 36 | |
| 2010 | 31 | |
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 65 | |
| 2015 | 32 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 88. 35% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Malibu year in the same window: 11th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 2/5
The 721 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
Other 2001 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: January 31, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted