2000 Chevrolet Malibu
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Service brakes is the leading concern among 944 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 9th highest complaint count among 26 Malibu model years with reports.
Of the 2000 reports, 47 involved a crash and 7 involved a fire. 37 people were injured and 3 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical system, ignitionJul 3, 2014
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
Campaign 14V400000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lightingApr 7, 2009
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
Campaign 09E012000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, other, storage, tank assembly, pressure relief devicesMar 12, 2007
CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER.
FUEL MAY LEAK, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE UPR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 877-411-8770.
Campaign 07E021000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lighting, hazard flashing warning lights, switchAug 28, 2003
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE.
WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537.
Campaign 03V327000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, storage, tank assembly, filler pipe and capOct 29, 1999
CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THE FUEL FILL FITTING IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE FUEL TANK. IN THAT CONDITION, FUEL LEAKAGE WOULD EXCEED THE PERMISSIBLE AMOUNT IN AN FMVSS TEST. FUEL LEAKS MAY OCCUR, PARTICULARLY AFTER REFUELING OR WHEN THE TANK IS MORE THAN HALF FULL.
IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY.
Campaign 99V302000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: hydraulic
230 reports, newest first. Show all
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jul 3, 2001
FRONT ROTORS WARPED, AND WERE REPLACED BY DEALER WITH 20,182 MILES. AGAIN, BRAKES WERE WARPED, DEALER TURNED FRONT ROTORS, AND ADVISED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS SIMPLY A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. *AK *SLC
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jun 22, 2001
DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FOUR TIMES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Air bags, Jun 21, 2001, crash
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE THAT RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT HURT HER. *SLC
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jun 7, 2001
BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE AND BRAKES EMIT A RUBBING NOISE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND PERFORMED WORK ON BRAKE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, BRAKES OPERATE WORSE THAN BEFORE, AND THERE IS A VERY LOUD SCREECHING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jun 6, 2001
AT 20 THOUSAND MILE CONSUMER HAD ROTORS CHANGED. AT FIVE THOUSAND MILES ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jun 5, 2001
THIS IS THE 2ND TIME ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 1ST TIME ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 8,000, AND 2ND TIME AT 10,000 MILES. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DEALER AFTER BEING SERVICED, AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER DROVE BACK TO DEALER, AND STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE TO DO THAT. CONSUMER DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PEDAL WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. FRONT END STARTED DIPPING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CONSUMER AGAIN HAD TO FIND OUT WHY ROTOR PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jun 4, 2001
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Fuel system, Other, Electrical system, Seats, Equipment, May 31, 2001
BRAKES ON VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN PAST YEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH DEALER COULD DO. *AK ALSO, GAS GUAGE FAILED TWICE. THE PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER WAS DAMAGED. THE ELECTRIC OUT LET BROKE AND A/C HEATING SYSTEM FAILED. *YH
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Engine and engine cooling, Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Equipment, May 23, 2001
I BOUGHT MY 2000 MALIBU BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER 1999.... MY ENGINE WAS PINGING AND MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISE, EVEN WHEN WARM.... BRAKES ARE VERY HAZARDOUS TO PUBLIC SAFETY... I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMERIOUS TIMES FOR ROTOR AND PAD REPLACEMENTS AND EVEN GM'S SO CALLED NEW THICKER AND IMPROVED ROTORS THEY INSTALLED ON MY CAR WAS JUST AS BAD AS ALL THE OTHER ONES ... I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON OUR LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS ALMOST HAD A WRECK DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY BRAKES... MY CAR VIBRATED SO BADLY AND DID NOT SLOW DOWN...AT ALL!!....I THOUGHT I HAD 2 FRONT TIRE BLOWOUTS... I PULLED OVER ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY TIRES WERE FINE IT WAS MY BRAKES...... I WENT STRAIGHT TO A LOCAL AUTOZONE AND PURCHASED NEW ROTORS AND PADS....GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED!......I HAVE CALLED GM AND MADE A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD NO RECALLS WERE MADE..... ANOTHER ISSUE IM HAVING IS IT TAKES 3 OR 4 TIMES TO GET MY CAR STARTED ... NOT SURE WHY MY CAR IS HAVING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS BUT IT IS AT A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AS I TYPE THIS .......I HOPE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX THE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND MY CD PLAYER THAT GOES IN AND OUT OF POWER AND SOMETIMES WONT RELEASE MY CD'S .... I HAVE GIVEN UP ON GM BRAKES. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 22, 2001
BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKCONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR DUE TO EXCESSIVE BRAKING.*JB
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 21, 2001
AT ANY SPEED WOULD APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP PEDAL AND VEHICLE WOULD PULSATE. STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD BE INCREASED. ALSO, FAILED TO STOP SOMETIMES. HAD ROTORS CHANGED DUE TO BEING WARPED. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR 3RD TIME FOR BRAKES.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 17, 2001
FRONT ROTORS & PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 15, 2001
PURCHASED 2000 MALIBU NEW, BRAKES/ROTORS BEGAN TO PULSATE AT 5200 MILES DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AT 7000 WITH SAME PROBLEM, SAME FIX BY DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AT 9000 AND BRAKES/ROTORS REPLACED WITH "NEW TYPE/HEAVY DUTY PARTS". VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AT 12500 WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS...DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY PROBLEM. VEHICLE BACK IN FOR THE 5TH TIME AT 17000, SAME PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS AND STATE BRAKES/ROTORS ARE WITHIN "SPECS" AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DOES NOT CARE NOR DOES THE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER WHO LOOKED AT THE CASE I FILED WITH CHEVROLET. I AM EXPECTED TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. I NEED HELP AND SO DO OTHER PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED A PROBLEM VEHICLE AND TO MANUFACTURER HAS LITTLE IDEA WHY THIS PROBLEM OCCURS.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 9, 2001
SINCE I PURCHASED MY NEW 2000 MALIBU ON 12/18/99, TO TODAY 5/9/01, I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS 3 TIMES. COUNTING THE ORIGINAL SET, THIS MAKES IT 4 SETS OF ROTORS THAT MY CAR HAS GONE THROUGH, UNDER 19,000 MILES. MY WARRANTY IS GOOD UNTIL 36,000 MILES, SO I CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER (1-800-222-1020) AND TOLD THEM THAT I WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS ISSUE WAS GOING TO BE COVERED AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT DUE TO THE TIMELY CHANGING OF THE ROTORS SO MANY TIMES IN SO LITTLE MILEAGE. THE REPLACEMENTS WERE ON 4/11/00 (5,440), 8/31/00 (10,775), AND 5/8/01 (18,394). EACH OF THESE TIMES THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKES AND BRAKE PADS WERE FINE, BUT THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE CHEVY # TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY DUE TO SOMETHING I HAVE DONE OR MY DRIVING HABITS/CONDITIONS. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IN THAT MY BRAKES HAVEN'T WORN OUT YET, BUT THE ROTORS KEEP GOING BAD. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR PASSING THE BLAME, INSTEAD OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM OR EXTENDING THE COVERAGE OF AN ISSUE THAT IS COUNTLESSLY REPEATED ON YOUR SITE AND THE NEWSGROUPS FROM 1997 TO PRESENT. CHEVY HAS THE SLOGAN, "CHEVY, WE'LL BE THERE." THEY DON'T SHOW THE FINE PRINT OF: "WE'LL BE THERE, UNLESS WE BLAME YOU AND DON'T DECIDE TO RESOLVE A KNOWN ISSUE." I WOULD LIKE FEEDBACK ON THIS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A COVERED ISSUE, AND DON'T BELIEVE THAT I AM CAUSING A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY ROUTINE EVERY 5-8,000 MILES LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IS EXPERIENCING. THANK YOU. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 5, 2001
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS/BRAKE PADS AT 9,000, 12,000, 16,000, 24,000 AND NOW AGAIN AT 28,000. ROTORS OR PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND ARE BAD AGAIN. GM DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR ALL GMC VEHICLES. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 3, 2001
AT 3000 MILES VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AT 6000 MILES DEALER REPLACED BRAKES DUE TO SERVICE BULLETIN. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO VIBRATE AND WOULD SHAKE TO EXTREME WHEN VEHICLE WAS MOVING FAST. APPLIED BRAKES, BUT WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT DEALER HAS NOT PROVIDED REMEDY. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, May 2, 2001
THE ROTORS RE BAD AND THE CAR ISN'T EVEN A YEAR AND MILES UNDER 36,OOO. SOMEONE I KNOW HAS THE SAME EXACT CAR AND IT IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLDER... SAME PROBLEMS. THEN THERE IS A PERSON WITH AN ALERO WHICH IS MADE BY GMC AND IT'S UNDER A YEAR OLD WITH BAD ROTORS TOO... I THINK IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. ROTORS USUALLY LAST 3-5 YEARS.... NOW ME AND 2 OTHERS HAVE HAD OUR NEW CAR UNDER A YEAR AND EXPERIENCED SHAKING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS AND WHILE BRAKING.. BECAUSE THE ROTORS ARE BAD... I THINK THAT NHTSA SHOULD REALLY LOOK IN TO THIS BEFOR SOMEONES BRAKES GO OUT I THINK IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH CEREMIC BRAKE PADS- IE>> THEM WEARING ON THE ROTORS THERE IS NO WAY THAT 3 NEW CARS WITH GOOD DRIVERS SHOULD BE NEEDING ROTORS. WHY ARE THESE CARS TEARING UP ROTORS. PLEASE HELP US BEFORE WE HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON NEW CARS. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 23, 2001
CONSUMER WOULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP OR REDUCE SPEED, BUT COULD FEEL A VIBRATION ON STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT. THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED, AND VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN FOR REPAIRS MANY TIMES FOR BRAKES.*AK *SLC
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 18, 2001
WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING REALLY BADLY. DEALER REPLACED WARPED ROTORS. THEN, ON 1 APRIL 2001 DEALER TURNED ROTORS, STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AGAIN. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS NORMAL.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 17, 2001
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS ADVISED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND BRAKE PADS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN FIVE MONTHS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT MANUFACTURER IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 12, 2001
BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED 2 MONTHS AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IN JANUARY OF 2001 VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AGAIN. PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, SO DEALER RETORQUED WHEELS AND SANDED PADS.*AK *SLC
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 11, 2001
BRAKES: 1ST TIME THEY REPLACED ROTOR/PAD KIT AT 9066 MILES, BAD VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. AT PRESENT, CAR HAS 21000 AND THEY SAY ROTORS NEED RESURFACED AND WANT TO CHARGE ME. I DON'T THINK ROTORS SHOULD WEAR OUT EVERY 10 TO 11,000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. *AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 8, 2001
FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND HEAT SCORNED AT 8K, 20K, AND 23K MILES...CHEVROLET WILL NOT RE-PURCHASE MY CAR AND I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM IS BECOMING FREQUENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH MALIBU'S WHEN CHECKING INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS AND TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR MALIBU ROTOR EXPERIENCE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT!*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 2, 2001
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MI/HR CAR STOPE RUNNING THIS HAPPENED ON 4 SEPARET OCCASIONS. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF TH ROAD WITHOUT BEING REARENDED, TRIED TO RESTART THE CARE ONLY TO HAVE IT STALL AGAIN AND EACH OF THE THREE TIMES THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD IT 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THE SECOND TIME THEY HAD IT 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THE THIRD TIME THEY HAD IT 2 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THIS TIME THE FOURTH TIME THEY HAVE HAD IT TO DATE 8 DAYS AND STILL COUNTING. THEY THINK IT IS THE FUEL PUMP REGULATOR. I THINK I WANT THEM TO KEEP THIS CAR. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I FEEL AS IF MY LUCK MAY RUN OUT SOON. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP US TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR AND INTO ANOTHER. ALSO THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE HEATING AND AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. I'M MAKING CARPAYMENTS ON A NEW CAR AND FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING A JUNK.*AK
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 2, 2001
CAR BRAKE APPLY THEY TEND NOT TO WORK WHEN IT WET OR RAIN AND HAVE TO STOP QUICKLY TO AVOID OTHER CAR THE CAR START TO SLIDE WHEN APPLY BRAKES. *AK