1. Chevrolet Malibu
  2. Problems
  3. 2002
  4. Vehicle Speed Control

2002 Chevrolet Malibu Vehicle Speed Control Problems

4
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 4 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 1, 2014 · 97,000 miles

    Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owned a 2002 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into the rear of a second vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained a cut to the lip, bruising on the forehead, neck injury, and her front teeth were loosened. It was unknown if the contact received medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed.…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10633344

  • November 15, 2006 · 84,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    My 2002 chevy malibu suffers from sudden acceleration. Most of the articles i have read on the internet state that they were unable to replicate the results. On my car, i can reproduce the results anytime. The first time this happened, i thought that maybe i had pressed the gas instead of the brake, but i quickly realized that even after releasing the accelerator pedal, the car continued to accelerate on its own.…

    ODI 10177929

  • June 21, 2002

    Tires · Vehicle Speed Control

    The car jerks at 70 mph, dealer could not find the problem. The cruise control was stuck in the on position when starting the car (was not activated), dealer could not find the problem. The car feels unstable and shacks at 50+ mph (since the time of purchase the tire pressure has not been adjusted), the dealer said the tire was over inflated, tire pressure was corrected, but the shacking has become worse.

    ODI 763457

  • Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control

    While traveling rpms would idle high, resulting in vehicle not to gaining speed or changing into passing gear. Vehicle has been serviced six times for problem. *ak

    ODI 10022841