There are 9 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)MY BOYFRIEND AND I BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN JUNE OF 2013. IN AUGUST I WAS DRIVING TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC SO I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND TOOK BACK ROADS - AND I AM GLAD I DID. WHILE I WAS ON A ROAD WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR JUST STARTED SPEEDING ON ITS OWN. THE RPM'S WENT UP ALONG WITH THE SPEED AND YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE JUST ROARING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY AND I PULLED INTO A BAR PARKING LOT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW GUY GOT TO THE PARKING LOT HE OPENED THE HOOD OF MY CAR AND THE THROTTLE WAS ABOUT AN INCH FROM BEING REMOVED FROM THE APPARATUS THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ATTACHED TO. HE PUT THE THROTTLE BACK TO WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AND TOLD ME I SHOULD BE FINE - I SAID NO AND HAD IT TOWED TO A AUTO SHOP WHERE THEY SAID THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO IS ZIP TIE THE THROTTLE TO THE APPARATUS. SO MY THROTTLE AND MY SAFETY CURRENTLY DEPEND ON A ZIP TIE... *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STILL IN MOTION AND IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS106,000. UPDATED 01/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,697. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED, THROTTLE SENSOR REPLACED, IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE REPLACED YET, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/23/2013 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION WAS STARTED AND THE THROTTLE STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
I WAS DRIVING MY GIRLFRIEND HOME IN HER CAR WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT SPED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. AS I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD TO STOP IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH TO STOP THE CAR. WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR TOOK OFF, GIVING THE FEELING OF WHIPLASH AND SQUEALED THE TIRES. I AM A YOUNG DRIVER SO I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHY. I JUST KNOW IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND I DID NOTICE THAT THE TACHOMETER WAS INCREASING WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED. I FEEL IF MY GIRLFRIEND HAD BEEN DRIVING HER CAR, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. I AM VERY STRONG, I WORK OUT AND AM ABLE TO PRESS 200 LBS. THIS INCIDENT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ACCELERATOR BUTTON BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SHE HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE EITHER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE. ACCELERATOR STUCK AND WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING OR REDUCE ITS SPEED. WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND NOT THE ACCELERATOR I RAN ACROSS TWO LANES OF THE HIGHWAY AND SLAMMED INTO A TREE. APPARENTLY I HAVE A TOTALED VEHICLE/MALIBU 2000. TROOPER DID NOT BELIEVE THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. *JB
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND PREPARING TO STOP, AND SUDDENLY A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, FRACTURED HAND AND WRIST; AND ADDITIONAL INJURIES TO THE EYE, ANKLE, AND RIGHT LEG. THE SEVERE INJURIES RESULTED IN FOUR SURGERIES ON THE HAND AND WRIST, AND TWO SURGERIES ONTHE ANKLE. THE CONTACT STATED ADDITIONAL SURGERIES WERE REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AT A FASTER SPEED WITHOUT APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL.L DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
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