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2000 Chevrolet Malibu engine problems

The 2000 Chevrolet Malibu has 199 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

199

Engine complaints

14%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Malibu engine complaints by model year303 complaints1975: 1 complaints1978: 1 complaints1982: 1 complaints1989: 1 complaints1997: 77 complaints1998: 159 complaints1999: 151 complaints2000: 199 complaints2001: 198 complaints2002: 89 complaints2003: 91 complaints2004: 37 complaints2005: 66 complaints2006: 59 complaints2007: 35 complaints2008: 73 complaints2009: 71 complaints2010: 126 complaints2011: 172 complaints2012: 102 complaints2013: 215 complaints2014: 128 complaints2015: 70 complaints2016: 303 complaints2017: 256 complaints2018: 279 complaints2019: 62 complaints2020: 61 complaints2021: 12 complaints2022: 31 complaints2023: 12 complaints2024: 2 complaints
Malibu engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AND ENGINE OIL MAY DEPOSIT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT OF FIRE. *JB”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · June 1, 2016 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu have?

NHTSA has 199 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Malibu engine — 14% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.