Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MALIBU / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007119178 Incident Date: Jul, 09 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MALIBU Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1ND52J81M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet malibu. while driving 70 mph, the steering wheel locked and the vehicle shut off. the contact was unable to restart the vehicle. she also stated that the anti-theft system engaged and there was a loss of power. the contact believed that the cause of failure was electrical. the dealer stated that the fuel pump failed and discovered a leak in the intake gasket. the dealer stated that her vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 07e021000 (fuel system tank assembly: pressure relief devices). as of september 12, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. the failure mileage was 65,000 and current mileage was 70,000.