Two problems related to steering anti-theft device have been reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu based on all problems reported for the 2001 Malibu.
The anti theft system disabled the car on the tappan zee bridge, with no place to stop and 18 wheelers going by me at 60+mph. I had to shut the ignition off, turn it back on and wait 10 minutes for the anti-theft to disable, so I could turn the ignition off and reset the anti-theft and start the car. Talking about scared to death. Happy I am still alive to report this. It was in motion 55mph and stopped running, anti theft started to blink.
The contact owns a 2001 chevy Malibu LS. The vehicle shut down after being parked for a day. The mechanic stated that it was due to the theft system. The theft light was illuminated. The mechanic advised her that the model year was recalled for the theft device. The mechanic temporarily fixed it. The current mileage was 75,038 and the failure mileage was 75,028.