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4.25 out of 5 stars

2001 Chevy malibu

dtownfb, 10/02/2002
2001 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
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I have been pleasently surprised by this car. I did not expect to have such a good experience with a GM car. I've owned a 1994 Accord before this car and I'm not saying it is better then the current Accord but it is a nice car. Esp. for the price. Since it seems that GM has finally ironed out some of the problem areas, I would recommend this car to anyone.

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4 out of 5 stars

What about the brake???

J.W., 03/06/2002
2001 Chevrolet Malibu 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Great family car with great features. Front Brakes life is poor. Factory tire life is below average. Plenty of trunk space. Optional folding rear seat.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

You get what you pay for :)

kka89, 11/08/2010
2001 Chevrolet Malibu 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 4 people found this review helpful

I bought my Malibu with the only issue of needing new intake manifold gaskets. It would run hotter than the half mark when at idle, but go back down when driving. Within the first week of owning the car (I am the third owner, previous owner military)the power window switch for the driver's side window went out. I can no longer roll down my window. My ABS light comes on sometimes and my Theft System light acts up. I also cannot install an aftermarket CD player without a special kit. I only paid $1800.00 for it and can't complain too much. I'm trading it off for an Nissan Xterra and more than likely won't buy another American car again.I've had nothing but bad luck with them.

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1.88 out of 5 stars

320,000 miles and still running

mercuryhater, 07/21/2014
2001 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

We bought this car in 2004 to replace our Chevy venture the car had about 20,000 miles ours has the sunroof and rear spoiler it is dark blue and has the awful Chevy pattern on the seat. the trunk doesn't align right and always leaks and rattles the suspension is bad. the rear seat is very cramped. the sunroof is very loud when fully open but we normally just keep it on vent mode. the abs light is on i don't think it works anymore. at 290,000 we got back in after pumping gas the car wouldn't start the head gasket was blown needed a new engine which we did. the air conditioning also doesn't work well on 1 2 5 fan settings only 3 4 ???? our vehicle was just included in the Chevy recalls of 2014

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4.88 out of 5 stars

My Mailubu

silverdome, 09/23/2003
2001 Chevrolet Malibu LS 4dr Sedan (3.1L 6cyl 4A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I felt sorry for this car...it was in an accident trashing the right front quarter...then it had a portable basketball hoop fall on it...all within the first 6 months I owned it... It ran fabulous for the entire time I owned it... 2 1/2 years...in fact I bought another Malibu...

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