NHTSA Complaint #10136095 — 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU

MY CAR WILL NOT START WHEN THE THEFT SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND BECOME STRANDED WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE THE CAR WITH ME OR HAVE TO PICK MY CHILDREN UP AND THEY HAVE TO WAIT ALONE OUTSIDE BECAUSE I AM SO LATE. TODAY, MY CAR HAS NOT STARTED FOR OVER ONE HOUR. IT IS STILL SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT UNABLE TO START BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY THEFT SYSTEM. I WISH THIS WOULD BE RECALLED, AND HOPE THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO START DYING FOR IT TO BE RECALLED. LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON FORUMS. I BELIEVE THAT IF EVERYONE KNEW THE PROPER CHANNEL TO COMPLAIN TO, THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NO LONGER EXIST. MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON EVERYDAY. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR LEADS CHANGED TWICE AND IT STILL COMES ON. MY AIR CONDITIONING WAS FINE UNTIL THIS SUMMER WHEN I NEEDED IT. ARE THESE CARS NOW DESIGNED TO BREAK DOWN AND BE UNRELIABLE JUST SO THAT THE DEALERS CAN CHARGE MONEY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND MECHANICAL REPAIR? I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW DANGEROUS THIS CAN BE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WANTED A RELIABLE, DEPENDABLE VEHICLE FOR MYSELF AND CHILDREN, WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM? WILL I RECEIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THIS COMPLAINT. I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TO THIS VERY URGENT MATTER. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HAZARD SWITCH BECAUSE IT DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK, IT DIDN'T ALWAYS ALLOW FOR THE TURN SIGNALS TO WORK EITHER. I DOUBT THAT THERE WERE ANY DEATHS FROM THIS PROBLEM, AND IT WAS RECALLED. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF A PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE BEFORE IT WILL BE RECALLED. PLEASE SEND ME ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT WHO TO FILE ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WITH SO THAT I CAN DIRECT MY CONCERNS TO OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCIES AS WELL. *JB