NHTSA Complaint #10162212 — 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10162212
Vehicle	1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
Date of Incident	July 12, 2006
Date Filed	July 12, 2006
Mileage	85,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IA

Consumer Description

ANTI- THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO REASON. AFTER GETTING IN THE CAR, WE TRY TO START IT; IT TURNS OVER, BUT WILL NOT START. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL KEYS INSERTED BOTH WAYS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED AT WORK SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AWAY FROM HOME BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE MISSED WORK BECAUSE OF THIS. IT COST $ 180 EVERY TIME TO HAVE IT RESET BY THE DEALER. A NEW SYSTEM IS $450, BUT NO GUARANTEES IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. FROM READING WEB SITES, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *JB

Related Complaints for the 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU

Other ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE Complaints

#11171731 — January 23, 2019 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE SEIZ...

#10315880 — March 2, 2010 — TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED TH...

#10311803 — February 18, 2010 — WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS AND CAR WILL NOT START. WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND CA...

#10299627 — January 13, 2010 — 1998 CHEVY MALIBU MORE AND MORE OFTEN, WHEN I START MY CAR, THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN NOT START THE CAR U...

#10294641 — December 6, 2009 — 1998 CHEVY MALIBU HAS A NOTORIOUS ISSUE WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM. I HAVE READ 1000'S OF ISSUE WITH THIS LIGHT COMING ON...

Recent Complaints for the 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU

#11525299 — SEAT BELTS — June 4, 2023 — Front seat belts come unbuckled while driving. My wife commuted to work in this car for about 12 months (37 miles o...

#11306454 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — February 1, 2020 — I WAS A AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS REP AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING THESE RECALLS COMPLETED. I HAVE HAD M...

#11171731 — ENGINE — January 23, 2019 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE SEIZ...

#10950178 — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) — February 7, 2017 — TAKATA RECALL HAVE A CHEVROLET MALIBU 1998 THAT I JUST BOUGHT AND FOUND OUT IT HAD A RECALL THAT WAS NOT TAKEN CARE O...

#10945175 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — January 13, 2017 — IGNITION SWITCH NOT SHUTTING OFF AND AT TIMES NOT TURNING TO START CAR. SHIFT LEVER HAS TO BE WIGGLED TO ALLOW KEY TO...