NHTSA Complaint #10187190 — 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU

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

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10187190
Vehicle	2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
Date of Incident	March 26, 2007
Date Filed	April 6, 2007
Mileage	71,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NC

Consumer Description

CHEVROLET MALIBU, YEAR 2001. REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH PASS LOCK / ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. TWO SEPARATE CONDITIONS OCCURRED 1. SYSTEM WILL MALFUNCTION SO THAT VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED , CANNOT BYPASS/RESET THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. 2. SYSTEM WILL NOT ARM ITSELF, AND THEFT SYSTEM DOES NOT PROVIDE INTENDED PURPOSE. ADDRESSED THIS WITH CHEVROLET , AND THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD ONLY RECOMMEND THAT I CONTACT MY DEALER. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE IN MOTION. THIS PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED SEVEN TIMES SINCE OCTOBER, 2006. SO FAR, IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO RESET PROBLEM (1) BY KEEPING THE KEY IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES, AND "PROBLEM ; (2) BY TURNING THE DRIVER DOOR LOCK 3 TIMES TO THE RIGHT, THEN ONCE TO THE LEFT, THEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. (THESE MEASURES WERE OBTAINED FROM AN INTERNET SEARCH WHICH REVEALED WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE WITH THIS VEHICLE TYPE. *AK

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