NHTSA Complaint #10193139 — 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10193139
Vehicle	2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
Date of Incident	June 13, 2007
Date Filed	June 13, 2007
Mileage	71,190 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	OH

Consumer Description

CAR FAILED TO START ON RANDOM OCCASIONS. BECAME MORE FREQUENT. ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS CAUSING IT NOT TO START. WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR TEN MINUTES TO START - IN PLACES LIKE AT A GAS PUMP WITH OTHERS WAITING TO USE IT. THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY STAY ON EVEN WHEN IT STARTED. IT BECAME LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE HOPING THE CAR WOULD START AND HOPING AGAINST HOPE THAT THE CAR WOULD NEVER STALL IN TRAFFIC AND THEN NOT RE-START. DEALER FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH, IGNITION CYLINDER AND LOCK CYLINDER TO THE TUNE OF $682.00. THIS WAS DONE AT 71,190 MILES. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IGNITION CYLINDER WERE ALREADY REPLACED AT 46,000 MILES. OTHERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S MODEL OF THE MALIBU BUT THEY NEVER RECALLED IT. THE THEFT SYSTEM IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE.*AK

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