NHTSA Complaint #10225167 — 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU

I PURCHASED MY 2001 IN 2003 AND HAS NEVER GIVEN ME ANY PROBLEMS. BUT AT THE END OF MARCH MY MALIBU WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED AND GOT A FULL TUNE UP AND IT RAN FOR ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE IT STARTED SKIPPING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE GAVE THE CAR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND IT RAN FOR ABOUT A WEEK. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IT CUT OFF, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT THEN SUNDAY MORNING 4/20/08 IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND INDICATED THAT THE SYSTEM HAD LOCKED ME OUT, AND THAT THE IGNITION NO LONGER RECOGNIZES THE CHIP IN THE KEY. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I AM ANGER THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT TAKEN OWNERSHIP OF THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED A RECALL. MY CAR HAS 41,000 MI AND I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. THIS IS NOT RELEVANT TO WEAR AND TEAR THIS IS A DEFECTED PRODUCT AND A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WARRANTS THE ATTENTION OF THE MANUFACTURES AND OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLE. THIS COULD POSSIBLY PROVE TO BE FATAL IF THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON THE STREET OR HIGHWAY LIKE MY CAR DID. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE LUCKY THIS TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND WAS CONTEMPLATING TRADING FOR THE NEWER 2008 MODEL, NOT ANYMORE. *TR