NHTSA Complaint #10266356 — 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA

MY FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM CAUSES CAR NOT TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND DISABLES THE ENGINE FOR ANYWHERE FROM 10MINUTES TO SEVERAL HOURS. SOMETIMES THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WILL APPEAR IN THE MESSAGE CENTER WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT MOST TIMES IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. I WILL PUT IN THE KEY, BUT WHEN I TURN IT, THE ENGINE IS DISABLED AND THE "SECURITY" LIGHT BLINKS. I HAVE TO WAIT 10MINUTES FOR IT TO RESTART, AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, IT JUST TRIPS ITSELF CONTINUALLY AND I'LL BE STUCK FOR 30MINUTES OR MORE. I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED COUNTLESS TIMES IN THE HEAT, AND DREAD EVEN STOPPING FOR GAS FOR FEAR THAT MY CAR WON'T START AGAIN. IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WHEN I TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN, AS I FEAR THAT IF I STOP IN A SMALL TOWN, I'LL BE COMPLETELY STRANDED IF MY CAR DOESN'T START BACK UP. TWO WEEKS AGO I DROVE OUT OF TOWN AND WENT 6 HOURS ONE WAY WITHOUT STOPPING BECAUSE THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, AND A HAZARD TO PEOPLE'S HEALTH. IT'S ALSO DANGEROUS IF I GET A FLAT TIRE ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WON'T START BACK UP, THEN I AM IN DANGER FOR NO REASON. I'VE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT PARKING IN A SCARIER PART OF TOWN, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO JUST DRIVE AWAY SAFELY IF I SEE SOME SHADY PEOPLE LURKING AROUND. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS, AS THE DEALER WILL CHARGE $600 AND NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. MY 2000 IMPALA SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS THIS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM POSES A THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY, GM, OR DODGE CAR AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE THAT CHEVY HAS CONTINUED TO IGNORE. THOUSANDS COMPLAIN ON CHEVY FORUMS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. BIG BIG PROBLEM HERE. *TR