NHTSA Complaint #10279294 — 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU

MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK OR MORE WILL NOT START AND THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER WAITING 10 MINUTES FOR THE LIGHT TO GO OFF, IT WILL USUALLY START THE SECOND TIME AROUND. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR, BUT RECENTLY THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER NUMEROUS 10-MINUTE DELAYS. AFTER PAYING OUT $94 FOR LABOR I WAS TOLD IT COULDN'T BE FIXED AND TO LOOK FOR A RECALL. I HAVE FOUND NO RECALL BUT MANY, MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM A SINGLE WOMAN AND I HAVE BEEN SITTING IN FAR TOO MANY PARKING LOTS, ALL TIMES OF DAY AND NIGHT WAITING FOR MY CAR TO REALIZE THAT IT IS NOT BEING STOLEN BY ME, THE ONE WITH THE KEY. I HAVE NO EXPERTISE IN THIS MATTER AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY OUT LABOR CHARGES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE'S NO WAY TO FIX IT. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY NEVER KNOWING WHEN I'LL BE STUCK FOR 10 MINUTES OR MUCH LONGER AS HAPPENED RECENTLY. SINCE I FEEL I NEED A CAR THAT WILL START MUCH MORE THAN I NEED AN ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WHY CAN'T THIS THING JUST BE COMPLETELY DISABLED SO I DON'T LIVE IN CONSTANT FEAR? *TR