NHTSA Complaint #10392838 — 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU LS IN WHICH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO OPERATE MY CAR PROPERLY. I WILL TRY TO START MY CAR AND GO SOMEWHERE AND IT WONT START FOR TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES. I LIVE INWI WHERE IT CAN GET VERY HOT AND EXTREMELY COLD. I ALSO HAVE A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF TWO WHO IS WITH ME IN MY VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE CALLED GM AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I AM TOLD THAT THEY CANT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT IS BELOW FREEZING OUT SIDE AND I HAVE MY BABY IN THE CAR WITH ME AND HAVE TO WAIT FOR TEN OF FIFTEEN MINS FOR IT TO HOPEFULLY START MY CHILD OR I COULD GET VERY SICK. NOT TO MENTION SITTING IN A HOT CAR FOR THAT TIME WAITING FOR THE FAKE LIGHT TO GO OFF SO THAT I CAN START IT WITH THEY KEY THAT IS SUPPOSED TO GO WITH THE CAR BUT YET THE CAR THINKS IM TRYING TO STEAL IT. AND ANOTHER ONE IF IM TRAVELING AND STOP TO GET GAS AT NIGHT AND I HAVE TO PAY AT THE PUMP AND TURN THE CAR OFF, CUZ THAT'S WHAT YOUR SUPPOSED TO DO WHILE FUELING, THEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO START AGAIN IM STRANDED AT AN UNOPENED GAS STATION WHO KNOWS WHERE WITH MY YOUNG CHILD AND MYSELF AT NIGHT IN THE FREEZING COLD OR VERY HOT TEMPS. WHY AGAIN IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE DONE EITHER. 400 TO 800 TO TRY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD RECALL. AND IT ISN'T EVEN GUARANTEED TO NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. WHY IS IT THAT GM WONT RECALL THIS ISSUE THAT I HAVE SEEN TONS AND TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT? IS IT BECAUSE GM DOESN'T KNOW A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? WELL GM U BETTER FIGURE ONE OUT OR U WILL MOST LIKELY BE LOOSING A LOT OF CUSTOMERS. I CERTAINLY WONT BUY ANOTHER GM CAR IF THEY WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE HAVING WITH THESE CARS NOW. GM SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THE ISSUES THAT CONSUMERS ARE HAVING WITH THEIR CARS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WHO ARE YOU KIDDING? FIX THIS PROBLEM!!!! *TR