NHTSA Complaint #10398721 — 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU , BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005. THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WON'T CRANK, OR A FEW MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD IF IT DOES CRANK IT STALLS LOOSES ALL POWER ,AND THEN WON'T CRANK FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER IF NOT I MIGHT HAVE TO BEAT WITH MY HAND ON THE DASH JUST UNDER THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR ALL POWER TO REGAIN ITS SELF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN 2008, BUT MY HUSBAND GOT IT DOING RIGHT AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OF TAPPING THE COMPUTER PART OF THE SWITCH FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DASH WITH A SCREW DRIVER HANDLE EVERY TIME HE WENT TO CRANK IT. IT DID FINE UP UNTIL RECENTLY , ABOUT SOMEWHERE IN FEBRUARY OF 2011, IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, DEALERSHIP CAN SEEM TO TELL ME NOTHING, THEY HAVE NO IDEA EVEN AFTER RUNNING IT ON A COMPUTER OVER NIGHT, ALL BECAUSE THE COMPUTER THEY SAID CAN'T FIND ANYTHING, HOW DUMB. I AM POOR, CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. I LOVE MY MALIBU APART FROM WHAT IT IS DOING TO ME, I HAVE 2 KIDS, SMALL KIDS, THEY ARE WITH ME 24/7 AND THE CAR WILL JUST DIE ON ME LEAVING ME TO USE ALL ,Y STRENGTH AND POWER TO STEER AND STOP THE CAR ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TO TOP IT OFF MY AIR ISN'T WORKING ANYMORE, AND BEING STUCK LIKE THAT IN THE HEAT FROM THIS STATE OF ALABAMA, IS NOT FUN OR HEALTHY FOR MY 2 KIDS OR ME. I JUST WANT IT TO WORK LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO . I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY OVER 300 DOLLARS FOR A SWITCH AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM, MY CAR SURGES, AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO TELL ME A STRAIGHT ANSWER , BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIX IT NOW.BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS, WHAT IF IT DIES ON ME LIKE THAT AND IT WILL AT HIGH SPEEDS ,AND SOMEONE NOT PAYING ATTENTION RUNS ME AND MY 2 KIDS OVER. PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU, I DON'T WANT A NEW CAR, I JUST WANT MY PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON FIXED. *TR