NHTSA Complaint #10594376 — 2005 CHEVROLET CLASSIC

THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS ISSUE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, I WAS TOLD I HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, WHICH WAS NOT THE ISSUE COME TO FIND OUT. MY CHEVROLET CLASSIC 2005 INTERMITTENTLY REFUSED TO START. THE CAR WOULD ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER BUT REFUSE. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD BLINK DURING THIS TIME. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE DID THIS AGAIN BUT ALLOWED MY TO START IT FINE FOR A WEEK AND A HALF BUT WENT BACK INTO NOT STARTING WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHING. I THOUGHT, HOW IS THAT, I OWN THIS VEHICLE I AM THE OWNER STARTING THE IGNITION WITH THE KEY? I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS (MOST RECENT TIRES PLUS, EARLY MAY 2014) TELL ME THEY COULDN'T FIND AN ISSUE AND THAT WITHOUT THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED STARTING AGAIN, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO CHEVROLET THIS TIME FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT IT IS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE TALKED TO FORMER CHEVROLET OWNERS WHO SAID THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND KEPT HAVING THE PASSLOCK PROBLEM FIXED EVERY TIME. THEY SAID THEY FINALLY DITCHED THEIR CHEVROLETS AND GOT TOYOTAS TO AVOID THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED A LOT OF FORUMS, AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS DEMONSTRATING THIS PROBLEM WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER CHEVROLET AND GM OWNERS. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A FAULTY PART FOR MANY OWNERS, THEN CHEVROLET AND GM SHOULD BE WORKING TO SOLVING THIS ISSUE FOR ALL OWNERS. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE IS HIGH. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR MANY CHEVROLET AND GM OWNERS, THIS SHOULD BE A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE STRIVING TO FIX AND TO REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY FIXED CHEVROLET AND GM'S MISTAKE. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WE DID TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM IN OUR OWN VEHICLES, AS WE AREN'T ATTEMPTING TO STEAL THEM, BUT SIMPLY DRIVE OUR OWN VEHICLES. THANK YOU. *TR