NHTSA Complaint #10721266 — 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START MY SON'S 2002 CHEVY MALIBU THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PASS LOCK SENSOR ISSUE. THE KEY NEEDS TO BE IN THE ON POSITION FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES (UNTIL THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT GOES OFF), THEN TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, TAKE THE KEY OUT, THEN PUT THE KEY BACK IN, AND IT WILL START. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND CAN BE REFERENCED ON NUMEROUS ONLINE SITES, SO THERE IS NO REASON THIS SHOULD NOT BE A RECALL ISSUE. MECHANICS WILL TELL YOU IT IS THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL LINES, OR THE IGNITION, AND YOU CAN SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY WITHOUT SOLVING THE ISSUE. AT $300-$450 (ESTIMATES) YOU CAN HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED, BUT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. I DO NOT WANT MY TEENAGE SON STRANDED FOR SOMETHING THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AND SHOULD REPLACE.