NHTSA Complaint #10726022 — 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10726022
Vehicle	2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 19, 2014
Date Filed	June 18, 2015
Mileage	170,248 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME I NEED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING AND A PASS LOCK SENSOR . JUST FOR THIS THEY CHARGED ME $282.07 LABOR NO PARTS THEY DID NOTHING TO HELP THIS MATTER . PURCHASED THIS CHEVY MALBU IN 2004 WITH 31000 MILES ON IT GARAGED KEPT AND MAINTAIN RECORDS . BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOUR TIMES EACH TIME WAS NOT NECESSARY . SENSORS ISSUE AND MISSED DIAGNOSIS ON SERVICE AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM .ALL THEY DID FOR MY CAR WAS TO FILL IN THE SLOT ON MY KEY .NO HELP AT ALL I NEVER HAD HAD WEIGHT ON MY KEY RING . JUST THE KEY AND PLASTIC DOOR LOCK SENSOR. I KNOW THIS ALL STARTED TOO SHOW UP EIGHT YEARS AGO .I HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS WITH UNNECESSARY PARTS AND LABOR. IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GM PROBLEM NOT MINE. FAULKNER CHEVROLET LANCASTER PA. JUST ANOTHER SERVICES SCAMMING CUSTOMERS ON THIS MATTER. WANTED OVER $ 2300.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

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