2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Electrical System Problems

THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. GOING OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING. LOST ENGINE POWER, AND POWER STEERING, BRAKES. PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER, STOPPED AND RESTARTED CAR. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TODAY 9/19/14, WITH THE VEHICLE VIN MATCHING. THE NAME OF THE VEHICLE IS INCORRECT. IT SAYS "CHEVROLET CLASSIC". NOTE: IT IS A CHEVROLET MALIBU. NO WARE ON THE VEHICLE IS THE NAME "CLASSIC", NOR IS IT INDICATED ON OR IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS HAS CAUSED CONFUSION AND OTHERS MAY BE MISLEADING AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SENSOR WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE KEY TO TURN FROM AN OFF POSITION TO AN ON POSITION. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V224000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY BOYFRIEND AND I BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU FROM A USED CAR LOT. IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR I WENT TO TAKE THE CAR FOR A CAR WASH FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WHEN THE CAR GOT WET IT TURNED OFF - ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON AND THE CAR THAT I JUST FILLED UP 5 MINUTES PRIOR- THE GAS NEEDLE WENT TO ZERO. I TOOK THE KEY OUT AND WAITED FOR THE CAR WASH TO BE OVER AND IT FIRED UP RIGHT AWAY. BUT WHEN I GOT HOME AND I TURNED IT BACK ON THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND A LEFT LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WE LET THE CAR SIT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN IT STARTED UP FINE AND WAS RUNNING FINE. ONE NIGHT COMING HOME FROM A CONFERENCE IT WAS RAINING AND WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND IT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY OR FAILED TO WORK AT ALL. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND SHE COULD HEAR THE WIRES SPARKING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED THIS REPORT/COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE, TO GM AND TO THE FTC AROUND 2004 WITH NO RESPONSE. THE CHEVROLET MALIBU FROM 2000 HAS SIMILAR IGNITION AND ENGINE ISSUES NOW REPORTED ON THE NEWS IN THE COBALT AND OTHER CARS. OWNER HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEVERAL TIMES, THE IGNITION,STARTER, KEY SYSTEM, IDLE CONTROL VALVE, AND OTHER PARTS NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THE CAR ENGINE SMOKING, "TURNING OFF" OR NOT STARTING AFTER STOPPING, PARKING, AND NOT STARTING UPON INSERTING THE KEY, IDLING HIGH OR TIMING OFF. THIS BEGAN WITHIN 2-3 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN DRIVING OR STARTING THE CAR. MULTIPLE TIMES THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD BLINK AND OWNER WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES TO TURN IT ON. GM EVEN HAS THIS LISTED IN THE MANUAL (IN SECURITY FEATURE/LOCK SYSTEM). OWNER FIRST TOLD IT WAS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE, THEN...

WHILE DRIVING, IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND REQUIRED REPEATED SERVICE CALLS TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF PROBLEM AS THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER AFTER THE CAR CONTINUED TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. ANOTHER ISSUE WAS SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SPEED UP WHICH MADE BRAKING HARD AND ROUGH. I WAS RECENTLY TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TO REPLACE MY IGNITION SWITCH WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE CAR TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

FATHER WAS IN LATE 80'S OR EARLY 90'S (DIED AT 97 IN 2013). CHEVY MALIBU WITH ON DASH IGNITION SWITCH WAS STILL STOPPING WHILE ON ITS THIRD IGNITION SWITCH, THE REPAIR COVERED FREE BY GM. I DROVE THE CAR TO TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT THE IGNITION AND HENCE POWER STEERING ( HEADLIGHTS STILL ON) SHUT OFF WHEN GOING OVER THE GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD CROSSING. THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED WAS THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD TURN SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT (1/8 INCH) OR EVEN TURN FULLY OFF DEPENDING ON THE MOMENTUM OF DAD'S LARGE KEY CHAIN HANGING FROM THE IGNITION KEY. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND THE POWER BRAKES DON'T WORK WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. ACCORDING TO A LOCKSMITH, THE DETENTS ON THESE SWITCHES WERE VERY POORLY MANUFACTURED. SOLUTION WAS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF KEYS ON THE KEY CHAIN. *TR

MY MALIBU IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME WHEN IT WON'T START THE INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWS THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT. YOU CAN SIT THERE FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AND THE CAR WILL THEN START. IF YOU TRY IT IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES IT MESSES UP AGAIN AND YOU HAVE TO START THE 10 MINUTES AGAIN. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS THINGS TO GET THIS TO CORRECT ITSELF. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE KEY AND WE HAVE GOTTEN NEW KEYS FROM THE DEALER AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE CAR HAS STARTED JUST CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY IT HAS BEEN WHILE STILL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND NO ONE HAS GOTTEN HURT. WE THEN PUSHED THE...

ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING. COASTED TO SHOULDER. AFTER WAITING 10-15 MINUTES CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. OVER NEXT TWO DAYS SOMETIMES CAR WOULD START AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT. WHEN IT FAILED TO START IMMEDIATELY AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OVER 10-15 MINUTES CAR WOULD FINALLY START. AFTER THREE DAYS OF THIS SITUATION TOOK CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR,AND IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. MECHANIC ADVISED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL CHEVROLET MODELS FOR MANY YEARS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND IT MADE A LOUD NOISE/ SOUND LIKE IT CAME FROM THE HEATING AND COOLING VENT INSIDE. I WENT TO THE STORE AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I GOT IT OUT . START THE CARD AFTER I LEFT THE STORE. THE CAR SPEED WAS 10 MPH TO 25 MPH WITH NO METER MOVING FOR THE GAS, THERMOSTAT, THERE WAS NO ELECTRICITY. TRIPLE A PICK UP MY VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 27, 2014. WEBER CHEVROLET REPLACED CYLINDER AND IGNITION SWITCH. THE TOTAL COST WAS $854.22. I HAD THIS IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AND REFUND ON MY IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TRY TO TURN IT ON THERE'S NO POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP AND IT ROTATES BUT DOESN'T START I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS PERTAINING TO THIS IGNITION DEFECT ALSO I NEED TO WAIT 30 SECONDS TO SEE THE LIGHTS POWER ON THE ODOMETER AND STILL DOESN'T START. *TR

4-2007 GAS WAS POOLING AROUND ENGINE, REPLACED INTAKE GASKET, NEXT TIME I DROVE CAR , SAME PROBLEM,THEY HAD TO DO OVER ( THEIR DIME) BECAUSE FAILED TO REPLACE O-RING. 9-06-07 WOULD NOT START AT GAS STATION, 9-13-07 PASS LOCK SYS. INSTALLED IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER. 11-13-09 TURN SIGNALS, TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING, BETWEEN 11-13-09 @ 4-07-2010 , I HAVE BEEN BACK SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE SIGNALS FAILED OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. TOLD ME, THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY COULD SEE IT FAIL, WHICH IT DID ON 4-07-2010 WHILE I WAS CLOSE TO SHOP. FLASHER SWITCH/RELAY BAD, REPLACED. 6-10-10 HARMONIC BALANCER WORN AND SERPENTINE BELT & SEAL REPLACED. 2-23-12 WATER PUMP LEAKING, REPLACED. 6-14-12 REPLACED SPARKS PLUGS, WIRES, COMPLETE INJECTION FLUSH. 9-14-2012 STRONG FUEL SMELL (FUMES) INSIDE CAR AND UNDER HOOD, PERFORMED FUEL LEAK TEST, NO VISUAL SIGNS OF FUEL LEAK. CHECKED VENT CANISTER, GAS CAP, NO FUEL CODES....

THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE ALL TOO SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS OTHERS ON HERE ARE HAVING ESPECIALLY WITH THE THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM NOT LETTING THE CAR START IF THE SECURITY LIGHT STARTS TO BLINKING AFTER FAIL ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE , DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET HURT OR KILLED BEFORE YOU ALL CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY ON THIS VEHICLE MORE TIMES THAN NORMAL IN A SHORT TIME FRAME. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE OUR PROBLEM TO PAY FOR IF IT IS GM [XXX] UP. I AM MAD AND PISSED TO SAY THE LEAST. ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND NO REACTIONS. SAD NOT LIVING UP TO STANDARDS . WHEN OBAMA WAS BAILING YOUR [XXX]OUT HE SHOULD OF LET YOU JUST STAY [XXX]OUT. I AM DISGRACED BY THIS OUTRAGE. ILL NEVER BUY A HEAVY CHEVY AGAIN....

THERE'S A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. MY CARS VIN SKIRTS THE RECALL BUT HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS GM RECALL NO 03043. NOT SURE WHY MY CAR ISN'T INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL ITS VERY DANGEROUS NOT TO HAVE TURN SIGNALS!!! *TR

THE TRUTH IS ALL I WANT IS MY SAFETY AND MY PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS +THE PROBLEM IS LISTED UNDER THE NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION# EA02037 AND RECALL# 03V327000 WITH DATES OF RECALL FROM FEB 1ST 2000 - MAY 31 2001 MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN OKLAHOMA IN APRIL 2000 HOWEVER CALLING GM A REPRESENTATIVE OF GM NAMED [XXX] INFORMED ME THAT MY GM IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AFTER 30 MIN OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY I ASKED FOR A SUPERVISOR NAMED [XXX] WHOM WAS NOT IN THE OFFICE AND IS SUPPOSED TO CALL BACK AND THEN I ASKED FOR THAT PERSON SUPERVISOR PRESUMABLY THE MANAGER AND I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT SPEAK TO THAT PERSON AND WHEN I ASKED FOR THAT PERSONS NAME I WAS TOLD THAT THE MANAGERS IT WAS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY TO GIVE OUT THE MANAGERS NAME AND ALSO AGAINST COMPANY POLICY TO...

TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE WHEN TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS SUCH AS RAIN ARE ENCOUNTERED WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02037 AND GM RECALL NO. 03043 REFUSED AT POINT OF PURCHASE: FOX CHEVROLET, 60 EAST PADONIA ROAD, TIMONIUM, MD 21093 PHONE 410-667-6666 ON OCTOBER 13, 2011. *TR

PERTAINING TO GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT RECALL #03043A DATED MARCH 2004. THIS RECALL ADDRESSES A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN THE 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU VEHICLES, THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH SOLDER JOINTS IN THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH MAY CRACK. IF CRACKING OCCURS, IT MAY CAUSE THE AUDIBLED FLASHER INDICATOR, VISUAL FLASHER INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, TURN SIGNALS, AND THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY OF NOT AT ALL. IF THE TURN SIGNALS OR HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS ARE NOT WORKING, OTHERS MAY REACT MORE SLOWLY TO A TURNING OR STOPPED VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR. IN MY CASE THE TURN SIGNALS AND WARNING FLASHER WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. BUT, THE VIN ON MY 2000 MALIBU DOES NOT FALL INTO THE STATED VIN RANGE MY COMPLIANT IS: IF THIS CONDITION IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL, WHY DOES IT ONLY APPLY TO 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU?S WITHIN A CERTAIN...

2000 CHEVY MALIBU. ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM RANDOMLY ENGAGES AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED. WE HAVE TO KEY LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS, HAVE HAD TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY(WHICH WE JUST REPLACED IN HOPES THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM) , AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR TEN MINUTES IN HOPES THAT IT WILL RESET ITSELF. AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD I WORK IN, THIS IS UNSAFE. *TR

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,...

THE ANTI-THEFT IGNITION LOCK DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS EVERY DAY, 3 OR MORE TIMES IN MOST CASES, YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND EVEN THEN IT MAY NOT START AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MORE MINUTES, NOW ITS NOT A "CRASH YOUR CAR THROUGH A BUILDING AND KILL PEOPLE" TYPE OF PROBLEM BUT IT IS A "SIT IN YOUR CAR IN A TERRIBLE NEIGHBORHOOD AND PRAY YOU DONT GET RAPED, MURDERED, ROBBED, ETC" PROBLEM. I RECENTLY WAS WORKING IN INNER CITY BALTIMORE AND WAS REQUIRED TO PARK MY CAR ON GREENMOUNT AVENUE, WHICH IS THE WORST OF THE WORST AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD TAKE ME AN HOUR TO START MY CAR!!!!!!!!! THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS AND THIS IS THE REASON NOBODY WANTS TO BUY AMERICAN MADE CARS ANYMORE!!!!!! TAKE RESPONSIBILITY GM!!!!!!!!!! I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY $300+ TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. GM...

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...

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. IT HAS SOMETHING CALLED THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM OR THEFT SYSTEM AND IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING. IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING ALL THE TIME. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMPLAINT I BET. I HAVE PUT AN EXTRA $2000 INTO THE CAR AFTER I BROUGHT IT HOPING IT WOULD FIX IT BUT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ ON-LINE AND EVERYONE WHO OWNS A 96 AND UP GM CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM. EVERYONE SAYS GM DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T FIX IT. THEY SAY THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO FIX IT. IF WE COMPLAIN ON HERE. PLEASE MAKE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS BECAUSE YOU WOULD SAVE OVER 1,000,000 PEOPLE TIME AND FRUSTRATION. NO JOKE, LITERALLY 1,000,000 PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS WHY THEY WENT BANKRUPT. GM...

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WORKS INTERMITTINGLY. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO TURN THE KEY AND LET IT SIT FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN TRY TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS WORKED, BUT THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 136818

AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, SO I STUCK MY ARM OUT THE WINDOW TO TRY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LACK, I TRIED TO USE EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND THEY DID NOT WORK EITHER. EVERY DAY THAT I DRIVE, THE TURN SIGNALS WORK FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN STOP (EVEN THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS STOP WORKING). I CONTACTED THE CHEVY RECALL # 800-630-2438 AND SPOKE TO DANIEL WHO TOLD ME THAT THE RECALLS ARE VIN SPECIFIC AND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THOSE VIN #'S AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

DRIVING FROM QUEENS TO BROOKLYN, NY AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, SO I STUCK MY ARM OUT THE WINDOW TO TRY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LACK. EVERY DAY THAT I DRIVE, THE TURN SIGNALS WORK FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN STOP (EVEN THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS STOP WORKING). I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO MECHANICS WHO ARE AS STUMPED AS I WAS (UNTIL TODAY) WHEN I SAW THE NHTSA.DOT RECALL AND INVESTIGATION LIST WHICH INCLUDED MY CAR 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. *TR

TURN SIGNALS INOPERABLE. FLASHER INOPERABLE. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ALERT OTHER DRIVERS OF INTENT TO TURN OR CHANGE LANES CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS TOLD THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL BY THE CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD SWITCH AND BOTH HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY A PREVIOUS OWNER AT 70000 MI. UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT 172000 MI. AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOW NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING UPON DEMAND. AS OF 9/82010 MY TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. GM SAID MY VIN DID NOT FALL IN THE RECALL CATEGORY OF THE SAME VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU AND THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. A LOT OF THE TIME THE CAR WILL NOT START AND WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE CALL WILL STALL AND DIE. IT WILL SHUT OFF AND RANDOM TIMES. YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES AN HOUR AND YOU LOOSE POWER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I KNOW THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS FAILED TO COME UP WITH A FIX FOR IT. IT IS UP TO YOU TO FORCE GM TO PUT OUT A FIX FOR THIS AND PROTECT THE CONSUMERS OF THEIR PRODUCTS. PLEASE HELP KEEP ME AND MY FAMILY SAFE. THANK YOU. *TR

2000 CHEVY MALIBU, PERIODICALLY DOESN'T START - WAS TOLD IT WAS A PASSLOCK PROBLEM. SINCE FEBRUARY HAVE HAD VARIOUS BUSINESSES REPLACE FUEL PUMP, PASS LOCK SENSOR, FUEL FILTER, STARTER AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR TO TRY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. NONE OF THESE HAVE WORKED AND THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS TODAY. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT ELSE TO TRY. IF I CAN'T START THE CAR, I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION (NOT THE LOCK POSITION) AND LEAVE IT FOR 10 MINUTES THEN THE CAR WILL START. UNBELIEVABLE. I AM 79 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS NO WAY TO LIVE WITH AN OTHERWISE PERFECTLY GOOD AUTOMOBILE. STILL NOT FIXED AND NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT TO DO NOW. CAR ONLY HAS 32000 MILES AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SELL IF IT WON'T START. *TR

2000 CHEVY MALIBU -- THEFT ALERT LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. CAR WOULD NOT START. WAIT 10 MIN TO RESET -CAR WOULD THEN START--GMC SOLUTION NEED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY-- I GET IT DONE-- LIGHT IS STILL ON--THE AUTO WILL NOT START SOMETIMES --10 MIN RESET IT WILL START--- DO I GET ANOTHER IGNITION SET 1 YR. LATER??? I CAN NOT TRUST THIS AUTO TO START ------------------I HAVE SPOKEN TO 4 OTHER 2000 2001 CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS AND THEY ARE GOING THRU THE SAME PROBLEMS PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS RECURRING PROBLEM ---- ____--DURING THIS PROBLEM WE ALL HAVE A BUILD UP OF CORROSION ON THE POSITIVE POLE OF THE BATTERY. PLEASE RESPOND [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 108,000 MILES . PURCHASED IT WITH ABOUT 78,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN PURCHASED I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION GETTING STUCK AND NOT TURNING SO I REPLACED IT. RAN FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN WOULDN'T START ONE DAY. WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T GETTING FUEL SO I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. RAN FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN WON'T START AGAIN. SO THIS TIME I TAKE TO MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT MY THAT I MAY NEED TO REPLACE MY STARTER..SO OK I DID HOPING IT WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. AGAIN IT HAPPENS..I NOTICE THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I TAKE BACK TO MECHANIC AND THEY HOOKUP TO COMPUTER AND GET A CODE THAT SAYS MY PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS ERROR AND I NEED TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN TAKE OFF. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY...

THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS ALSO EFFECTING MY HAZARD LIGHTS. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS OCCURRING DAILY. *CN

THE BLINKERS OF MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU TURN OFF RANDOMLY AND I DON'T KNOW IT UNTIL I GO TO MAKE A TURN WHICH CAN ABSOLUTELY RESULT IN A CRASH. IT ALSO AFFECTS MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND REAR PASSENGER BRAKELIGHTS WHICH WILL NOT COME ON THOUGH THE BULBS ARE NEW. I LOOKED INTO RECALLS AND THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL REGARDING THIS EXACT PROBLEM STATING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATS AND MELTS AND THEN DISRUPTS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SPECIFICALLY AFFECTING THIS PART OF MY CAR. WHEN I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS FIVE DAYS LATE TO HAVE THE PART FIXED. BEING THAT I ONLY BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, 2009, I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE SO THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED, BUT RECEIVED NO SUCH INFORMATION IN THE MAIL AND AM UNABLE TO AFFORD TO FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM....

2000 CHEVY MALIBU ANTI THEFT WOULD KEEP CAR FROM STARTING FOR NO REASON. I COULD FOLLOW THE GM'S FIX FOR THIS BY WAITING 10 MINUTES AND THAN THE CAR WOULD START. WE HAVE DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THE DEALER HAS TOLD US THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG.IT HAS PROGRESSED TO WHERE YOU NOW ARE ABLE TO START THE CAR BUT IT WILL SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITHIN A MINUTE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 DAYS. THIS HAPPENED ONCE TO MY WIFE WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF CREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WILL NOT START FOR TEN MINUTES. HAPPENS TWICE A WEEK. *TR

2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH PASSLOCK LOCK PROBLEMS ..WHAT A NIGHTMARE SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.. *TR

THEFT SYSTEM/PASSLOCK. DAILY THIS IS TRIGGERED PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING MY VEHICLE FOR TEN MINUTES. I HAVE A HIGHLY SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD AND IT'S CRITICAL THAT MY VEHICLE GETS ME TO HIM OR TAKES HIM WHERE HE NEEDS TO GO. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN LATE FOR WORK SEVERAL TIMES, AND MOST RECENTLY TODAY I LEFT WORK EARLY FROM BEING SICK AND RENDERED UNABLE TO START THE CAR, TWICE. I DON'T NEED THE THEFT SYSTEM, I CAN'T AFFORD A 'POSSIBLE' FIX AND FROM EVERYONE I'VE SPOKEN TO- NOTHING HAS WORKED TO FIX THEIR ISSUES. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO HAVE THIS FIXED, TAKEN OUT (IF THERE'S A WAY) OR GIVE US A TRADE IN! MY CAR IS PAID FOR, I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO GET A NEW ONE! *TR

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH A "THEFT SYSTEM" ERROR. IN COLD WEATHER, THE THEFT SYSTEM DISABLES THE VEHICLE FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN MAYBE WILL ALLOW CAR TO START. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON AUTO FORUMS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE. EACH YEAR FOR THE LAST 4 WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING. THIS IS RELATED TO A "PASS LOCK" SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN ALARM, NOT REMOTE STARTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS ON THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

EVERY 50 OR SO ATTEMPTS AT STARTING MY 2000 MALIBU THE CAR WON'T START UNLESS I LEAVE THE IGNITION SET TO "ON" FOR 10 MINUTES. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM SO FAR. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM KEEPS MESSING UP, MY LIGHT FLASHES AND THE I HAVE TO WHAT 10 MIN. TO START IT. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES A WEEK. I AM LEFT STRANDED IN A DARK PARKING LOT AT 10PM AFTER SCHOOL. I AM A AFRAID OF BEING OUT ALONE AT NIGHT AS IT IS BUT NOW I AM STRANDED OUT FOR 10 MINS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE TECHNICIAN FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF AT ANY MOMENT IF THE COMPONENT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE IDENTICAL FAILURES RECURRED AND WERE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS CAN'T START CAR. IF I WAIT 10 15 MINUTES IT WILL STOP BLINKING AND IT WILL START. I HAVE BEEN LATE FOR WORK TWO TIME IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SYSTEM THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT USED TO BLINK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 30 MINUTES. CURRENTLY, THE LIGHT CONSTANTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE IGNITION, KEYS, AND ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB

TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. BOUGHT FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIP. REPAIRED AT PRIVATE SHOP. COST TO REPAIR: $125 TO REPLACE HAZARD SWITCH. BANDAID SOLUTION: BANG THE DASH UNTIL THE SIGNAL WORKED. *TR

THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM IN MY 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU SOMETIMES (TOO OFTEN!) WILL ERRONEOUSLY PREVENT ME FROM STARTING MY CAR. I'M USING THE ORIGINAL GM KEYS - NOT COPIES!! EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT - YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN TRY AGAIN - AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE. *TR

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED THREE TIMES UNDER AND OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. HAZARD SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING - ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT TURNING SIGNAL/WIPER WASHER SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR UNTIL CALIPERS REPLACED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT VARIOUS EMISSIONS AND FUEL VAPOR LEAKS. *JB