2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU Electrical Systemignitionanti Theftcontrol Module Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HESITATED WHEN STARTED. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING BECAME VERY DIM AND THE DATA ON THE SCREEN WAS NOT VISIBLE. ALSO, THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK AND THE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL DOWN. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT JUMPED THE BATTERY AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED. LATER, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FAILED. THE MECHANIC WAS CURRENTLY PERFORMING A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,786.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/06/17*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY THEFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS RESET BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM RESET APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER WAITING, THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

MY ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WAS ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN ONE MORNING AFTER GETTING OFF OF WORK (11-7AM) I STARTED MY CAR BUT THE SOUND IT MADE WAS THAT IT WANTED TO START BUT DIDN'T CLICK OVER, AFTER SEVERAL COWORKERS ATTEMPTING TO HELP ME I HAD TO WALK HOME AND GET MY CAR TOWED FROM MY JOB. THE CAR SHOP STATED THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE KEY, WELL 4 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED AGAIN FROM WORK. I HAVE GOTTEN IT TOWED 3 TIMES LEAVING ME STRANDED, WHEN I CALLED THE CAR SHOP STATING TO THEM THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND I AM TIRED OF SPENDING SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THEY ARE STATING IS TAKEN CARE OF THEY STATED TO ME TO KEEP THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR 10 MIN AND THEN IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO START. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE UPON THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT STOPPED BLINKING BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD SUCCESSFULLY START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION, AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT COMPLETELY TURN OVER. SUDDENLY, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN A FLASHING MOTION FOR TEN MINUTES AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT AND WOULD REQUIRE A TEN MINUTE WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD START. ALSO, SHE STATED THERE HAD BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER THE TEN MINUTES WAITING PERIOD; AND RECOMMENDED DISENGAGING THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

I HAVE A 2002 MALIBU THAT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MORE TIMES THAN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS LOCKED ME OUT MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER CHOOSING TO ACTIVATE ITSELF ON ITS OWN. THE THEFT ENGINE LOCKOUT HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO LEAVE FOR WORK EARLY EVERY DAY CAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO ACTIVATE. NOW THE KEY LOCKED UP IN THE CYLINDER AND $450 REPAIR BILL LATER, I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY JUST BLEW ME OFF. WHAT A CRAPPY CAR - THE WORST I HAVE EVER OWN. I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT IS TOTALLY UNRELIABLE. THANKS GM - I WONT FORGET. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING, CAR SUDDENLY WILL NOT START. ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE WHEN TRYING TO START CAR. IT APPEARS THAT THE IGNITION DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE CAR KEY. SEEMS IT THINKS SOMEONE IS TRYING TO STILL THE CAR. THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON 3/7/2010. IN BOTH CASES THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE FIRST SHOP WAS AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE IGNITION SYSTEM. THE SECOND SHOP WAS THE DEALER. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE IGNITION SYSTEM. THEN, THEY REPLACED THE BCM UNIT AND THE IGNITION KEY CYLINDER. I'VE DONE SOME BACKGROUND CHECKING ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. MANY, MANY OWNERS OF THIS MAKE & MODEL (CHEVY MALIBU) HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILS PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME I ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR. THE CAR CRANKS BUT DOESN'T START AND THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT IS THE ONLY THING THAT LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 MALIBU/CHEVY THAT HAS THEFT SYSTEM AND GIVES ME PROBLEM ALL THE TIME AND I HAVE TO WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES THEN ONE MINUTE TO START THE CAR. I AM REALLY SICK AND TIRED OF IT. THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR ALL CHEVY, MALIBU THEFT SYSTEM. THE GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD RECALL THE SITUATION AND FIX IT IN FREE OF CHARGE. THANK YOU. *TR

CHEVY PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IS ALWAYS MALFUNCTIONING. HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO START CAR AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM (ANTI-THEFT) REPLACED ONCE AND NOW AFTER 1-1/2 YEARS AM HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN STUCK SEVERAL TIMES WAITING FOR THE REQUIRED 10 - 15 MINUTES WAITING FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START FOR A WEEK AND WAS TOWED. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM KEPT ACTIVATING. SHE HAD TO WAIT TEN MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE ANTI-THEFT INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING IT TO STALL. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ONE WEEK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 03-27-09 *BF UPDATED 03/31/09. *JB

CAR WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER BUT NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES NOW. AFTER TALKING WITH A MECHANIC AND INTERNET RESEARCH DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM IS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WENT ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR. TWO DAYS LATER WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT START. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU AND FOR ABOUT A MONTH THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND GOING OFF. SEPT. 18 I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I RESET THE SYSTEM AND IT IS STARTING BUT THE LIGHT STAYS ON NOW. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE TURN SIGNALS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO AND I SMELL COOLANT WHEN I AM DRIVING. *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS AWFUL. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM KEEPS LOCKING UP. I AM USING THE PROPER KEY BUT STILL, I AM STUCK AT THE STORE, WORK, HOME, ECT. BECAUSE THE CAR REFUSES TO START, I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM CAUSING PROBLEMS, NOT FOR THOSE TRYING TO STEAL SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR BUT FOR THE BUSY VEHICLE OWNERS SIMPLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH DAILY TASKS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU THAT LOCKS ON ME BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON. SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T START AT ALL. I USED TO WAIT FOR THE 10 MINUTES TO RESTART THE SYSTEM BUT NOW THE LIGHT JUST STAYS ON. I HAVE TO TAKE A BABY BACK AND FORTH EVERYDAY AND CAN NOT HAVE MY CAR CUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET LIKE THAT. *TR

THEFT SYSTEM PROBLEMS- FAILURE , IGNITION PROBLEMS, REPLACEMENT, FAILURE TO START. *TR

THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-THEFT/PASSLOCK SYSTEM OF MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT HE REPORTED THAT ONE DEALER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. THE CAR EITHER SELECTIVELY WON'T START, AND THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TO LET THE KEY SIT IN THE IGNITION FOR 10 MIN, AND THEN IT USUALLY STARTS. ONCE THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, AND THE THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF ON ME AFTER I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 40 MINUTES. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERS ARE GIVING ME A RUN-AROUND. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND IGNITION SWITCH, TOTALING OVER $1100, AND THE CAR IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEN AFTER TALKING TO THE...

I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU ON AUGUST 10, 2004. THE MILEAGE WAS 45,281. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD 2 PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. 1.GM DEX-COOL/INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. 2.ANTI-THEFT LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER CAR HAS BEEN STOPPED, THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART AGAIN. WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 1 ABOVE, I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING. WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 2 ABOVE, THESE ARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES CONCERNING MY PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER 2006 I HAD TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF MY CAR NOT STARTING. IT WAS TOWED 4 TIMES, THE FIRST 3 TIMES AND ALL THE DEALERSHIP SAID WAS THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE CHARGED. ON THE LAST TIME, OCTOBER 13, 2006 THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEIR ?EDUCATED GUESS? WAS THE NEED TO CHANGE THE STARTER SWITCH AND IGNITION LOCK...

THE SITUATION ARISES WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS, I INSERT MY ORIGINAL GM KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO START MY 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE ELECTRONIC ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM GOES INTO THEFT MODE (AS IF I AM STEALING MY OWN CAR). THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTS FLASHING AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR SWITCHED ON FOR 10 MINUTES (WHILE DRAINING THE BATTERY) UNTIL THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT QUITS FLASHING AND STAYS ON STEADY. AT THAT POINT I MUST TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO OFF AND THEN TRY STARTING THE CAR AGAIN. TO DATE IT ALWAYS STARTS AFTER THE 10-MINUTE DELAY AND RETRY. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RANDOM IN NATURE AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS OFTEN AS THREE (3) TIMES IN ONE DAY. IT HAS MADE ME LATE FOR WORK, APPOINTMENTS AND STRANDED...

ANTI THEFT KEEPS SHUTTING OFF MY CAR. MY CAR SITS OUTSIDE ALL THE TIME. IT WAS -4 THIS MORNING, WENT TO START CAR AND ANTI THEFT KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE. I HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM SINCE BUYING USED IN SEPT 06. *TR

CAR REFUSED TO START. LEFT ME STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT IN NASHVILLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED, TWICE. IT TOOK 2 TRIPS TO THE MECHANIC BEFORE THEY REALIZED IT WAS A DEFECT WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM,. IT LOCKED UP THE IGNITION FOR THIRTY MINUTES. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR DECIDED TO LET ME START IT. *TR

PASSLOCK SENSOR ACTIVATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING STARTED FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD PUT SOMEONE'S LIFE AT RISK. *TR

MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU'S THEFT SYSTEM SPORADICALLY, BUT FREQUENTLY WILL START FLASHING AND MY CAR WON'T START. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY ON FOR 10 MINUTES AND WAIT FOR THE THEFT LIGHT TO TURN OFF. I TURN THE KEY OFF FOR 5 SECONDS AND THE CAR STARTS. VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS BEING STRANDED FOR 10 MINUTES - ANYWHERE. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START DO TO ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. YOU MUST WAIT TEN MIN FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF THEN RESTART THE CAR. *TR

VEHICLE PREVENTED FROM STARTING DUE TO DEFECTIVE "THEFT DETERRENT" SYSTEM KNOWN AS PASS LOCK. *TR

1. NORMAL USAGE OF CAR 2. ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGES ARBITRARILY CAUSING CAR NOT TO START FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL YOU DO A RESET PROCEDURE. NOTIFIED IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD DEFECT AND THE REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE. ALSO, REPORTS SHOW THE NEW PART WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A FUNDAMENTAL DEFECT. 3. NOTHING, TO EXPENSIVE, SHOULD BE COVERED AS A DEFECT. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU 37,000MI. THE VEHICLE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM( PASSLOCK SYSTEM),FAILURE. VEHICLE WON'T START. RECENTLY GOT THE CAR STARTED BUT NOW THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON PERMANENTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT, HOWEVER, THE THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE TOOK TEN MINUTES TO FINALLY START. ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE THEFT LIGHT DIMMED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,900. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

CAR FAILS TO START DUE TO FAULTY ANTI THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. COMPONENTS OF SYSTEM INCLUDING IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HOUSING, BODY CONTROL MODULE, AND KEY REPLACED IN 11/06. SAME SYMPTOMS RECURRED IN 07/07. *AK

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE IN THE COMPUTER. I REPLACED THE COMPUTER 11 MONTHS AGO AND ALREADY I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE TRICKS THE COMPUTER AND DISABLES THE ENGINE FROM IGNITING. *TR

PASSLOCK SENSOR PREVENTED STARTING THE CAR ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL KEY WAS USED. HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE PASSLOCK SENSOR. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SERVICE SHOP FOR REPAIR. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ONLINE AS WELL AS MULTIPLE VISITS TO MY MECHANIC, I NOW REALIZE THAT THE PROBLEM I AM ENCOUNTERING IS A COMMON ONE FOR MY VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM OR "PASSLOCK". MY CAR WILL FAIL TO START BECAUSE THE PASSLOCK SENSOR DETECTS WHAT IT THINKS IS AN IMPROPER KEY. A 10 MINUTE DELAY WILL ENSUE WHERE I CAN NOT START MY CAR AT ALL DURING THIS TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. WITHIN THE LAST MONTH IS HAS HAPPENED UP TO 3 TIMES A DAY! I FIND IT COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT CHEVROLET HAS NOT RECALLED THE CAR FOR THIS ERROR. I CAN NO LONGER RUN THE RISK OF GETTING STUCK IN A BAD SITUATION/AREA AND MY CAR FAILING ME. *TR

2002 MALIBU WON'T START PROBABLY DUE TO THE ANTI THEFT PASS LOCK SENSOR. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE AND WE WERE ABLE TO START THE NEXT DAY. HOWEVER IT' HAPPENING AGAIN AND I CANNOT START THE CAR FROM THE LAST THREE HOURS. GET GM OF THEIR BEHINDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY MAKING THE ISSUE A RECALL.*AK

ANTI-THEFT LOCK SYSTEM ON UTES2002 MALIBU. WAIT TIME OF 10 TO 30 MINUTES TO RESET. CAR WILL NOT START. SAFTY ISSUE DUE TO NO RELIABLE SAFE WAY TO CRANK CAR. *AK

ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTED FROM BEING ABLE TO START ON THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO RESET IT BY TURNING THE KEY ON AND WAIED 15 TO 20 MINUTES. ONCE THIS STARTED HAPPENING ALL THE TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION. *AK

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM PROBLEM IN MALIBU. CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS KEY IS LEFT IN THE IGNITION FOR 10 MINS. HAPPENS ABOUT 3 TIMES A DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT EVEN WHEN THE SYSTEM IS REPAIRED, THE UNIT WILL FAIL AGAIN AT SOME POINT. THE MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AN OFFER TO PARTICIPATE IN A STUDY AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS REMAINED AT THE SHOP SINCE THE DATE OF THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

MY WIFE WAS OUT DOING DAILY ERRANDS AND WHEN SHE WENT TO START THE CAR IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. THEN, AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS IT STILL WOULDN'T START. CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO A AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC, AND THE NEXT DAY BEFORE ANY WORK WAS DONE THE CAR STARTED, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN, A FEW WEEKS LATER MY WIFE AND SON WERE OUT DOING ERRANDS AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED, BUT LUCKILY AFTER A HALF HOUR OF TRYING TO START THE CAR IT DID START. THE BATTERY WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD ,AND NO OTHER NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS. I WAS AFRAID THAT MY WIFE AND 1 YEAR OLD CHILD WERE GOING TO END UP STRANDED. THE ONLY THING I WAS TOLD BWAS THAT IT COULD BE LINKED TO THE FACTORY SECURITY CODE USED IN THE CAR, BUT NO ONE STATED...

THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE THEFTLOCK KEY PASS SENSOR KEEPS FAILING AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE VEHICLE. TO CORRECT THIS THE ENTIRE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO DISABLE THE THEFTLOCK FEATURE. *TR

I OWN A CAR RENTAL COMPANY AND THE PRIMARY VEHICLE IN MY FLEET IS THE 01-03 CHEVY MALIBU. OVER THE PAST 14 MONTHS THE IGNITION ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM HAS LEFT MY CUSTOMERS STRANDED AND FRUSTRATED. ONE CUSTOMER WAS STRANDED AT NIGHT IN A WAL-MART PARKING LOT WITH HER SMALL KID WHILE SITTING THROUGH A HEAVY RAIN STORM. ALL OF OUR KEYS/SPARES ARE ORIGINAL AND PURCHASED FROM GM DEALERS BUT THE PROBLEMS REMAINS. *JB

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. BOUGHT THE CAR 1 YEAR AGO. FIRST HAPPENED IN AUGUST 06. HAPPENED AGAIN IN JANUARY. NOW IN FEBRUARY IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. CAR WILL NOT START, HAVE TO RESET THE KEY AND I HAVE FOUND NO ONE WHO HAS TAKEN THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER HAVE IT COMPLETELY FIXED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON MALIBU'S STARTING WITH 99-04 MODELS. NOW LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY, MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY, AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM EVEN EXISTS, BUT THOUSANDS OF OTHER MALIBU OWNERS HAVE. "QUICK FIX" SOLUTIONS ARE NOW GOING AROUND THE INTERNET TELLING PEOPLE TO CUT WIRES IN THEIR DASH TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE CUTS...

CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE "THEFT DETERRENT" SYSTEM, RESULTING IN FAILURE TO START. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SAME PART THREE TIMES. LAST TIME THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN, AND CHARGED ME FOR THE TOW TO GET THE CAR BACK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES NOW IN THE PAST YEAR. *NM