2003 Chevrolet Malibu

WHEN IT RAINS THE TAIL LIGHTS FILL UP WITH WATER AND THE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. IT HOLDS WATER AND THE LIGHTS FLASH IN A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHT MANNER. ALSO WHEN THE BREAKS ARE STEPPED ON THE BLINKERS DO NOT WORK. ALSO WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BREAK THE BLINKER INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAIN LIT UP GREEN. I HAVE REPLACE BULBS AS WELL AS THE WHOLE LIGHT HOUSING. EVEN DRILLED WHOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LIGHT HOUSING UNITS SO THE WATER CAN DRAINED. NOTHING CAN REMEDY THIS PROBLEM IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

CAR FAILED TO START, ONLY CRANKED. HAD SPARK PLUGS,WIRES,IGNITION SWITCH,FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER,RELAYS,COIL PACKS,ETC... REPLACED. GOT IT RUNNING DROVE ABOUT 40 MILES, NOW IT JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING... NO WARNING JUST CUTS OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO VARIOUS MECHANICS AND HAVE SPENT ALOT OF $$. I EVEN HAD NEW GM MOTOR INSTALLED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS SEVERAL TIME I WAS ON HIGHWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE DEATH. DEALERSHIP HAS GIVEN NO HELP. *TR

TWO WEEKS AGO, MY CAR WOULDN'T START, BUT EVERYTHING INSIDE WAS WORKING. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A FUEL PUMP ISSUE, BUT LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON, AND MY CAR WON'T START. THANK GOODNESS I HAVE A SMART MECHANIC WHO REALIZED THE ISSUE BEFORE REPLACING ANY UNNECESSARY PARTS! HE WAS ABLE TO RESET THE SYSTEM, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. I READ UP ON HOW TO RESET THE SYSTEM, BUT IT KILLS MY BATTERY BEFORE I CAN EVEN WAIT FOR THE 10 MINUTES. MY BATTERY IS BRAND NEW AND IT SUCKS IT DRY! THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE FIX FOR ME, AS I DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE THE SPARE TIME TO KEEP RESETTING/RECHARGING MY CAR. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE, AND THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE THE OPPOSITE! THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND A RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN. IT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL, WHEN I HAVE JUST READ SO MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS! SHAME ON CHEVROLET! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. THEN I WAS COMING OUT OF WORK FROM WORKING A LONG NIGHT SHIFT AND WENT TO TURN MY CAR ON BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. I HAVE READ UP ON THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT AND ACCORDING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE FREQUENT AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 KIDS AND I NEED MY VEHICLE TO WORK. I READ THAT IT WILL HAPPEN A LOT AND THE GM PEOPLE KNOW OF THIS AND THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE'S NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS. I WANT THIS PROBLEM FIXED BUT I DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO DO IT SO IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THIS PROBLEM WAS RECALLED SO MY CAR CAN BE FIXED FROM THIS ANNOYING ISSUE. I AM AFRAID THAT IF I GET IT TO START I'M GOING TO END UP SOMEWHERE STRANDED WITH MY KIDS. PLEASE I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE READ IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO OWN CHEVY MALIBUS FROM THE YEAR 1997-2005. I HOPE THIS HELPS TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED FOR ME AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO OWNS THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE CAR IS A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU. OCCASIONALLY, THE "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT WILL TURN ON FOR NO REASON, AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE MANUAL RESET IS TO WAIT 10 MINUTES AND TRY TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AFTER SEVERAL EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, INCLUDING FUEL PUMP AND IGNITION, WERE DONE. IT HAS BEEN INCONVENIENT AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS TO WAIT AROUND FOR 10-30 MINUTES TO RESTART THE CAR. THE THEFT SYSTEM IS FLAWED AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO HELP OWNERS FIX THIS WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO FIXING THINGS THAT WILL NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I'M VERY UNHAPPY AS A CHEVROLET CLIENT. MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT START DUE TO THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. UPON A DIAGNOSIS, THE CHEVY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT ITS MY DUTY TO GET IT TOWED TO A SHOP ONLY TO HAVE IT HOOKED TO A MACHINE FOR $110 AN HOUR ONLY TO GET THE CAR TURNED BACK ON. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR AND I'M VERY MAD THAT IT COSTS ME AND NOT CHEVY FOR THIS AVOIDABLE, TEDIOUS PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THEIR CARS WERE SUPPOSE TO BE RELIABLE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN! -VERY DISAPPOINTED CHEVY OWNER *TR

THE IGNITION/PASSLOCK SYSTEM PROBLEM OF INTERMITTENT NO START THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE WITH THE 2003 MALIBU LEFT ME STALLED IN TRAFFIC. LUCKY FOR ME THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT (NOT YET ANYWAY). I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS BY DOING THE 10 MINUTE RESET AS DESCRIBED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED CONTROL & CABLE BINDING. REPLACED FLOOR SHIFT CONTROL. REPLACED SHIFTER CABLE & IGNITION SWITCH CABLE. THE PROBLEM REMAINS. I BASICALLY GAVE UP COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER AND WENT BACK TO THE 10 MINUTE RESET PROCEDURE. A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS DOWN THE DRAIN. MY SON ASKED WHY THE CAR WAS NEVER FIXED. HE FOUND THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE EXACT PROBLEM AS I AND MANY OTHERS HAVE WITH THE 2003 MALIBU: IT STATES THAT "ENGINEERING WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT ANY VEHICLE BEFORE THE ACTUAL REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED WHERE THE REPAIR DIAGNOSIS LEADS TO REPLACING THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER FOR AN INTERMITTENT OR HARD NO START TYPE OF CONDITION OR CUSTOMER COMPLAINT." (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10002562) (SERVICE BULLETIN #022003). MY SON COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY FIXED THE STALLING PROBLEM. THEY SAID I DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. MY STATEMENT IN THE SERVICE ORDER READS AS FOLLOWS: OWNER STATES CAN'T TURN IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AT TIMES. FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED, THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE IGNITION/PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN INSTALLED IN THE 2003 MALIBU. GM KNEW THIS BUT INSTALLED IT ANYWAYS. THEY EVEN HAVE A REMEDY IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL DESCRIBING THE 10 MINUTE RESET SOLUTION. GM CREATES THE PROBLEM AND THEN HAVE UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMERS PAY $$$$$ TO FIX SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD OF FIXING THE REAL PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT IS AN UNSAFE AND AN UNETHICAL SCAM!!!!!!!!!! *TR

CHEVY MALIBU 03 HAS ISSUE WITH ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. MANY MANY COMPLAINS ONLINE CONCERNING THIS. YOU GET INTO THE CAR; CAR WILL NOT START, YOU HAVE TO TURN KEY TO ON POSITION AND LEAVE IT THERE; THEN TURN CAR OFF AND THEN START IT THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I AM HOPING THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WHILE MY WIFE IS DRIVING. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE ON THIS DEFECT IN ALL CHEVY MALIBU'S 2003 BEFORE A HORRENDOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT OCCURS FROM THIS DEFECT. *TR

THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED ABOUT 4 TIMES FOR NO REASON IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. EACH TIME I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND RE BOOTED THE SYSTEM. THEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED. THE CAR WON'T START. THE FUEL PUMP IS BROKEN. WHY YOU ASK DID THE FUEL PUMP BREAK. BECAUSE EACH TIME THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED ITSELF FOR NO REASON IT SHUT OFF THE FUEL PUMP. THIS REPEATEDLY SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL PUMP CAUSES THE PUMP TO BREAK. THIS RESULTS IN A $500+ REPAIR BILL PLUS THE COST TO TOW THE CAR PLUS SALES TAX MAKING THE REPAIR $600. CHEVY IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MALIBU'S. THE DEFECTIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IN EFFECT CAUSES OTHER PARTS SUCH AS THE FUEL PUMP TO BREAK. CHEVY PROFITS BY SELLING FUEL PUMP MODULES EACH TIME THERE IS BREAKAGE AND THIS IS WHY CHEVY IS COVERING UP THE PROBLEM! THE CHEVY MALIBU'S SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AND REPAIRS MADE TO FUEL PUMPS AND ANTI THEFT SYSTEMS BECAUSE CARS STALLING ON ROADWAYS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR