2003 Chevrolet Malibu

ANTI-THEFT LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON. REPLACED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER TWO MONTHS AGO. NOW THE CAR DOES NOT START AT ALL AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT IS STILL ON! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I CANNOT TRAVEL WITH MY KIDS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER COLD B/C I NEVER KNOW IF I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE THEFT SYSTEM TO RESET. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY NEED TO HOOK IT UP TO A $5000 COMPUTER TO DE-CODE THE ANTI-THEFT ERRORS. THE GENTLEMAN SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PASSLOCK MODULE. WITH THE COST OF TOWING, THE COMPUTER SCAN AND PARTS/LABOR, I'M LOOKING AT $800. HE ALSO SAID THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT COULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN DAYS OR MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU THAT I BOUGHT THOUGH A FRIEND, IT RAN GOOD AND ONE DAY I WENT OUT TO START IT AND THE IGNITION LOCKED UP. I WENT OUT AND GOT ONE AND REPLACED IT AND NOW THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WILL LET IT START BUT SHUTS OFF IN 10 SECONDS. I HAVE CALLED THE MAIN OFFICE AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND THERE IS ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU *TR

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF MY CAR, I WILL RANDOMLY HAVE ISSUES WITH THE PASSLOCK THEFT SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING ME TO START MY VEHICLE. I HAD THE MODULES REPLACED AT A GM DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AGO. AT THAT TIME, I SIMPLY PARKED MY CAR FOR THE NIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CAME OUT THE NEXT MORNING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED GM AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE AND A SENSOR TO THE TUNE OF OVER $500. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. NOW, I FIND MYSELF FACING THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY 30,000 MILES LATER. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND FILLED THE VEHICLE UP WITH GAS. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON. BEING A VETERAN TO THIS ISSUE, I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF THE WAITED FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THIS WILL SOMETIMES WORK TO ALLOW THE CAR TO RESTART AGAIN. HOWEVER, THIS TIME IT DID NOT. THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AND THE RESULTS WERE THE SAME. IF YOU SIMPLY DO A SEARCH FOR CHEVY MALIBU PASSLOCK, YOU WILL EASILY FIND THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM ON A DAILY BASIS. IT PUTS EVERYONE AT AN INCONVENIENCE AND EVEN SOME LIVES AT RISK (AS IT CAN TURN THE CAR OFF WHILE IT IS IN MOTION). *TR

OKAY, THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT CHEVROLET MALIBU. THEY ARE HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THEIR ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THE CAR WOULD RUN PERFECTLY AND THEN THE NEXT TIME YOU TURN THE KEY IT WOULDN'T START. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO US WITHIN A WEEK. AND IF YOU GOOGLE IT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! IT'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND DEALT WITH. TONIGHT MY MOM WHO OWNS THE CAR WAS STUCK ON A DARK PARKING LOT AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW 0 FOR OVER AN HOUR. SHE'S SICK NOW, THANKS TO CHEVY. OF COURSE THE TECHNICIANS WON'T FIND ANYTHING BUT START REPLACING THE IGNITION, REPROGRAM THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM, ETC. BUT THIS ALL DOESN'T HELP. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE ARE SINGLE WOMEN OUT THERE IN THE DARK NOT BEING ABLE TO START THEIR CAR. THERE ARE ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THEIR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAYS PRAYING THE CAR WON'T SHUT DOWN IN FRONT OF A TRUCK THIS TIME. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS TO BE DEALT WITH. PLEASE CONFRONT GM WITH THIS AND LET THEM FIX IT. WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR AN INCIDENT LIKE A RAPE, ROBBERY, OR EVEN DEATH TO START THEM THINKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU. THE PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MANY TIMES. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN STUCK AT NIGHT IN A DARK PARKING LOT WAITING THE TEN MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THIS IS A PERSONALSAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE HAVING TO SIT IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION WAITING FOR THE SYSTEM TO WORK. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OFTEN (TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK). THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED ON GM'S DOLLAR BECAUSE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND ANYONE WHO OWNS A GM CAR IS SPENDING MONEY OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN IT IS GM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLED; HOWEVER, THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. REPORT NUMBER 71-74-9932502 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS, AS I STARTED MY CAR THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE IGNITION HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PASS KEY THEFT SYSTEM NOT RECOGNIZING MY KEY (THE ORIGINAL KEY) AND BREAKING THE IGNITION. THIS HAS LEFT ME WITH A DEAD CAR ALONE AS A WOMAN AT NIGHT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION. *TR