2003 Chevrolet Malibu

MY DAUGHTER DROVE MY CAR TO WORK. IT WOULD NOT START AFTER A TRIP TO MALL. SHE WAS LEFT STRANDED DUE TO A CHEVROLET MALIBU DEFECTIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED IN A STRANGE CITY, AND IT IS STILL THERE. THE MAJOR CONSEQUENCE OF THIS BREAKDOWN IS THAT A 19 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS LEFT VULNERABLE IN A MALL PARKING LOT. IS IT A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD AFFECT HER? I THINK SO. I AM FEELING VULNERABLE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER 'SAFE' TO DRIVE. HAS THIS ISSUE BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA? WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME? WHY DOES GM FEEL THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE? A PATTERN OF BREAKDOWN HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, AND A SOLUTION, WHETHER MONETARY OR IN REPAIR, SHOULD BE OFFERED. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE BEING INJURED FROM A SECOND- HAND INCIDENT AS A RESULT OF 'EQUIPMENT FAILURE' TO MAKE GM NOTICE? THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING WITH THIS 'SHUTDOWN' OF THE CAR. AS A MOTHER, I CANNOT LET MY CHILDREN TAKE THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. IN GOOD FAITH I PURCHASED THIS CAR, EXPECTING A RELIABLE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A KID-CAR FOR COLLEGE THIS YEAR. HOW CAN WE SEND OUR CHILD OFF AND ALWAYS WONDER IF A CALL WILL COME IN FROM HER THAT SHE IS STRANDED ON A DESERTED ROAD THAT SHE HAS TO TRAVEL TO GET TO SCHOOL?AAA SHOULD BE FURIOUS ABOUT THE MAGNITUDE OF CALLS FOR DESIGN FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A MORAL ISSUE HERE, AND I BELIEVE THAT GM IS NOT INTERESTED IN THE 'HUMAN' FACTOR OF CAR SALES. THE RIGHT THING TO DO WOULD BE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, ADDRESS IT AND FIX IT LIKE THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE USED TO BE AND MOVE ON. I WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR IN ORDER TO HAVE A RELIABLE CAR AGAIN. I AM NOW WORRYING THAT MY 2001 MALIBU WITH ANOTHER DAUGHTER OUT OF STATE WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. A CAR THAT COULD NOT START ON A WHIM DOES NOT OFFER PEACE OF MIND TO ME. DO THE EXECUTIVES AT GM DRIVE CHEVROLET MALIBUS? WOULD THEY LET THEIR CHILDREN DRIVE A CAR LIKE MINE? PS. WHY DON'T YOU LIST 'WEBSITE' UNDER THE REFERRAL SOURCES? *TR

MY CAR STALLED ON MY DAUGHTER AND I, RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE HAD TO PAY $115.00 JUST TO PUT ON THE MACHINE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY IGNITION SWITCH HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A TUNE OF $515.00 PLUS TAX, WELL MY CAR STOPPED ON MY DAUGHTER AND I HAD TO PUSH IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND STILL WOULD NOT START. I'M TIRED THEY'RE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL(2003 MALIBU). *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU WITH 47000 MILES EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON WHILE IM DRIVING. I CALLED THE DEALERS AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE MACHINE AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $105.00 JUST TO PUT IT ON THE MACHINE. I WA S UPSET BECAUSE I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, AND I ONLY HAVE 47,000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THIS EARLY. I HAVE READ COMPLAITS ON THIS VEHICLE, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE 2003 MALIBU BECAUSE THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START. SO I READ IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO TRY TO RESTART THE CAR . THIS DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

CAR FAILED TO START ON RANDOM OCCASIONS. BECAME MORE FREQUENT. ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS CAUSING IT NOT TO START. WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR TEN MINUTES TO START - IN PLACES LIKE AT A GAS PUMP WITH OTHERS WAITING TO USE IT. THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY STAY ON EVEN WHEN IT STARTED. IT BECAME LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE HOPING THE CAR WOULD START AND HOPING AGAINST HOPE THAT THE CAR WOULD NEVER STALL IN TRAFFIC AND THEN NOT RE-START. DEALER FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH, IGNITION CYLINDER AND LOCK CYLINDER TO THE TUNE OF $682.00. THIS WAS DONE AT 71,190 MILES. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IGNITION CYLINDER WERE ALREADY REPLACED AT 46,000 MILES. OTHERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S MODEL OF THE MALIBU BUT THEY NEVER RECALLED IT. THE THEFT SYSTEM IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE.*AK

NO EVENTS OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. SINCE HAVING NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM I HAD WORK DONE THAT WAS UNNECESSARY. THE THEFT SYSTEM AND KEY CYLINDER WERE SUPPOSEDELY BE REPLACED BACK IN 10/06. I PAID OVER $700.00. IT HAS STARTED TO ACTIVATE AGAIN AS OF MAY 1ST. THE ORGINAL DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER NOR CHEVY DEALER REPAIR CENTER I PAID THE $700.00 TO HAVE ANY HELPFUL OF UNDERLINE KNOWLEDGE OF WHY IT SUDDENLY ACTIVATED BY ITSELF. THIS WAS A RECKELESS SAFETY HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK

WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ON A SHOPPING TRIP (WE ARE IN OUR LATE 70'S), THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM, AND IT WAS RE-SET. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. WELL, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 6 WEEKS LATER, AND WE HAD TO TAKE A TWO HOUR BUS RIDE JUST TO GET HOME. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERS ARE FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED, OR AT THE VERY LEAST THE COST OF REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 MALIBU. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 6 MONTHS. THE CAR HAS CUT OFF ON ME 3 TIMES WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $400.00 TO FIX IT. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO PUT INTO A CAR WHEN THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. I AM HIGHLY UPSET WITH GM BECAUSE THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, I HAVE HEARD THAT THEY WON'T DO A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T CONSIDER IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T SEE HOW A COMPANY CAN PUT OFF A RECALL LIKE THIS WHEN SOMEONE CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, AND ANOTHER OF COURSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I BOUGHT DOESN'T COVER IT. WHY DO THEY EVEN HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN IT DOESN'T COVER A BLASTED THING.*AK