2002 Chevrolet Malibu

I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING ANY KEY TO TURN THE CAR ON. IT SEEMS LIKE THE WHOLE WHERE THE KEY GOES INTO IS VERY LOOSE. I SOMETIMES HAVE TO TRY TO TURN IT UP TO TEN TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WILL START,I HAVE TRIED BOTH KEYS THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND EVEN GOT NEW ONES AND NOTHING WORKS, IF I EVER HAVE TO START IN AN EMERGENCY I WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT. MY TURN SIGNALS ALSO CLICK WHEN NOT IN USE, I DID HAVE A RECALL ON THIS YEARS AGO, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK, I 'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY THEY MAY NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR

MAY 2013: CAR HARD TO START; MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BEFORE ENGINE STARTED MAY 2013: HAD NEW KEY MADE AT LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER DECEMBER 2013: CONTINUED PROBLEMS STARTING CAR; REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH JULY 1, 2014: GM ANNOUNCES EXPANDED RECALL TO INCLUDE 2002 MALIBU; CALLED LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER; THEY SAID WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE LETTER FROM GM; DEALER DID NOT KNOW ABOUT EXPANDED RECALL JULY 14, 2014: CAR ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING JULY 15, 2014: CALLED LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AGAIN; STILL KNEW NOTHING ABOUT EXPANDED RECALL; COULDN'T ADVISE AS TO WHETHER CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION FAILED TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN A DIFFERENT OCCASION THE ENGINE STALLED TWICE AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,152. UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT

MY 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS LEFT ME STRANDED AT A BUSY FUELING STATION. THE CAR REFUSED TO START DUE TO THE FAULTY PASSLOCK IGNITION SWITCH SYSTEM. THESE PARTS WERE REPLACED AT AN AUTHORIZED GM SERVICE CENTER AT APPROXIMATELY 47,000 MILES DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE OF REFUSING TO START. NOW AT AROUND 21,000 MILES LATER THE PARTS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. GM AND NHTSA NEED TO RESOLVE THESE SAFETY ISSUES. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS RELIABLE. WAKE UP THIS IS YET ANOTHER GM IGNITION PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR DECADES! ANYONE IN DOUBT JUST DO AN INTERNET SEARCH ON GM PASSLOCK OR CHEVROLET MALIBU IGNITION PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V047000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) OR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED FOR THE THIRD TIME. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. HE TRIED CRANKING THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. HE HAD THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GARAGE. *JB THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, DATED SEPTEMBER 2014. UPDATED 10/15/14. *JB

A FEW MONTHS AGO MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU WOULD NOT START. I RESET THE THEFT SYSTEM FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY AND THEN EVENTUALLY STAY ON. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDS TO BE CHANGED OUT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I HEARD ABOUT THE GM RECALL BUT FOR SOME REASON THE 2002 CHEVY MALIBU IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 84,500 ON IT. I TAKE EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF IT. I HAVE TO DRIVE TO COLLEGE AND I AM AFRAID OF BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR