2003 Chevrolet Malibu

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE HE HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION ON AND WAIT AT LEAST TEN MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALER, THEY WOULD ADVISE HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO NICKEL PLATING ON STARTER TUMBLER CAUSING OXIDATION. DEALERS ARE ABLE TO MAKE A KILLING ON THIS DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO TROUBLESHOOT A FULL FUEL PUMP SYSTEM AND WIRING HARNESS BEFORE THEY WILL REPLACE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. OCCURS ONCE EVERY FEW MONTHS INTERMITTENTLY AND BECOMES MORE SERIOUS AS THE OXIDATION WORSENS. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION (IE: RAILROAD TRACKS OR HIGHWAY) AND VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART. COUPLED WITH THE RECALL THESE VEHICLES HAD WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING (WHICH MINE DID ON A HIGHWAY) THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE (ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE "PASSLOCK PROBLEM" AND YOU WILL GET THOUSANDS OF RESULTS AND CONSUMER FIXES COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW GM IGNORES EVERY SERVICE REQUEST FOR A SOLUTION THAT DOESN'T GOUGE CUSTOMERS. THERE IS PRACTICALLY AN UNDERGROUND CLUB DESIGNED TO HANDLE THIS PROBLEM.) ACCORDING TO THE SHOP FOREMAN AT COLONIAL CHEVROLET IN NORFOLK, VA, AFTER HIS 14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH SERVICE THIS IS A PROBLEM HE IS INTIMATELY ACQUAINTED WITH AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE KEY TUMBLER (PASSLOCK CHIP INTEGRATED INSIDE) AND THE CONNECTOR THAT LEADS TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. *TR

HAVE A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU WITH AN "PASSLOCK" ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IN IT. THIS SYSTEM IS ACTING UP CONSIDERABLY AND WHEN I BRING IT TO THE GM DEALER I GET CHARGED MORE AND MORE MONEY BUT NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTERS DO NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM. AS I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE ALSO MANY INSTANCES WHERE THIS SYSTEM HAS CAUSED CARS TO STALL WHILE BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 MALIBU THE ANTI THEFT COMES ON ALOT TO FIX THIS U HAVE TO HAVE THE KEY IN THE ON FOR ABOUT 10 MIN,THEN TURN THE KEY IN THE OFF AND TURN THE CAR ON, AND IT STARTS, BUT THAT TRICK IS TAKING LONGER AND LONGER EACH TIME ONE DAY IT WILL LEAVE ME THERE, I THINK CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS AND FIX IT... THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN AND WHY THIS HAPPENS. CHEVY SAYS THEY NEED MORE PEOPLE TO CAMPAIGN ABOUT THIS BEFORE THEY WILL DO ANYTHING SO HERE IT IS... *TR

CAR WOULD NOT START , THEFT LAMP FLASHING, WENT ONLINE AND FOUND ISSUES WITH GM THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM[PASS KEY] MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES, ALSO SOME CLAIM THE CAR QUITS ON THEM AND THEY HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN. TO RESTART CAR. EVEN IN MY OWNERS MANUAL IT STATES THAT THIS SYSTEM MAY FAIL. AND IT GIVES A PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW. CAR MAY OR MAY NOT START//RECOMMEND FIX IS A NEW IGNITION SWITCH/PASSLOCK SENSOR AT A COST OF 500.00 TO 800.00 DOLLARS TO THE CONSUMER I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE THESE ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS UNDER WARRANTY FOR ANY ONE WHO ENCOUNTERS THIS QUITTING//NO START CONDITION MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT IF CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING???? *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT POPS ON AND DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FOUND OUT IF I TURN THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES, THE LIGHT WILL STOP FLASHING AND WILL ALLOW ME TO START MY CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW WHERE MY CAR WILL NOT START AND I HAVE TO DO THE 10 MINUTE WAIT FOR IT TO RESTART. MY CAR IS THE ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY HUSBAND WHO IS SEVERELY DISABLED. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED TO HUNDREDS OF CHEVY MALIBU OWNERS. I NEED MY CAR TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WHAT IF I HAVE TO TAKE MY HUSBAND TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OR DOCTOR AND MY CAR STOPS RUNNING? I BELIEVE CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS THEY LISTED THE 10 MINUTE REMEDY IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL. I WOULD LIKE CHEVY TO FIX THIS AS IT APPEARS TO BE A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

2003 MALIBU THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT. THIS LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME AND FINALLY JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SAYS TO TURN THE KEY TO ON FOR 10 MINS THEN RE START BUT THIS AS WELL DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!! SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT IN THIS MATTER. *TR

NOVEMBER 2009 MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE WITH A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $500.00. MARCH 15 2010 THE CAR DOORS UNLOCKED AND THE CAR DIED IN TRAFFIC. REPLACED FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULE. MARCH 17 2010 THEFT LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START. REPLACED RCDLR (I' DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS AN ABBREVIATION FOR BUT IT COST ANOTHER $67.44 FOR THE PART. THEFT LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START. *TR