2003 Chevrolet Malibu

2003 MALIBU OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY SHIFT THE CAR OFF FOR NO REASON. IT SHUTS THE CAR DOWN BY SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL PUMP.THIS RESULTED IN THE FUEL PUMP BREAKING ON MY CAR. SINCE CHEVROLET KNEW ABOUT THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, THIS IS WHY THEY PUT THE INFO IN THEIR OWNERS MANUAL. CHEVROLET MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR COSTS INCURRED BY OWNERS WHO MUST REPAIR FUEL PUMPS AND IGNITION SWITCHES. *TR

I ALONG WITH A FRIEND WAS RIDING FROM PHILA. TO CHESTER,PA. ABOUT 25MILES SOUTH ON. INTERSTATE 95. .I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE ABOUT 10 MILES IN AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF..I REMAINED CALM AND GLAD MY FRIEND WAS WITH ME I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TURNED THE KEY AND THE ENGINE STARTED RIGHT AWAY. THIS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO MY DESTINATION. ON THE WAY HOME THE ENGINE CUT OFF TWO MORE TIMES.THIS TIME I WAS ALONE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE I WAS SCARED AND QUITE UPSET. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY TURNING IN THE IGNITION SOMETIMES IT WORKS OFTEN NOT EVEN AFTER PURCHASING A NEW KEY AND BATTERIES. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAIN ON , THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT ON AND OFF, THE HORN, LIGHTER AND THE RECEPTACLE FOR PHONE NOT WORKING EVEN WITH NEW FUSE AND THE RADIATOR LEAKS. JUST THIS YEAR I HAVE SPENT OVER 1100.00. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND DISGUSTING. OUR FAMILY HAVE BEEN VERY CONSCIENCE ABOUT PURCHASING AMERICAN MADE CARS AND HAVE INVESTED IN MADE IN THE USA BUT IT SEEMS GM HAS LITTLE TO NO INTERESTED IN OUR SAFETY. TODAY THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY EVEN MORE TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC 149.00. WRONG ANSWER...PLEASE HELP RESTORE MY FAITH IN GM AFTER ALL WE THE PEOPLE DID BAIL YOU OUT NOW OWN UP AND LOOK OUT AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITIES FIX THIS BEFORE MORE TRAGEDY.. TAKE CARE OF AMERICANS WHERE IS YOUR HONOR ? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAD TO BE MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED AND THE THEFT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE ELECTRONIC CHIP IN KEY LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE ELECTRONIC MODULE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

THIS ANTI THEFT LAMP IS ON IN MY CAR AND I CANNOT DRIVE. HAVE A HUSBAND WHO HAD A STROKE AND I NEED TO BE AT THE HOSPITAL THIS IS HORRIBLE. DRIVING DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH IN A 40MPH ZONE THE CAR TURNED OFF AND THAT ANTI THEFT LAMP WAS ON, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT VERY SCARY SITUATION. LAST NIGHT I COULD NOT GET HOME AND WAS STRANDED AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. CAR TOWED HOME TODAY AND THIS LAMP IS STILL ON. I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE KEYS, THERE ARE 3 KEYS ALL OF WHICH ARE NO LONGER WORKING. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE UTILIZING PUTTING THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION WAITING 10 MINUTES AND THE CAR WILL START WELL THIS TIME IT IS NOT WORKING. REALIZED A FEW WEEKS AGO AFTER LOCKING THE DOORS ON THE CAR YOU WOULD HEAR A BEEP LIKE I HAD A KEYLESS ENTRY WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. HELP THIS IS EXTREMLY SERIOUS I CANNOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND I NEED TO WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO ISSUE REMEDIES FOR THESE HORRIBLE PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR