2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC Complaints

SECURITY FEATURE ON A 2004 CHEVY CLASSIC MALFUNCTIONS DISABLING THE ABILITY TO START THE VEHICLE. THE THEFT PROTECTION DEVICE FAILS TO READ THE KEY PROPERLY WHICH THEN DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY CHEVY MALIBU AND CLASSICS WITH NO SUPPORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

OCCASIONALLY, AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY VEHICLE. THE ONLY CURE IS TO TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ON THE DASH GOES OUT. THIS IS GETTING TO BE A MAJOR PAIN IN THE NECK, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I AM HANDICAPPED. I COULD BE STRANDED ANYWHERE, WITHOUT WARNING! *TR

2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ANTI-THEFT FEATURE. THE CAR WILL ENTER 'ANTI-THEFT' MODE AND WON'T START FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THIS HAS LEFT MY DAUGHTER STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND HER ONLY RECOURSE IS TO SIT WITH THE KEY TURNED ON FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE SYSTEM RESETS.

MY 2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS FAULTY. THE "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY AND MY CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY DANGEROUS AS I LIVE IN A DESERT AND RIGHT NOW THE DAY TIME TEMPERATURES CAN REACH UP TO 120 DEGREES. THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AND I WAS STRANDED FOR NEARLY AN HOUR. AFTER CHECKING SEVERAL SOURCES ONLINE IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS WILL BE A CONTINUAL PROBLEM UNLESS I GET EXPENSIVE REPAIRS DONE. CHEVY SHOULD BE ISSUING RECALLS ON THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS STARTED HAPPENING NEARLY 5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR AND IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

MY 2004 CHEVY CLASSIC'S PASSLOCK THEFT SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH. FORTUNATELY I NOTICED THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKING AND FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. AFTERWARDS I DID RESEARCH ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS SOMETHING COMMON THAT IS HAPPENING A LOT AFTER THE MILEAGE REACHES ABOUT 65,000 OF MORE MILES. IT SEEMS THE FIX IS REPLACING A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. WHY DOESN'T CHEVROLET RECALL THESE? *TR

2004 CHEVY CLASSIC - SOMETIMES THE THEFT DETERRENT ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET, THE FIX IS SUPPOSED TO BE LEAVING THE KEY TURNED. TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION, RIGHT BEFORE IT CRANKS WHEN THE LIGHTS AND RADIO TURN ON. LEAVE IT THERE FOR TEN MINUTES UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT TURNS OFF. THEN TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN TRY STARTING THE CAR. *TR

2005 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVY CLASSIC ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. SYSTEM WILL ARBITRARILY NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. HAVE BEEN TO REPAIR SHOP (NOT DEALER) TO FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ANTI THEFT LIGHT WILL COME ON DURING DRIVE AT WHICH TIME I IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER SO AS NOT RISK CAR SHUTTING DOWN. TURN KEY TO ON FOR TEN MINUTES OR SO UNTIL ANTI THEFT LIGHT GOES OUT SO I MAY CONTINUE DRIVING. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS DRAINED BATTERY SO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR GOOD SAMARITAN TO GIVE ME A JUMP. *TR

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY MALIBU CLASSIC, THE "UNKNOWN CAR". UNKNOWN FOR ANYTHING WORTHWHILE THAT IS. ANYWAYS THIS CARS THEFT SYSTEM FROM WHAT I CAN TELL IS TOTALLY FAULTY AND RANDOMLY MAKES YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES SO YOUR CAR WILL START. RESETTING THE THEFT SYSTEM IS THE ONLY THING THAT SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF NOT STARTING. MAYBE REPLACING THE LOCK CYLINDER WOULD HELP BUT NOT FROM WHAT SOME PEOPLE SAY... I HAVEN'T TRIED IT YET BECAUSE IT IS EXPENSIVE. SO FAR THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS, I JUST HOPE IT DOESNT GET WORSE.

MY HUSBAND WAS TAKING OUR FOUR YOUNGEST CHILDREN TO SCHOOL OCT. 18, 2005, TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-45 IN THE HOUSTON AREA IN OUR 2004 MALIBU CLASSIC WHICH HAD APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON IT. WITNESSES SAID HE SWERVED AROUND SEVERAL CARS AND WAS GOING 80+ MPH. HE PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER, PASSED AND CLIPPED A CAR; AND THEN PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY INTO THE GRASSY MEDIAN. HE SWERVED AROUND A POST, A LARGE ELECTRIC BOX AND A LARGE SIGN PILLAR. HIS LEFT FRONT TIRE HIT A CULVERT AND WAS FLATTENED. ACCORDING TO AN EXPERT, THIS PULLED HIS CAR TO THE LEFT, LEAVING THE CAR HARD TO STEER. THE CAR HIT A SIGN SUPPORT STRUCTURE. ALL FIVE WERE KILLED; THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED AND CAUGHT FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THIS ALL TOOK PLACE IN LESS THAN 15 SECONDS. ACCORDING TO THE EXPERT REPORT, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FOUND STUCK AT THE NEAR FULL THROTTLE POSITION; THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD SIGNIFICANT DEFORMATION IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION (BENT FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT) INDICATING THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS ON THE PEDAL AT THE TIME OF IMPACT; THERE WAS LITTLE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE FRONT BRAKE PAD MATERIAL WAS OVERHEATED AND SPALLED, INDICATING HARD BRAKE/PEDAL APPLICATION; ALL FIVE SEATBELT LATCHES WERE FOUND AND STILL LOCKED; AND THE TIRES PLOWED UP THE DRY GRASS AND SOIL FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE LEFT THE FREEWAY UNTIL IT HIT THE POLE, LEAVING A TRAIL THAT SCREAMED FOR HELP AND WAS STILL VISIBLE FOR WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT OTHER VEHICLES DROVE ALL OVER THE MEDIAN AND LEFT NO IMPRESSIONS. THE EXPERT CONCLUDED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THROTTLE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM ARE DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED. THE FAMILY HAS HAD A LAWSUIT AGAINST GM SINCE OCT. 2007 WITH NO RESOLUTION.

2004 CHEVY CLASSIC ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGES EVERY TIME THE ENGINE FAILS TO START ON THE FIRST SPARK. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ONCE (TILL I FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM) AND SINCE HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 8 TIMES A WEEK. ENGINE COLD OR HOT DOES NOT MATTER. THE TEN MINUTES IS CERTAINLY INCONVENIENT AND AT TIMES A SAFETY HAZARD. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT WORK ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE TRIED BETTER FUEL, FUEL ADDITIVES, DIFFERENT STARTING PROCEDURES. NOTHING WORKS. *TR