2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THE 2000-2003 CHEVY MALIBU WILL TURN OVER BUT WON'T START, EVER!. AUTO REPAIR PLACE KEPT CARE FOR LAST 8 DAYS. PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY THE ANTITHEFT SYSTEM. DEALERS AND AUTO-REPAIR SHOPS CHARGE $1000 WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I'VE SEEN OVER A HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE FROM PEOPLE WITH MALIBUS OF THIS ERA FROM THE 'CARCOMPLAINTS WEBSITE'. HTTP://CARCOMPLAINTS.ASTERPIX.COM/CY/2427771/?Q=2002+CHEVY+MALIBU+STARTING+PROBLEMS REQUEST: ASK GM TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. *TR

DRIVING 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF EVERYTHING. ENGINE, HEAD LIGHTS, TAILS LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, CAR JUST GOES DARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. SO FAR CAR RESETS AND RESTARTS BEFORE ROLLING TO A STOP, BUT THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A "STEAL" FROM A DEALERSHIP. IT WAS USED AS A TRADE IN AND THE CARFAX REPORT LOOKED GOOD. HOWEVER, NO ONE TOLD ME OF THE PASSLOCK PROBLEM. TODAY, I HAD TO CALL OFF WORK AFTER STOPPING FOR A CUP OF COFFEE AND HAVING TO SPEND 3.5+ HOURS RESETTING AND STARTING THE CAR, I HAVE OFTEN HAD DIFFICULTIES AND LEARNED OF THE 10 MINUTE TRICK, BUT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. FROM WHAT I'VE GATHERED THE REPAIR CAN COST AS HIGH AS $600 FOR A DESIGN FLAW THAT WILL LIKELY REPEAT ITSELF. NO WONDER THEY WENT BANKRUPT WITH SUCH SHODDY PRODUCTS. *TR

SURPRISED TO NOT SEE THIS GM RECALL IN THE DATABASE. GM RECALLED THOUSANDS OF CHEVY MALIBU'S MANUFACTURED FROM 1997 ' 2003 FOR A MALFUNCTIONING FLASHER SWITCH AND/OR SHORT IN THE WIRING. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THE MALFUNCTIONING SWITCH CAUSES THE BLINKERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND IN MANY INSTANCES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL ADDITIONALLY THE HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION. *TR

HAVING COOLANT LEAK, DID NOT SEE ANY COOLANT LEAKING ON THE GROUND. CHANGED WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, AND RADIATOR; STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FOUND OUT INTAKE GASKET WAS CRACKED AND HAD IT FIXED. COOLANT STILL LEAKING, HAVING TO ADD COOLANT EVERY DAY TO EVERY OTHER DAY. WAS TOLD RESERVOIR CAP DID NOT FIT WELL. REPLACED RESERVOIR AND CAP AND HAD VEHICLE BLED. RAN FINE FOR 3 DAYS, THEN COOLANT STARTING LEAKING OUT AGAIN. CANT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. FOR A 2002 THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE BAD MILEAGE, ONLY 84,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I HAVE READ SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE ON THE INTERNET. SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. CHEVROLET SOLD LEMONS WHEN THEY SOLD THESE CARS, THAT'S FOR SURE!!! *TR

I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. UP UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO IT WAS RUNNING FINE. ONE DAY IT DOESN'T START UP RIGHT AWAY BUT I DON'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. I PARK IT THEN LATER GET IN TO GO TO THE STORE AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. SO I GET A NEW BATTERY AND THAT STILL DID NOT FIX IT. I NOTICE THAT THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT IS ON AND IS PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING MY OWN CAR. A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP HAS MY CAR AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING GOING ON WITH MY IGNITION AND THEFT SYSTEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ON 2002 CHEVY MALIBUS AND MALIBUS NOT LETTING OWNERS START THEIR CAR. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND GM KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT, YET THEY REFUSE TO OWN UP AND ISSUE A RECALL. IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS ON A DEFECTIVE THEFT SYSTEM THAT GM BUILT IN THERE VEHICLES. THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR PUTTING THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN'S AT RISK BECAUSE EVERYTIME THEY START THEIR CAR THEY HAVE TO WAIT 10, 20 MINS, AND SOMETIMES MORE JUST FOR THEIR THEFT LIGHT TO GO OFF TO START THEIR CAR. THAT IS ACTUALLY PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK. DOES SOMETHING AWFUL HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE GM OPENS UP THEIR EYES TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM??????? *TR

MY ANTI-THEFT LIGHT WAS ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THEN ONE MORNING AFTER GETTING OFF OF WORK (11-7AM) I STARTED MY CAR BUT THE SOUND IT MADE WAS THAT IT WANTED TO START BUT DIDN'T CLICK OVER, AFTER SEVERAL COWORKERS ATTEMPTING TO HELP ME I HAD TO WALK HOME AND GET MY CAR TOWED FROM MY JOB. THE CAR SHOP STATED THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE KEY, WELL 4 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED AGAIN FROM WORK. I HAVE GOTTEN IT TOWED 3 TIMES LEAVING ME STRANDED, WHEN I CALLED THE CAR SHOP STATING TO THEM THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND I AM TIRED OF SPENDING SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THEY ARE STATING IS TAKEN CARE OF THEY STATED TO ME TO KEEP THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR 10 MIN AND THEN IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO START. I HAVE BEEN DOING THAT SINCE BUT RECENTLY NOW EVERYTIME I GET IN MY CAR IT WON'T START TO WHERE I HAVE TO DO THE 10 MIN RITUAL BEFORE I LEAVE ANYWHERE. THIS HAS BEEN VERY INCONVENIENT AND DANGEROUS FOR ME BECAUSE I AM A YOUNG WOMAN THAT DEPENDS ON HER CAR TO WORK BECAUSE I WORK NIGHT SHIFT, CURRENTLY IN SCHOOL AND HAVE DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS THAT I WEEKLY HAVE TO TAKE MY GRANDMOTHER. *TR

2002 MALIBU WILL NOT START- ANTI THEFT SYSTEM HAS SHUT DOWN CAR. FIXED 5 YEARS AGO- OVER RIDE LAST YEAR- WON'T START. ALSO TAIL LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO-MOST THE TIME NOT AT ALL. KEEP HAVING LEAKS IN COOLANT AREA- NEEDS TO BE FIXED YEARLY RUNNING AROUND $900 A YEAR. *TR

I DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES TO MY SISTERS HOUSE AND TURNED MY CAR OFF. WHEN I WENT BACK OUT TO START MY CAR 20 MIN LATER, IT WOULD NOT START. AAA SAID MY KEY HAD TO BE RESET AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $80. HE TOWED MY VEHICLE TO AAA PLUS. THEY ADVISED ME THE NEXT DAY THAT IT WOULD BE $477.29. $302.10 FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH. $42 FOR DIA ELECTRICAL LABOR AND $77.70 FOR RR IGNITION SWITCH AND RECODE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD TO REKEY MY CAR, BECAUSE THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE 2002 MALIBU'S. IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN CHEVORLET SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. $477 IS EXTREMELY HIGH FOR SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OF. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND CAN NOT AFFORD THIS COST NOR CAN I AFFORD TO BE OUT SOMEWHERE WHEN MY VEHICLE STOPS. *TR

I HAVE A 02 CHEVY MALIBU THAT THE PASSLOCK ALARM KEEPS ACTIVATING ALMOST EVERY TIME I TURN OFF THE IGNITION, LEAVING ME STRANDED FOR 10 MINUTES EACH TIME WAITING FOR THE ALARM TO RESET. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING MORE FREQUENT OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS TO WHERE EVERY THIRD CRANK ACTIVATES THE ALARM. THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NO APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE, BUT I WILL USE TODAY'S DATE. *TR