2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT LIGHT COMES ON MAINLY ON HUMID DAYS AND THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR AT LEAST A TEN MINUTE WAIT. SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO WAIT 2 OR 3 TIMES. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD PUT OUT A RECALL SINCE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HE HEARD BUZZING AND TAPPING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE SPEED AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V327000 (HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2000 MALIBU WITH A PASSLOCK PROBLEM, JUST LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER SUCKERS. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 20 MINUTES TO START THE CAR. GREAT FEATURE! *TR

FROM THE TIME I GOT MY CAR IN 6/07, I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AC SYSTEM HAVING A MIND OF ITS OWN. 1 AND 2 WON'T WORK AND THE AC POWER LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND RESETTING IT TO PULL THE AIR FROM OUTSIDE INSTEAD OF CIRCULATE. THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING IN THE MORNING AND HAVING TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MINUTES. HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING, BUT HAVE ONLY HAD IT 2 MONTHS. OCCASIONALLY WHILE AT A LIGHT OR IN PARK, I FEEL THE CAR JOLT SLIGHTLY AND THE RPM GAUGE MOVING, AND WHILE IN PARK PRESSED THE GAS TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD DO, AND WHILE MY FOOT WAS STEADY ON GAS, THE RPM WENT UP AND DOWN LIKE CRAZY. MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE LOOKED AT MOTOR BRIEFLY AND SAID I HAD A BAD SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVY MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, DETAILS RE: THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT IN THE MANUAL. THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS OF SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE SEAT BELT. THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, UNLESS THE HAZARD BUTTON IS USED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS SWITCH (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V327000); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,778. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH), BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. HE STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR THE PAST TEN MONTHS. THE HAZARD LIGHTS BEGAN ACTIVATING BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT ORIGINALLY, BUT IS NOW CONSTANT. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE PROBLEM IM HAVING IS WITH MY WIFE'S 2000 CHEVY MALIBU, AND FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS WILL CAUSE A NUMBER OF DEATHS AND CRASHES IF NOT ALREADY BUT NO ONE HAS FIGURED IT OUT YET. THE CAR WILL NOT START AT THE MOST IMPORTANT TIME MAYBE WHEN SHE MAY ONE DAY MAY BE TRYING GET AWAY FROM A RAPIST OR A MURDER. AND NO I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THERE ARE OVER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE SOMEONE CHILD OR WIFE THAT IS RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OR MAYBE THE CAR TURN OFF ON I-95 WHILE THEY WERE DOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A 18 WHEELER MOVING AT THE SAME SPEED THAT COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND IGNITION SWITCH. TO THE POINT THE CAR WILL CUT OFF WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT NO WARNING, AND IF YOU MAKE IT SAFE TO WHERE YOU ARE GOING THE CAR WILL NOT START IF YOU TRY TO. YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN. TO TRY TO START IT. THERE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM CHEVY IS NOT HELP OUT ANY. IT WILL NOT GIVE A TROUBLE CODE, SO THEY SKIP AROUND WITH UNEEDED REPAIRS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. AND WHO IS TO SAY HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT MANY HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS THAT MAY NOT KNOWN ABOUT THIS. IT IS A DEATH TRAP AND NEEDS TO HAVE A LOOK INTO. THANKS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE'S FUEL FILTER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MOST RECENT FUEL FILTER CHANGE WAS ON JUNE 20, 2007 AND IT NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN ON JULY 17, 2007. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE FUEL FILTER, BUT SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF IT APPLIES TO HER VIN. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

IN HOT AND HUMID OR WET WEATHER, MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM GOES INTO FAIL SAFE/STANDBY MODE WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE WHICH RENDERS MY VEHICLE UNABLE TO START FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 MINUTES. THIS HAS LEFT ME INNUMERABLE TIMES STRANDED FOR 10 MINUTES IN RATHER DANGEROUS LOCATIONS SUCH AS ILL-LIGHTED PARKING LOTS AFTER DARK. THE FREQUENCY OF THESE FAILURES RECENTLY BEGAN TO INCREASE, SO I RESEARCHED INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF DISABLING THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM THAT FAILS TO DO LITTLE MORE THAN CAUSE A HEADACHE FOR MY MECHANICS. TO MY DISMAY, I FOUND THAT CHEVY'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM CANNOT BE OVERRIDDEN BY ANY METHOD SHORT OF A DO-IT-YOURSELF RE-WIRING PROJECT. TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED TEMPORARILY, I COULD HAVE THE ENTIRE IGNITION SYSTEM REPLACED BY CHEVROLET FOR SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $450. NOTE THAT I SAID TEMPORARY BECAUSE FROM THE STORIES OF THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THE REPAIR DONE, IT WILL NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN A FEW YEARS LATER AS THE IGNITION WEARS DOWN ONCE MORE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED BY STORIES I HEAR ABOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS THAT DRIVERS HAVE HAD WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WHERE THE CAR ENGINE TURNS ITSELF OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND REQUIRES THAT THE DRIVER PULL OVER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HOPE THIS NEVER HAPPENS TO ME. GIVEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO EVERY MODEL OF CAR THAT HAS HAD THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN PLACE SINCE PASSLOCK'S INCEPTION, I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS MADE BY CHEVROLET IN ALMOST 10 YEARS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT CHEVROLET IS MORE INTERESTED IN PROFITING FROM CONTINUALLY REPAIRING A SYSTEM THAT WE COULD JUST GET RID OF AND NOT IN THE SAFETY OF ITS CONSUMERS. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE MANDATE A RECALL ON ALL CHEVROLET'S WITH THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TR