2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING DURING TRAVEL. NO APPARENT CAUSE. SIGNALS WILL WORK DURING THE TRIP, STOP WORKING, AND SOMETIMES START TO WORK AGAIN. SEEMS TO HAPPEN 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVY MALIBU IN 2005. IN 2006, I HAD TO HAVE THE PASS LOCK SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO THE CAR NOT STARTING. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE IN GM CARS, I'VE SINCE LEARNED. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. TODAY, I TOOK MY CAR THROUGH A CAR WASH. WHILE SITTING THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS ALL CAME ON, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. THE LIGHTS STAYED ON AND NONE OF THE DASH GAUGES WERE WORKING. I MADE IT HOME, TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT, SAME THING. I WAS ADVISED TO ATTEMPT TO RESET THE PASS LOCK SENSOR. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED SO FAR. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY THE PASS LOCK SENSOR OR BCM AGAIN. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A SUPER COMMON ISSUE IN GM CARS FOR THE PASS TWELVE YEARS. IN TOTAL FOR THE TWO REPAIRS ALREADY MENTIONED, I HAVE SPENT ABOUT 1200 DOLLARS. I STRIVE TO MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. IT VERY FRUSTRATING TO KNOW THAT GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, YET HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE IT FOR CAR OWNERS. *TR

INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL ON 2002 CHEVY MALIBU. WORKS ONLY IF HAZARD SIGNAL IS PUSHED SLIGHTLY. I MUST HOLD HAZARD SIGNAL WHILE MAKING A TURN. 2001 MALIBUS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHY NOT 2002? PROBLEM STILL EXISTS FOR THIS YEAR ALSO. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM (ANTI-THEFT) REPLACED ONCE AND NOW AFTER 1-1/2 YEARS AM HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN STUCK SEVERAL TIMES WAITING FOR THE REQUIRED 10 - 15 MINUTES WAITING FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK II / THEFTSYSTEM IN MY 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE, THAT SEEMS TO HAPPEN 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK, SOMETIMES MORE, IN THE PAST WEEK IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT RESULTS IN ME HAVING TO TURN MY IGNITION TO ON FOR TEN MINUTES, AND WAIT PATIENTLY IN HOPES THIS WILL LET ME START MY OWN CAR. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS A SERIOUS INQUIRY BY SOMEONE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO AVAIL. I AM HOPING SOMEONE WILL HELP THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING STRANDED IN THAT DARK PARKING LOT ALONE AT 3AM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU THEFTSYSTEM/ PASSLOCK, PLEASE. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY MALIBU THAT WON'T START ABOUT EVERY THIRD TIME. THE CAR WILL NOT START DUE TO GM'S DEFECTIVE PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THE PASSLOCK SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2006. THE SENSOR IS NOW ACTING UP AGAIN AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED ALMOST EVERY YEAR. THOUSANDS OF OTHER MALIBU OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. TURNING ON FLASHERS FOR A BIT USUALLY BRINGS THEM BACK. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE DAILY. *TR

THE BODY CONTROL MODULE "MISREAD" VEHICLE IGNITION KEY AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE START. *TR

THEFT SYSTEM KICKS IN AND WONT LET THE CAR START. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME AND I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPEN TO. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU ALL MAYBE U ALL COULD HELP US GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO HAVE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. TWO MECHANICS STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT PUT 18,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.