2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF MY CAR, I WILL RANDOMLY HAVE ISSUES WITH THE PASSLOCK THEFT SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING ME TO START MY VEHICLE. I HAD THE MODULES REPLACED AT A GM DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AGO. AT THAT TIME, I SIMPLY PARKED MY CAR FOR THE NIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CAME OUT THE NEXT MORNING TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED GM AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE AND A SENSOR TO THE TUNE OF OVER $500. I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. NOW, I FIND MYSELF FACING THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY 30,000 MILES LATER. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND FILLED THE VEHICLE UP WITH GAS. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON. BEING A VETERAN TO THIS ISSUE, I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF THE WAITED FOR 10-15 MINUTES. THIS WILL SOMETIMES WORK TO ALLOW THE CAR TO RESTART AGAIN. HOWEVER, THIS TIME IT DID NOT. THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AND THE RESULTS WERE THE SAME. IF YOU SIMPLY DO A SEARCH FOR CHEVY MALIBU PASSLOCK, YOU WILL EASILY FIND THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM ON A DAILY BASIS. IT PUTS EVERYONE AT AN INCONVENIENCE AND EVEN SOME LIVES AT RISK (AS IT CAN TURN THE CAR OFF WHILE IT IS IN MOTION). *TR

OKAY, THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT CHEVROLET MALIBU. THEY ARE HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THEIR ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. THE CAR WOULD RUN PERFECTLY AND THEN THE NEXT TIME YOU TURN THE KEY IT WOULDN'T START. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO US WITHIN A WEEK. AND IF YOU GOOGLE IT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! IT'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND DEALT WITH. TONIGHT MY MOM WHO OWNS THE CAR WAS STUCK ON A DARK PARKING LOT AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW 0 FOR OVER AN HOUR. SHE'S SICK NOW, THANKS TO CHEVY. OF COURSE THE TECHNICIANS WON'T FIND ANYTHING BUT START REPLACING THE IGNITION, REPROGRAM THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM, ETC. BUT THIS ALL DOESN'T HELP. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE ARE SINGLE WOMEN OUT THERE IN THE DARK NOT BEING ABLE TO START THEIR CAR. THERE ARE ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THEIR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS. AND THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAYS PRAYING THE CAR WON'T SHUT DOWN IN FRONT OF A TRUCK THIS TIME. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS TO BE DEALT WITH. PLEASE CONFRONT GM WITH THIS AND LET THEM FIX IT. WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR AN INCIDENT LIKE A RAPE, ROBBERY, OR EVEN DEATH TO START THEM THINKING. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS HAVE AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE. RELAY SWITCH MAY BE BAD. *TR

MY WIFE HAS A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU. WE WENT TO TAKE MY CAR TO AN AUTO SHOP BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THERE WAS A LEAK SOMEWHERE UNDER MY CAR. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A GASKET ON THE THERMOSTAT. HE REPLACED THAT AND STILL THE CAR LEAKED. THEN MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. IMAGINE HOW UPSET WE WAS TO KNOW THAT CARS THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THAT IT WILL COST NEARLY $500.00 TO FIX. SINCE THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF CAR THERE MUST BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. I WAS LATER TOLD GM USES A GLUE ONTO A GASKET IN THIS AREA WHEN THEY BUILD THE CAR. GM MUST DO BETTER. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2003 CHEVY MALIBU DON'T ALWAYS WORK, I FLIP THE SWITCH AND SOMETIMES THEY BLINK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. SOMETIMES THEY STOP BLINKING BEFORE THE TURN IS ACTUALLY MADE. THIS IS ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD TO MISS TURNS BECAUSE MY TURN SIGNAL WONT COME ON AND TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED I JUST KEEP GOING, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY MALIBU. THE PASSLOCK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MANY TIMES. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN STUCK AT NIGHT IN A DARK PARKING LOT WAITING THE TEN MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THIS IS A PERSONALSAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE HAVING TO SIT IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION WAITING FOR THE SYSTEM TO WORK. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OFTEN (TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK). THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED ON GM'S DOLLAR BECAUSE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND ANYONE WHO OWNS A GM CAR IS SPENDING MONEY OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN IT IS GM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLED; HOWEVER, THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, AND THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. REPORT NUMBER 71-74-9932502 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS, AS I STARTED MY CAR THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE IGNITION HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PASS KEY THEFT SYSTEM NOT RECOGNIZING MY KEY (THE ORIGINAL KEY) AND BREAKING THE IGNITION. THIS HAS LEFT ME WITH A DEAD CAR ALONE AS A WOMAN AT NIGHT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION. *TR

THE THEFT SYSTEM (PASSLOCK) ENGAGES ON MY CAR FOR NO REASON. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, BACK IN 2003, SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR. I WAS AT A BANK, WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER, GETTING MONEY OUT OF AN ATM. AFTER RETURNING TO MY CAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO PAY MONEY FOR A TOW, AND THE MECHANIC CHARGED ME $800 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. CAR DID NOT NEED A FUEL PUMP, IT ONLY NEEDED THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM TURNED OFF. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE THE MECHANIC CALLED TO ASK ME HOW TO DO THIS. AT THE TIME, I HAD NO IDEA. I NOW KNOW THAT THE $1000 I PAID FOR TOW AND FUEL PUMP WERE A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY. SINCE 2003, THIS THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO REASON, 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK. IT IS INSANE. IN ORDER TO DIS-ENGAGE IT, I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES SITTING IN MY CAR; SOMETIMES WITH MY YOUNG CHILDREN. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM, DATING BACK TO CARS MADE IN 1996. I CANNOT BELIEVE GM HAS NOT BEEN FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS WORTHLESS THEFT SYSTEM. I WONDER WHAT GENIUS FELT IT NECESSARY TO FORCE SOMEONE TO SIT IN THEIR CAR FOR 10 MINUTES, KEY IN THE IGNITION, TO RESET THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. I'D RATHER MY CAR BE STOLEN! WHILE I AM SITTING IN MY CAR, WAITING FOR IT TO START, ME AND MY FAMILY COULD BE KIDNAPPED, ROBBED, KILLED. THIS IS INSANE. IF IT CANNOT BE MADE TO WHERE IT DOES NOT MALFUNCTION, THEY SHOULD JUST NOT PUT IN ON VEHICLES. OR, THEY SHOULD ONLY MAKE YOU WAIT A MERE 1-2 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. 10 MINUTES IS AN INSANE AMOUNT OF TIME TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS TO RESET. *TR

WENT TO TAKE MY CAR TO AUTO SHOP BECAUSE I THOUGHT HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE GOOD NEWS ,THE TRANNY WASN'T LEAKING, HOWEVER IT WAS ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. IMAGINE HOW UPSET I WAS TO KNOW THAT CARS THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THAT IT WILL COST $700 TO FIX IT. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS DEFECT. CONSIDERING THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS AND ALL THE HELP GM HAS RECEIVED FROM AMERICANS IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WOULD HELP THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS BY FIXING THIS FOR NOTHING. THIS MALIBU IS THE 4TH CHEVY THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE DRIVING. IF AMERICAN COMPANIES WANT US TO BUY THEIR PRODUCT THEY SHOULD MAKE WITH QUALITY MATERIAL. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR IN 2007. THAT COST ME ALMOST $800. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THESE CARS WERE GOING HAVE SUCH A LIST OF PROBLEMS I WOULD HAVE LISTENED TO MY BROTHER AND GOT A FOREIGN VEHICLE. GM CAN EARN SOME GOODWILL WITH ITS VEHICLES BY ADMITTING ITS MISTAKES AND HELPING THE LITTLE GUY OUT, LIKE THE LITTLE GUY HAS HELPED THEM OUT WITH THE BAILOUT. *TR