2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS COMING ON CAN'T START CAR COMES ON WHILE I DRIVE, TURN SIGNAL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO,RPMS GO UP REAL HIGH WHILE I DRIVE AND WHEN IT PARK, TAKE FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL BUT CAR SEEMS TO SPEED UP KIND OF HARD TO STOP A CAR THAT SPEEDS UP WHEN NOT GIVING GAS TO IT, BREAK LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK ALL THIS HAPPENS AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY TO SMALL CHILDREN AND OF COURSE IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START AS IT THINKS I'M STEALING MY CAR WITH THE KEY THEFT SYSTEM BREAK LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN TURN SIGNAL WON'T WORK EXCELS IN SPEED ON ITS OWN ALL STARTED IN MARCH 2016 AS I JUST BOUGHT IN FEBRUARY 2016.

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVY MALIBU AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNALS PERIODICALLY NOT WORKING. SOME DAYS THE SIGNAL WILL NOT WORK ONE TIME AND THEN THE VERY NEXT TIME IT WORKS. OTHER DAYS THE SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL'BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT. I TURN THEM "ON" AND THEY JUST DON'T WORK. SOMETIMES IT WILL CLICK A FEW TIMES AND THEN TURN OFF. THIS WILL LAST FOR ABOUT A DAY OR SO AND THEN THEY WORK OK FOR ABOUT A MONTH SOMETIMES LONGER. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A CORRELATION BETWEEN ANYTHING SUCH AS RAIN, USING IT A LOT, ETC. IT CAN'T BE THE BULB OR THE FUSE BECAUSE WHEN THEY DO WORK THEY BLINK AT THE NORMAL SPEED. ALSO THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT THE BLINKER STARTED WORKING AGAIN, SO I CANCELED. I STARTED RESEARCHING ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR CARS MANUFACTURED IN 2001 WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, THE RECALL NOTICE SAID THE HAZARD SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS SUGGESTED IN ONE ARTICLE WHEN THE SIGNALS STOP WORKING TO PUSH THE HAZARDS AND THE SIGNAL WILL START WORKING AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED FOR ME. I CAN FIDDLE WITH THE HAZARD AND GET THEM TO START WORKING. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM WITH MY BLINKERS ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MY VIN NUMBER FALLS OUTSIDE THAT RANGE. THIS IS A TRAVESTY. WHY IS IT ONLY SOME ARE BEING RECALLED AND REPAIRED WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT ALL? HOW IS THIS DECIDED WHICH WILL BE RECALLED AND WHICH WILL NOT? I AM NOT SURE OF THE ACTUAL DATE THIS STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FOR SOME REASON WHEN I, THE OWNER, GO TO START THE CAR IT GOES INTO A THEFT LOSS MODE AND THE CAR IS INOPERABLE FOR TEN MINUTES. THE CAR WAS MY PARENTS FOR 14 YEARS AND I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEM IN JULY 2014. THEN THE GARAGE CHANGED OUT FUEL PUMPS FOR MY MOTHER. I INHERITED THE CAR THIS SUMMER AND AM HAVING THIS THEFT LOSS TRIGGERED SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. IT REQUIRES WAITING AT LEAST 10 MINUTES TILL ATTEMPTING A RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT BEING JOSTLED OR BUMPED, SO IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN OR WHY THIS "LOCK UP"OCCURS. INCREDIBLY ANNOYING!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN STARTING THE 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU SOMETIMES THE ANTITHEFT SYSTEM PREVENTS IT FROM STARTING AND YOU HAVE TO TURN THE THE KEY OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES TO GET IT TO START. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL TURN ITSELF OFF. THE CAR HAS TURNED ITSELF OF WHILE CROSSING A FOUR LANE SEVERAL TIMES AND JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ONCE IT IS COASTED OFF THE ROAD IF ITS PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT USUALLY STARTS BACK UP.

2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TUMBLER BECAME LOOSE AND TRIGGERED THE ANIT-THEFT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES, BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS FOR THE KEYS ONLY. *JB

WAS TOLD THE SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT AND BROKE OFF FROM RACK AND PIONS. THE WHEEL WONT TRUN AND LOST ALL FUNCTIONS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,249.

DEAR NHTSA REPRESENTATIVE, I WANT TO RAISE A CONCERN ABOUT GM'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT TURNS OFF FUEL INJECTORS TO PREVENT CAR THEFT. MY 2001 CHEVY MALIBU'S ENGINE TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING ON FRIDAY, SEPT 18TH. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. I AM VERY SURE THE CAUSE IS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM BECAUSE THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO RESET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM BY KEEPING THE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES. READING ONLINE AUTOMOTIVE BLOGS, IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE FACE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS FAULT IN THEIR VEHICLES. HELP REPAIR DAMAGES AND PREVENT NEW ACCIDENTS BY GRANTING A RECALL OR OTHERWISE FORCING GM TO COMPENSATE DRIVERS OF GM VEHICLES WITH THIS PASSLOCK ISSUE. BEST REGARDS, -ANDREW