1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS AND CAR WILL NOT START. WAIT ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND CAR WILL EVENTUALLY START. THIS HAPPENS A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

1998 CHEVY MALIBU MORE AND MORE OFTEN, WHEN I START MY CAR, THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN NOT START THE CAR UNTIL IT TURNS OFF ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES LATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE PASSENGER-SIDE PIVOT HOUSING HAS CRACKED, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT OPERATE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 01V068000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES). UPON CONTACT HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, SO HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96000. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB

1998 CHEVY MALIBU HAS A NOTORIOUS ISSUE WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM. I HAVE READ 1000'S OF ISSUE WITH THIS LIGHT COMING ON AND YOUR NOT ABLE TO START YOUR CAR. TONS OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THIS ISSUE. CHEVY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFAULT IN THEIR VEHICLES. YOU PAY MONEY TO SUPPORT AMERICAN AUTO MAKERS BUT WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN THE CAR NO LONGER WORKS. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. BUT I THINK STARTING A CAR WHEN YOU HAVE PURCHASED IT IS AS IMPORTANT. THIS THEFT LIGHT COMES IN AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINS OR MORE FOR IT TO CUT OFF TO START YOUR OWN CAR!!! CHEVY DEALERS CHARGE $600+ DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS SENSOR. THE FAULTY SENSOR IN CHEVY VEHICLES ARE ON TONS OF WEBSITE AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT WHY HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL !! YOU WANT TO HELP THE ECONOMY...HELPING.GETTING PEOPLE TO WORK ON TIME IS A GREAT START. NEXT TIME, I'M GOING FOREIGN. JAPANESE.....TO MANY MONEY HUNGRY COMPANIES FOR ME TO SUPPORT. I KNOW BETTER NEXT TIME...IF YOU GOOGLE " THEFT SYSTEM IN A CHEVY" THERE ARE NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS. THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE GIVING ADVISE ON HOW TO DISABLE THIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO START YOUR CAR WITH THIS ISSUE. I'M DISGUSTED WITH CHEVY....SHAME ON THEM!!!!!!! A CAR THAT THINKS THE OWNER IS STEALING IT.....WHAT A SHAME! *TR

UNDER NORMAL USAGE, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, AND THE DASHBOARD THEFT LIGHT COMES ON . AT OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, AND THE THEFT LIGHT COMES ON. THE FAILURE OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, IM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, AND HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THE GM PASSLOCK II SYSTEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. *TR

THE AC CONTROL KEEPS ON JUMPING FRONT INSIDE AIR TO OUTSIDE AIR, AND THESE CAUSED THE COMPRESSOR TO CYCLE ON AND OFF, BOUGHT A NEW ONE FROM THE DEALER COST 150.00 NO WARRANTY STILL KEEPS ON DOING THE SAME THING, GOT ANOTHER ONE FROM THE JUNK YARD STILL DOES THE SAME THING, SPENT 200.00 DOLLARS ON AC COMPRESSOR BUT AC DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEM , DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, I NEED HELP! *TR

A TOTALLY UNEXPECTED MALFUNCTION OF CRUISE CONTROL WHILE SET AT 60MPH, TRAVELING UP AND DOWN HILLY STRETCH OF US ROUTE #301 NORTHBOUND NEARING VA ROUTE #3 THE TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTED, ENGINE ACCELERATED TO MAINTAIN SET SPEED (AS USUAL) WHEN HIGHWAY LEVELED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CONTINUED TO SPEEDUP RAPIDLY..65+70+75. DRIVER INSTANTLY APPLIED BRAKES W/ NORMAL PRESSURE THEN EVEN HARDER UNTIL SHE WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL W/ BOTH FEET. SEVERAL TIMES SHE PRESSED THE CANCEL CONTROL SELECTOR, STILL NO REAL SLOWING DOWN. AS BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE OVERHEATED RAPIDLY SMOKE AND SPARKS WERE SEEN BY OTHER MOTORIST, TWO OF WHOM TRIED TO OVERTAKE THEM AND HAND SIGNALED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHICH SHE WAS SOON ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ON A WIDE GRASS SHOULDER WHERE SHE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION+++STOP!! AT LONG LAST. ALL THREE (3) ADULT WOMEN WERE GREATLY STRESSED BUT RELIEVED TO BE SAFE. HER REAR SEAT PASSENGER HAD CALLED 911 ON HER CELL PHONE WHEN THEY REALIZED THE FRIGHTFUL DANGERTHEY WERE IN AND AS A RESULT THREE (3) DIFFERENT POLICE CRUISERS ARRIVED ALMOST INSTANTLY FROM THE COUNTY SHERIFF AND VA STATE POLICE. SEVERAL WITNESSES WERE INTERVIEWED FOR MORE DETAILS. THE VEHICLE IS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU 4DR. V6. THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 4 MONTHS OLD, DRIVEN ONLY 4,000 MILES BY THE DEALERS WIFE, UNTIL MY DAUGHTER PURCHASED IT. SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE IT ROUTINELY SERVICED AND MAINTAINED THERE SO THERE IS WHERE SHE REQUESTED THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO HAUL IT TO THE NEXT DAY AT A COST OF $400. SUBSEQUENTLY THEIR SERVICE MANAGER AND MECHANICS RAN DIAGNOSTIC SEQUENCES AS WELL AS SEVERAL ROAD TESTS AND WERE UNABLE TO REVEAL ANY ABNORMALITIES IN THE CRUISE CONTROL OR ACCELERTORPERFORM-ANCE FUNCTIONS. HOWEVER ALL FOUR (4) WHEELS BRAKES WERE BADLY BURNED AND WARPED. REPAIRS WOULD COST AN ESTIMATED $1,100 TO $1,300. OUR QUESTIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) IS THIS EVENT AN ISOLATED RARITY? (2) WHAT CAN CAUSE SUCH A DANGEROUS FAILURE? (3) WHY HIDDEN? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT ALSO OWNS A 2007 GRACO COMFORT SPORT CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 80C02MG12 (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON AUGUST 24, 2007. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHILD WAS PROPERLY SECURED IN A FORWARD FACING RESTRAINT SEAT. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE CHILD RELEASED THE PLASTIC HARNESS CLASP WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE HARNESS STRAPS WERE TIGHTENED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT WAS INSTALLED USING THE VEHICLE SAFETY BELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM BILL HEARD IN PLANT CITY BEFORE THEY CLOSED DOWN,FROM DAY 1 I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IGNITION NOT STARTING AND THE ANTI THEFT,I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED SEVERAL TIME S CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM,I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THEM TWICE AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG ALTHOUGH AT TIMES THERE IS THEN THEY TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN JUST LET THE CAR SET FOR 10MINS AND IT WILL BE OK, WELL IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE,THEN AFTER ALMOST FLIPPING THE CAR I FOUND OUT THAT THE FRONT ROTORS ARE TOTALLY SHOT AND WHEN I HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES ONE CAUGHT BEFORE THE OTHER CAUSING THE CAR TO GO INTO A SKID,THEN THE IGNITION AND THE ANTI THEFT ACT UP AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE HORN IS STUCK SO I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO STOP THE HORN TESTED THE RELAY AND IT WAS FINE THE SWITCH IS STUCK SOMEWHERE AND KNOW ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHERE,SO NOW I HAVE A USED CERTIFIED USED CAR WITH NO HORN AND WORN OUT ROTORS FAULTY IGNITION AND OH I FORGOT THAT EVERY NOW AND THEN I WILL GET SHOCKED GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND A BROKE MOTOR MOUNT THAT I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FIX OWN MY OWN DUE TO IT WAS AWARE AND TEAR APART THAT THEY WON'T COVER, WELL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BEFORE THE CAR WAS EVEN SOLD. SO NOW I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 OTHER DEALERS TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT WELL I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL OF THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND FIXED BEFORE THE CAR WAS EVER SOLD AND I GUESS SINCE I WAS A FIRST TIME BUYER WITH NO CREDIT THAT IT WAS OK FOR THEM TO STICK IT TO ME WHICH IN TURN I SEE WHY BILL HEARD WENT OUT OF BUSINESS WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT WORKING FOR THEM,SO NOW I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT THIS SO CALLED CERTIFIED USED PIECE OF DEATH TRAP I WAS SOLD? *TR

I HAVE A 98 CHEVY MALIBU. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN I WENT TO START IT. THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. AFTER THE LIGHT SHUT OFF IT STARTED AND THIS HAPPENS ALOT. EVERYONE I TALK TO THAT HAS A CHEVY SEEMS TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SHOP WANTS OVER $200 TO FIX IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE IGNITION TUMBLER IS FAULTY AND IS SET UP TO GO BAD SO THAT THEY CAN GET MORE MONEY AM VERY ANGRY THAT THIS KEEPS HAPPENING TO ME. I HAVE READ OVER 1000 REPORTS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX IT. *TR