1998 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System

IGNITION WORT TURN AT TIMES, HAVE TO WIGGLE.

IGNITION SWITCH NOT SHUTTING OFF AND AT TIMES NOT TURNING TO START CAR. SHIFT LEVER HAS TO BE WIGGLED TO ALLOW KEY TO TURN TO OFF POSITION. KEY CYLINDER SHUTTING OFF IN START POSITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER TEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE CONTACT NOT HAVING THE ORIGINAL KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 285,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *TGW THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS LOSE AND COULD BE WIGGLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE RECALL ONLY COVERS THE MODIFICATION OF THE KEYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND THEN STALLED AS THE ANTI-THIEF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V40000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE DEALER DECLINED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK AND REFUSED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AND PREVENT HIM FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD LAST BETWEEN FIFTEEN MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

ANTI-THEFT IGNITION SYSTEM DISABLED STARTING OF CAR. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE CAR TURNED OVER BUT WOULD NOT START, MANUAL SAYS THE FUEL PUMP IS DISABLED BY ANTI-THEFT. BY ACCIDENT WAITED IN CAR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHILE TRYING TO REACH MANUFACTURER, THE FLASHING ANTITHEFT LIGHT HAD GONE OUT, I TRIED STARTING THE CAR AND IT STARTED FINE. HOWEVER FURTHER ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATED THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM WENT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. MY SOURCE WAS CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. CALLED CHEVROLET AND FILED A COMPLAINT WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE PER SE, BUT IT COULD BE IN THE EVENT OF NEEDED TO GET SOMEONE TO AN ER, FOR EXAMPLE. *TR

WENT TO START MY 1998 CHEVY MALIBU, AND IT WOULDN'T START. IT WOULD TURN OVER AND START FOR LIKE 2 SECONDS, BUT THEN SHUTS OFF. I TRIED STARTING IT A FEW TIMES, AND THEN REALIZED THAT THE "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT WAS FLASHING. AFTER I TRIED THE FEW TIMES, THE LIGHT SHUT OFF AND THEN MY CAR STARTED UP NO PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED 3 DAYS IN A ROW NOW. *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT START FOR AT LEAST TEN MINUTES. *TR

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU WILL NOT START DUE TO PASSLOCK PROGRAM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED NORMALLY HE WOULD DRIVE SOMEWHERE AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION, BUT WHEN HE TRIED TO RESTART IT, NOTHING HAPPENED. ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN ON THE DASH AN ICON FLASHED. HE HAD TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES FOR THE LIGHT TO STOP FLASHING, EXIT THE VEHICLE, GET BACK IN AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED. *JB

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

THEFT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *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

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

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

VEHICLE PASSLOCK SYSTEM PREVENTS STARTING OF VEHICLE. HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, INCIDENT DATE SHOWN IS MOST RECENT. THE VEHICLE IS OLD, THINGS WILL BREAK, THINGS WILL GO BAD. THAT IS UNDERSTOOD, BUT AFTER VISITING MANY WEBSITES AND READING AN UNTOLD NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, TWO THINGS ARE APPARENT: 1) GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND 2) GM IS UNABLE TO GIVE CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM CONSTANT, PERMANENT, OR SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION. NOT WHEN YOU HAVE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS PROVIDING DIFFERENT DIAGNOSES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND NOT WHEN, AFTER COMPONENTS ARE REPLACED, THE COMPLAINT RESURFACES. IT'S NOT A WORN OUT SWITCH WE'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT. IT'S A THEFT SYSTEM WHICH IS PREVENTING A LAWFUL OPERATOR WITH THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE KEY FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS THE RESULT OF POOR ENGINEERING AND CUSTOMERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS DUE TO FAULTY ENGINEERING. PARTICULARLY WHEN THE PROBLEM COMPONENT/SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN VEHICLES EVEN AFTER THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY MALIBU THAT DOES NOT START DUE TO A FAULTY RESET PASSLOCK SYSTEM. CHEVROLET DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. IT IS CLEARLY DANGEROUS SINCE I AM GOING TO GET MUGGED OR WORSE WAITING THE 10 MINUTES IT TAKES TO "FOOL" THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM AND GET THE CAR TO START. THERE ARE OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, IN VARIOUS YEARS OF MANUFACTURE OF THIS DEFECTIVE CHEVROLET PRODUCT. THERE MUST BE SOME SOLUTION TO THIS. THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS IN A DARK PARKING LOT FOR 20 MINUTES WAITING FOR MY CAR TO LET ME DRIVE HOME. I CALLED GM AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS IS OCCURRING IN THE MALIBU BUT JUST THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND THE CAR "THINKS" IT IS BEING ROBBED. PLEASE ROB MY CAR. THEN I WILL BE SAFE!! *TR

SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THE THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM IN THESE CARS!! *TR