2000 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER IS DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES RECEIVED. *TA AFTER WAITING FOR 45 MINUTES AT THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS CONSISTENTLY WORE OUT MANY KEYS OVER THE YEARS. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED PERIODICALLY, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE ARRIVED, THE DEALER STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. TWO WEEKS, THE DEALER CALLED HER AND SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER. SHE WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT RETROFIT HER CURRENT KEYS TO THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS INFORMED SHE WOULD HAVE TO BUY A FACTORY MADE KEY AT $15.00 EACH PLUS TAX, TO ALLOW THEM TO DO THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE THE ISSUE WAS THE KEY, BUT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES AND REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF AND RECALL REIMBURSEMENT. *TGW IT WAS DETERMINED, THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL, STATING THE KEY WOULD REPLACED. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER STATED SHE WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE RECALL REMEDY LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V40000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), INDICATING THAT THE DEALER WOULD PROVIDE TWO REPLACEMENT KEY RINGS AND KEY COVERS ON ALL IGNITION KEYS. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY MALIBU IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME WHEN IT WON'T START THE INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWS THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT. YOU CAN SIT THERE FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AND THE CAR WILL THEN START. IF YOU TRY IT IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES IT MESSES UP AGAIN AND YOU HAVE TO START THE 10 MINUTES AGAIN. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS THINGS TO GET THIS TO CORRECT ITSELF. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE KEY AND WE HAVE GOTTEN NEW KEYS FROM THE DEALER AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE CAR HAS STARTED JUST CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY IT HAS BEEN WHILE STILL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND NO ONE HAS GOTTEN HURT. WE THEN PUSHED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAIT THE 10 MINUTES AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT THE GM RECALL IS FOR OTHER VEHICLES. PLEASE INCLUDE MY CAR IN THE RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CONSUMER IS INQUIRING IF ANY GM DEALER WILL SERVICE VEHICLE PER RECALL ALTHOUGH IT WAS PURCHASED AT A MAZDA DEALER *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE PREVIOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE STARTER. *JB

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU ANTI THIEF LIGHT FLASHES AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT*CW THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WERE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,254. UPDATED 1/23/15*CN UPDATED 9/5/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL), THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO START AFTER INSERTING THE KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH ON AND OFF. ALSO, THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *JB

THE CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 14V400. THE GM RECALL NUMBER IS 14350. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL FOR.MY CAR. CALLED OREILLY CHEVROLET AT 520 829 4400 ON OCTOBER 7, 2014 TALKED TO [XXX]. SHE STATED THAT THEY DO NOT.HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL AND SHE PUT ME ON A LIST AND THEY WOULD CALL ME. ON OCTOBER 27, 2014 THE MALIBU COULD NO LONGER START, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO GET IT FIXED HE STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACED. SO I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE IT CONSIDERING CHEVROLET NEVER CALLED.AND I CONSIDERED THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I OPENED A CLAIM FOR $221.39 ON OCTOBER 28, 2014. THE CLAIM NUMBER IS [XXX]. ON OCTOBER 29, 2014 [XXX] THE DISTRICT SPECIALIST DENIED MY CLAIM, BECAUSE CHEVROLET POLICY DOES NOT PAY OUTSIDE MECHANICS AT ALL. I EXPLAINED I NEEDED MY VEHICLE AND O'REILLY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. SHE EXPLAINED THAT WAS POLICY AND THERE WILL BE NO REIMBURSEMENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING KEY RING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED GM PROPOSED TO FIX A SERIOUS PROBLEMS, EVEN DEADLY PROBLEM, BY SUPPLYING TWO KEY RINGS AND A KEY PLUG AS THEIR WAY OF CORRECTING AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED FIFTY CENTS WORTH OF GADGETS DOES NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR REPLACING AN ENTIRE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING. COASTED TO SHOULDER. AFTER WAITING 10-15 MINUTES CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. OVER NEXT TWO DAYS SOMETIMES CAR WOULD START AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT. WHEN IT FAILED TO START IMMEDIATELY AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OVER 10-15 MINUTES CAR WOULD FINALLY START. AFTER THREE DAYS OF THIS SITUATION TOOK CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR,AND IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED. MECHANIC ADVISED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL CHEVROLET MODELS FOR MANY YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. ONCE THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THE ENGINE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,708.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,683.

I HAD MY IGNITION KEY REPLACED 3 TIMES. HOW DO I FILE A CLAIM TO GET MY MONEY BACK? *TR

THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. GOING OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING. LOST ENGINE POWER, AND POWER STEERING, BRAKES. PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER, STOPPED AND RESTARTED CAR. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TODAY 9/19/14, WITH THE VEHICLE VIN MATCHING. THE NAME OF THE VEHICLE IS INCORRECT. IT SAYS "CHEVROLET CLASSIC". NOTE: IT IS A CHEVROLET MALIBU. NO WARE ON THE VEHICLE IS THE NAME "CLASSIC", NOR IS IT INDICATED ON OR IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS HAS CAUSED CONFUSION AND OTHERS MAY BE MISLEADING AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED OCCURRING AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN FURTHER THAN ACCESSORY POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY DIED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPED STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD INADVERTENTLY RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION WHILE IN MOTION OR AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU REMOVE AND REPAIR IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER SWITCH *TA THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

FATHER WAS IN LATE 80'S OR EARLY 90'S (DIED AT 97 IN 2013). CHEVY MALIBU WITH ON DASH IGNITION SWITCH WAS STILL STOPPING WHILE ON ITS THIRD IGNITION SWITCH, THE REPAIR COVERED FREE BY GM. I DROVE THE CAR TO TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT THE IGNITION AND HENCE POWER STEERING ( HEADLIGHTS STILL ON) SHUT OFF WHEN GOING OVER THE GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD CROSSING. THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED WAS THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD TURN SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT (1/8 INCH) OR EVEN TURN FULLY OFF DEPENDING ON THE MOMENTUM OF DAD'S LARGE KEY CHAIN HANGING FROM THE IGNITION KEY. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND THE POWER BRAKES DON'T WORK WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. ACCORDING TO A LOCKSMITH, THE DETENTS ON THESE SWITCHES WERE VERY POORLY MANUFACTURED. SOLUTION WAS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF KEYS ON THE KEY CHAIN. *TR