1999 Chevrolet Malibu: engine stalls while driving

Filed Apr 19, 2016 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet malibu. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The anti-theft warning light illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. 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 120,000.

Filed Oct 6, 2015 · Electrical · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet malibu. While the vehicle was parked, the theft protection warning light illuminated intermittently and caused the vehicle to stall. After waiting, the vehicle restarted. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. ...updated 01/20/16 *bf

Filed Jan 27, 2015 · Electrical · 166,000 miles · DC

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet malibu. While driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and all the warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system); however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 166,000. Updated 03/24/15*lj updated 10/20/2015

Filed Nov 19, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 86,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the anti theft warning indicator illuminated and the engine stalled while at a traffic light. The contact had to wait ten minutes before the vehicle restarted. The failure occurred numerous times. An independent mechanic stated that a sensor failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.

Filed Nov 13, 2014 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the engine stalled and the vehicle independently veered to the right and left without warning. The failure occurred numerous times. The contact received the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system) and believed that the failure was related to the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Oct 9, 2014 · Electrical · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Oct 1, 2014 · Electrical · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Sep 15, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · KY · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 1999 chevrolet malibu. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning and crashed. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 10/22/2014*lj updated 4/1/2015

Filed May 19, 2014 · Electrical · 30,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact stated that the failure occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic, who stated that the ignition switch was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The failure mileage was 30,000.

Filed Apr 4, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 65,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken back to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was unknown. Updated 7/9/14*cn the consumer stated on a regular basis it was extremely difficult to switch the vehicle off and remove the key from the ignition causing the battery to drain. For this reason the consumer opted to "junk" the vehicle instead of trading it in. Updated 07/14/2014

Filed Mar 24, 2014 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the ignition key would turn however, the engine failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, who stated that the ignition switch would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but able to be restarted after one hour. The contact would leave the engine running when exiting the vehicle for five minutes to ensure the engine would not stall. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 07/08/14 ma

Filed Oct 6, 2011 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · IN

Security pass lock problem, security light is on,replaced ignition cylinder. Car still periodically shuts down while driving what's gm want to do wait until a incident like toyota happens, or worse causing multiple deaths or injuries. I ran across to many similar incident like this on internet. What if someone is coming on a interstate and while merging this happens, it could cause horrific incidents gm is trying to rebuild its reputation and trust this isn't a good way .