2000 Chevrolet Malibu: won't start

Filed May 22, 2016 · Engine · FL

As driving along the highway the car completely shut off and would not start up again and has not started up since. The car was in motion, I was on the highway, traveling on I-10 highway.

Filed Jun 24, 2015 · Steering · 130,000 miles · PA

I bough the 2000 chevy malibu used in august 2014 since then I have been seeing the same thing I had happening with the 2003 saturn vue I bought in 2012 pre owned , the key in the ignition comes out and does not turn off the car . The key comes out while the switch and car is still running the key also does not turn over as it sticks inside of the ignition switch and I have a hard time getting car started also . This is very dangerous and needs to be repaired I already had the saturn vue repaired since it was recalled this car needs to be repaired as well. Please issue a national recall on the 2000 chevy malibu cars to get fixed asap. I would like to get the car fixed asap this is not safe and also it is getting harder to turn the car on and the key is falling out a times also while the car is being driven since the switch is sticking . I would like to add that when I had two previous saturn's a turquoise coupe and sl2, it happened twice and this is the first time I accidentally took another persons car in the parking lot of a movie theater since the keys to the saturn's open the doors of cars like the same car I realized it was not my car and immediate took it back and got mine thank god the movie was still going or I could have been accused of stealing the car this is another manufacture defect and dangerous to people should they ever figure out that the keys all work on the same make and models . I also locked my keys in my car and asked on man to open my door with his key I was food shopping at the time he had the same saturn coupe as my turquoise saturn and it worked he stood there in disbelief I told him I knew this since it happened once in a movie theater parking lot. This needs to be dealt with asap I wrote in once and never heard back about it.

Filed May 6, 2015 · Electrical · 158,000 miles · TN

Hello.. My name is [xxx] .. I am writing you about my sisters car.. It is a 2000 chevy malibu .... The car keeps having problems starting.... It runs good then without warning she will be somewhere and cut the car off and it won't start back... It turns over but won't start.. After awhile it will start.... This has happen several times... We have sent it to the shop and spent several hundred dollars on it and it is still happening.. I looked online for answers and found that this is a very common recurring problem on these cars... My sister is disabled and it is very unsafe for this to be happening with her car.... Everyone on the forums say it should be a recall and fixed by chev. You already have the VIN number for the car listed above... My sisters name is [xxx] ..... Hopefully someone here can help her get this issue fixed.... Please let us know... Thank you information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jan 21, 2015 · Electrical · 78,000 miles · MI

Car will not start, gm passlock security system disables car and sometimes after being stranded for 30 minutes in all kinds of weather, the car will start after going through a series of 3 times turning the key on for 10 minutes, turning key off for 10 seconds. Other times, the car will not even start after completing that reset. There should be a recall or a way to disable the security theft system so that owners are not stranded in the bitter cold temperatures while waiting for the car to reset and decide to start.

Filed Nov 26, 2014 · Electrical · 65,187 miles · FL

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.

Filed Jun 17, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 72,000 miles · WI

My boyfriend and I bought a 2000 chevy malibu from a used car lot. In april of this year I went to take the car for a car wash for the first time and when the car got wet it turned off - all the lights on the dash board came on and the car that I just filled up 5 minutes prior- the gas needle went to zero. I took the key out and waited for the car wash to be over and it fired up right away. But when I got home and I turned it back on the car wouldn't start and a left light would come on. We let the car sit for a couple of days and then it started up fine and was running fine. One night coming home from a conference it was raining and we were driving down the freeway and it happened again car shut off, all the lights on the dash came on. We were thankfully able to safely get to the side of the road and the car fired up again and we got home but when we parked it it wouldn't turn on. We took it to a local chevy dealership and we have to have the computer and all the wires replace $1,000 it cost - hasn't happened since. But there are other incidences to add...

Filed Apr 1, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 8,000 miles · IN

Previously submitted this report/complaint on this site, to gm and to the ftc around 2004 with no response. The chevrolet malibu from 2000 has similar ignition and engine issues now reported on the news in the cobalt and other cars. Owner had to replace the intake manifold several times, the ignition,starter, key system, idle control valve, and other parts numerous times due to the car engine smoking, "turning off" or not starting after stopping, parking, and not starting upon inserting the key, idling high or timing off. This began within 2-3 years of owning the car. The engine light came on when driving or starting the car. Multiple times the security light would blink and owner would have to wait 15 minutes to turn it on. Gm even has this listed in the manual (in security feature/lock system). Owner first told it was due to problems with the engine, then key, then it was a security programming issue, then it was the intake manifold (not covered under warranty for some reason). Some of the repairs cost hundreds of dollars and costs for towing. Eventually the car will not start at all and it must be reprogrammed, worked on by dealer. The malibu and other cars such as saturn have this issue. May be related to the engine and ignition issue mentioned in the news. At times owner was stuck far from home and had to tow the car. Highway driving was nerve wracking because you never knew what the car would do. There are hundreds of internet complaints about the malibu from 2000 and onward related to engine and ignition failures.

Filed Mar 12, 2014 · Electrical · VA

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.

Filed Aug 19, 2013 · Electrical · 129,596 miles · CA

When I put the key in the ignition and try to turn it on there's no power to the fuel pump and it rotates but doesn't start I've seen a lot of problems pertaining to this ignition defect also I need to wait 30 seconds to see the lights power on the odometer and still doesn't start.

Filed May 1, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 62,269 miles · OR

4-2007 gas was pooling around engine, replaced intake gasket, next time I drove car , same problem,they had to do over ( their dime) because failed to replace o-ring. 9-06-07 would not start at gas station, 9-13-07 pass lock sys. Installed ignition switch lock cylinder. 11-13-09 turn signals, tail lights not working, between 11-13-09 @ 4-07-2010 , I have been back several times, because signals failed off and on while driving. Told me, they could not do anything until they could see it fail, which it did on 4-07-2010 while I was close to shop. Flasher switch/relay bad, replaced. 6-10-10 harmonic balancer worn and serpentine belt & seal replaced. 2-23-12 water pump leaking, replaced. 6-14-12 replaced sparks plugs, wires, complete injection flush. 9-14-2012 strong fuel smell (fumes) inside car and under hood, performed fuel leak test, no visual signs of fuel leak. Checked vent canister, gas cap, no fuel codes. Have been fumes several times since but by the time I drove to shop could not smell fumes. 4-22-13 fumes very strong inside car and under hood, drove to shop and they could smell fumes , put it up on rack and checked all underneath, no sign of leak under car or under hood. No one can tell me what the problem is but say process of elimination is only way. Why on 6-10-2010 need to replace serpentine belt and seal and again on 2-08-2013 remove and replace serpentine belt and belt tensioner?? When this car reached 62,000 I have had nothing but trouble with it and now I am afraid of a fire, gas is leaking somewhere!!!! I only have 97,461 miles. Is not there some way or someone who can find origin of the fuel leak?

Filed May 3, 2011 · Electrical · 133,000 miles · AL

2000 chevrolet malibu , bought the car in 2005. The anti-theft light comes on and car won't crank, or a few minutes down the road if it does crank it stalls looses all power ,and then won't crank for about 30 minutes later if not I might have to beat with my hand on the dash just under the ignition switch for all power to regain its self. This problem started back in 2008, but my husband got it doing right again after about a month of tapping the computer part of the switch from the inside of the dash with a screw driver handle every time he went to crank it. It did fine up until recently , about somewhere in february of 2011, it started doing it again, dealership can seem to tell me nothing, they have no idea even after running it on a computer over night, all because the computer they said can't find anything, how dumb. I am poor, can't afford another car. I love my malibu apart from what it is doing to me, I have 2 kids, small kids, they are with me 24/7 and the car will just die on me leaving me to use all ,y strength and power to steer and stop the car on to the side of the road. To top it off my air isn't working anymore, and being stuck like that in the heat from this state of alabama, is not fun or healthy for my 2 kids or me. I just want it to work like it is supposed to . I can't afford to pay over 300 dollars for a switch and I don't even know if that is the problem, my car surges, and no one can seem to tell me a straight answer , but what I do know is I am not the only one with this problem. And someone needs to fix it now.before something bad happens, what if it dies on me like that and it will at high speeds ,and someone not paying attention runs me and my 2 kids over. Please I am begging you, I don't want a new car, I just want my problem that seems to be very common fixed.

Filed Mar 25, 2011 · Electrical · WI

I have a 2000 chevy malibu ls in which the anti theft system does not allow me to operate my car properly. I will try to start my car and go somewhere and it wont start for ten to fifteen minutes. I live inwi where it can get very hot and extremely cold. I also have a child under the age of two who is with me in my vehicle on a regular basis. I have called gm and complained about this issue and I am told that they cant do anything because this is not a safety issue. This is a safety issue. If it is below freezing out side and I have my baby in the car with me and have to wait for ten of fifteen mins for it to hopefully start my child or I could get very sick. Not to mention sitting in a hot car for that time waiting for the fake light to go off so that I can start it with they key that is supposed to go with the car but yet the car thinks im trying to steal it. And another one if im traveling and stop to get gas at night and I have to pay at the pump and turn the car off, cuz that's what your supposed to do while fueling, then it doesn't want to start again im stranded at an unopened gas station who knows where with my young child and myself at night in the freezing cold or very hot temps. Why again is this not a safety issue? This problem needs to be fixed. And we should not have to pay for it to be done either. 400 to 800 to try to fix a problem that gm should recall. And it isn't even guaranteed to not happen again. Why is it that gm wont recall this issue that I have seen tons and tons of complaints about? Is it because gm doesn't know a solution to this problem? Well gm u better figure one out or u will most likely be loosing a lot of customers. I certainly wont buy another gm car if they wont take responsibility for the issues that they are having with these cars now. Gm should stand by their product and fix the issues that consumers are having with their cars. This is definitely a safety issue who are you kidding? Fix this problem!!!!