Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. While turning the ignition switch, the vehicle stalled and the anti-theft warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown. Updated 09/06/17
2002 Chevrolet Malibu electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chervolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of power. The dealer repaired the vehicle per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000(electrical system); however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
:takata recall" purchased and next day went by dealership as the taillights were inoperatable. He said bring it when it wasn't raining or wife was there. I went to crank it to go to dr. And it wouldn't crank. I thought it was fuel pump. After a week of not cranking I called a mechanic and he said he would check it out. I had to have it towed. It was the ignition switch. Drove the day was fixed and drove and check engine light came on. We didn't turn off but drove back to where we got it running. He put the light to it again and still showed iginition switch. He told us to be careful until you get it fixed. I called chev dealer and said they didn't have in stock would have to order for recall. I found out then the recall was for 2 keys. I stopped by gro store on way home from church and went got in car and all the lights came on. Brake light, fuel light even though it was full, check engine light, battery, and they all stayed on until I got home about 2 miles.this is not just a complaint, it is for my safety and for everyone else's. What if we ended up wrecking because of this igination switch. All these problems and only had it less than 3 months and only 100,000. I am not able to walk any distance bcause of breathing. Something needs to be done before one of these cars ends up killing someone. The first time this occurred, I was in motion but 2nd it was parked in driveway. When I turned the ignition switch off, it also made a metal scrubbing sound and would not stop until I got it completely off. .
Headlights dim when brakes are applied such as coming to a stop or slowing down to negotiate turns. This creates a dangerous situation where visibility is compromised during night driving. It is very easy to miss turns, exit ramps, and road signs. Vehicle has been to gm service center, and was told this operation is normal. Battery, and charging system no problems found. New headlight bulbs installed no difference. Vehicle is like new condition; always garaged. No damage, rust, or modifications. It should be noted that there is a tsb #02-06-03-008a concerning the issue.
Intermitten on right and left hand turns the car will stall and stop. Replaced module asmelek/ignition control and my same problem persisted. Took it to the dealership and they fixed they replaced the module and swtich and my problem still continues. My car is still at the dealership now as of jan. 26, 2017.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. While in park, the vehicle failed to start and the key failed to turn from the off position. All the lights on the instrument cluster illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition lock cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was previously repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 168,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. When the engine was turned off, the vehicle failed to restart and the security light blinked on and off. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic who replaced the fuel pump; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who diagnosed that the pass lock sensor failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
I turned on my AC and the temp and fuel guage fuse blowed while having the air on still changing out fuses and the automatic car locks on it own when you closes the doors getting out or it will lock when some one gets out of the car all by itself without hitting the door lock on the keyless entry.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. While attempting to start the vehicle, the security theft light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle would not start and was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the security system prevented the vehicle from starting. The contact stated that the system was reset by the independent mechanic, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was previously serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred after the vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle had trouble starting and would stall without warning. The vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle continued to stall and exhibited issues starting after the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The contact stated that the failure recurred four times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mile was 78,400.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled as the anti-theft warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,567.
Gm has a recall on ignition switch (gm#14350). We had the work done at a gm dealer for the recall. (dealer provides 2 key rings and a key cover and calls it fixed.) apparently it didn't work. Car currently in my local mechanic shop for routine maintenance. During inspection, mechanic found the vehicle needs a new ignition switch assembly to solve the same problem. Mechanic says car extremely unsafe to drive unless replaced. He took a video of my ignition showing that just touching the key while in ignition causes car to turn off. (have 20 yr relationship with mechanic - very reliable.) please investigate if gm is really doing the proper work for the recall or just sugar coating a dangerous defect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start intermittently without warning. In addition, when the ignition key was turned to the off position, the vehicle failed to shut off. As a result, the battery was drained and had to be charged. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred after the vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 238,419. Updated 1/19/16 ln
After 10 mins car was driven, parked in a parking lot. Went inside shop, and after 15mins, came back and tried to start the car, and car did not started. Anti-theft symbol was blinking. Tried to jump start, did not work. Took battery to auto zone, and then mentioned that battery is not good. Purchased battery, and installed. Turned car key in on position. Anti-theft system was blinking. After ~10mins, anti-system stopped blinking. Turned key to off position, and turned to on and start position, and car started.
2002 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice. *smd the consumer was under the impression, the dealer was going to replace the ignition switch. However, they only replaced the key ring.
Anti-theft system activates for no apparent reason. One way to restart the vehicle is to turn on the ignition switch for 10-15 minutes, may have to repeat this procedure three times and it still may not start. Looking at consumer complaints many people have spent up to $1500 for repairs that don't always fix the issue. Being stranded in a vehicle in freezing temperatures could be life threating. There are thousands of complaints and gm should issue a recall to fix this issue. This problem affects 1998-2012 malibus and possibly some other models.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system); however, the contact stated that when attempting to turn the key to start the vehicle, it failed to start. The vehicle was taken to the in dependant mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition sensor, tripped the alarm lock system. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000.
Very often my car will not start due to the anti lock defect which is a huge inconvenience and dangerous in personal situations. I'm searching on how to look up the recall for this situation because this is a constant problem with this vehicle and I'm searching for help how to get this fixed and resolved please I would greatly appreciate your help thank you
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. While in park, the vehicle failed to start and the security alert warning light illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and an independent mechanic. The technicians were unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.
Factory power sunroof switch has premature intermittent failure causing the window to stop midway or open partially. Closure is also partial or stopping midpoint. The switch failure requires multiple attempts to open and or close the glass. All other power accessories work as intended including other power window switches. Vehicle has never been modified or or damaged.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the repair for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system) was performed; however, the failure was not corrected. The engine remained on while the key was removed from the ignition and they key had to be jiggle several times to be able to start the engine up, and once the key came out of the ignition while driving and the engine remained on. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. After repeated attempts, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the pass lock sensor was faulty and caused failure with the anti-theft pass lock system. The vehicle was not repaired since the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 43,500. The VIN was unavailable.
Car will not start. After reviewing make & model with same issue something needs to be done asap. Who has time to wait 10 mins when needing to get tp emergency room or doctor & will not be able to afford ambulatory services. You ppl know it should be a emergency recall.
I had an ignition switch replaced by a dealer (dimmitt chevrolet, clearwater, fl) because my key was stuck in it. The same dealer also replaced my key and key casing because of a recall. After that I starting noticing that my car would intermittently cut off forcing me to put in neutral and restart. I thought it may be a clogged fuel filter and had that replaced. The issue still exists and it is a dangerous situation to me and my family not knowing when my car will just stop running, especially while driving at highway speeds. I checked and do not see a gm recall on my model for some reason.
After reading other comments, I have to laugh. Why can't they fix this with so many complaints. The turn signals just stopped working one day. Three days later they worked. Then a few days after that they stopped working again and then just seemed to work when they wanted to. Took it in to jimmie johnson chevrolet when the signals were not working. Picked up the car to hear they could not find a problem. Sure enough the signals were working. That lasted about a week before the turn signals stopped working again. Since then, two more times to the dealership with pretty much the same result each time. Now I notice if the weather is very warm, the turn signals work more part time and while it is cool they don't work at all. Now, I have read your comments here and began playing with the hazard flashing button. If I press the button on the upper right, the turn signals work. I now have at least a little more information to take to jimmie johnson chevrolet. Maybe this will strike some sort of recognition to the problem. Thank you everyone for writing your comments.
Took car in for the ignition key recall #14350, to dealership. Had not experienced any problems in relations to the igniton, but to be safe took car in to dealer. After got car back, started having problems with the car starting right away. At times, the car seem to want to turn off. This cause the A/C unit to turn off and not be at the correct cold temperature. Took car to mechanic and mention had experienced same problems with this model from other clients. Order new ignition key, had replaced by mechanic and cars works without any problems and A/C unit works as normal.
They are now telling me I need ignition lock cylinder and housing and a pass lock sensor . Just for this they charged me $282.07 labor no parts they did nothing to help this matter . Purchased this chevy malbu in 2004 with 31000 miles on it garaged kept and maintain records . Because of electrical malfunction replaced catalytic converter four times each time was not necessary . Sensors issue and missed diagnosis on service and still having the same problem .all they did for my car was to fill in the slot on my key .no help at all I never had had weight on my key ring . Just the key and plastic door lock sensor. I know this all started too show up eight years ago .I have been charged for the last eight years with unnecessary parts and labor. Ignition lock cylinder and electrical system gm problem not mine. Faulkner chevrolet lancaster pa. Just another services scamming customers on this matter. Wanted over $ 2300.00 to fix the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. After the vehicle was repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system), the failure still occurred. When the key was inserted in the ignition, it failed to prevent the ignition switch from turning off. The contact felt that the repair scheduled by the manufacturer failed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
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