Twice now, my car has not started due to the anti-theft system. I have only had the car a year and half and it is about to do it a third time. I know this because each time the theft system light comes on and off for about three weeks before the car won't start. I cannot get the car to a dealership right away, I have to remedy the situation myself by resetting the computer which erases any code that was stored, and therefore the car cannot get fixed.
2003 Chevrolet Malibu electrical complaints
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The cherolet malibu we own thinks it is being stolen as the key has a computer chip in it and at times won't communicate with the computer in the car.today I had to have it towed for the third time because there is no other way to solve the problem other than getting it to the dealer.my husband and I are in poor health and need a reliable car.it has only 49000 miles on it.
The anti-theft system check light has turned on a total of four times and has caused the fuel supply to cut off and not start the vehicle. Manufacturer has been contacted by consumer.
Cd player inoperative - dealership diagnosed as manufacturer defect- internal radio/cd failure. Dealership service removed radio/cd and sent out for an exchange unit. Dealership service reinstalled radio new cd player and, again, inoperative. Equipment-electrical system failure/inoperable. Dealership still trying to reorder exchange units that would work without success and great inconvenience to owner.
Just looking for place to enter VIN # no safety defect lidted in summary.
Regarding my previous complaint about my 2003 chevrolet malibu that wouldn't start, doors were locking themselves,and warranty was up... I carried the car to the dealership where I purchased it new and upon checking the car and finding a code for a problem that showed up with my body control module while they had it on thier computer, the service man informed me that he was ordering a new body control module and was going to cover it for me under warranty.
I drove my 2003 malibu to a friends house and parked it for about 10 minutes. Could not restart the car. It would turn over and sound like it wanted to crank, but wouldn't start. Had to have it towed. Mechanic said that it was some sort of body computer problem and the anti theft system wasn't letting the car start. Said that it had shorted out internally. The mechanic reset the thing but after cranking the car 4 times, the problem recurred. Mechanic said computer would have to be replaced at a cost of about $500. At just over 41,000 miles, the warranty is no good on my car anymore. However, I told the service men at the dealership where I purchased my car months ago that the doors were locking by themselves after I'd exited the car and walked about 12 feet away. Told them that it had happened several times and asked if they'd had any other similar complaints. He just looked at me, laughed and said that he'd not heard anything like that before. If a short in the body computer is causing the anti theft to activate so the car won't start, then it seems likely to me that the same short could have been causing my doors to lock. Instead of checking that problem out at the dealer when I first told them about it,and my warranty was still good, the service man just told me that I was probably hitting the button on my remote keyless entry. I don't even have keyless entry on my car and I told him that. Still all I got then was a laugh and a shoulder shrug. If the problem with the door locks had of been checked out, then the problem that I'm having now may have already been detected while my warranty was still good. Bought this car new and feel like the dealer or the manufacturer should cover costs of parts and repair. Would like to know if there are similar complaints and how they've been handled.
Car has stalled numorus times in traffic. At city speeds and highway speeds, even in the fast lane at rush hour.have you ever seen a semi that is tailgating try to stop at sixty-five in your rearview mirror because your engine just stalled? I fear for my life every time the dealer calls and say's come pick it up I think we got it fixed? How can they send me out with a vehicle that they dont even know if its fixed? When they can't even find out what is causing it to happen? It's been in the shop eight times for stalling. They replace a part and send me out on the road like a test rat hoping the brand new car I bought keeps running so I don't die or worse cause someone else to. They have checked the wiring,computers, engine, even duplicated the problem.how do I ever feel like I can drive this car safley. I have no choice because the big car company dont care for me. It's sales they care about. It's been at the dealership for six days now, no problem I'll send my payment in even though it's been in the shop for about thirty days the last four months.
Headlights, dashlights, go dim, flicker when step on brakes. Also heater fan slows down when step on brakes.
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