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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285932 | Incident Date: Jun, 29 2004 |
| Consumer's City: CLEVELAND | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 30 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 11 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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. *nm |
