Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MALIBU / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031274 Incident Date: Jul, 26 2005
Consumer's City: KOKOMO Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MALIBU Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:anti-theft:control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1NE52MXC6 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 29 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 13 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Theft light comes on while driving, then next time i try to start car it flashes and i can start car from 10 mins like owners manual says to try after 10 mins after light stops flashing. i do this and the light starts flashing. this is very unsafe not being able to start a car leaving a motorist stranded where ever they turn there car off for hours and in my case 1 1\2 days with no cell service to call for repair i had to sleep in my car until another motorist passed the following day. i understand that normal equipment failure is an issue of its own the dealership says there no fix for the problem but to have the car towed evertime to the shop to be reprogrammed which happens every 2-3 months. *jb