| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006061325 | Incident Date: Feb, 09 2006 |
| Consumer's City: HATTIESBURG | Consumer's State: MS |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU | Model Year: 2003 |
| 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#: 1G1ND52J93M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 02 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 2003 chevy malibu. one day after work, i could not get my car to start. it sounded like it wanted to crank, but would not. myself and a few of my coworkers continued to play with it and finally, about 10 minutes later, it started. i took it to a mechanic near my work place. i was informed by the mechanic that he had a chevy that did the same thing. he informed me that chevy is aware of the problem but does not know what causes it. he showed me that if i turn the ignition on without starting the car and all the dash lights appear, it will start. if i turn the ignition on and only the theft system light appears, it will not start and i would have to continue to play with it until all the dash lights appear. it did okay for the next couple of days but starting again and does it frequently now. a little over a week ago, i was driving home and was approaching a railroad track. as i neared that track i heard my doors unlock (which does not happen unless i manually unlock them or the ignition is turned off). i realized that my car had cut off while i was driving. thankfully, it had enough momentum to cruise across the railroad track and i was able to steer it off the main road until i could start it again. the local dealership has been notified. *nm |
