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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006070225 | Incident Date: Jun, 18 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LANSING | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MALIBU | Model Year: 2002 |
| 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#: 1G1ND52J32M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 04 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 10 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Purchased this 2002 malibu used from local chevy dealer. first incident, after a brief stop at a gas station the car wouldn't restart. turned over but no fire. had it towed to a repair shop who informed me that the theft-deterrent system was stopping the car from starting. they explained that only a dealer can process or recycle this problem. they did a temporary "recycle" of the system and the car started back up. i planned to take the car to the dealer within the next couple of weeks to follow up, but then it happened again, at a store, cranked no fire, theft light flashing, same exact symptoms. i was told at the repair shop that this is a chronic problem with these models. they charged me $70.00 for the diagnostic time spent, and i was thankful that the car would at least start. now it's stuck in a parking lot across town and i can't even get it towed (no tow coverage). my fear is this happening repeatedly. first event was on june 19, second on june 30. i am curious about all the different "tricks" i am hearing about to bypass the system and get the car to start. one said i should turn the steering wheel quickly side to side while applying my foot to the accelerator, and turn the ignition, another said to try switching keys, (which i did try but it didn't work). any other ideas would be greatly appreciated! if i could get it to start then i could at least get it to the dealer - i am a single mom, very broke, no resources to fall back on for this repeat event so soon. i haven't even mentioned the constant burned out brake lights- i replace the bulbs and they blow within a couple of days...no visible electrical line damage, either...*nm |
