Anti-theft Controller problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Malibu

Tl the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu classic. The contact stated that the anti-theft system warning indicator flashed and the vehicle could not be started. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump was defective. The fuel pump was replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 36,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu classic. The contact stated that attempting to restart the vehicle the anti-theft message had displayed and the engine would not start. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer(midway Chevrolet(381 12th st. Plainwell mi) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 190,000. Jft.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the anti-theft electrical system failed. The anti-theft system indicator remained illuminated and caused the engine not to start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, which located a failure code at the body control module and the pass lock sensor. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled and the anti-theft warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 108,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the anti-theft system came on and caused the vehicle to lose power. This is a recurring issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 98,000. Ad.

My Chevrolet Malibu classic 2005 randomly does not start. In most vehicles when you start a vehicle all you need to do is turn the key, that is not the case with this car, you first have to turn the key and listen for the fuel pump to engage then and only if you hear that can you turn the key the rest of the way to start your vehicle. If you do not hear the fuel pump and go ahead and try to start the vehicle you trigger the anti-theft system which does not allow the car to start for another 15 minutes. While this is not much of a safety issue it is still a huge issue, leaving me stranded, sometimes stuck in a hot car just trying to get it to start, made me late for work and other functions numerous times. After waiting your 15 minutes your vehicle still may not start. If you have enough patients you can set there and turn the key off and on until you hear the fuel pump engage. Everything else in the vehicle works radio, lights etc. It just does not start. Leaving me to believe the ignition is to blame, and here recently I will turn the key and absolutely nothing happens. I then try again and it starts like a charm until about two weeks ago and I could not get it to do anything, my boyfriend informed me to turn the key and put the car in the neutral position and try to start it again this worked. All I know is this car has given me many problems that my gm certified mechanic father is short of figuring out. I believe it is due to faulty parts or just a bad make of car. The only thing I could dispute that is when it is actually starting, not shutting down on me it is a reasonably good vehicle. It gets me from point a to point b not always safely or reliably but at least I have a vehicle I just which gm would take responsibility for their part in this cars issues. Or at least inform the public in how to fix them.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the anti-theft warning lamp flashed up to three times and that the key would not turn over to start the vehicle. The contact indicated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the anti-theft module, ignition switch, bcm, and additional components needed to be replaced due to the failure. The vehicle was also included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v224000 (power train), but the contact had not received notification of the safety recall to schedule the repair. The vehicle was not repaired and the contact was not able to get the key to turn over to start the vehicle. The anti-theft warning lamp continued to flash three times or more and the vehicle was unable to be driven. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 185,445.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu classic. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle was unable to start and the anti-theft system light illuminated. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where diagnosed that the anti-theft system prevented the vehicle from starting and needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,700. Jo.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu classic. The contact indicated that the anti theft sensor light had illuminated and stayed in the on position causing the ignition switch to become disabled which prevented the engine from starting. The contact indicated that failure had occurred on multiple occasions. The cause of the failure had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 118,000. The VIN was not available.

We bought a 2005 chevy Malibu classic base model from a reputable dealer. Everything was working fine until my son flipped the switch on the turn signal indicator for the lights from "auto" to full lights at night. The dash cluster illumination went out along with the radio back lighting, hvac back lighting, door lock and window switch lighting. The dome light stopped working. The dome light had burned wires and the plastic fixture was burned. Replaced it back to the harness. Fuses kept blowing. Have since tried replacing the turn indicator/lights/wiper module, the dimmer switch, and dash cluster, upon inspecting the body control module I found corroded module connectors that were corroded and burned. Now the car won't start and the suspect is the anti-theft system. This is clearly an electrical malfunction from the assembly line and thousands of dollars in waste by myself my son and others reporting across the internet with the same problems as ourselves.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated when attempting to park, the engine stalled as the anti-theft warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where the pass lock sensor and the ignition switch were replaced. The dealer was notified of the problem and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The vehicle had been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

When starting the car it would hesitate before turning over. Later it began to struggle to turn over. Now its struggling to turn over but won't. I purchased a new battery at firestone less than a month ago and the car has plenty of gas. I also took the car into firestone for a vehicle inspection the day before I bought the battery. If the cause is a defective fuel pump, the pump may seize stopping the fuel flow to the engine creating a stalling condition. A vehicle crash could occur should the engine stall while in use. Many chevy Malibu owners found that the alarm or anti-theft system had the fuel system locked and the car would not start. This happens randomly and at the most inconvenient times. The owner¿s manual said to turn the ignition key to the on position leave it on for 10 minutes, then turn it off for 5 seconds and then it started up. I have not tried this yet but I will in the morning.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu classic. The contact stated that the anti-theft light illuminated and prevented the vehicle from starting. The failure recurred on a regular basis and the vehicle was towed to a mechanic. The mechanic was able to reset the anti-theft light; however, the failure persisted. The contact felt that the vehicle was unsafe to drive and stated that it had not been able to start since the last failure. The manufacturer was not notified and no further repairs were made. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 98,000.

Upon attempting to start my vehicle as always I was surprised to find my vehicle would not start. I had an anti theft light come on as well. I waited, tried again no luck. To help things out my cell phone was dead and I could not call anyone. I was eventually able to get back into my work which has high security, and I was able to contact my husband who eventually was able to tell me how to bypass this issue. So I went back out and tried it and after 10 min of sitting in my cold car in a dark parking lot alone I was able to start my vehicle. This really needs to be fixed. I finally made it home an hour and a half after I was off work but what a scary and could have been expensive issue to have.

I purchased a 2005 chevy Malibu classic. The anti theft system comes on as the operator drives the car. I have been driving several times and the vehicle just lost all acceleration. Every week I have problems getting the vehicle to start because the anti theft system comes as the operator turns the ignition on. This is a very serious and dangerous problem. I strongly feel that this cars should and needs to be recalled.

The electrical system l will not always work correctly sometimes a widow will not roll up or the automatic lock will not work on one or two doors. The anti-theft sensor has had to be replaced and re-programmed 3 times since June of 2010. The first time it was re programmed and the senor malfunctioned again and the sensor was replaced and now on July 30 the sensor malfunctioned again and needed re programming.

Car would not start. Thought the battery was dead due to the cold weather, thought the carburetor was flooded. Got a jump, car wouldn't start. Went back out the next day, tried DE-icer, tried to jump it, still wouldn't start. Went back 2 days later, tried to jump it, tried using quickstart, still wouldn't start. Got it towed the next day, they told me the passlock sensor needed to be replaced because the anti-theft system was enabled. Paid $453 for a new passlock sensor and tow. Went online and found hundreds of complaints from other people w/ chevy Malibus with the same problem. All you have to do apparently is turn the key to on, hold it there for 10 minutes or until theft light goes off, turn the key to off for a few seconds. Then they car will start. I had to get rides to work, missed several appointments this weekend, all because I did not have a vehicle. Paid $453 for a problem that could have been corrected for free and should not have occurred in the first place.

My 2005 Malibu maxx lt has had a recurring problem besides the "electric power steering failure" which has so far not failed again (did twice once when brand new, and again at about 20,000 km. Vehicle has only 45,000 km on it now! we live in winnipeg where winter temperatures often are below freezing from mid November to mid April. Today it is -25 c with windchill of -44 c. Every winter we have the same problem. . . . . The ignition key will not come out of its slot. . . Try wiggling it and at the same time wiggling the shift lever in park. . . . Sometimes it works sometimes not. The gm dealer (vickars community Chevrolet) where we go for service has tried to fix it twice, but it always recurs when it is very cold. We have had to remove the "remote door unlock and leave the key in the ignition at times. This is not a good thing in the canadian city with the highest car theft rate! we think it has something to do with the anti-theft pass lock system. By the way all cars in manitoba must have an approved anti-theft system to be insured or registered. The manitoba public insurance corp. Does approve the factory system on the Malibu maxx. It is just too finicky and inconvenient. But at least we were not forced to put in a "third party" fob which many people have found causes all kinds of other problems especially with "command start" systems (malibu has a factory command start. ) wonder if others have similar problem??.

The anti-theft system in my 2005 chevy Malibu LS keeps coming on while I'm driving. When that happens everything on the dash stops working. Mph, fuel engine light comes on . When anti-theft light comes on the car will not start. So that leaves me and my daughters stuck. Now when I stop and park the car for any length of time the anti-theft system activates. I am so scared to drive this car because I never know if it's going to start. Me and my daughters have been stranded in dark parking lots for up to 6 hours. Also the break light are a mess. When I'm driving the are on and when I push on the break the go off. Someone please help us with this horrible car. I will never buy another american made car again.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu classic. The contact stated that the key became lodged in the ignition switch and failed to turn into the on position. The anti-theft sensor illuminated intermittently. The dealer replaced the ignition switch and reset the pass lock sensor, but the failure recurred. The contact was notified of NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Drove car 2 blocks turned off ignition. Attempted to start on numerous occasions. Upon opening door no lights, insert key in ignition, turn ,nothing on console no ignition. Had mechanic check car stated it has to be anti-theft system. Vehicle has been taken to dealership for this problem before, ignition module replaced and reprogrammed,(2 months prior to the current situation). Also have had problems related to transmission, would not start in park. Had to put in neutral and push up to park while turning key. Taken to personal mechanic changed out linkage in transmission. Vehicle taken to dealership and reprogrammed. Remote does not do anything. Checked fuses and battery all good.

In the past week, both of my sons' cars developed the same problem. The theft security system (gm passlock system) failed with a resulting cost of $500. 00 each to repair. On e was a 2002 Oldsmobile alero and the other a 2005 Chevrolet classic. This is a bit tooooo coincidental for me. I looked at forums online and have found that many people with gm vehicles have the same problem with the same part number. . . . This is a recall item, and gm needs to make it right if they want to sell cars to americans. The cars just refuse to recognize the ignition key. This goes for backup ignition keys too. Help us.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu. Since purchasing the vehicle, the anti theft device has failed repeatedly, the engine makes a ticking sound, the steering wheel is slipping or loose, and oil leaks from the engine. While driving 45 mph, the dashboard . Vibrates. The contact hears a noise in the radio when the vehicle is turned on, the engine service light is illuminated on the instrument panel, the interior lights failed, the remote start would not start the vehicle, and the engine shakes roughly. The current mileage was 12,030 and failure mileage was 100. Updated 09/24/08. The consumer stated there was a problem with the entire suspension. The shocks and bearings made a noisy. The hazard lights failed. Updated 09/30/08.

2003 chevy Malibu pass lock system is defective. Customer states when trying to start the car the pass lock system will engage shutting off the vehicle and you have to wait at least 10 minutes to restart it. **.