1997 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical Problems

Your car's theft deterrent system is malfunctioning, causing the engine to shut down unexpectedly while driving and preventing the car from starting. This has happened repeatedly over the past six months, creating a dangerous situation where your car could stall at any time. The issue likely involves the theft light sensor or immobilizer system that's incorrectly triggering and cutting power to the engine. A mechanic will need to diagnose and repair the theft deterrent electrical circuit and possibly replace the faulty sensor or control module.

Your car shut off completely twice while driving, cutting all power including power steering and power brakes—once on the interstate and once on a city street, forcing you to have it towed. This happened even after a dealership replaced the ignition switch to fix the same problem. The electrical system failure leaves you without power steering or braking, creating a serious safety hazard.

Your ignition switch and cylinder are turning off your engine when you try to start it, and your car is also shutting off while you're driving. This problem has gotten worse over time and now requires replacing the ignition switch and cylinder assembly.

Your car's engine shuts off unexpectedly while you're driving. This is a dangerous situation that can leave you without power steering, power brakes, or airbag protection.

Your car's theft-deterrent light starts blinking and your engine won't start — this has happened 3 times in the past month. You've been told to turn the key to the ON position and wait 10 minutes until the light stops blinking before the car will start. This is a safety concern because the car could stop running while you're driving.

Your car is having trouble starting and the anti-theft warning light comes on, forcing you to keep the key in the ignition for about 10 minutes before the engine will turn over. This happens roughly twice a month and puts your battery at risk of dying. You're concerned the anti-theft system could lock up your car while you're driving.

Your car stalled suddenly while driving at about 15 mph with no warning. The dealer was unable to diagnose or repair the problem. This electrical system issue could leave you stranded on the road if it happens again.

Your car's anti-theft system is activating on its own and shutting down the engine without warning, though the car restarts after 10-15 minutes. The dealer found that your passkey sensor and ignition switch are faulty and need replacement to fix this problem.

Your car's anti-theft system activated unexpectedly and caused the engine to stall without any warning. This happened at 130,000 miles, and the vehicle was never taken in for diagnosis or repair. The anti-theft system may need to be inspected or reprogrammed to prevent it from engaging incorrectly.

Your car had trouble starting and would sometimes keep running even after you removed the key from the ignition. This problem left you stranded multiple times over several months during the spring and summer. Replacing the ignition lock cylinder fixed the issue.

Your car was subject to a GM recall (14350) for an ignition shut-off problem. You brought it to the dealer in October 2014 as instructed, but the dealer said GM hadn't sent the necessary parts. After following up in November, you were still told parts weren't available and were placed on a callback list, but haven't received a call back as of late November 2014.

Your ignition cylinder lock and switch were part of a recall repair. You're seeking reimbursement for the work that was done to address this recall issue.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SENSOR WERE BOTH REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE PISTON SLAP MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I ONCE OWNED THE CHEVY MALIBU. INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. THREE TIMES WHEN I HIT A BUMP MY CAR SHUT DOWN. I BROUGHT IT TO DAVIDSON CHEVROLET IN MALDEN MASS. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE DID SUGGEST THAT I REMOVE EXTRA STUFF OFF MY KEYRING. I NOLONGER OWN THIS CAR. I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE CHEVY COBALT IGNITIONS. FROM MY EXPERIENCE, I FEEL THAT YOUR CURRENT RECALL MAY NOT BE REACHING AS FAR AS IT SHOULD. *JS

CAR GOES INTO LOCKDOWN FREQUENTLY BECAUSE OF THE THEFT ALERT SYSTEM AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE CAR WILL START. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND POTENTIAL HAZARD TO ANYONE IS OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM AND THERE REPLY IS "WELL THE CAR IS OLD AND YOU NEED TO SEE ABOUT PURCHASING ANOTHER ONE". I GOT THIS REPLY IN 2007. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CHEVY MALIBU'S, WHICH TO ME CONSTITUTES A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS WELL AS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND WHEN THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED, THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE BECAME STUCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO A SPIKE IN VOLTAGE WHEN THE BATTERY WAS RECONNECTED WITH THE KEY LEFT IN THE RUN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,930.

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ARMS AND DISARMS RANDOMLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT START OR STALL OUT. *TR

I HAVE A 1997 CHEVY MALIBU. RECENTLY, THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND DISABLING THE ENGINE. THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM PER THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ONLY OPTION I HAVE IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT IT. THIS ISN'T EVER CONVENIENT AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THEFT SYSTEM CONTINUES TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS. I OWN A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU 3.1L. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

THE CAR HAS A THEFT SYSTEM IN IT WHICH ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DOESN'T LET ME START THE CAR . IT IS A 1997 CHEVY MALIBU. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED, KEEPING THE VEHICLE FROM RESTARTING UNTIL THE DEVICE WAS RESETS WHICH USUALLY TAKES 10 MINUTES OR MORE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE PASS LOCK CYLINDER, TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO REIMBURSE, OR REPLACE THE AFFECTED PART BECAUSE AN UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE MECHANIC HAD PERFORMED WORK ON THE DEVICE. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE DEVICE DISCONNECTED. UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO START AND THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE PASS LOCK SENSOR, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB

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

I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT FOR MY MOTHER. HER 1997 CHEVROLET HAS HAD TWO INSTANCES OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER. BOTH OCCURRENCES HAS REQUIRED MAJOR WORK AT THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER FOR HER CAR TO START. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND AFTER PAYING ALMOST $400 THE DEALERSHIP APPEARED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW ONCE AGAIN THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AND COST HER ANOTHER $400. IT'S ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS BETWEEN THE TWO INSTANCES. I FEEL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND THAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS TO FIX THIS ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE MALIBU. I TOO THINK SHE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED BY GM FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK

APRIL 2000, THE PASS LOCK THEFT SYSTEM STRANDED ME THE FIRST TIME WITHIN 30-DAYS OF PAYING CASH FOR MY 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THE FIRST 30-DAYS THE CAR SPENT MORE TIME IN THE DEALER SHOP THAN IN MY POSSESSION. I WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP MANAGEMENT THAT THEY HAD PUT TOO MUCH MONEY IN CAR ALREADY, NOT GOING TO FIX THEFT SYSTEM AND BRAKES, WHICH WERE COMPLAINTS WITHIN THE 30-DAY WARRANTY. TWO YEARS WITH THEFT SYSTEM DISABLING CAR NUMEROUS TIMES, FINALLY WOULDN'T START AT ALL, I TOOK TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN ONTARIO OREGON, THEY REPLACED IGNITION ASSEMBLY. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER I AM STRANDED ONCE AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT START FOR 3-DAYS, WENT TO DEALER IN PAYETTE IDAHO WHERE I PAID CASH FOR THE CAR, THEY AGAIN DIDN'T WANT TO PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO THE CAR. ON 5/30/2004 CAR SPENT THE NIGHT IN PARKING LOT, WOULDN'T START. ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS 2-COMPLETE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES (ROTORS, PADS, CALLIPERS, ETC.), 6-SETS OF BRAKE PADS, ALL LES SCHWAB WORK. I'VE POURED ALMOST AS MUCH MONEY INTO THE CAR SINCE OWNERSHIP, THAN I PAID FOR THE CAR. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN, WE'VE BEEN STRANDED, LATE FOR SCHOOL, MISSING SCHOOL, LATE FOR WORK, LOST JOBS BECAUSE OF LOST HOURS. I LEAVE THE CAR RUNNING NOW, BECAUSE I'M SCARED THAT MY FAMILY WILL BE STRANDED. I'M SOOO FRUSTRATED WITH CHEVROLET, NO ONE CAN ANSWER ANY OF MY QUESTIONS, CHEVROLET OF BOISE, SAID THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A THEFT SYSTEM, WOW THIS HAS ALL BEEN MY IMAGINATION! I HAVE 3-CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN LATE FOR SCHOOL, MISSED SCHOOL, I HAVE LOST JOBS BECAUSE OF MISSING HOURS, EVERYTIME I GET IN IT I'M NOT SURE IF IT WILL START. I HAVE RUN OUT OF MONEY TO CONTINUE TO FIX THE SAME THINGS EVERY FEW MONTHS, LEAVE THE CAR RUNNING AT $2.09 PER GALLON, MY CHILDREN ARE SCARED OF GOING ANYWHERE AS AM I. PLEASE HELP!!*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE GAUGES BECAUSE THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

IGNITION FAILED. KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. MISSED WORK!!! BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN SEVERAL HOURS LATER.*AK

THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED FAILURES WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE. THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM OFTEN LOCKS UP THE IGNITION, THE HEADLAMP AND TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLIES HAVE EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN THEM, CAUSING THE BULBS TO BURN OUT, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR SHUTS OFF, AND THE DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO REPAIR THEM.*AK

IGNITION LOCK FAILED! WE CAN'T TURN THE KEY TO START CAR! TUMBLERS MUST HAVE FROZEN!*AK

ALL OF THE ABOVE LISTED IN THE COMPLAINTS. NO COMPONENTS LISTED. *AK

PASSLOCK THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING CAR NOT TO START. THEFT DETERRENT LIGHT WILL FLASH ON DASH BOARD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, CAR CAN BE STARTED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. DEALERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM. *LA

PASSIVE THEFT SYSTEM CONTINUALLY IF SET OFF, NOT ALLOWING ENGINE TO RUN. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS FROM BEING LATE TO WORK, TO SIMPLY MISSING A MOVIE. IN PAST INSTANCES THE ENGINE WOULD START AFTER THE SYSTEM RESET IN TEN MINUTES, THIS TIME IT JUST WILL NOT START AND NOW WE ARE LATE TO CELEBRATE NEW YEARS EVE WITH OUR FAMILY.I HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC, I HAVE LOOKED IN CHEVROLET REPAIR MANUALS, AND I HAVE EVEN ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS, BUT I CAN NOT FIND AN ANSWER ON HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A RANDOM MULTIPLE MISFIRE THAT CAN NOT SEEM TO BE FIXED AS WELL. FROM TALKING TO OTHER MALIBU OWNERS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE INTAKE PENELEM GASKET. WHEN IQUIRING AT THE AUTO PARTS STORE ABOUT THIS GASKET I CAME TO FIND AN IMPROVED DESIGN HAS BEEN MADE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THESE PROBLEMS MYSELF.*AK

DEALER HAD REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, AND PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. *AK

KEY WILL NOT TURN IN IGNITION. HAD TO REPLACE SWITCH TWICE. *JB

THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS BRAKES AND ANTI THEFT WOULD COME ON FREQUENTLY. FINALLY THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE. *DT

ALTERNATOR BELT BROKE, CAR OVER HEATED AND ANTI FREEZE BOILED OVER.*JB

REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAVE A TENDENCY TO OVERHEAT, SHORT OUT CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE TAIL LIGHT. OWNER HAS HAD TO REPLACE 5 BULBS FROM THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY, ALONG WITH ONE LIGHT RECEPTICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT UNKNOWN TIME TO DRIVER RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISON BY ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE. INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK AND EMITTED A BLACK SMOKE RESULTING IN UNOPERATIVE USE OF ANY FAN/HEAT/DEFROST..MAIN INSTRUMENT OF POWER WINDOWS ON DRIVER SIDE OPERATED ENOUGH TO ROLL DOWN WINDOWS BUT NOT ROLL UP DRIVERS SIDE RESULTING IN ICE/SNOW/RAIN BUILDUP. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT 4 TIMES RESULTING IN POWER FAILURE ON HIGHWAY RESULTING IN CRASH INTO GUARD RAIL. PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY INFORMATION TO PROTECT OUR FAMILY AND PREVENT ANY FUTURE ACCIDENTS..THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NLM

CAR WOULD NOT START. ANTI-THEFT LIGHT KEPT FLASHING. 1ST OCCURRENCE HAPPENDED ON 10/20/00 AND THEN AGAIN ON 11/11/01. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE HOUSING AND TUMBLER AND REPLACED BOTH AT THE COST OF $396.39 EACH TIME.*AK

BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID DOWN ONTO THE WIRING, WHICH POSSIBLIY SHORTED OUT THE AIR CONDITIONING AND BLEW A HEADLIGHT. *JB

HORN ASSEMBLY WOULD ONLY RESPOND INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IN USE. ACTS AS IF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS A SHORT IN IT. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH WENT BAD KEEPING VEHICLE FROM STARTING. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

THE STARTER AND IGNITION FAILED CAUSING THE KEY TO BECOME STUCK IN THE START POSITION WITH THE ENGINE RACING, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF NOR COULD THE KEY BE REMOVED, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED AT THE DEALER TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

THE WAY HORN IS ASSEMBLED IT DOES NOT WORK WHEN APPLIED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

I CANNOT START THE CAR. THE KEY LOCK LOOSE. FRIEND HAD SAME PROBLEM. I PUT THE KEY INTO THE LOCK TO START THE CAR AND THE KEY DOES NOT TURN. THIS MAKES THE MILEAGE A GUESS, AS IT IS ELECTRONIC AND ONLY DISPLAYED WHEN THE KEY TURNS OVER. FRIEND SAID HIS WIFE FOUND THIS PROBLEM DOCUMENTED SOMEWHERE ON THE INTERNET BUT I WAS UNABLE TO FIND IT. THANK YOU. *AK

BATTERY FAILED. MJS

THE SAME ELECTRICAL FAILURE HAS NOW HAPPENED 4X. NO ONE HAS ANY IDEA WHY IT HAPPENS OR HOW TO FIX IT.

WHEN PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH THE CYLINDER WILL NOT TURN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER REPLACED THE CYLINDER THREE TIMES WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK *YC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING OTHER COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION. *YC

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR JUST OVER TWO YEARS, AND IN THAT TIME FRAME I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM OCCURRING 3 TIMES, AND ALMOST A 4TH. WHEN I GET IN THE CAR TO START IT UP, THE "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON AND THE CAR STARTS UP BUT SHUTS RIGHT BACK OFF. THIS CONTINUES, WITH THE RESULTS BEING THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE TOWED IN TO BE FIXED. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS "OPEN PASS CODES" AND FIXED BY REPLACING THE INGNITION CYLINDER. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS IN JULY, 1998 AND AFTER SEVERAL UNPRODUCTIVE DAYS IN THE TUSCALOOSA CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECT/SHORT IN THE WIRING, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS THIS ONE REPORTED - 5/15/99, WHICH WAS AGAIN DIAGNOSED AS "OPEN PASS CODES" WITH THE FIX BEING REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THIS SAME SCENARIO ALMOST OCCURRED AGAIN YESTERDAY EVENING 5/29/99, BUT THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AFTER HAVING SAT THERE FOR 10-15 MINUTES (THIS WAITING PERIOD WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY EFFECTIVE). THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TRIGGERED THIS EVENT NOR HOW TO PREVENT IT. IN FACT, THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE EXCEPT IN MY CAR. IT MAY NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A PERSONAL SAFETY ISSUE AND AN ISSUE OF VEHICLE RELIABILITY. *AK

RESISTOR FAILED. NLM

COMPUTOR BODY MODULE FAILED. YH

ONE MONTH AFTER I LEASED THIS VEHICLE, I BEGAN TO HAVE AN IGNITION PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. ONCE THE KEY IS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, IT WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER IN ORDER TO START THE CAR, THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD FLASHES AND THE KEY CANNOT BE PULLED OUT. THE IGNITION CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER NOT INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL ONE. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED 7 TIMES. THE FIRST THREE TIMES I WAS PREGNANT. THE REST OF THE TIME, I HAD MY INFANT SON IN THE CAR OR WAS ON MY WAY TO PICKING HIM UP FROM DAY CARE. WHEN I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER, THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO WAIT AT LEAST 15 - 30 MINUTES AND IF THAT DID NOT WORK, THEN I WAS TO CALL THE TOWING SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN MANY PARKING LOTS AND MOST RECENTLY, ON CHRISTMAS DAY I WAS STUCK IN NEW YORK STATE. I HAVE FILED WITH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY'S LEMON LAW UNIT, AND HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, PER THEIR INSTRUCTION. I HAVE LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND MY "ASSIGNED" REP. HAS YET TO RETURN MY PHONE CALLS. THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I PAYING $300 A MONTH FOR A CAR THAT I NEVER KNOW WHEN OR IF IT WILL NOT START. I AM, PARTICULARLY, AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. I CANNOT COMPREHEND HOW THREE DIFFERENT PARTS, IGNITION CYLINDERS, CAN ALL BE DEFECTIVE. *AK

HORN ASSEMBLY FAILED.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH. INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND SOMETIMES WOULD BE UNABLE TO START. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED AND REPAIRED IGNITION SWITCH, BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURES CAUSING THE DASH LIGHTS AND POWER WINDOW TO FAIL.

WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED RESULTING IN SMOKE FROM BURNING.

ALL ELECTRICAL GAUGES ON THE VEHICLE JUST DIE OUT. NO PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING, VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. VEHICLE BEING TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES PRIOR. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60 MPH FENDER SKIRTS FELL OFF FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCESWIRING PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH ABS LIGHT. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED EIGHT TIMES FOR THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

IGNITION FAILED.

IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK FAILED TWICE. KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN IGNITION.

KEY WON'T TURN IN IGNITION, HAD TO BE FIXED TWICE.

KEY WON'T TURN IN IGNITION, HAD TO BE FIXED TWICE.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS CAUSING THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO GO OUT.

WHILE DRIVING INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OFF DUE TO BURNED OUT ELECTRICAL WIRING. *AK