1999 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical system Problems

“The theft system light kept coming on. It won't start I have to wait about 20mins before the light goes off . I have had my car for 2 -3 years. The problem started about a year ago. How can one light give me so much grief. My car is not worth stealing. Is this problem included under safety standard 102 (09v-073) chevy Malibu recall ? Please advise.”

“I attempted to start my vehicle when the key would not rotate to start. A few tries had gotten stuck and it was not allowing me to remove the key or start the car, or if it would start the key could easily be pulled out of ignition while in run position. Ultimately I had to replace the ignition tumbler and new keys. I have received recall for ignition problems with my year make and model. However I have been told that the repairs that I had to make do not fall under the recall, even though I had to replace the ignition tumbler and keys.”

“My 99 chevy Malibu, anti-theft light comes when I try to start and I have to wait 10 minutes before it goes out to start the car. Is always having trouble starting - it chews through brakes & rotors. Very poor manufacturing by GM.”

“Ignition switch has been getting loose and difficult to turn on for a long time. Received ntsb recall letter about unintentional key rotation for the 1999 chevy Malibu. I followed the ntsb instructions and removed the key from the key ring. On april 21, 2015 the chevy dealer glued a plastic housing to my keys. After receiving my keys back I could hardly get the key to rotate the ignition lock, I had to jiggle the key quite vigorously to get the ignition to operate. Four days later the key fell out of the ignition and the engine shut down while I was driving about 40 MPH. …”

“I try to start my 1999 chevy Malibu and it will not start the security system light blinks then about 10 minutes later I have a chance of starting it again. Sometimes it wont start the second try either then I wait another 10 minutes to start it. I am lead to believe this is something with the anti theft system. These vehicles need a recall so owners may have there cars fixed at the manufactures expense not ours. I just bought this car and it did seem ok for the first couple months. It is an ongoing problem.”