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#151 of 159 Re: Malibu Start [aldusq] by aldusq Feb 01, 2009 (10:25 am)
Replying to: aldusq (Jan 29, 2009 9:42 am) Feb 1 '09 Update   Spent about an hour with the Dealer's service guys. They couldn't reproduce the problem. Checked fuel pump etc other mechanical stuff. They really tried. Temperature was above zero degrees F. NO Charge! This electronic engineer thinks it's in the Theft Detterent MOdule. Book says if nothing else works replace the module. Dealer says " If I can't produce the problem I can't fix it" Me: The module works if it wo'nt start with a strange key. The module fails if it wont start with the right key. But wait ten minutes and it starts.  The manual says "If the replacement does not work, the theft deterrent control module must be malfunctioning." In other words ...if everything else works, it must be a bad module Manager was not impressed. Stay tuned
#152 of 159 Scanner Problem by aldusq Feb 25, 2009 (8:45 am)
The reason the dealer never sees the problem with the scanner is that when the car doesn't start it sets an error signal. It stores this signal until the next time the car starts. Then it resets the error signal to zero. What they need is a counter to keep track of the no starts which the scanner can then read out. Which will tell the mechanic there really is a problem here.   aldusq
#153 of 159 starting and over heating by cprovost Apr 23, 2009 (3:01 pm)
I bought my wife a 2005 malibu and when you crank the eng. its like the starter is still trying to start. Sometimes it will start and still like its trying to start or if not it will just kill. I had to to stop the the eng. sometimes. The other thing is today she called me up and said the at a red light the temp. went up on it and gose up and down and when she takes off it will go down. Is this something rong with the starting problum are its going to do that? I work on big truck iand i never herd that befor. Can you please help me out? I really dont want to go get a new car Replies to this message: gonogo (Apr 24, 2009 6:52 am) 04cad (Apr 24, 2009 7:14 am) gonogo (Apr 25, 2009 8:46 am) and 1 more... rvoth (Apr 24, 2009 8:44 am)
#154 of 159 Re: starting and over heating [cprovost] by gonogo Apr 24, 2009 (6:52 am)
Replying to: cprovost (Apr 23, 2009 3:01 pm) Temp is normal, fan turns on at about 230°. The temp will stay the same with A/C on, fan runs all the time. Mine will stumble on half hot starts sometimes, been doing since new, GM never could fix it. I am used to it now. Replies to this message: 04cad (Apr 24, 2009 7:14 am) gonogo (Apr 25, 2009 8:46 am) 04cad (Apr 25, 2009 1:12 pm)
#155 of 159 Re: starting and over heating [gonogo] by 04cad Apr 24, 2009 (7:14 am)
Replying to: gonogo (Apr 24, 2009 6:52 am) Are these the new body style Malibu's or the "Classic" Malibu body styles? In 2004 and 2005 GM made the "Classics" and the new body styles. It may help to figure this out if we knew which ones for sure? Replies to this message: gonogo (Apr 25, 2009 8:46 am) 04cad (Apr 25, 2009 1:12 pm)
#156 of 159 Re: starting and over heating [cprovost] by rvoth Apr 24, 2009 (8:44 am)
Replying to: cprovost (Apr 23, 2009 3:01 pm) I have a 2005 malibu LS 3.5 liter engine and i have had similar problems with the starter still cranking after the engine has started and the key has been released from the start position. There is a service bulletin (hot start) starter not disengaging after starting ,had the computer re flashed with updated software upgrade and solved the problem. Now eighteen months it occassionaly does the hot start and does fire the engine but not like when it was new.
#157 of 159 Re: starting and over heating [04cad] by gonogo Apr 25, 2009 (8:46 am)
Replying to: 04cad (Apr 24, 2009 7:14 am) From 2004 and on there is a Classic and Malibu Z body. When I read a Malibu post 04 or newer I never know if it is Classic or Z body. Not everyone knows the difference. Replies to this message: 04cad (Apr 25, 2009 1:12 pm)
#158 of 159 Re: starting and over heating [gonogo] by 04cad Apr 25, 2009 (1:12 pm)
Replying to: gonogo (Apr 25, 2009 8:46 am) Chevy made the Classic in 2004 and 2005 as a fleet car. The new body style was also made starting in 2004.   There was also a Malibu classic in the 70's as well as a Silverado classic in the 90's.   It is used often to use up the old body style parts even though a newer body style has been introduced.
#159 of 159 car wont start by mstred82 Nov 23, 2009 (5:03 pm)
I own an 05 malibu classic, it has about 90,000 miles, I have delt with many problems with this car like the anti theft lock, wich i was willing to cope with. about 2 weeks ago I tried to turn on the car and everything shut off there was no electric current as if the battery had died. After a while it would re-set but every time i tried to turn it on, the same thing would happen. I read in a forum that this had happened to someone else and they put the car in nuetral, and cranked it. So I tried this and it worked. It was working fine but now sometimes it will do the same when in neautral has anyone had this problem.

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