2004 Chevrolet Classic Electrical Problems

ANTI THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS ON COMING ON AND WILL NOT LET YOUR CAR START !!! THEY EVEN REPLACED THE KEY HOLES WITH FILLERS IN IT. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY AND WAIT 15 TO 20 MIN. BEFORE IT WILL START OR SOMETIME IT WILL NOT WORK!!!! HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT AND THAT STILL DOES NOT FIX THE IGNITION SWITCH IT IS A BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START I HAVE CALLED GM BEFORE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALL. WELL IF YOU LOOK AT THIS WEB SITE TO SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS IN THESE CARS FOR THE IGNITION PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD BE FIXED AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT !!!!! I GUESS THEY WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GETS KILLED AGAIN TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT !!! THEY ALREADY HAD A BIG LAW SUITE I GUESS THEY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH ANOTHER ONE IF THIS KEEPS ON HAPPENING WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE AND IT JUST CONKS OUT ON US AND THERE IS A BUNCH OF ACCIDENTS !!!! GM YOU REALLY NEED TO LISTEN TO YOUR CUSTOMERS !!!!! THEN YOU GUYS WANT US TO BUY MORE CARS WELL IF WE CAN NOT TRUST YOU TO FIX SOMETHING WHEN THERE IS MORE THEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR WHY WOULD WE GO BACK TO TRUST YOU AGAIN !!!! THIS IS VERY UNSAFE GM ESPECIALLY IF YOU WILL NOT FIX IT !!! ALSO MY CAR HAS UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT !!! THIS HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS

NHTSA ID

10836537

Incident

Feb 14, 2016

Mileage

85,000 mi

2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, REPLACED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND SWITCH*CW

NHTSA ID

10653321

Incident

Sep 19, 2014

THE PRESCRIBED/PROPOSED FIX BY GM OVER THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES IS THE MOST LAME EXCUSE FOR A FIX I HAVE EVER HEARD OF. JUST WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD SAYING THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10659861

Incident

Nov 20, 2014

Mileage

106,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE ACCESSORY, ON OR OFF MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH TUMBLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

NHTSA ID

10650206

Incident

Jun 12, 2012

Mileage

144,000 mi

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN THE OFF, ACCESSORY, AND/OR ON MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH TUMBLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. DJR

NHTSA ID

10649908

Incident

Oct 23, 2014

IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED/FALLS OUT WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. WE HAVE HAD SIX INCIDENTS WHERE WE PARKED CAR AND REMOVED KEY AND THEN CAR STARTED ROLLING. IN TWO INCIDENTS AN OPEN DOOR OF THE ROLLING CAR CAUGHT PERSON KNOCKING THEM DOWN, ONE INCIDENT JUST MISSED ROLLING OVER FOOT. IN EACH CASE FOUND THAT CAR WAS NOT IN PARK WITH KEY REMOVED. HAVE ALSO HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WHERE KEY WAS REMOVED BUT IGNITION REMAINED ON DRAINING THE CARS BATTERY EACH TIME. VERY HARD TO GET KEY LOCK INTO "OFF" POSITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10644279

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT FOR THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO DISABLE IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE SINCE THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10638167

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCHES PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, AND THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10626711

Incident

Dec 23, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS OPERABLE DURING THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION AND CYLINDER SWITCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,500.

NHTSA ID

10605369

Incident

Jun 20, 2014

Mileage

118,500 mi

FOR TWO YEARS NOW MY DOORS WILL LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN I TURN THE CAR OF AND GET OUT. ALSO THE HORN WILL BLOW FOR NO REASON LIKE I HAVE LOCKED THE DOORS. I CAN'T LEAVE MY KEYS IN THE CAR BECAUSE IT HAS LOCKED WITH KEYS IN THE IGNITION. RECENTLY WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR I HAVE TO JIGGLE THE KEY TO BE ABLE TO TURN IT TO START. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE KEY BUT I HAVE HAD NEW ONES MADE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10592141

Incident

Jan 2, 2012

CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR JUST STALLED OUT... REPLACED THE BATTERY AFTER DRAINING IT FROM TRYING TO RESTART IT. AFTER READING ABOUT THE ANTI-THEFT PROBLEMS THESE MODELS HAVE HAD AND HOW TO RESET IT, IT STARTED BUT THEN IT DOES IT STILL OCCASIONALLY AND I HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCEDURE WHICH CAN BE AN INCONVENIENCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10558072

Incident

Dec 30, 2013

Mileage

130,000 mi

MY 2004 CHEVY CLASSIC WILL NOT START. SUSPECTING THE THEFT SYSTEM. I'VE DEALT WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT BEFORE, BUT THIS TIME IT HAS BEEN ON SOLID OR NOT ON AT ALL. I'VE TRIED THE 10 MINUTE RESTART TWICE WITH NO LUCK. I TRIED A VARIATION OF THE 10 MINUTE RESET THAT HAD ME DO IT 3 TIMES BACK TO BACK WITHOUT STARTING IN BETWEEN AND NO LUCK. I TRIED WAITING 1 MINUTE AND 3 MINUTES AFTER PERFORMING THE 10 MINUTE RESET BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START IT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH NO LUCK. DIAG WAS DONE WITH NO ANSWERS. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL, AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T DO A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10488132

Incident

Dec 10, 2012

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY AND MY CAR WILL NOT START. THE ONLY CURE IS TO TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ON THE DASH GOES OUT. THEN TURN THE KEY TO OFF AND THE WILL THEN START. *TR

NHTSA ID

10474050

Incident

Sep 6, 2012

Mileage

63,385 mi

SECURITY FEATURE ON A 2004 CHEVY CLASSIC MALFUNCTIONS DISABLING THE ABILITY TO START THE VEHICLE. THE THEFT PROTECTION DEVICE FAILS TO READ THE KEY PROPERLY WHICH THEN DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY CHEVY MALIBU AND CLASSICS WITH NO SUPPORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10404540

Incident

Jun 5, 2011

Mileage

89,000 mi

OCCASIONALLY, AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO START MY VEHICLE. THE ONLY CURE IS TO TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ON THE DASH GOES OUT. THIS IS GETTING TO BE A MAJOR PAIN IN THE NECK, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I AM HANDICAPPED. I COULD BE STRANDED ANYWHERE, WITHOUT WARNING! *TR

NHTSA ID

10402244

Incident

May 20, 2011

Mileage

65,000 mi

2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ANTI-THEFT FEATURE. THE CAR WILL ENTER 'ANTI-THEFT' MODE AND WON'T START FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THIS HAS LEFT MY DAUGHTER STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND HER ONLY RECOURSE IS TO SIT WITH THE KEY TURNED ON FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE SYSTEM RESETS.

NHTSA ID

10393627

Incident

Mar 29, 2011

Mileage

132,000 mi

MY 2004 CHEVROLET CLASSIC'S PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS FAULTY. THE "THEFT SYSTEM" LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY AND MY CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY DANGEROUS AS I LIVE IN A DESERT AND RIGHT NOW THE DAY TIME TEMPERATURES CAN REACH UP TO 120 DEGREES. THE 1ST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AND I WAS STRANDED FOR NEARLY AN HOUR. AFTER CHECKING SEVERAL SOURCES ONLINE IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS WILL BE A CONTINUAL PROBLEM UNLESS I GET EXPENSIVE REPAIRS DONE. CHEVY SHOULD BE ISSUING RECALLS ON THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS STARTED HAPPENING NEARLY 5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR AND IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10345263

Incident

Jul 11, 2010

Mileage

75,000 mi

MY 2004 CHEVY CLASSIC'S PASSLOCK THEFT SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED THREE TIMES IN LESS THAN A MONTH. FORTUNATELY I NOTICED THE THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKING AND FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. AFTERWARDS I DID RESEARCH ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS SOMETHING COMMON THAT IS HAPPENING A LOT AFTER THE MILEAGE REACHES ABOUT 65,000 OF MORE MILES. IT SEEMS THE FIX IS REPLACING A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. WHY DOESN'T CHEVROLET RECALL THESE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10342049

Incident

Jul 8, 2010

Mileage

72,400 mi

2004 CHEVY CLASSIC - SOMETIMES THE THEFT DETERRENT ACCORDING TO CHEVROLET, THE FIX IS SUPPOSED TO BE LEAVING THE KEY TURNED. TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION, RIGHT BEFORE IT CRANKS WHEN THE LIGHTS AND RADIO TURN ON. LEAVE IT THERE FOR TEN MINUTES UNTIL THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT TURNS OFF. THEN TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN TRY STARTING THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329341

Incident

Apr 30, 2010

Mileage

98,000 mi

2005 GENERAL MOTORS CHEVY CLASSIC ANTI THEFT SYSTEM. SYSTEM WILL ARBITRARILY NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. HAVE BEEN TO REPAIR SHOP (NOT DEALER) TO FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ANTI THEFT LIGHT WILL COME ON DURING DRIVE AT WHICH TIME I IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER SO AS NOT RISK CAR SHUTTING DOWN. TURN KEY TO ON FOR TEN MINUTES OR SO UNTIL ANTI THEFT LIGHT GOES OUT SO I MAY CONTINUE DRIVING. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS DRAINED BATTERY SO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR GOOD SAMARITAN TO GIVE ME A JUMP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10324948

Incident

Feb 2, 2009

Mileage

70,000 mi

I OWN A 2004 CHEVY MALIBU CLASSIC, THE "UNKNOWN CAR". UNKNOWN FOR ANYTHING WORTHWHILE THAT IS. ANYWAYS THIS CARS THEFT SYSTEM FROM WHAT I CAN TELL IS TOTALLY FAULTY AND RANDOMLY MAKES YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES SO YOUR CAR WILL START. RESETTING THE THEFT SYSTEM IS THE ONLY THING THAT SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF NOT STARTING. MAYBE REPLACING THE LOCK CYLINDER WOULD HELP BUT NOT FROM WHAT SOME PEOPLE SAY... I HAVEN'T TRIED IT YET BECAUSE IT IS EXPENSIVE. SO FAR THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS, I JUST HOPE IT DOESNT GET WORSE.

NHTSA ID

10322966

Incident

Mar 20, 2010

Mileage

90,000 mi

MY HUSBAND WAS TAKING OUR FOUR YOUNGEST CHILDREN TO SCHOOL OCT. 18, 2005, TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-45 IN THE HOUSTON AREA IN OUR 2004 MALIBU CLASSIC WHICH HAD APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON IT. WITNESSES SAID HE SWERVED AROUND SEVERAL CARS AND WAS GOING 80+ MPH. HE PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER, PASSED AND CLIPPED A CAR; AND THEN PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY INTO THE GRASSY MEDIAN. HE SWERVED AROUND A POST, A LARGE ELECTRIC BOX AND A LARGE SIGN PILLAR. HIS LEFT FRONT TIRE HIT A CULVERT AND WAS FLATTENED. ACCORDING TO AN EXPERT, THIS PULLED HIS CAR TO THE LEFT, LEAVING THE CAR HARD TO STEER. THE CAR HIT A SIGN SUPPORT STRUCTURE. ALL FIVE WERE KILLED; THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED AND CAUGHT FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THIS ALL TOOK PLACE IN LESS THAN 15 SECONDS. ACCORDING TO THE EXPERT REPORT, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FOUND STUCK AT THE NEAR FULL THROTTLE POSITION; THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD SIGNIFICANT DEFORMATION IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION (BENT FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT) INDICATING THE DRIVERS FOOT WAS ON THE PEDAL AT THE TIME OF IMPACT; THERE WAS LITTLE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE FRONT BRAKE PAD MATERIAL WAS OVERHEATED AND SPALLED, INDICATING HARD BRAKE/PEDAL APPLICATION; ALL FIVE SEATBELT LATCHES WERE FOUND AND STILL LOCKED; AND THE TIRES PLOWED UP THE DRY GRASS AND SOIL FROM THE TIME THE VEHICLE LEFT THE FREEWAY UNTIL IT HIT THE POLE, LEAVING A TRAIL THAT SCREAMED FOR HELP AND WAS STILL VISIBLE FOR WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT OTHER VEHICLES DROVE ALL OVER THE MEDIAN AND LEFT NO IMPRESSIONS. THE EXPERT CONCLUDED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THROTTLE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM ARE DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED. THE FAMILY HAS HAD A LAWSUIT AGAINST GM SINCE OCT. 2007 WITH NO RESOLUTION.

NHTSA ID

10322665

Incident

Oct 18, 2005

Mileage

40,000 mi

2004 CHEVY CLASSIC ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGES EVERY TIME THE ENGINE FAILS TO START ON THE FIRST SPARK. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ONCE (TILL I FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM) AND SINCE HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 8 TIMES A WEEK. ENGINE COLD OR HOT DOES NOT MATTER. THE TEN MINUTES IS CERTAINLY INCONVENIENT AND AT TIMES A SAFETY HAZARD. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT WORK ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE TRIED BETTER FUEL, FUEL ADDITIVES, DIFFERENT STARTING PROCEDURES. NOTHING WORKS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10293917

Incident

Sep 26, 2009

Mileage

103,000 mi

I SIMPLY TRIED TO TURN ON MY CAR AFTER A LONG DAY AT WORK AND THE "SECURITY" SYSTEM WONT ALLOW THE CAR TO TURN ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10268290

Incident

May 7, 2009

Mileage

54,000 mi

CHEVY CLASSIC 2004 WOULD NOT START. FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. OUT OF WARRANTY. NOTICED ANTI-THEFT LIGHT ON A FEW TIMES, FOR A FEW MINUTES, 3 OR 4 TIMES IN LAST MONTH. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BATT, STARTER, ALTERNATOR FINE. LOTS OF FUEL. STARTS IN NEUTRAL FOR 2-3 SECONDS THEN DIES. PASSLOCK ASSEMBLY, PART OF THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS FAILED. IT IS A COMPUTER COMPONENT BUILT-IN TO THE IGNITION SYSTEM. MECHANIC CLAIMS NEW PASSLOCK ASSEMBLY AND NEW KEY ARE REQUIRED. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO AFTER-MARKET PARTS INSTALLED I.E. RADIO, ALARM, ETC. THIS VEHICLE IS KEPT IN 2 CAR GARAGE AND IS ONLY CAR IN THE GARAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10265574

Incident

Apr 15, 2009

Mileage

94,112 mi