Passlock/VATS Bypass - This site sells a part that will bypass your defective passlock system. You are not alone because many many people have been kept out of thier OWN cars because of this defective system. This part will bypass the whole security system so you never have trouble again.
Passlock/VATS Bypass - This site sells a part that will bypass your defective passlock system. You are not alone because many many people have been kept out of thier OWN cars because of this defective system. This part will bypass the whole security system so you never have trouble again. Much cheaper than taking it to a dealer. Worth checking out for sure.
We have had this problem 5 times this year. $ of the times we have had to have the car towed and had the fuel pump replaced, starter, and several other things to the tune of $2000.00 since April! This web site helped us at least get the car started.
In the last 30 days, I had my car towed twice for the same pass-key anti-theft system problem. When I first encountered it, I thought it would cost me an arm and a leg in addition to all the work I have done on the car once the mileage on the car passed 100,000 km.
I was fortunate to have the car towed to a rather honest mechanic - it seems odd to use those two words together if you know what I mean. He said the onboard computer was not recognizing the key which shuts down the fuel-injection system. It only cost me about 40$cdn. Which was a relief because I thought I was going to cost me much, much more than that.
A few weeks after that, it happened again. This time I knew exactly what was wrong with the car. So, I had my car towed. Another 40$cdn gone.
After reading the solution to the problem, I will no longer have to have my car towed again. Thank you so much for posting the solution.
It certainly is a design flaw of the vehicle. The worst part is that your whole day is gone because you have to have your car towed for such a minor problem. Chevy should make an ad saying that their cars are so secure that even owners can't drive away with their own Chevy.
When will American car makers learn? Probably never...
IAM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM ON MY 2001 MALIBU. WHEN I GO TO START IT AND IF IT DONT START THE FIRST TIME THEN MY THEFT SYSTEM WITH COME ON AND I WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR ABOUT10 MINS BEFORE I CANT START IT AGAIN . ITS A PAIN IN THE BUTT. THEN AT TIMES WHEN IAM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON . I WAS WANTING TO KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS A 2001 MALIBU IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OR IF THERE IS A RECALLS ON IT IF ANYONE CAN HELP PLEASE LETS ME KNOW THANKS.
This problems starts 6 months ago. Towed the cars to multiple garages. When the car was there, the car started no problem (the key was in ignition and ON). Mechanics suggested this, that, change, try, etc. Got the car home, 2 days later on average, it won't start again. Call the mechanic up, complained, got them to my house to look at the problem. Nothing solved. The car towed, and history repeats.
This damn problem has cost me over $1000 so far and is still not fixed. Until I saw the fix from this site (turn on 10 minutes, then start). For the past 6 months I only was able to drive the car for about 10 days. The rest of the time it was in a garage somewhere. So bad that I had to buy a Toyota which is known for NOT HAVING SCREW UP designs as GM cars.
The car won't start problem started with us in September 2006. We paid to have three different things replaced on this car and it continues to happen. My dad's mechanic looked at the car and he's the one that told us about the 10 minute in ON trick. Thank God for that. I am discouraged to hear that people have had the passlock changed multiple times and this continues to happen. We have vowed to never buy a Chevy or GM vehicle again. We will go Ford or a foreign car from now on. My husband has driven VW and Kia in the time we've been married. He's had other problems with the cars, but never anything related to how it runs or the computer. It's usually things like the glove compartment latch or something small that's just an inconvenience. We run around with our girls a lot and I'm just waiting for the day when the 10 minute trick fails to work. I can't believe Chevy doesn't take this seriously.
- Rhonda P.,
Peoria, IL, US
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This happened about 2 years ago. It was covered under the extended warranty and only cost me my deductible. But, the "Theft System" light came on a few times a few weeks ago. Finally last night, it wouldn't start. I turned the key waiting the 10 minutes, and sure enough it reset and started! I have had so many problems with this car! Can't wait to get rid of it. The A/C.......OMG! Don't get me started!!
This theft light comes on every once in a while. The next time I drive the car it will go off and then a couple weeks later it will do the same thing again. Very annoying.
Went out to leave for work and the car would not start after starting faithfully every day since I got it four months ago. Had it towed, got new starter put in, with a few other things, the cost was $460. The next day, the anti-theft light came on again and the car would not start. Luckily, my mechanic told me what to do by turning to the on position and waiting for ten minutes, then starting again, but it's a pain. I took it to the dealer where I bought it and just found out today that it is costing $525 to replace the sensor, but they are going to take care of it for me. I bought the car because I was looking for something that would be be dependable for me, too bad I didn't find this site until after I bought the car.
I have had this problem several times, i towed it to the shop, then, after 1 month it did not start again, then another mechanic charged me 250$ to fix the fuel pump and filter, but that was not the problem either!!!!! then i saw this wonderful AUTOBEEF SITE. I saw that OTHER PEOPLE had the same problem as my car, I went to try it and it worked i turned my car to the on position and 10 mins later it started............. why the hell the mechanics did not tell me I DONT KNOW, and even CHEVY WANTED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM for a small fee of 180$..........
I AM SOOOOO SICK AND TIRED OF NOT KNOWING IF MY CAR IS GOING TO START. (YOU NEVER NO WHEN YOU MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE A QUICK GET-A-WAY)LOL... I HAVE SPENT MONEY ON A TOW TRUCK 3 TIMES BEFORE I GOT MY MANUAL OUT AND LOOKED UP THE "PASSIVE LOCK" SECTION AND IT TOLD ME WHAT TO DO. THANK GOD I LOOKED IT UP, BUT IT IS BECOMING TO BE A PAIN IN THE ASS!!!!!!!!! I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE, BECAUSE I WOULD BE ON THE INTERSTATE AND DOING THE LIMIT UNTIL MY CAR SAYS: "HEY LET'S GO FASTER", AND THEN I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OF MY CAR. IT WOULD JUST SPEED UP ON IT'S OWN. THEN, I HAD TO GET MY INTAKE GASKETS REPLACED (THAT COST A GRIP!)BECAUSE MY TEMPERATURE GAGE WOULD GO AS FAR AS IT COULD BEFORE RUNNING HOT! NEXT, WAS THE SIGNAL LIGHT. AT LEAST THEY HAD A RECALL FOR THAT AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING (THAT WAS 3 YEARS AGO), BUT NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN! LUCKILY MY CAR BEHAVED RIGHT ON THE DAY THAT I HAD TO GET AN INSPECTION STICKER! :-) I CAN GO ON AND ON ABOUT MY CAR, BUT IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD. CHEVY SHOULD SEE THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR AND PUT A RECALL ON IT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET IT FIXED, BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY CAN'T BUY A NEW CAR WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT! YES, THE 2008 CHEVY MALIBU LOOKS GOOD, BUT THE MALIBU HAS PUT A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH! I'LL NEVER GET ANOTHER ONE EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have owned my Malibu for 2 1/2 years and have replaced the passlock sensor 3 times! I'm ready to go to school and my car won't start, and i'm stuck without a vehicle. I didn't know what to do besides get it towed to the nearest Chevy dealer. The parts manager says "oh yeah we get these a lot but I can't tell you what else you can do besides replace it." so I got it replaced for the 3rd time! Over $300 every time because the warranty went out right before it happened. I don't have that kind of money! I am a college student and work part time at a minimum wage job!
Car starting this problem last weekend, just wouldnt start had to jump it just to get it to go, I tried unhooking the fuses to the anti theft system but that didnt work, then yesterday for no reason at all I was playing around with some buttons on the radio to set the time and just began to start again. I have no idea why or what I did but for the last 2 days it has been starting on its own.
5 months later after replacing the pass key system the Malibu failed again, this time after the tow all it needed was fault codes deleted and switching ignition on and off.
Thank god for this site because we almost spent $125 to $200 and who knows how much to get it fixed. This was the second time that the car stopped starting out of nowhere. I happened to run across this site and found out that it is a common problem with the anti theft system. My husband was going to try replacing the fuel pump tomorrow just to see if that was the cause on his friend's advice and so I thought about doing some research before we blew the funds. The ten minute thing worked, but who knows when this could happen again.
The car was purchased with 40k on it nad ignition replaced 2x by previous owner under warranty.
.. since then has been replaced approx every 8-10 months and now had the 3rd incident today. now warranty is no longer covered despite history and the fact that it was again done about 10 months ago but simply due to the fact that the mileage was over 12k. not sure what mileage has to do with turning the ignition but it sucks
i paid to get the pass lock sensor replaced and a day later the car wouldn't start again the dealer said to bring it back so i can pay them to look at it again
Car won't start. (Un)fortunately, this has happened before so I knew what to do. After waiting 10 minutes with the key in the on position, we're finally able to restart the car. Fortunately my family and I weren't in a huge hurry when it happened.
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We have had this problem 5 times this year. $ of the times we have had to have the car towed and had the fuel pump replaced, starter, and several other things to the tune of $2000.00 since April! This web site helped us at least get the car started.
So frustrating. Can you say LEMON???
- bpmmg, Bakersfield, CA, US