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2000 Malibu - Starting Issue
Over the last couple of years, from time-to-time, my 2000 Malibu won't start. In the past, all I had to do, which will sound strange, was to straighten my wheels and it would start. I figured there was something with steering linked to the ignition system. As of yesterday, this fix no longer works, also noticed that my steering column does not lock, if the wheel is turned without the key in the ignition. I thought it use to do this.
A fix that has worked sort of in the last 24 hours that I found on this forum, has been the wait 10 minutes with the key in the "ON" position so to reset my Theft System. FYI my Theft System lite does not blink, it stays lite & does not go off. Took me 10 minutes the first time to start doing this and 25 minutes the second try. I am pretty for certain that my starter is fine. I read in another forum about the a guy with a similar problem, he mentioned the neutral safey switch. If it is my Theft System, is the fix expensive? Wonder if I could get a remote starter to bypass this problem.
BTW. When I say it won't start. I mean nothing happens. It does not crank.
The battery is fine. When in the "ON" position, all my car accessories work.
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