okay - dumb question but there are pages and pages under this post - daughter has a 97 V6 Malibu with 130,000 miles, key doesn't appear to have a chip in it - only in the winter she has the problem with the theft light blinking and no start, nothing. I've read enough to know to turn the key on until the light stops blinking, then wait 10 minutes and it will start - that's what we did last winter. But since she's usually by herself in the cold trying to get home when this happens - what actually needs replaced to actually "fix" this - not just get around the problem? Is it the starter or some type of computer module - just don't think it's safe to leave a teenager stranded in the cold anymore.