2001 malibu antitheft problem

[devildrake]

ok heres my deal 2 days ago my car wouldnt start at all i have a 2001 malibu with a 3.1 in it i have replace the anti theft chip in the igintion in the past 6 months and after taking my starter in and having it tested and testing my batt. i went back to checking the ignition found that it waz lose and would move around i took the dash apart got to the ignition but cant for the life of me get the wireing harness off of it i need help if anyone knows how to do this or if a 2000 malibu repair guide is the same as 2001 cus i am having a hard time finding a 2001 book

[e2helper]

You are trying to get the wiring connector off the theft portion of the ignition switch? The thing with 3 small wires?

You have to remove the ignition lock cylinder first and then you can unsnap the connector from the ignition switch.

In order to remove the ignition lock cylinder put the key into the run position and then depress a silver button on the side of the ignition switch and pull on the key to remove. It is at 4 o'clock position. Not sure how easy to reach so you might have to play around with what tool to use.

Hope that helps

[devildrake]

do i have to take the ignition all the way out to get to the antitheft ? its got the wireing blocks on the back of it and then theres a small block of 3 wires do i have to take everything out to get the ignition out? if i am not making sence here i am sorry

[e2helper]

Well I am not sure exactly what you are trying to do but the antitheft portion of the "ignition" is all built into the ignition lock cylinder which you would pull out as I described. The rest of the ignition switch doesn't have to come out. Just be careful if you try to disassembly the ignition lock cylinder (which I don't know if you would need to) because it has a spring and other little pieces that could get lost.

[devildrake]

my gages jump all over the place when i stick my key in the ignition and as of lastnight my check engine light will come on but nothing works anymore the door ding is gone no lights on the inside of the car nothing the trunk wont pop and its all cus of something in the ignition cus it worked fine one time for me yesterday but when i turn my key on and off things stop working like the lights the door sound the radio so i am thinking if i replace the ignition that will do it..its real lose and the last shop i took it too broke the plastic ring that goes on the out side that sayz on acc off ... theres so much play in the ignition the key just kinda flops around in it thanks for your help i have been going nuts trying to get it apart

[e2helper]

Oh,

Well then I don't think antitheft system but something else. You have so many different complaints it is hard to figure out where to start.

But if you do feel looseness in the ignition lock cylinder and switch I guess that is a good place to start so I guess my info on how to remove the ignition lock cylinder was worth it since you need to do that if you want to try to replace the ignition switch. Looks like an ignition switch is somewhat pricey. Probably $60-$90. Hope you can do better somewhere

[Linkin12]

i had the same problem with my 02, took it to the shop and they found some loose wire, forgot which it was, but the car thinks it's being stolen so it won't start