8.2
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $520
- Average Mileage:
- 91,650 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 225 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (68 reports)
- letting car sit for approx 30 minutes (38 reports)
- wait 10 min till securty light stops flashing, try again (18 reports)
- recall (14 reports)
- replaced body control module (11 reports)
- bypass the ignition sensor (9 reports)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.
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This problem seems to be some kind of vehicle defect that a lot of us owners share. The same thing happened to me where I noticed one day while I was driving that the security light was on... didn't pay it much mind, but a few days later when I tried to start my car nothing happened. The lights and radio were on, but the the car didn't make a noise when I turned the ignition! I'm trying to do some trouble shooting, so I'm wondering if anyone else who have had this problem noticed their doors were unlocked before tyring to start their car? Maybe the answer can be as simple as locking the car from the outside (which sets the security system) then unlocking the doors and trying again to start the car.
- Charlie M., North Highlands, CA, US
Security light on, would not start. The really awful part was no one could figure out what the problem was.
- elarsen, Springville, NY, US
The dashboard Security light comes on while I'm driving, then goes out; no imediate consequence. It will start regularly for about 10 days, but will decide to just not crank when I turn the ignition. I had a new battery installed. It still does it. It's been at the dealership for about two weeks now. They try to get it to do it, but can't yet. No codes are showing up on the diagnostics. When it happens, the lights on the dash go dark. The windows, radio... everything still works though. Help!
- everett, Columbus, OH, US
Occasionally the car wont start at all, when you hit the key nothing at all happens, no clicking sound or anything at all, except the Information feature will come on and say ( Security )... I have replaced the battery ( did not help ) I know the battery is full of power as all the accessories do function, such as the radio and power windows .. the only thing that wont work when this happens is the starter will not engage at all !!
So far when this happens, I let it set for aprox 30 minutes and then it starts just fine .... WHAT A REAL PAIN IN MY ASS !!!!!!
So if anyone has had this same problem, please let me know if you figured out how to solve it ..
( PS ) >>>The dealer of course has no idea what the culprit could be ... SO WHATS NEW ???
- Bill B., Indianapolis, IN, US
This is what I get for buying a Chevrolet, again... the shift interlock on the automatic on my Monte Carlo (same as Impala) stopped working and was replaced at 30000 miles. It went out again a month ago and caused the battery to drain overnight. Turns out it was not requiring the ignition to be completely turned off and the key could be removed partly in the acc position. The security light would come on when the car was started if there was juice left in the battery.
Had to go to Vegas for a flight Returned home today after a week and there is a ticking noise in the dashboard, the security light is still on, and the a/c does not work. Drove it a few miles, restarted it and everything works??? What's with this??? Then went to visit my daughter in Vegas and before heading back to Utah and the next time the headlights start flashing when I start it up. Decided to give it a night's rest and head home tomorrow... hopefully it does not break down in the middle of the desert. Sure not going to replace it with another Chevy.
- Bruce J., Cedar CIty, UT, US