Ignition and Transmisssion Locked on 2000 Chevy Malibu

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Apr 9, 2010 - Goes Beep beep and then stops for several minutes and does it again. ...The alarm/ignition module needed to be changed @ dealer ($500.00 ++++) ... weak, replaced and voltage ranged from 12.12 to a max of 13.8 at 2000rpm. ... i have a 1981chevy malibu and when i try to start it wont turn over and the ...

Best you can do is... try another matching key or jiggle the key until it turns. Be sure that the steering wheel isn't jammed against the steering wheel lock - if it is, it'll make the key hard to turn & it'll be tough to tell that it CAN be turned. If necessary, jack up the front of the car for a moment, just to release side stress on the tires.

The ignition lock cylinder tumblers get in a bind all the time on GM vehicles. It probably has little to do with inseting the wrong key. Try inserting the correct key and "jiggle" the key in the lock. You may have to jiggle it up and down and rotate (or try to rotate) the lock cylinder forward and backward. It will probably work just fine if you can wiggle it with just the right combination. If not, you may have a damaged lock cylinder and you will have to replace it. - most likely nothing you did....I change at least two or three of these things every week...VERY COMMON.

IF THE ANTI THEFT LIGHT IS FLASHING WHEN U TRY TO START IT, TRY TURNING THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE LIGHT STOPS FLASHING. THEN TURN IT BACK FOR 5 SECS AND TRY TO START AGAIN. ALSO CHECK THE STARTER, IGNITION, AND FUEL PUMP.

try jiggling the steering wheel while turning the key. take the key out and turn it over,

It should take about 8minutes to reset the ignition system but if it is doing it all the time ,the pass lock in the ignition switch is toast! You have no choice but to replace the ignitin switch!

on chevy malibu, turn key on engine off.let it stay on 10 to 15 minutes. then turn ignition off, take out key from ignition. after a minute start the car. this should work.

On this car there is a cable that is tied into the shifter, so you have to turn the keep to be able to take it out of gear. Its all in 1 big housing. Usually to remove the ignition cylinder it has to be in the run position and you push a little key down to remove it. Since your key won't turn you have to figure out a way to do it.However once you replace the ignition cylinder your shifter will move and you will be able to start the car. To get to the ignition switch/cylinder you have to remove the molding around the instrument panel and then the instrument cluster. Then you can unbolt the assembly in the front with a 10mm socket. lift the assembly up and now you have access to change it out. Hope this helps.

you ignition locked up, take some wd-40 and spray it into the ignition hole, let it sit for 2 mins and do it again, then immediatly stick the key in and start working the ignition back and foirth.....

this will free up what ever is locked up....

change the key cyclinder thats where the problem is.