What causes your Theft System light to come on occasionally and your 98 Malibu not start?

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The dealer replaced my theft deterrant system switch. The car 2003 malibu, was still under warranty when this happened the first time. It still happens now, but since the car is out of warranty, I have to leave the switch on for exactly 10 minutes, and the light quits flashing. Then turn back on and leave it for another 10 minutes and the light goes out. The car will start after the first 10, but the theft light stays on. The auto dealer and Chevrolet do not want to address this issue. Answer

Maybe the ignition switch. Leave the switch in the on position (without trying to start it) for 10-15 minutes and see if the theft light goes out. If it does then try to start the car. A new ignition switch installed at the dealer is about $380.

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I had that happen to my car and it was the ignition and some components with the anti theft system it was expensive to fix.

This also happens to my car but I've been able to avoid it happening by fully inserting the key into the ignition every time. Haven't had a problem for 3 months since figuring this out.

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