Hi, all;

My 2000 chevy malibu has the infamous Passlock II system where the guts of
the system are in the hall effect transducer in the back of the cylinder.

I've had the car for about a year; occasionally over that time, the "Theft
System" light would come on while I was driving, but never flashed. Today,
twice while on my way to work the light came on after driving just a few
feet. Never had any problem starting the car until today.

Went to lunch. After lunch, the car cranked, but would not fire. I do NOT
recall at what point the "theft system" light came on, but after a few
cranks, it sank in that this was more than just not giving it time to crank.
At that time, I noticed the theft system light was flashing.

I got out the owner's manual and learned about leaving the switch on for up
to 10 minutes, then turning it off, then attempting a start. I did not leave
it for 10 minutes, but after about 4 minutes just decided the heck with it.
Turned if off, pulled the key out. Put the key back in, and it fired right
up.  The rest of the day (about 6 attempts), it starts after only a fraction
of a second cranking.

So... my question is:  Do I fear that this beast will let me down such that
I bite the bullet and replace the lock cylinder and transducer, or did the
reset procedure really work?

Thanks;
Carl