2008 Chevrolet Malibu Exterior Lighting Problems
- 83
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 83 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lights · 45 records
- brake pedal · 23 records
- brake light · 11 records
- passenger side · 10 records
- lights come · 9 records
- cruise control · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 20 |
| 100–150k mi | 13 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
You have to take off front end of car to change headlight bulb(bumper, grill, brackets). Replaced 3 headlight bulbs in little more than 1 year . Problem with replacing bulb......you have to take off front end to change bulb. Last time i changed bulb was 3 weeks ago. Bulb out again. I am not a mechanic or body person so i have to pay someone to change the bulb. Paid someone to take off front end and change the bulb.…
ODI 10504282
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
2008 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to unsatisfactory customer service at dealership for unnecessary repair work and seeks reimbursement. *smd the consumer stated the service brake illuminated when the brake was not applied, the cruise control would not engage and the traction control light illuminated intermittently. Instead of fixing the wiring harness as described in the safety recall notice the…
ODI 10701596
Exterior Lighting
Vehicle brake lights on the rear of the vehicle will turn on with out any application of the brake pedal. Vehicle also has adjustable pedals, you can move pedals forward or back and get light to go out. General motors has replace brake switch once. Little over a year later vehicle is doing exact thing again. There is a brake position sensor in this system and it appears to be losing its calibration when pedals are…
ODI 10446111
Exterior Lighting
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the brake lights constantly illuminated both when the brake pedal was depressed and even when it was not. There were no other warning lights. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who replaced the sensor, fuse and other parts. The failure continued. The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.
ODI 10359452
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
The car had an issue with the syatem setting a code to check transaction and esc and the brake lights would stick on. This happened about once every 2 or 3 months. Now that the gm recall has been done it is setting these same codes 2 or 3 times a day. But instead of my brake lights being on, the brake lights don't work, my cruise control doesn't work, my tail lights don't work the car still says service transaction…
ODI 10731010
Automatic Transmission · Exterior Lighting
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu ltz (na). While driving approximately 55-60 mph, the contact applied the accelerator pedal and the vehicle hesitated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the vehicle was performing as normal. The failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer several times where the dealer performed a front end alignment. The vehicle was taken back to…
ODI 10377971
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the brake lights and tail lights would remain illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and an unknown repair was performed on the vehicle. Two weeks after the repair, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired for most recent failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the…
ODI 10536259
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
I have had nothing but trouble with this car. I should have kept exact records, but i haven't. The first issue was the factory battery in 2008. It exploded in the car within 5 months, they stated that this was not covered under warranty. I have replaced 3 batteries in this car. I have had 4 sets of tires. I have had to change the front headlights 2 times. I had the entire computer system go down 2 years ago and had…
ODI 10648554
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Chevrolet Malibu.
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