2010 Chevrolet Malibu Electrical System Problems
- 212
- 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 212 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lights · 37 records
- power steering · 23 records
- traction control · 19 records
- service traction · 16 records
- brake pedal · 15 records
- brake light · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 56 |
| 100–150k mi | 36 |
| 30–60k mi | 33 |
| 1–30k mi | 23 |
| 150–400k mi | 12 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Driving to work and out of nowhere dash starts dinging and flashes 'service esc' the. 'power steering' and steering gets stiff (no power steering). Luckily it was just me in the car and not with my 3 and 5 year old and also not on highway when it happened. My car has 157k miles and just found out that there was a gm extended coverage on it up to 150k miles for this particular issue and was not aware. I'm over the…
ODI 11181243
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Bought in february 2018 93 k miles jan of 2019 with 124 k on it replaced front tires and brakes and rotors immediately got in to test drive steering had a violent twitch. Took it to have steering sensor recalibrated .. Got in car zero electric steering.. Unhooked battery.. Hooked back up steering extremely lose with even worse twitch twitch started in park while running and has progressed to a twitch all the time…
ODI 11173419
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I've taken my car to get the driver side low beam light replaced 3 times in one year. Come to find out the lights were not blowing out.. There is a shortage with the light plug. High beam is fine.. Only the low beam keeps going out
ODI 11166740
Electrical System
I have been to many forums and many malibu owners are having the same issue i am with my car. A lot of money and many hours waisted on this issue. My right low beam head light keeps burning out. I changed the bulb, the entire headlight, and the wire harness, but the light keeps burning out. Annoying issue! To be able to reach the headlight, you need to take off the front bumper. There is no other way around it. I…
ODI 11255220
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
The brake lights are engaged while driving the car and disengage when braking causing a serious safety hazard for not only he driver but others following behind. Because the brake lights are on while driving following cars crash detection systems engage. This has been going on for quite awhile. It was "fixed" by a chevrolet dealership once already but it is back. Huge concern for my 17 year old driving the car.
ODI 11172262
Electrical System · Service Brakes
I bought my malibu in 2014. From ron marhofer chevrolet. Not knowing there were recalls on my car when i bought it. In 2016, with 75k miles i was having troubles, brake lights were coming on when i accelerated the gas. Got the recall fixed. Now, at 102k miles and 2 years later, the brake lights are coming back on. My dealership told me since my warranty was up, i would have to pay a $99 diagnostic on top of labor. I…
ODI 11163603
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Steering
Car has been having all the problems since i got it , and now just by doing research i seen that they had a lot of these cars recalled
ODI 11155483
Electrical System · Steering
Power steering locks when driving and i have no control of the steering wheel
ODI 11152965
Electrical System
Passenger low beam headlight keeps going out. I have replaced it 3 times this year already. Driving at night with 1 low beam working is dangerous.
ODI 11151195
Electrical System
The cars check engine light comes on and you loss your brakes and when you have it checked it puts up different codes every time it's checked and no matter what you change it keeps doing it and you take it to a dealer and they just want to change everything it says and charge you a arm and leg and it still does fix it
ODI 11143577
Body · Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
2010 chevy malibu brake light on without brake being applied car service traction control light on and service esc i believe it's due to a bad body control module
ODI 11141147
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
POWER REDUCED ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL,
ODI 11124455
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Headlight low beams continue to go out. Not burning out but going out prematurely. Have to be changed at least once a month.
ODI 11120821
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
The stop lamps come on all by themself, if the lamps are illuminated they will turn off when the brake pedal is pressed. This also affects the traction controls and stability control, the warning light illuminates on the instrument panel. Also cruise control becomes inoperative. Gm has acknowledged this and has an extended warranty for this problem. However they've capped it at 150,000 miles which puts me out of…
ODI 11120502
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving my car on the highway out of nowhere power engine reduced would come up on the dash and would not accelerate and transmission and traction warning lights would show on dash as well also power steering show on dash and the car jerk a little and the speedometer and fuel hand wouldn't move
ODI 11120007
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Passenger low beam head light goes out every 2 months. I have replaced this 3 times. Replacing the headlight requires removing the front bumper and it is $120 just to remove the bumper to determine the issue. New connector and pigtails have not solved the burnout issue. Upon an internet search, i found other have the same issue with passenger headlight.…
ODI 11111399
Electrical System · Headlights
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving at an unknown speed, the passenger side headlight failed to illuminate without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 11099570
Electrical System · Service Brakes
My brake lights are illuminated when i do not push on the brake when i do push on the brake they disappear i can't put my cruise control on when this happens this happens while i'm driving it started happening about a month ago at a hundred and ninety-eight thousand miles but it would go away i was able to turn the car off and back on and it would be fine now it is like that at all times
ODI 11102923
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The head light low beam keeps blowing something needs to be done it cost too much money to keep replacing and it is a very common complaint if u google it with the low beam head light keeps shorting out or whatever it's doing it's a safety issue and a it's a problem bc people can get pulled over and it's not fair too the people buy this cars and not knowing about this chevy needs too own up it's cost people alot of…
ODI 11088757
Electrical System
Brake lights staying on, repaired 5 times, a lot of sensor problems with this car!
ODI 11088860
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Front passenger headlight has gone out again. This bulb has been replaced numerous times. In reviewing several different websites, this problem is reported repeatedly, even with comments of gm mechanic stating there is an issue with the harness but gm is not recalling it. I pray that a child never runs out into the street and gets hit by a car as a result of the driver not being able to see on the right hand side of…
ODI 11083566
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Takata recall while driving on a city street my steering locked up and light came on the steering would not work ivoq n n n n 35 v n n
ODI 11078649
Electrical System
I have change the lights on my wife's malibu 4 times in the past 2 years i believe there may be a problem or defected harness. After talking to other owners they have the same issues. The mechanic that replaced the light said he believes he changed several lights on malibu and they continue to go out. He believes chevy has an harness problem
ODI 11080136
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Passenger side low beam headlight keeps going out. Replaced bulb multiple times, 100/hr shop labor just to take off bumper to get to bulb. At this point a ticket would have been cheaper.
ODI 11123866
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
I have been noticing and been told my brake lights were on while driving down road and at times my cruise control would not function and it happens during day when i can't tell and at night which obviously is more apparent but not any less dangerous ...putting two together my brake lights would be coming on and when i press the pedal to slow down they go off...i bought this car used and after googling to find a fix…
ODI 11066741