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 · Power Train
I was driving on the i89 north in concord, nh when the car suddenly stopped accelerating and the rpms went really high. I heard a spinning noise - like something was spinning at a high rate of speed. Pressing the gas peddle didn't increase the cars speed. Then i shifted to the manual mode and tried to use the gear shifting paddles to shift. I was able to get it to a gear to get me to the next exit even though it…
ODI 11057914
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Headlight bulbs keep burning out and random. Paid $432 to chevrolet dealership to fix problem and it is still occuring.
ODI 11101667
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Service esc, service traction, picture of car skidding, tires need air and picture of tire that looks flat keeps coming up on my panel. This never happened prior to having new tires and brakes put on my car at hendrix chevrolet in durham, nc. I only have 40+ thousand miles on my car. At 20,000 my right front rotar and brakes had to be replace because it was roaring and i literally had to have it towed to my home. I…
ODI 11112162
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Drivers door will not open. Door locks work but outside and inside door handles/latches will not open door. It is in a solid state of being locked. Thie door will not open when parked and ignition off nor with ignition on. Brakes engaged, brakes disengaged doesn't matter. Safety issue in case i need to get out asap.
ODI 11042090
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving at an unknown speed, the reduce power, check engine, and esc service traction indicators illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an unknown independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the throttle box, idle control sensor, module control sensor, throttle position sensor, oxygen control sensor, and the transmission control module needed to…
ODI 11047436
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Im having electric problems with car. The brake light come on when driving and not using the brakes. It will go off and on. The dash lights would come on and off . There is some kind of electric problem going on. I had people and police following me let me know about the braking light comming on going down the road
ODI 11054013
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Esc,traction,abs lights come on while car is moving, and when first starting, a trouble code c0131 has been recorded. The problem started in june of 2010. A week after we got the car, the dealer changed brake lite switch, the car has been back to shop 15-20 times it is now 8-9-2017 no one can fix problem, made calls to gm costomer service many times over the 7 years, still no fix, gm wants us to pay for repair and…
ODI 11013987
Electrical System
Recall 13036d: i was extremely disappointed to learn that the issue with my 2010 malibu was not covered under recall 13036d. I have had issues with this car for over a year and have taken it to the chevrolet dealership that i purchased the car from multiple times. They have performed the "fix" listed below as found at…
ODI 11004067
Electrical System
I have been stranded too many times with this vehicle. The vehicle just won't start sometimes and i have numerous people saying it is the security malfunction in the vehicle preventing the vehicle won't start. I've spent so much time and money. I do not recommend anyone buying this product. It is chevrolet malibu. Note, this is maybe 15th times it happen to me within 2 months period of time.
ODI 11002726
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Takata recall the breaks are coming on when the break is not engaged and when the break light is engaged it doesn't come on. I have been to get a break light switched out twice and still having the same problem. Over and over and the service traction light also seems to keep coming on and they cannot figure out why. I am wasting money because no one can seem to figure i they problem. This is a very serious dangerous…
ODI 11000135
Electrical System · Engine · Visibility/Wiper
The electrical randomly malfunctions sometimes the interior and exterior lights won't work and they randomly come on or go off while driving. While i was driving down the highway the headlights stopped working and it was almost dark out side i had to pull over and turn off the car and restart it a couple times before they came back on. There is a leak somewhere that causes the car to overheat. The motor blower for…
ODI 11090490
Electrical System
The brake lights come on without pressing the brake pedal. The dealer took the car in and said their diagnostics did not show any problem. I followed my wife home and for the last mile the brake lights stayed on.
ODI 10990622
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Had camshaft sensor installed less than a year ago and engine came on with same sensor code. The electrical system is going out constantly and headlight bulb was repaired 4 times less than a year. Cost me over 600 total one service was done for free because it was repaired and blew the next day. So much work and barely drive to car to and from work only 2 miles. I plan to make a complaint to the attorney general for…
ODI 10992156
Electrical System · Engine
This has happened a few times to me now. I was heading home on the highway with the cruise control set on about 67 mph and all of the sudden the engine lost power and the car starts coasting. "engine power reduced" came across the computer display. Like i said, this has happened before. I could pull over to a stop, shut off the car and it would reset, and the car would be fine for me to make it home. But this last…
ODI 10985842
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The steering wheel started shaking on its own and i would move the wheel and it would stop. It has been doing this for about a month and would have like a ticking noise. This week i was driving to work and the wheel shook again and then it locked and i was unable to move it. I was driving! I got to a red light and it would not move. I turned the car off and turned it back on and the wheel would move again. A light…
ODI 10985499
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
My 2010 malibu headlights were replaced five times in a year. I paid over 1000.00 just to have a 15.00 light bulb replaced. Something is happening because it occurs only on the passenger side only. There should be some type of recall or reimbursement. As of today. I can not afford to spend 200.00 just to go out again in a week. I am driving with one light because i refuse to fix it until gm do something about this…
ODI 11078276
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The instrument cluster that controls the gear shift that shows if i am in park, reverse, drive, manual don't work with this issue as well as the control panel behind the steering wheel that shows my miles per hour, fuel level, temperature gauge, mileage and more. This is a severe safety risk and i have had my part for this ordered twice but there is so many of this year, make and model car that is needing them that…
ODI 11091370
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While operating the vehicle, the esc and traction control sensors illuminated and the cruise control failed to operate. In addition, the rear brake lights illuminated while driving and turned off when depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that an electrical connector was faulty. The connector was replaced and the failure was…
ODI 10979648
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While the accelerator pedal was depressed, the rpms increased; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate. There was also an abnormal noise detected from the vehicle and the speedometer was not displaying the correct speed. The contact also mentioned that the instrument panel lighting flashed on and off. The vehicle was taken to cardinal buick gmc (3800 il-15, belleville,…
ODI 11245443
Air Bags · Electrical System
I was involved in a hit and run back in march 2017 the person backed into the pass-side of my car as i was driving 35 mph down the main road , the side impact airbag did not deploy from impact , the dealership said this is not a takata issue as they were replaced by the current recall and they don't know why they didn't deploy . The electrical issue is the onstar response system didn't detect the crash and call for…
Crash reported
ODI 11034456
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Ignition problems, electrical problems throughout the car and brake light ,plus transmission is not shifting gears.
ODI 11033947
Electrical System
Drivers side door will not unlock and will not open sometimes and will not close sometimes when opened. When it wont open it feels like the handles are not grabbing anything. The door jams are clear of any debris. When it wont shut it will sound like it did but will bounce open. The door opened on me while i was driving. This is very unsafe. The lock knobs move up and down when you unlock them but the door still…
ODI 10946340
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Brake lights stay illuminated while driving and turns off when brake pedal is engaged. It is also illuminated while the car is running and while idling in park. This happens on a daily basis. There has been no resolution to this issue despite being assessed by a technician on numerous occasions. The esc and traction control lights on cluster constantly stays illuminated as well as the tire sensor indicator. The…
ODI 10949568
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the highway, going 60mph. The car suddenly slowed down to about 5mph and started violently shaking, and i had to quickly pull to the shoulder lane, "reduced engine speed" appeared on the dashboard, along with "esc traction control". Restarted my car and the light went off. About 15 mins later, it did the same thing. This is extremely dangerous for myself and other people around me.
ODI 10935949
Electrical System
Car door will go out. Car door will not open and will be stuck closed. Car was stationary. Had to go out through the windows. Could be very dangerous if you were in an emergency and couldn't exit veichle because the doors wouldn't open.
ODI 10937454