1. Chevrolet Malibu
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  3. 2010
  4. Seat Belts

2010 Chevrolet Malibu Seat Belts Problems

12
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 12 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • seat belt · 17 records
  • light comes · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi6
30–60k mi2
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 26, 2019 · 78,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Seat Belts

    Electronic stability control esc light comes on and says service then esc off. This is a safety issue with these cars. Seat belts fail. Safety issue. And our will not start because the anti theft system is activated for no reason. All of these are consistent with several other complaints. Gm should be ashamed for selling vehicles that fail. Approximately 78,000 miles. Hopefully they will step up and correct these…

    ODI 11252526

  • July 1, 2019 · 95,879 miles

    Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated the seat belt sensor which indicated if the seat belt is fastened failed to operate as intended. The contact stated that while the seat belt was securely buckled, the instrument panel showed that the seat belt was not in use. Progressive chevrolet located at 8000 hills and dales rd nw, massillon oh 44646, [redacted] was contacted by phone and the…

    ODI 11301585

  • April 12, 2018

    Electronic Stability Control · Seat Belts · Service Brakes

    Takata recall my seat-belt light stays on when i have my seat-belt on, my esc light keeps blinking as well as my traction control light. My brake lights stay on while i am driving and go off when i brake.

    ODI 11103976

  • November 18, 2017 · 96,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Seat Belts

    Driver tail light goes in and out when it feels like it, and my seat belt lght comes on and dings even though i have my seat belt on. Also my traction control light comes on as well even though the roads are dry

    ODI 11047488

  • September 25, 2017

    Air Bags · Engine · Seat Belts

    The seat belt keeps dinging like the seatbelt is not connected to the seatbelt latch and it is. The engine light comes on and off. I have taken it to the dealership the light goes off so they can never figure out what's wrong with it. Except once which it came back to it being the solenoid sensor. They fixed it. But, engine light still comes on. The seatbelt dings doing the whole ride or if your siting still. The…

    ODI 11040454

  • October 14, 2014 · 75,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the front passenger side seat belt failed to latch. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

    ODI 10668989

  • March 24, 2014 · 63,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    When buckling seat belt it will click but seat belt light stays on i have to try several time for the light to go off. This happens when its warm or hot outside. Only drivers side is effected with this problem. *tr

    ODI 10576037

  • December 20, 2013 · 82,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts · Seats

    Stopped behind traffic and the vehicle behind me did not. Not sure how fast they were going, but fast enough to hit the rear of my car 2 times and push me into the vehicle in front of me. The problem is-- my air bags did not deploy. I am having issues with back and neck since the seat belt did not hold me in place. The drivers seat broke, but the passengers seat belt held, but no air bags. *tr

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10593551

  • September 28, 2013 · 54,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Child was putting seat belt on and it broke. Seat belt will not retract. *tr

    ODI 10546937

  • October 11, 2012 · 41,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated whenever the front driver's side seat buckle was engaged, the seat belt warning indicator would remain illuminated as though it was not closed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure failure mileage was 41,000.

    ODI 10523630

  • July 19, 2010 · 1,000 miles

    Frontal · Seat Belts

    Tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving 40 mph the other driver crossed over the lane and crashed into the contacts vehicle head on. The driver frontal and passenger air bags failed to deploy. The driver, front passenger, and rear passenger seat belts failed to restrain the occupants. The driver sustained injuries to her head, arm and fingers. The passenger in the front seat sustained injuries to…

    Crash reported · 3 injuries

    ODI 10346373

  • June 1, 2010

    Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Seat Belts

    I bought my malibu new in 2010, shortly atter the service esc and traction lighrts kept comming on, i took to shop but thsy acted like i was nuts, later i got a recall and took to shop, said was fixed bu two days later same situtation, this has been an ongoing issue for 5 years mot only those but seatbelt come on and service airbags comes on constantly, i wrote to chevy and all they did was sene me back to chevy…

    ODI 10872158