2010 Chevrolet Malibu Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 102
- 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 102 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lights · 49 records
- cruise control · 41 records
- traction control · 29 records
- service traction · 28 records
- engine power · 15 records
- brake pedal · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 26 |
| 30–60k mi | 25 |
| 100–150k mi | 16 |
| 1–30k mi | 14 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down main street in our town after just washing our 2010 malibu and the car started to loose power, the check engine light came on and the engine started to run rough and started to reduce power. With the check engine light that came on, the service esc, service traction, and eng pwr showed up on the display. I stopped the car and turned it off. It took about 5 minutes for the car to run correctly…
ODI 10557529
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the warning indicators illuminated and started flashing rapidly. The engine power also decreased and the vehicle independently decelerated to 20 mph. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the…
ODI 10555452
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Intermittent problem, occurring at least five times since date above. One or more of the following conditions noted: 1. Cruise control fails to engage, or stops engaging. Indicator light on (/off wheel toggle switch), but no engage. 2. "service esc" and alternating "traction control" warning with alarm tone on speedo cluster. Orange warning triangle illuminated, also. 3. Brake lights constant on, with no foot on…
ODI 10595251
Electrical System · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the highway, my car lost power. Several vehicles almost struck me on highway, very very, scary experience. . During driving, following messages appeared: 1)eng pwr reduced 2)service esc 3)service traction 4)esc off 5) service airbag. I also noticed the car shuddered extremely bad. The rear brake lights illuminated while i was not compressing the brake, and i had no acceleration. After pulling to the…
ODI 10553649
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Cpo 2010 chevy malibu @59k no known issues prior to explanations about 3 days ago i took my car in for new tires and had a mech check a clicking noise that i noticed when i would place the car in drive and begin to move. He stated that the noise was coming from where my cv enters the transmissions and believes there is play within a gear somewhere internally. I called the chevy dealer and am due to bring in the…
ODI 10553621
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Approaching 4-way stop sign and car began to jerk/could not accelerate and service traction/ esc light came on...had enough power to roll into a parking lot and shut the car off..restarted the car and it stopped doing this. I was able to contact a chevrolet dealer (i was on a 6 hour trip and this happened 2 hours into my trip:-( i was able to drive the car about 8 miles to the dealer. Had to have a part called…
ODI 10594584
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving suddenly the car jerked (like a transmission error) and then the message on the display would show "service esc" and "traction off". I brought the car in first to run an electrical test, where they reprogrammed a sensor (cost=$158.95). A few days later the very same issue happened and at this time when i came to a stop sign i went to accelerate and my car had shut itself off. I then brought it in where…
ODI 10627758
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
First occurrence i was driving down the road and my warning lights came on for esc off, service traction control, service esc at 50 mph. At first it would only come on once every couple weeks but now it comes on almost every time i drive it. It varies (speed doesn't matter) whether or not going down the highway or stopping in a driveway when it comes on but warning lights will come on when you touch the brakes. I…
ODI 10606056
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving down the highway and the cruise stopped working. Shortly after that happened the traction control indicator and abs light came on. A message appeared to have those items serviced. This lasted for the remainder of my [redacted]. I started the vehicle back up after sitting for several hours and the lights were off and no message. This happened 4 more times until december. I did not notice that the brake lights…
ODI 10588638
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle decelerated as the esc warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician repaired the vehicle under nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle…
ODI 10690353
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the cruise control failed to engage and the brake lights failed to operate intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 58,000. The current mileage was 58,200. Updated 11/13/13*lj according to the…
ODI 10544189
Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
The cruise control in my vehicle has stopped working as of 8/15/13. On 8/14/13, the cruise control stopped working but then about 20 minutes or so later, it started working again. I have tried resetting the cruise control by turning the control on and off however this was unsuccessful. I have also been experiencing a problem with my dash lights going on and off. It happens at random times so there is no specific…
ODI 10535481
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
After the cruise control stopped working on my malibu, i noticed that the brake lights were staying on while driving. The brake lights are on while driving normally, then when the brake peddle is pressed lightly the lights turn off. After the peddle is depressed quite a bit (while braking for stopping or to make a sharp turn) the brake lights will turn back on. After releasing the brakes all the way, the lights will…
ODI 10525993
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I went to leave one morning and my car would not go into gear. Only when i pressed the brake pedal completely to the floor would it finally move into drive. After driving it a day or two my service traction and my service esc lights have been coming on since july. And now today my cruise control stopped working an also my brake lights are not working correctly. When the car is in park they are off and will not come…
ODI 10549726
Electronic Stability Control · Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control
When i start driving my car at a low speed the service traction control light comes on saying service esc. Then it turns the traction control off. While this is on you can't use the cruise control, the car shakes, and the rpm's fluctuates abnormally. Also, when i turn the car off and turn it back on the light is off until i start moving again. *tr
ODI 10537341
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle brake lights illuminate without applying the brakes. Cruise control fails to activate or disengages unexpectedly. Brake lights fail to illuminate while applying the brakes until approximately 2 seconds after applying the brakes. *tr
ODI 10521049
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Brake lamps intermittently flash or stay on without the brakes being applied and the cruise control disengages. The warning lights for electric stability control fault and traction control also display. *tr
ODI 10515604
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I have been going through the same issue with my car for about 3 months now. I have had a issue with the esc & service traction light. I took it to the jim ellis chevy dealership ( paid $105 for diagnostic) and they told me it was the fuel injector, i told them that i had their fuel injector ( cylinder 1) replaced. They told me because it was aftermarket that i had to pay $267 to replace it. I took it to a local…
ODI 10522963
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling on a side road and the vehicle shut down completely. I was told this was due to a faulty throttle position sensor. Had i been traveling at a high rate of speed on a busy highway, it is likely there would have been serious injury. Chevrolet did not respond to my concern and i ended up trading in the vehicle for a non-gm product. Viewing the recent recalls for faulty ignition switch (that i realize was…
ODI 10573669
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the engine power reduced warning light illuminated while driving 60 mph and caused the vehicle speed to independently reduce to 40 mph. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and to the dealer to have diagnostic performed. Both diagnostic tests located the failure at the throttle body position sensor.…
ODI 10494724
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control
There was an intermittent which caused the esc and traction control lights to flash, the alarm to sound and the words that they were off plus the words traction control and esc service to come up. At the time the cruise control disengaged. This occurred several times. I brought the vehicle to the dealer on sept 16th and was told that i shouldn't be concerned about this intermittent. But it occurred again and then on…
ODI 10547419
Vehicle Speed Control
On 2010 chevy malibu, cruise would disengage periodically. Complete failure of cruise also resulted in brake lights saying on, just as in this article. Fix was replacement of bcm (body/brake? Control module) http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130208/auto0103/302080415/pontiac-g6-brake-light-recall-may-expand?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|frontpage|p. *tr
ODI 10496874
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Error 1. Warning errors on dashboard state service esc, service traction; noticed just after oct 2011 purchase. Brake position sensor replaced. Problem still occurs on and off to this day (april 2014). Two services have not fixed this problem. Error 2. Cruise control would stop working on it's own while at hwy speeds; noticed dec 2011. Cruise currently (april 2014) will not engage at any speed. Error 3. Brake lights…
ODI 10576567
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
The dash board lights do not always come on when the car is first started and sometime they go off while driving. My son-in-law told me to pull over, shut off the motor, pump the foot feed 3 times and then restart the vehicle. That seems to work most of the time. But i should not have to do that. I have had the head lights go out at night when i hit a bump and then they came back on when i hit another bump. The…
ODI 11101493
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle was operating on cruise control at approx. 70 mph on level road grade.. Driver pushed res+ button on steering wheel to increment cruise control set speed and the engine immediately went to wide-open-throttle. Driver immediately reacted by tapping brake pedal and the cruise control deactivated. I did not use the cruise control for the rest of our journey. Vehicle is a rental and this issue will be reported to…
ODI 10329472