2010 Chevrolet Malibu Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 210
- 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 210 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 71 records
- brake lights · 41 records
- traction control · 33 records
- service traction · 25 records
- steering wheel · 20 records
- brake pedal · 17 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 72 |
| 100–150k mi | 39 |
| 30–60k mi | 29 |
| 1–30k mi | 24 |
| 150–400k mi | 18 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Traction Control System
I've had my car in the warranty repair shop 6 times in the last 3 months. First occurrence i was driving down the road and my warning lights came on for esc off, service traction control, service esc at 20 mph. They've replaced 4 parts on my car and today the same lights service traction control and service esc have come on once again. It varies (speed doesn't matter) whether or not going down the highway or…
ODI 10471337
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
When the cars had about 60000 miles the check engine light started coming on, gauges shut off , ac would not work gas mileage would drop after taking it to different dealer ships we had different reasons for the problem. All of the expensive and they were note sure it would help son by unhooking the battery it would sometimes clear the problem for a short time, but it would always return. Now with 100,000 and about…
ODI 10655163
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
My vehicle is experiencing steering problems in which it is hard to steer the wheel of the vehicle while making turns and driving. Also, the airbag light is on on the dashboard. The vehicle warning light also displays traction control. *tr
ODI 10566031
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
There are three issues that appear to be related: 1) brake lights come on when brake pedal is not being depressed, and stays on, and/or does not come on when brake pedal depressed. 2)"service traction" and "service esc" warnings come on and remain on. 3) cruise control stops working. You can have one, two or all three of these events happening at the same time. Any of the three can occur first. They can occur each…
ODI 10502478
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
Electronic Stability Control
I purchased this vehicle new in march 2010 and began having battery problems june 2011 at about 28,000 miles. The battery would go dead randomly from 2 hours after parking to being parked for 3 days. After having the battery tested several times at 31,000 the esc light began coming on and the esc code was cleared. At about 32,000 the battery over heated and began steaming acid out of the battery. The dealer replaced…
ODI 10490757
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
Brake lights engage when brake petal is not engaged and do not light when brake pedal is pressed. Center brake light rarely works. Electrical system in car seems to be short circuited as lights on console blink. Esc continuously is turned off, engine light will not go off, low tire pressure indicated and it's a false read. Transmission had to be replaced right after warranty expired. Driver side window motor failed.…
ODI 11268216
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Wheels
1) gm is covering up a defect in rims ( not completely welded, i have the rim as evidence) 2) currently my service esc, traction, air bag lights are all on ( so is my air bag gonna explode? Is my car not stable enough to be driven?) 3) 2011 i paid to have my car fixed because the brake lights stayed on. ( maybe had 3000 miles) 4) my brake lights currently stay on.( aprox 70,000 miles) 5) i have contacted gm several…
ODI 10749085
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
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Service esc and service traction lights on. Brake lights on when not pushing brake, then off when pushing brake. While driving and while stationary
ODI 11092387