2010 Chevrolet Malibu Service Brakes Problems
- 156
- 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 156 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lights · 106 records
- brake pedal · 41 records
- traction control · 28 records
- cruise control · 28 records
- service traction · 21 records
- brake light · 19 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 43 |
| 30–60k mi | 30 |
| 100–150k mi | 24 |
| 1–30k mi | 21 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Service Brakes
The brake lights illuminate without pressing on the brakes. I remember there being a recall before and i took my car in and it got fixed however it is doing it again. And my air bag light goes on and off all the time.
ODI 11084394
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
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I've had electrical problems with my car since i bought it. The dealer has never been able to fix it because my car never showed any "codes". My car has acceleration problems, the right head light socket harness keeps burning out and i'm also starting to have problems with my brake lights. My brake lights don't go on when i press on my brake and when i do they sometimes stay on after i take my foot off the brake.…
ODI 11061495
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
Service Brakes
The brake lights are on all the time while driving. When the brakes are applied the brake lights go off.
ODI 11034786
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Brake lights stay all the time. Service traction light on. Service cvs light on.
ODI 11051487
Service Brakes
The brake lights come on while driving with out pressing the break pedal. When the brake pedal it pressed the lights go off. The cruise control is not fuctioning and the esc indicator light comes on.
ODI 11035664
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Brake lights come on while driving and go off when the brake pedal is depressed. Service esc light and traction control light on as well. Unsure if related.
ODI 11032998
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
In 2014 there was a recall involving the esc system. My vehicle would have issues shifting from park to drive, brake lights would not work when the peddle was pushed and the brake lights would be on when you would take your foot off the brake. My vehicle was "fixed" and was working properly for a period of time. My car now, once again, has the service esc and traction control off warnings coming on in my vehicle and…
ODI 11022820
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
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
While in motion, my 2010 chevy malibu ltz has been intermittently giving me a "service traction" "esc off" notice and the cruise control is also working intermittently.
ODI 11019626
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
The brake lights illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty engaging and disengaging the cruise control; disablement of crash the traction control, electronic stability control.
ODI 11055055
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
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Was recently made aware (numerous times in the last few weeks) that when driving down the road my brake lights are not working properly. At times when not applying the brakes the brake lights are on acting as if i was breaking and when i brake the brake lights turn off (so in other words it is reversed). Around the same time that this began to have likely started occurring the following warning lights began to…
ODI 11023426
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
The esc and traction warning lights came on. Esc not working so i was very very cautious driving. I took to dealer. $1200 + to replace 2 computer modules for brakes, steering, traction. This brings number of modules needing replacement to 4 on this vehicle. Eight days later, all the same lights came on again plus brake fluid light. Called dealer and told to bring car in for diagnostic. I asked about safety and was…
ODI 11012822
Service Brakes
Takata recall the traction service light keeps coming on and says service esc , then brake lights come on and stay on while driving. When i press on the brake pedal the light so off.
ODI 11010276
Service Brakes
Brake lights on when brake not applied. Brake lights are off when brakes are applied. Ref. Recall 14v252000. To date 4 returns to dealer to fix but issue still present. Problem is intermittent and last occurrence resulted in near end collision from vehicle behind.
ODI 11010994
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
Service Brakes
Brake lights illuminating while driving without touching the brakes. When touching the brakes the lights go off and have zero brake lights. The traction control and brake lights on dash will pop up on and off.
ODI 11016107
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 · 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
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
On march 1, 2017 at 28981 miles, the airbag light came on, (not the first time). The next day, the stability control and the abs lights both also came on. In both occasions the car was moving at about 40 mph on a city street. I took it to the dealer, they charged me $153 to get a diagnosis.they wanted another $850 to have it fixed. I took it to another shop that did it for $190. These were 2 separate problems, one…
ODI 11182838
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the traction control and brake light indicators illuminated. When the brake pedal was depressed, the brake light would not illuminate. However, when the brake pedal was not depressed, the brake light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the pedal sensor assembly was defective and needed to be replaced. The…
ODI 10956449
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
The electronic stability control and traction control feature malfunctions and shuts off every time i drive the car. Also, the brake lights do not turn on when i apply the brakes with normal pressure. The brake lights do turn on only if a very great abnormal amount of pressure is applied to the brake pedal. Also, occasionally the brake lights turn on when i do not push the brake pedal at all.
ODI 10955171
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Car was serviced for a 2014 recall because of the brake lights operating in reverse (on when foot is off the brake and off when brake is pressed), problem has returned and i was told that the "fix" that was applied during the recall was just a "band-aid" and that the bcm would have to be replaced. Very unsafe car to drive since the brake lights are telling the drivers behind you that you are not stopping when, in…
ODI 10949618
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