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.
Service Brakes · Steering
I was travelling about 25-30mph started to skid (yes it was icy) lightly tapped the brakes then all of a sudden the steering locked up and the brakes also. All i could do was let go and hope for the best. Ending up hitting a fed ex van and pge truck with a snow plow. There is a police report and the car ended up getting totalled. I had only made one payment on it. Insurance claim# 003379048000000016001 usaa , airbag…
Crash reported
ODI 10991051
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
Service Brakes
My brake lights are on when i am driving and then when the brakes are pressed the brake lights go off. It's a scary thing because it really confuses the cars behind me.
ODI 11143391
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
We own a 2010 chevrolet malibu ltz, we have taken it to the dealer to perform a recall for the brake lights coming on by their self and staying on till you touch the brake, then they will go off for 6 seconds then come on again. We took back to the dealer to look at it again and they said it was brake light switch this time. I have read that other people have changed the brake light switch and still had the problem.…
ODI 10965974
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
My service esc/traction light comes on and the brakes comes o without being pressed, this doesn't happen all the time. I have had it looked at and the mechanic couldn't find anything wrong. I have researched my vin and there are no recalls, however i have noticed that the brake issue has been recalled on malibu's before. The brake comes on randomly while i am driving so does the esc light, on various surfaces. *tr
ODI 10918976
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
My 2010 malibu lt, had the 13036 recall 11/03/2014 after i received the notice from gm. There were no malfunctions at that time. Now as i speak, the brake lights comes on without me hitting the brake peddle and they all go off when i hit the brakes, when i talked to the dealer they recommend i bring it in and they will try to find out what is causing this. Price range $500.00-$1250.00. Now if you look on any gm…
ODI 10918979
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
I purchased this car in september 2016 and not more than two days of owning it my esc lights disabled and my brake lights were stuck on, i brought it into the dealership and they replaced the break pedal sensor, and the lights came on again, i brought it in again and they once again replaced the sensor, this problem has yet to be fixed almost two years later, the esc constantly disables and the brake lights come on…
ODI 11093873
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Issue started 08/27/16 while 19 year old was driving at night. As the brake pedal is compressed the brake lights go off. While driving they are on. Service traction and esc warnings come on intermittently. I have contacted chevrolet and have been advised there is not an open recall for this vehicle. A case has been opened with the manufacturer. I have been driving the vehicle several times and have almost been rear…
ODI 10899757
Service Brakes
On aug 19th, i went to dealer in dulles to look for a car posted as private, but any how, i ended up buying chevy because dealer explained me the cars good features and misled me about the previous cars condition as the carfax shows it was haildamaged, used as rental, and it has a open recall. Without informing me about the open recall or anything else, the dealer sold me this car without showing me carfax, as i…
ODI 10914871
Power Train · Service Brakes
As i pulled out from work, i noticed that as the car should have been going into second or third gear, the rpm's just revved. I was heading down a hill at the time, and when it got to around 30-35 mph, the gear caught (thank goodness because it was starting to get a bit scary at that moment) and was able to be driven like normal. I had a few stop lights along the way home, and each time that i came to a complete…
ODI 10898540
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 55 mph, the brake light illuminated intermittently without the brake pedal being depressed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was serviced per nhtsa campaign number: 14v250000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electrical system, exterior lighting), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the…
ODI 10956236
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
I have repeatedly filed complaints with gm that my service air bag light stays on / my breaklight located in back window works opposite of what it is supposed to. I am notifing you in writing that gm has not done anything to help me. I guess if my air bag expolodes while im driving and i kill some folks in an accident i just want you to be aware
ODI 10887713
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Repairs were completed a couple of years ago on this vehicle from recall id 14v252000, however, my vehicle has recently experienced the similar symptoms as described on the recall. The service traction, service esc and esc off warnings display on the dashboard unpredictably. This happens whether the vehicle is idling or in motion. When the warnings pop up the brake lights are illuminated without depressing the…
ODI 10891652
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving 25 mph, the brake lights illuminated without the brake pedal being depressed. In addition, the service air bag error message was displayed across the message board. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,200.
ODI 10898480
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Brake lamp malfunction. Brake lights stay on until brake pedal pushed at which time, brake lights extinguish. Traction control and cruise control also fail. Same vehicle with same issue was previously subject to safety recall 13036. Recall was completed and issue continued. Brake apply sensor was replaced, prior to recall and issue remained. Recall work was completed on 11/15/14. Issues intermittently occur and in…
ODI 10883113
Service Brakes
The original recall for this issue is 13036, this involved the brake lights malfunctioning due to a faulty connector and or connection. Gm instructed their personnel to clean the part, apply corrosive resistant grease to it and reattach. The issue is, this is only a temporary fix and the problem will continue to manifest itself unless the entire housing is replaced (at a cost of almost 600.00). I took my car for the…
ODI 10881377
Brake Lights · Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving at any speed, the brake lights remained illuminated. When the brake pedal was depressed, the brake lights turned off. The contact stated that "service esc" and "traction control is off " appeared on the instrument panel. Also, the steering and accelerator pedal felt heavy and the vehicle slowed down. The issue recurred numerous times. The contact stated…
ODI 10896993
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Service Brakes
My 2010 chevy malibu is having issues with the break lights working in reverse, the esc traction control sensor is going off. We have replaced the break light switch and it's still not working. I have seen multiple complaints regarding this issue. I am an avid chevy person, i have had the car in for all recalls and it happened about a year after. Car was in motion
ODI 10882881
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Service Brakes
Brake lights malfunctions, brake lights will be illuminating when brake is not pressed also gear shifter is difficult to get out of park service esc traction control light comes on this vehicle has been serviced in july 2011, september 2012. August 2013. September 2014, and february 2016 for the same ongoing safety issue. Gm doesn't know how to fix it. There was a recall for this very problem recall # 13036 but once…
ODI 10860230
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Esc service light comes on intermittently, brake lights are illuminated 100 % of the time, and cruise control doesn't work. The dealer did the recall a year ago and now i have these issues. Replaced brake position and reprogram for $140 but didn't fix. Dealer now wants to replace abs modulator valve, bcm, and abs control module for 1450.
ODI 10852332
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Trafficator continues to malfunction, ocassional brake failures and other digital lights malfunctioned and stopped to function any completely. I was almost in a deadly crash again. Sterring wheel. Not once these incidence happened all happened on motion.
ODI 10937244
Engine · Service Brakes
Whenever i press the gass and i let it go the car keeps going and when i try to stop the car takes longer to stop because the engine try to keep going so i have to press the break harder and when finally stops after like 5 minutes the car goes normal.
ODI 10846036
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
While driving the car at normal traveling speed the electronic stability control shuts off and the car goes into manual steering which makes the car very difficult to control and has almost caused two accidents and has made me ark the car because i feel it is far too dangerous to drive. This started occurring february15th and continued until i parked the car on feb2st.
ODI 10838632
Service Brakes
Center brake light does not consistently light up when prompted by brake pedal. Sometimes it will work, sometimes with a little more effort on the pedal, sometimes not at all. Service esc will also at times come on. Both issues were part of a recall and supposedly fixed. It did work for a while, but started happening again. I don't think the prescribed fix was sufficient.
ODI 10816602
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
Car lost control of power steering same time as driver side back brake light went out steering wheel shakes bad when slowing down from 70
ODI 10873290
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