2010 Chevrolet Malibu Exterior Lighting Problems
- 138
- 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 138 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lights · 53 records
- brake pedal · 25 records
- passenger side · 20 records
- brake light · 18 records
- service traction · 12 records
- stability control · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 30 |
| 100–150k mi | 29 |
| 30–60k mi | 25 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Right now i have the service esc and service traction light on again for the 3rd time. I took each time to chevy classic in grapevine tx and they told me no codes the 1st time, took it to clay cooley in irving--light came on then no codes they showed. Today 4-15=16 light came on again and i took it to classic chevy and they found 3 codes this time. They say i will have to pay for this! I should not since there was…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10859777
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving 45 mph, the driver side head lamp and passenger side high and low beam blinker lights failed without warning. The lights were replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.
ODI 10949859
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
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
2010 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to esc light continuously illuminating and trac control switch issues. *smd the consumer stated after the part was replaced, the esc light illuminated again. The consumer continued to report the trac service light was still displayed. The dealer stated it was a possible bcm internal failure. The consumer received a recall notice shortly thereafter regarding an issue…
ODI 10692454
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Switch · Traction Control System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the service esc warning indicator illuminated intermittently. In addition, the brake light illuminated without the pedal being depressed. The contact stated that the brake light stopped functioning after the pedal was depressed. In addition, the traction and cruise control failed. The failure occurred approximately six times. The vehicle was taken…
ODI 10850677
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
12/4/15 night, dry conditions, expressway: in motion: chime sounded and 2 warnings flash - service esc & service traction. 15 minutes later, - city streets, dry, same issue with esc and traction warning lights going on, plus almost rear ended. Irate driver behind me said my brake lights were out, but they were astonished when the break lights came on while i was outside the car. They asked me to press the pedal - no…
ODI 10808667
Exterior Lighting
Safety recall 13036b brake lamp malfunction third brake light stays on all the time. Will go off when i press on the brake pedal. Will only engage when pedal is pushed all the way to floor. Also effects traction control, cruise control and shifting in/out of park. Dealer said it was already fixed, i have no record of it. They, dealer snd gm will not take care of their issue. Very big safety issue, i do not feel safe…
ODI 10850907
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
I have only been driving this car for 5 months. Purchased used at dealership. I do not drive far. All of a sudden esc and "service traction" shows up on my dash. My rear break light turns on and i'm not touching the break. The "service traction esc" shows up more and more frequently. To me, this is a big safety issue and i see that my car is doing the same as others but gm told me via phone call, "only certain vin…
ODI 10780755
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
I have filed one complaint about this issue, now after having the brake light switch replaced, i am back again. My 2010 chevy malibu,[xxx], the brake lights illuminate when the brake peddle is not engaged. By pressing hard enough on the brakes (which cannot be done when slowing down, or a simple brake), the brake lights do come on. I have had the recall notice on this issue addressed and now have had the brake light…
ODI 10766334
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving at approximately 35 mph at night, the tail lights would only illuminate when the vehicle was in motion. When the brake pedal was applied, the tail lights would deactivate. The vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 14252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control), but…
ODI 10765009
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
We got up this morning, went to get into our car and as i tried to unlock it i noticed my keyless entry would not unlock the door. I asked my boyfriend if his was working, and his wouldn't open the car either. So i unlocked the door manually and no alarm sounded. The dash didn't light up as it usually does either. I tried starting my car, the idiot lights came on as did my stereo, but the car never tried to turn…
ODI 10761729
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the esc and traction warning indicators illuminated. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the pedal failed to respond. The contact continued to depress the brake pedal and it eventually responded. The contact pulled over and it took several attempts to shift the vehicle into park. The vehicle was powered…
ODI 10746772
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving at any speed, the brake lights failed. The contact mentioned that the brake lights would illuminate without engaging the brakes and, when the brake pedal was depressed, the lights failed. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting,…
ODI 10746237
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
While i was driving to work i noticed that the brake light in the rear window was only working on an intermitent basis. I had recall work done on my car in october of 2014 under recall 14v252000 or chevy recall 13036 then in mid july of this year my car started doing what they said that it might do in the recall letter. On august 3 i took my car to cargill chevrolet in putnam, ct. To see why it was doing this i…
ODI 10761755
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
I have had the recall notice (report receipt date: may 14, 2014 nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 component(s): electrical system , electronic stability control , exterior lighting , service brakes, hydraulic , vehicle speed control ) previously taken care of by oakley chevrolet buick repair shop about a year ago. The problem has returned , the brake lights do not operate properly (they are on when the brake is not…
ODI 10759659
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, the rear brake lights were illuminating constantly. The failure occurred intermittently and sometimes the brake lights failed to illuminate at all. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed and repaired. The technician reset the computer but the remedy did not resolve the issue. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10736083
Exterior Lighting
Yesterday i sent an e-mail about the turn signal indicator arm malfunctioning for the right turn signal on my 2010 chevy malibu. It got to the point yesterday that if i wanted to indicate a right turn i had to constantly hold up the arm to get it to signal. Today i took it in to be repaired and it cost me $218.00. The mechanic told me that he has replaced close to a hundred of these in the last few years and that it…
ODI 10701666
Exterior Lighting · Steering
The headlight of the car keep burning off, i have changed the bulb 5 or 6 times in each side, snd we change the connectors one time. So annoying. It is very hatd to replace tem and labor is so expensive. I have a power steering, electronic stability control (esc) issue with the same car. Very scary. The steering wheel locks and you can not steer. Thankfully there were no cars and nothing major happened. We got so…
ODI 11206611
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving approximately 25 mph, the headlights were activated, but failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic four times and the bulb was replaced each time. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.
ODI 10749569
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Owner was driving car was informed that tail lights were not working by another motorist. Stopped at shop. Repair shop unplugged light harness and customer left then approximately 20 mins. Later smoke and fire was noticed coming out of the left rear trunk area at location of wiring harness area. This is the second wiring harness trunk fire this investigator has investigated on a chevy malibu in the last 6 months. A…
Fire reported
ODI 10692247
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
One night i was leaving work and i realized that my passenger side blinker was not working, indicating that my bulb was out. But by the time i made it home it was working again. A few days later i noticed that my blinker was not working on the driver's side. I found that when my lights are on the park light or blinker does not work on the passenger side of the car. When the lights are off the blinker or brake light…
ODI 10765056
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that headlights failed and only the high beams were working properly. Also, the contact mentioned that the air bag light continuously illuminated without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,000.
ODI 10661937
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control); however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10638781
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v252000 (electrical system, electronic stability control, exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic, vehicle speed control) and stated that the parts needed were unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10638368
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
2010 chevrolet malibu. Consumer writes in regards to brake system recall notice and consumer seeks a loaner vehicle until parts become available. *smd recall# 14v252000. *jb
ODI 10625685
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