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.
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
While driving the service esc/service traction lights flash. When this happens the brake lights malfunction turning off when the brake pedal is pushed and on while i'm accelerating. Updated 8/22/13 *cn
ODI 10535276
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
The brake light comes on when the brake pedal is not being pushed. It doesn't matter if the car is sitting in park or being driven on the highway, the brake light stays on when the pedal is not pushed. When the brake pedal is pushed, the brake light goes off. *tr
ODI 10569183
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
The brake lights will go on for no reason while i am pressing the gas and then when i press the brake, they will shut off. As well as when i turn on the hazards, my traction light will switch on and when i turn them off the light stays on saying "service traction" and then the left tail light blinker shorts out and pretends like it is going out and will blink rapidly. Then when the brake light issue is happening my…
ODI 10514400
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
The brake lights on our 2010 chevy malibu, turn on while driving but turn off when the brake pedal is pressed. After tapping the brake pedal, the brake lights then stay off for approximately 4 seconds, then illuminate on their own again. When this occurs, the cruise control does not work and the service esc and service traction warnings are displayed. This problem occurs intermittently and for varying periods of…
ODI 10548569
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu lt. The contact stated that while driving and depressing the brake pedal, the bcm and the brake pedal position sensor engaged in the opposite direction. When the brake pedal was depressed the brake light did not illuminate and when the brake pedal was not being depressed, the brake lights would illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however the vehicle was…
ODI 10472605
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
1. Difficulty putting car in gear need to put excessive brake pressure to change gears 2. "service esc" "service traction" light flash daily 3. Brake lights are often engaged and or won't engage 4. Cruise control won't engage effectively all of these things happen while driving and in a parked position
ODI 10778937
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Brake light illuminate without pressing the brake pedal. When brake pedal is pressed then lights go off for a brief moment then go back on. While accelerating brake lights come on and stay on. I have nearly had several close encounters. I have had this issue twice already. First time the dealer repaired it and that lasted a year. It recurred and i have taken it to an independent mechanic in which he replaced the…
ODI 10588742
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the brake lights failed and would illuminate without the brake pedal being depressed. The contact stated that he would depress the brake pedal and the light would remain illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred.…
ODI 10480731
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. The contact was driving approximately 55 mph when the brake lights illuminated without the brake pedal being engaged. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation and when the contact was driving at any speed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.
ODI 10502640
Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
The headlamps provide poor visibility. The illumination of the low beams is only about 15 feet in front of the vehicle. This requires us to drive with the high beams on most of the time. However, when oncoming traffic are coming, we switch back to low beams. We have tried various light bulbs but that didn't fix the issue. My husband has physically tried to tilt the light bulbs, but that doesn't work either. There…
ODI 10576472
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Driving down the freeway at night with my cruise control on. All of a sudden it turns off and i notice my brake lights illuminated in my rear view mirror. I tap the brake only to have them come back on. It kept doing it for about 20 miles then stopped. It has happened on numerous occasions and chevy has failed to do anything about the problem. I feel unsafe driving this vehicle. I have all my documentation of dealer…
ODI 10503264
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
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
Catalog parts for this system
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