2016 Chevrolet Malibu Exterior Lighting Problems
- 8
- 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Passenger side head light went out while driving then came back on a couple of weeks later. Two weeks later driver side light went out. Two weeks after that both lights went out while driving even highbeams not functional while driving. All lights not functional at the moment.
ODI 11301297
Body · Exterior Lighting
Water poured into the back seat and onto my son. Took car to dealership where diagnosed that third center brake light is not sealed and leaking water. Same issue as all other 9th gen malibus (2016+ model years). Did not notice leak until 43,000 miles, out of warranty. Who knows how long it has been there! Many parts ruined and potentially moldy from water damage. Gm customer care said the repair is $4300 of which…
ODI 11222277
Exterior Lighting
The instrument panel dims at various times making it very difficult to see when driving or parked.
ODI 11246108
Body · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
Water is getting in threw the 3rd brake mounted on the rear windshield. The light is fogged and water is leaking into the main cabin. The vehicle can be in motion or stationary. I feel it is unsafe because water could be sitting somewhere in the main cabin, and could eventually produce mold. Also, this is an electrical issue do to water shorting it out.
ODI 11172477
Exterior Lighting
The third brake light assembly is leaking water on the rear seats and trunk. Looking online, there are others affected by the same issue. The official answer from chevy is that the bolts become lose overtime. My car has 40,000 miles and it's out of warranty, so gm won't fix it.
ODI 11128572
Exterior Lighting · Structure
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet malibu. Upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact detected mold on the rear seats, in the trunk, on the front passenger and driver seats, and the vehicle floor. The contact mentioned that there was a manufacturer communication regarding the center high mount third brake light, which caused water to enter the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to hessert chevrolet (6301 e roosevelt…
ODI 11124383
Exterior Lighting
I recently purchased a 2016 malibu ls (july 29, 2017). At the time of purchase it has 2,100 miles. It currently has aprroximately 4,600 miles. The vehicle has only it's orginal factory equipment and has not been in any crash, collision or has had any body work done. The headlights are alligned. I believe the vehicle has inadeqate illumination, especially for such a recent model year. The low beams and the high beams…
ODI 11032765
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet malibu. While driving over 25 mph, the intellibeam headlight system disabled itself inadvertently and took a mile or more to reset. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but no failures were found. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.
ODI 10917803
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2016 Chevrolet Malibu.
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