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My brake lights are illuminated when I do not push on the brake when I do push on the brake they disappear I can't put my cruise control on when this happens this happens while I'm driving it started happening about a month ago at a hundred and ninety-eight thousand miles but it would go away I was able to turn the car off and back on and it would be fine now it is like that at all times
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 cruise control does not always work. I received a notice that my taillights may not always work and to let them know if I have that problem. Well hell I am driving the car not running along behind it!! do I have to wait until someone rear-end me to find out that they don't work" not sure what kind of airbags I have in this vehicle but with history of electrical problems that may also be an issue.these problems have existed from the time the car was new. I have had it in to different shops to have it checked out and every time they tell me they think it is fixed. I am just waiting for the next shoe to drop. Is the competition for car makers so vicious that they need to rush production at the cost of customer safety to get vehicles out ahead of their competition" they continue to put more bells and whistles on these vehicles so they can charge us more up front and for continuous repairs. This is totally insane. Give me back my '57 Chevy. Never had any of these safety issues with that honey!!!
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving at an unknown speed, the passenger side headlight failed to illuminate without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000. The VIN was not available.
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 and stay stuck I am lucky I have not been in an accident. The dealership I bought it from have failed on several occasions to fix this problem. Now they are telling me I will have to pay for a problem that they never actually fixed. I will be driving and my check traction light will come on and my ESC light will say off. You can see by the attached document I originally reported this problem on 9/26/2016, I purchased the car September 24, 2016... two days later and this issue started occurring and now two years later and it is still not fixed.
- Timberlake, OH, USA
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The instrument cluster that controls the gear shift that shows if I am in park, reverse, drive, manual don't work with this issue as well as the control panel behind the steering wheel that shows my miles per hour, fuel level, temperature gauge, mileage and more. This is a severe safety risk and I have had my part for this ordered twice but there is so many of this year, make and model car that is needing them that they are back logged out several months. I live in valdosta ga and have to drive around town for the law firm that I work for and this car is so unsafe that I can't drive it bc I have ran out of gas several times and was stranded. Can't tell how fast I'm going so I have been pulled over several times do to that as well.
The electrical randomly malfunctions sometimes the interior and exterior lights won't work and they randomly come on or go off while driving. While I was driving down the highway the headlights stopped working and it was almost dark out side I had to pull over and turn off the car and restart it a couple times before they came back on. There is a leak somewhere that causes the car to overheat. The motor blower for the heating and cooling will also randomly stop working. The windshield wipers broke and after replacing and fixing the part they broke again while I was driving down a crowded highway in the pouring rain. I fixed the windshield wipers 2 times and they still continue to malfunction and quit working. The exauhst has a leak. The transmission malfunctions and doesn't shift right while driving it takes forever to shift and one time while driving the vehicle started to lose power and would barely drive when I would give it gas and the brakes wouldn't work it was like that for about 8 minutes before it finally started to work properly. There is a piece that connects to the transmission that keeps coming undone causing the vehicle to not be able to shift gears. I started the vehicle and tried to put it in drive but it wouldn't work and I fixed the problem and upon arriving at my destination the vehicle went into park but continued to move I had to use the emergency brake to stop it. The warning light for the engine, traction control stability and the tires has been on for several months. The turn signals randomly quit working while driving when I first turn them on they don't work but after a couple seconds they start to work. The mid flap came off while I was driving 55 mph down the highway and almost caused me to wreck. The parts affected is the electrical, body, power train, lighting, wheels, suspension, brakes, visibility/wipers and the engine.
The head light low beam keeps blowing something needs to be done it cost too much money to keep replacing and it is a very common complaint if U google it with the low beam head light keeps shorting out or whatever it's doing it's a safety issue and a it's a problem bc people can get pulled over and it's not fair too the people buy this cars and not knowing about this Chevy needs too own up it's cost people alot of money that some people don't have to keep spending on there mistake and it could cause a fire and people have kids.
Front passenger headlight has gone out again. This bulb has been replaced numerous times. In reviewing several different websites, this problem is reported repeatedly, even with comments of GM mechanic stating there is an issue with the harness but GM is not recalling it. I pray that a child never runs out into the street and gets hit by a car as a result of the driver not being able to see on the right hand side of their car because GM does not want to pay to fix this known issue with the harness and the constant complaints they are aware..
I got the car in 2015 and from that I have had problem with the steering light coming on and shutting off the power steering which my wife was driving and she lost control of the car and almost ran into a pole. This has happened more than one time and when she turn off the car, it works again but then happens again. I have more problems with the headlights going out over and over and the socket being burned out and have to replace them as well now my radio has power but doesn't come on, after it was just working. I can't hear any door chimes or turn signal signs. It like a problem after a problem with the electrical components in this car. I am buy this car but we don't even feel safe to drive it. It has only 79000 miles but the problems started happening around 50,000 miles and when I got the car it had 43,000 miles I believe.
I have change the lights on my wife's Malibu 4 times in the past 2 years I believe there may be a problem or defected harness. After talking to other owners they have the same issues. The mechanic that replaced the light said he believes he changed several lights on Malibu and they continue to go out. He believes Chevy has an harness problem
My 2010 Malibu headlights were replaced five times in a year. I paid over $1000 just to have a $15 light bulb replaced. Something is happening because it occurs only on the passenger side only. There should be some type of recall or reimbursement. As of today. I can not afford to spend $200 just to go out again in a week. I am driving with one light because I refuse to fix it until GM do something about this problem. This is insane and something needs to get done immediately.
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 I see there are many recalls and complaints regarding this issue with this year make and model...as it does not list my VIN to be involved with any recalls it's concerning that the safety of my kids and I could be at risk. I cannot find any positive fix to the problem yet and see many people spent hundreds to thousands at dealerships only to find the problem not fixed...if there's any assistance information or go to's you can provide I would be greatly appreciated
I was driving on the I89 North in concord, nh when the car suddenly stopped accelerating and the rpms went really high. I heard a spinning noise - like something was spinning at a high rate of speed. Pressing the gas peddle didn't increase the cars speed. Then I shifted to the manual mode and tried to use the gear shifting paddles to shift. I was able to get it to a gear to get me to the next exit even though it kept shifting in and out of gear while I proceeded slowly off the highway. The check engine light came on steady. At highway speeds this was a very dangerous situation that put myself and everyone around me at risk of a major accident. Once I was off the highway and safe, I plugged in my diagnostics tool I carry in my car (I took a auto repair class a few years back). The diagnosis codes the cars computer provided are P0776 and P0700 - indicating a major malfunction of the transmission and a solenoid problem. I took a photo of the codes. I found out today that there is an extended warranty for the same issue on the 2009 Chevy Malibu's. the extended the warranty from 5/100K to 10/120K. Clearly GM should do the same for the 2010 models as well. It's the same 6 speed transmission.
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
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving at an unknown speed, the reduce power, check engine, and ESC service traction indicators illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an unknown independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the throttle box, idle control sensor, module control sensor, throttle position sensor, oxygen control sensor, and the transmission control module needed to be repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 173,000.
Drivers door will not open. Door locks work but outside and inside door handles/latches will not open door. It is in a solid state of being locked. Thie door will not open when parked and ignition off nor with ignition on. Brakes engaged, brakes disengaged doesn't matter. Safety issue in case I need to get out asap.
I was involved in a hit and run back in March 2017 the person backed into the pass-side of my car as I was driving 35 mph down the main road, the side impact airbag did not deploy from impact, the dealership said this is not a takata issue as they were replaced by the current recall and they don't know why they didn't deploy. The electrical issue is the onstar response system didn't detect the crash and call for help- I had to push the button to get help. The car can not get directions sent to it from onstar and the electrical keeps failing/loosing power and I was told to replace the batter and alternator but it still does it and the wires R fine. Dealership told me to replace the computer control system but seems their guessing and I don't have $1,200 around to do it. The side impact airbag should of deployed and the onstar sensor should of detected it and called for help.
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- Northglenn, CO, USA