My car keeps popping up service ESC, engine power reduced and service traction lights keep coming on. Have had fixed 3 times and sill keeps happening. While vehicle is driving it will die for no reason, once started back up sometimes it stops other times starts shaking and as no power.
2010 Chevrolet Malibu driver assistance complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving 50 MPH, the brake indicator illuminated independently. In addition, the service traction control warning indicator illuminated and the cruise control became inoperable. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired on february 19, 2015 per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v252000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electrical system, exterior lighting, vehicle speed control, electronic stability control); however, the failure recurred twice. Jeff wyler springfield chevrolet (located at 2237 w 1st st, springfield, oh 45504, (937) 525-4646) was notified. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and provided case number: [xxx]. The approximate failure mileage was 163,000. *parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving various speeds, the brake lights remained illuminated. When the brake pedal was depressed, the brake lights would not illuminate. In addition, the electronic stability control and traction warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 129,642.
2010 chevy malibu brake light on without brake being applied car service traction control light on and service ESC I believe it's due to a bad body control module
I found a complaint before about the power steering going out on my car. Today is october 17th 2018 the incident happened at about 5:50 in the morning my wife was driving to work in the vehicle on the freeway and the power steering went out again and the wheel locked up and turnt the car onto a construction she was able to stop the vehicle. She tells me that every light came on and started flashing then it went away and said ese, no power steering, service, no traction. She turned off the vehicle and started it back up and everything worked again, this has happened more than one time and each year is happening more and more.
The brake light comes on when the brakes are not being depressed and goes off when it is being depressed. This disengages the cruise control and also the service ESC light comes on when it happens. The 2014 recall was done by the dealer and yet the problem keeps occurring. There was an update to the recall and this was also done but has not fixed the problem. This issue seems to happen intermittently and randomly.
Service ESC, service traction control, service air bags, brake lights on when pedal not pressed and not on when pedal is pressed and cruise control doesn't work periodically. These message appear off and on while driving. I have had the sensor under the brake pedal replaced twice now. Last time 14 months ago so no longer under warranty and needs replaced again.
While driving my car on the highway out of nowhere power engine reduced would come up on the dash and would not accelerate and transmission and traction warning lights would show on dash as well also power steering show on dash and the car jerk a little and the speedometer and fuel hand wouldn't move
Service ESC, service traction, picture of car skidding, tires need air and picture of tire that looks flat keeps coming up on my panel. This never happened prior to having new tires and brakes put on my car at hendrix chevrolet in durham, nc. I only have 40+ thousand miles on my car. At 20,000 my right front rotar and brakes had to be replace because it was roaring and I literally had to have it towed to my home. I bought the car new when my son worked at hendrix (thought it was a good idea). He wasn't working there when this happened but he fixed it and then hendrix said they could not reimburse me because he wasn't a current employee. I love my car but have had nothing but problems with it! Please let me know what to do to get the first issues I mentioned corrected! I'm getting different answers from everyone I talk too. I see many people on the internet are complaining of the same problem with their malibu as well!
While driving the car the traction control light comes on and the message "service traction control" displays intermittently while driving. This problem is part of a recall in 2014 that also stated that the brake lights may or may not work. I got a follow notice that stated that even though they fixed the problem the "brake " light issue could come back and they would fix it for up to 10 years. Chevy states that the traction control light is a different issue and has nothing to do with the recall.
"takata recall" my seat-belt light stays on when I have my seat-belt on, my ESC light keeps blinking as well as my traction control light. My brake lights stay on while I am driving and go off when I brake.
Out of no where my car started shaking I was in the heat with my daughter it said service ESC/service trac. I have had many people look at it, I've had them test everything but nothing seems to help it didn't do it for awhile then I left my car on with the A/C while picking up my daughter we were sitting in the heat outside her school she only 2 and complain how hot it is while I'm trying see if I can fix it. This has happened multiple times out of no where in the middle of traffic.
Service traction control, service ESC, lights come on as driving. Lighted up on information pane. Second time this is happened. Took to dealer last time they did some reset and charged $75.
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.
Service ESC and service traction lights on. Brake lights on when not pushing brake, then off when pushing brake. While driving and while stationary
My tail lights come on without pressing the pedal and they do not come on, when the pedal is pressed. Very, very close to being rear ended. All roads and at all speeds. Cruise control is also affected. Esc light has come on. Very dangerous situation. The federal safety agency says there is a recall, chevrolet says there is not.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet malibu. While driving, the front passenger side head lamp failed to illuminate. In addition, the electronic stability control warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to flag chevrolet (1000 e belvidere rd, grayslake, il 60030). The contact was unaware of the dealer's diagnosis; however, the head lamp was replaced. The contact mentioned that the head lamp failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000.
I left my driveway early in the morning. After going down my residential street, I went to turn my car to the left and the power steering went out. On my dash the meassage "ESC service power steering appeared". After turning my car off for a few seconds, I turned the car back on and the power steering was back to normal, and the message was gone from my dash. After doing some research I see there has been a recall on the chevrolet malibu for this problem, however my car's VIN is not included in it even though it is having the same problem with power steering.
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.
There are alerts about the power steering and the service ESC on the dash when I turn on the car. Sometimes when I start the car the steering wheel shakes and jerks, without my control. This affects my driving abilities and is a clear danger. The steering wheel shakes the most when I am stopped, but it shakes the entire time I am driving the vehicle. The other times I start the car, the power steering alerts come on and there is no power steering and I have to steer manually. This problem started slowly; originally the wheel shook but not as violently as it does now. Over the past couple weeks it has gotten worse, and recently the power steering has gone out when I've started. Before I could just restart my car and the power steering would work, but now the more I restart the car the less likely the steering will work properly. This problem started in january but intensified in march.
The car was working fine until one morningi got a message as I was driving up a hill that the engine power was reduced and the ESC was active. The car began to shake and would not accelerate over 20mph
My vehicle has been giving me issues for the past month or two with the ecs traction light that keeps coming on . I have had it in the shop on and off and they keep replacing sensors and nothing helps. It almost feels like the engine is missing when the light comes. On. The car acts like it is in slow motion and it cut off on me stopped at a redlight. Nothing would turn on I was almost hit by cars that were coming behind me. Nothing came on at all no lights it would not turn over. Apparently all malibu's are having this same issue since 2005 models up to 2015 models. It appears it is the cam line that needs to be replaced mine is broken and the wires are frayed according to the code that is being put out. This should have become a recall for all of these malibu's. A life or really bad accident could occur. I was told that chevrolet does not know how to fix this that is why there is no recall. To repair this if it is repairable could be in the thousands of dollars. I wont pay it I will trade my car in for a foreign vehicle. I have always been a chevrolet person but not anymore. I feel let down that no one is listening and this is a safety issue. Thank you
"takata recall while driving on a city street my steering locked up and light came on the steering would not work
While driving on busy highway the power steering light and ESC light comes on and there was loss of power steering. It became very hard for my daughter to turn the wheel. After stopping and turning off engine, she restarted and got the power steering back but the steering wheel vibrated and moved on it's own. Later that week the power steering went out while driving down the highway and it has not come back. I'm thankful she wasn't hurt and the numbers of the exact same complaint on this car is getting ridiculous. The manufacturers need to step up and do the right thing.
I was driving on the highway when ESC light came on and completely lost power steering on the highway where there was snow and ice. Had to pull of to the side of the road almost getting into an accident.
Esc light comes on and off and the steering wheel locks
Two days ago my husband, two children and I were driving at about 40-45 MPH when our 2010 chevy malibu drastically slowed down and wouldn't accelerate with the gas pedal pressed all the way to the floor. At the same time service ESC, service traction and engine power reduced illuminated on our dash. Thankfully we were able to coast into a gas station. After turning the car off and on again, checking under the hood and sitting for over 30 minutes the problem still persisted. The car would not accelerate at all. We had to have a tow truck come get the car and bring it to the chevy dealership. Today we received a call from the delearship saying we needed to replace the throttle body and it would cost $630. This doesn't make sense as the car has only 13,000 miles on it and has been very well taken care of. I put the VIN into the recall database and the only recall attached to our VIN is the brake lamp malfunction. This is very dangerous and should be looked into by the manufacturer.
Pulled out of car wash and onto the highway (speed limit is only 40) through town, power steering went out and light began displaying with audible sound as well as service ESC. The mileage on my vehicle is 150,760 when this occurred. There is currently a bulletin published referencing this problem (15356) in which it appears to only warrant a repair at manufacturer cost if 150,000 miles/ten years. From reading online forums, I am not the only one to "just" miss the failure and manufacturer reimbursement. This is dangerous and should be addressed no matter the mileage.
My car currently has the engine light on and will suddenly slow down and shake violently. The reading on the dash says low traction ecs off and then flashed engine power reduced. I have taken my car to several mechanics and they can not figure out what the problem is. I am currently spending money to fix several different things and none of them are working. I have read many forums where chevy owners are having the same problem but yet there is no recall. This is a major safety issue when driving on a highway and then all of a sudden your car slows down suddenly and significantly. My car has slowed while I was idle, driving on the street, and driving on the highway.
Malibu suddenly flashed service ESC/ ESC off/ power steering. All steering controls of the vehicle were lost. Car must be steered manually. After turning car off, all lights and messages disappear and power steering works for approximately 2-3 miles before same messages appear and power steering is lost again. I contacted local chevrolet service department where they looked up all recalls on my car and stated there were two recalls, neither of which were related to my issue. They were uncertain of reasoning for loss of power steering but have had several similar complaints on several different year of malibu.
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