Five problems related to brake light on have been reported for the 1998 Chevrolet Malibu. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Codes c1286 and c1214. The car doesn't want to stop. I've already had the brakes and rotors done because the abs and brake light were on. The traction control for the relay contact or coil and steering sensor bias malfunction is pulling up. The car has too many problems in 3 months I've had it.
When pulling out of a friends home on a dry 60 degree night, my son proceeded less than a block to a flashing red light. Before getting to the light, he applied the brake (the car behind him saw the brake lights) and the car would not stop. He had a total brake failure. When he realized that he would soon be in the middle of the intersection with an oncoming vehicle, he accelerated to try to get out of the way of the oncoming vehicle. However, he still was hit near the rear of the back door (on the drivers side) and the car was spun into a pole on the other side causing extensive damage - the car has been declared a total loss. Fortunately, the occupants were both uninjured, but had he not accelerated it could have been quite a different story. Right now, the insurance company is pushing for us to have it moved to a junk yard to avoid the storage fees.
While driving abs and brake light came on, and brakes got hard. It was hard to stop at 45 mph. Took to dealer, and they said acid was dripping onto brake line and it corroded anti-lock valve. Consumer has replaced brakes and drums numerus times beford finding problem was with the dripping of acid.
The abs system has been a major problem since we purchased the car. All we want is for someone to fix the problem & explain to us why the abs & brake light keep coming on.
Anti-lock brake light comes on frequently when depressing brake pedal with certain pressure. Owner is concerned not knowing if brakes are going to perform as necessary.