Brake Light On problems of the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu - part 1

Third brake light sometimes works often does not work.

The brake lights illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed. The brake lights fail to illuminate when the brake pedal is pushed. This has been an on going problem and we only realize it still exists when one of our family is following the 2010 Malibu in another car. We had brought the vehicle in to a Chevrolet service center in the past and were charged for a "repair". When we again noticed the problem we brought the vehicle into a firestone service center and they charged us for a "repair". We just noticed the problem again and now are afraid to drive the vehicle. A search of the VIN shows no unrepaired recalls so we are not sure if the original owner had already brought it in (we are the second owner) or if this particular VIN was not thought to be affected. Regardless, it sounds like a known problem and we are hoping not to have to pay a third time and then still have an issue. Please let us know our options. Thank you in advance.

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the rear center brake light failed to illuminate while driving 40 mph. The contact mentioned that the center brake light was repaired twice. The contact also stated that intermittently the air bags and power steering warning lights were illuminated while driving. Additionally, after starting the vehicle, the steering wheel failed to operate as designed. The vehicle was turned off and restarted and the vehicle regained steering functionality. The contact stated that occasionally two attempts at restarting the vehicle were needed before the steering wheel operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed however, the technician was unable to retrieve a failure code. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,000.

The brake lights come on at any given time even when you aren't pressing on the brake pedal. When you press on the brake pedal sometimes the brake lights do not come on at all. I have replaced wheel hub/bearing combos, along with adding electrical grease to the connector for the light controls, nothing fixes this issue.

Brake lights on rear window come on without hitting the break pedal and go off when depressing brake pedal. The esc warning also comes on intermitently.

Brake lights constantly stay on 24/7. Service esc,tracition, and svc tire monitor lights stay on dash. Interior lights dim in and out if the window buttons are pushed. Passenger door glitches sometimes will not open from inside nor out. Locking unlocking still nothing. Etc. . . Etc. . Oil consumption!!! I'm losing 100$s overtime constantly having to put a quart in due to losing a quart in a days time like makes no sense.

The brake lights illuminate and stay on while driving when the brake pedal is not pressed. The brake lights turn off when the brake pedal is pressed. The car routinely displays "service esc" and " service traction" messages.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while his son was driving at approximately 35 mph when his brakes light were illuminated with the stabilty light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer ( ron norris Buick gmc1350 s washington Ave, titusville, FL 32780) for a diagnosis and repairs. The diagnosis was a replacement stability control module. However the failure reccured. The manufacturer was not notified of this failure. The contact's dad is refrencing this failure to (NHTSA campaign number: 14v252 components service brakes, hydraulic, electrical system, exterior lighting, vehicle speed control, electronic stability control) the approximate failure mileage wass 100,000 tp.

Brake lights flicker while driving when not pressing on the brakes. Ecs and check engine lights keep coming on and the car is jerking while driving.

Esc , traction control lights come on. Then rear brake lights work opposite of standard brake light design. The rear brake lights come on while driving. When brake pedal is depressed, the brake lights turn off. This has been going on for two years now. The dealership just patches the repair. The repair only lasts a few weeks.

Even after brake light recall from 2014, I continue to have problems with the brake lights illuminating when I'm not pressing the brake pedal, and turning off when I press the brake pedal. I've had this problem 'fixed' several times now, and it keeps happening. Most recently, in January 2019, and now 6 months later, it is happening again. While I'm driving (and not always while I'm braking), the service traction, service esc, esc off warnings come on my info display, as well as the traction control image. From that moment on, while I'm driving and not pressing the brake pedal, my brake lights are all illuminated. When I lightly press on the brake, the lights go off, unless I continue to press harder on the pedal, and then they'll come on again. This is such a hazard while I'm driving that I don't even want to go anywhere. Why does this keep happening? if this was supposedly fixed with the recall, it absolutely wasn't. I've seen other people report the same issue on the online forums, so I know I'm not alone with this problem. It is a major safety issue and needs to be fixed now! I will be going back to the dealer who did the repair in January to get this fixed again, but I don't understand why I should need to. It shouldn't continue to happen if it is really being fixed. Something else is wrong with this vehicle.

I purchased my Malibu from a friend who bought the car brand new. He told me they had the recall fixed. The problem came back last year, March of 2018, I called gm they said there wasn't a recall and that the recall had been fixed. I said maybe so but the problem is back. I was told the only thing I could do was to take it to a chevy dealer and have them run diagnostics on it, which costs about $150 that I had to pay for. Why when we know what the problem is?! I took it to a shop, June 2018, where they changed the brake pedal switch, I still had the problem. I took it back to the shop where the poor guy worked on it for 3 hours, trying to figure it out. He finally just cleaned and re-greased the plug and it has been fine up until yesterday, may 10,2019, and my problem is back. Also, my third brake light works whenever it feels like it.

The esc light comes on and tells me it needs serviced. When this happens the brake lights stay on even if my foot is not on the brake. It also has a problem with the gear shift when trying to pull it out of park. This also disables my cruise control. This issue happens sometimes as soon as I start the car or after driving for a bit. I've taken the car in to get the problem fixed. They replaced the brake sensor and that worked for a week then the esc light came back on and the brake lights stayed on.

Brake lamp recall for these models do not work. I noticed the issue recently while driving home from work at around 55 mph at night. My brake lights are on, while my foot is off of the brake pedal. When I place my foot on the brakes, the brake lights go off. This is a serious driving hazard. I've taken the car to get the recall handled, but noticed this morning, that my brake lights are still illuminating when my foot is off the brake pedal.

I bought my Malibu in 2014. From ron marhofer Chevrolet. Not knowing there were recalls on my car when I bought it. In 2016, with 75k miles I was having troubles, brake lights were coming on when I accelerated the gas. Got the recall fixed. Now, at 102k miles and 2 years later, the brake lights are coming back on. My dealership told me since my warranty was up, I would have to pay a $99 diagnostic on top of labor. I wrote Chevrolet last week and they denied this has anything to do with the recall because no one else has been complaining. . It's frustrating and such a scandal. I have an appt with my dealership next week to take a look. I feel this is going to be a costly matter, for something gm is trying go cover up. Shame on you gm!.

Headlight connection overheats making headlight go out. Abs control locks brakes durring normal driving. Rear brake lights engage while driving without pressing on brake.

The brakes lights stay on while driving and go off when the brake pedal is depressed. The traction control service alert comes on the dash also. Concerned that numerous identical complaints found on the car complaints web site noting the dealers have no clue how to fix the issue. Meanwhile, occupants are at risk of rear collision due to brake lights not coming on during braking.

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.

High mounted brake light failure (3rd brake light) - I found that there is a recall on this vehicle. I took the car in for recall repair this authorized chevy dealer: haley Chevrolet located haley automotive group address: 12400 tennessee plaza, midlothian, va 23112 hours: open ⋅ closes 8pm phone: (804) 818-7660 ** when I picked up the vehicle I was not told that whatever work they did did not work. In fact, they pulled the car up to the pickup area, said nothing about their failure to repair the vehicle, did not tell me that the brale light was stillm not working, thereby leaving me with a car still broken and me at safety risk to drive a car with brake light not working, and in fact I got a warning ticket by the police for the 3rd brake light still beung out.

Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while stationary, the third brake light (high center mounted lamp assembly) failed to illuminate. Karl Chevrolet of ankeny, iowa located at 1101 se oralabor rd, 50021 (515) 299-4300 was made aware of the failure, but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with case number: 8-433-300-9105. The failure mileage was approximately 56,900. Ad.

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.

"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.

The brake lights illuminate without pressing on the brakes. I remember there being a recall before and I took my car in and it got fixed however it is doing it again. And my air bag light goes on and off all the time.

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've had electrical problems with my car since I bought it. The dealer has never been able to fix it because my car never showed any "codes". My car has acceleration problems, the right head light socket harness keeps burning out and I'm also starting to have problems with my brake lights. My brake lights don't go on when I press on my brake and when I do they sometimes stay on after I take my foot off the brake. The acceleration problem happens on a full stop and on the highway. I usually give my self extra space to accelerate because my car fails at times. In the highway my car sometimes struggles to catch up to speed with the other cars. This problem has almost cause and accident several times.

The brake lights are on all the time while driving. When the brakes are applied the brake lights go off.

Brake lights stay all the time. Service traction light on. Service cvs light on.

The brake lights come on while driving with out pressing the break pedal. When the brake pedal it pressed the lights go off. The cruise control is not fuctioning and the esc indicator light comes on.

Brake lights come on while driving and go off when the brake pedal is depressed. Service esc light and traction control light on as well. Unsure if related.

In 2014 there was a recall involving the esc system. My vehicle would have issues shifting from park to drive, brake lights would not work when the peddle was pushed and the brake lights would be on when you would take your foot off the brake. My vehicle was "fixed" and was working properly for a period of time. My car now, once again, has the service esc and traction control off warnings coming on in my vehicle and the brake lights are not working properly. When the brake pedal is pushed down the brake lights do not work. When the pedal is released my brake lights come on. Currently there is no recall for this. This would happen when I was simply braking for a light. My brakes work just not the lights to warn other drivers that I am applying my brakes.

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 brake lights illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty engaging and disengaging the cruise control; disablement of crash the traction control, electronic stability control.

Was recently made aware (numerous times in the last few weeks) that when driving down the road my brake lights are not working properly. At times when not applying the brakes the brake lights are on acting as if I was breaking and when I brake the brake lights turn off (so in other words it is reversed). Around the same time that this began to have likely started occurring the following warning lights began to appear; "esc" and service traction" (I do not know if there is any relation between the brake lights and noted warning lights). I do not feel safe driving the vehicle especially with my family in it as the brake lights are not giving other drivers around me the appropriate indication of what my vehicles intentions are. The brake light problem has been occurring, when in motion, stationary, highway and city street. Potentially parts that may require replacement or repair; body control module (bcm), bas, and harness connector.

"takata recall" the traction service light keeps coming on and says service esc , then brake lights come on and stay on while driving. When I press on the brake pedal the light so off.

Brake lights on when brake not applied. Brake lights are off when brakes are applied. Ref. Recall 14v252000. To date 4 returns to dealer to fix but issue still present. Problem is intermittent and last occurrence resulted in near end collision from vehicle behind.