general problems of the 2010 Chevrolet Malibu - part 2

Power steering has gone out in the car, getting esc repair light and power steering lights on the console. Extremely difficult to turn, especially at low speeds. Occured while driving in the city.

I was driving when all of a sudden the steering went out. It says esc and power steering on my dash.

In 2012, we were driving along and attempted to back into a parking spot, when the car refused to reverse. It started going slower than the usual speed limit, so I didn't know what to do. I pulled out to head home, but the car didn't get much speed, nor would it reverse at all. I had it towed and the transmission was burned out. I'd only had the car less than 30,000 miles. Chevrolet repaired or rebuilt the transmission. A year later, I was pulled over due to the tail lights not working. 2016 the car wouldn't pick up speed again. I had it towed and the transmission had burned out again. We got it rebuilt a second time and now the lights, wipers, door locks, and windows aren't working again either. Obviously there's a manufacturer issue that needs reviewing on this year Malibu.

Traction control light continues to come on. When this happens the brakes malfunction illuminates when I'm not pressing the brakes and goes out when I do. Disables cruise control. Replaced body control module 6 months ago to correct these issues still having the same problem very unsafe.

Driving home from work about 30mph and all of a sudden the car looses power and eco assist shuts off, with traction control,traction assist, and power steering . This seems like a safety issue as I couldn't pull off to the side of the road due to these issues and the car would only go 10 mph!! I see other have complained about this issue in nys and nothings been done or when we go to the dealership they just clear the codes and say nothings wrong! this is an issue as if someone was behind me they would of hit me as when these light came on the dash with the check engine light the car went from 30mph down to 10 mph and the car ran rough and slow . Please do something with this issue as alot of people complaining !.

While driving down the road, the cluster panel starts showing warning lights for the steering, service esc, and the mil light was on, the car lost power, lost power steering and had no power, no matter what I did, the car would not respond. This putting my family and me in danger, we were driving on the idl in tulsa oklahoma at rush hour, very, very busy road at that time of day. I have researched the problem, this is a very serious issue that will end up getting someone killed. The car is completely unstable, erratic and very hard to drive, you lose power (no acceleration) and power steering. The car has 142,000 miles on it, that seems to be when it happening to other vehicles also.

Vehicle suddenly powered down to 10 mph, shook violently and sputtered. Engine light, traction control light and service esc message across dash. This left me stranded at midnight, pregnant while in route to see dying grandfather. In order to get home approx 60 miles away, had to remove battery terminal for a reset. Dealer could not fix due to reset alas code was cleared. Did not experience this issue again until out of warranty almost one year later. Slowly got to dealer. Needs new throttle body. Initially dealer claimed servicing would be covered due to TSB and extended warranty for issue; however, after diagnosis dealer denied any special coverages existed for this issue. Apparantly a $600 fix, denied service and replaced ourselves for $185 part.

While driving 50mph on a state highway, power steering failed. Service esc and power steering alerts displayed 2/19/19. Dealer identified steering wheel torque sensor and steering wheel position sensor out of calibration. Technician re-calibrated sensors. Approximately 2 hours after picking up the vehicle 2/20/19 the power steering failed again. This is a serious safety issue that has the potential of serious bodily harm.

Power steering warning comes on. Esc. Traction steering is stiff to turn is hard.

Power steering. Is going out 3 days after getting for my birthday Feb salesman new it cuz he seen lights on dash but kept saying just drive it well my extra coverage warranty it does not cover crazy huh cuz I have been told2 times different mechanic that there was or should of been a recall. Driving and power steering goes out it is scary. .

Driving to work and out of nowhere dash starts dinging and flashes �service esc� the. �power steering� and steering gets stiff (no power steering). Luckily it was just me in the car and not with my 3 and 5 year old and also not on highway when it happened. My car has 157k miles and just found out that there was a gm extended coverage on it up to 150k miles for this particular issue and was not aware. I'm over the 150k miles now so I'm stuck with the repair but thankfully no one was hurt. This is a major safety issue gm!!.

We purchased this Malibu lt 2010 in September 2018, it had under 100,000 miles on it. A few days ago I was pulling out of the driveway & the power steering went out & the esc & powersteering warning lights came on. I shut the car off & turned it back on it was working fine until 3 days later. I was driving on the highway & it did it again powersteering went out & the esc & powersteering warning lights came on & its been doing it ever since. It had done it in mid turns, drivibg straight, any time it feels like it. I can feel in the steering when its about to do it. I feel like a pull a catch I would say. This was an extremely dangerous situation especially ehen you have teenage drivers in your household. I've foubd multiple online reports about this very problem ovet the past fee days as I have been researching.

Bought in February 2018 93 k miles Jan of 2019 with 124 k on it replaced front tires and brakes and rotors immediately got in to test drive steering had a violent twitch. Took it to have steering sensor recalibrated . . Got in car zero electric steering. . Unhooked battery. . Hooked back up steering extremely lose with even worse twitch twitch started in park while running and has progressed to a twitch all the time while running. . By twitch I mean a violent left to right vibration of the steering wheel.

While driving at 60mpg car rpg dropped to nothing, couldn't use the accelerator. Able to move to the side of the road. Got it going again then not even 5 mins later car started shaking badly, couldn't use the accelerator, pulled over. Dash flashes with esc. Service, traction control, engine reduced and check engine light comes on. This problem has been on going for well over a year. Has nothing to do with colder months, first time it happened it was September. Went out today to warm up my car as it was iced and snowed over, while cleaning it off it was fine. Came back inside to finish getting ready to go and when I came out to my car, it was shaking, rpm was bouncing between 1-3, all the notices were on the dash again. Took it for a drive around the block to see if it would resolve, couldn't get it to go above 15 mpg. I've taken it to numerous garages to get looked at, its always something different. One "fixed" the engine, another did an oil change and filter change, one changed the alternator, etc. Everytime I take it somewhere they "fix" it for it to run for a week or so at a time til this happens again. Luckily it has not caused any accidents but I will not drive it in this condition. Been told its an electrical problem as well but I'm tired of spending money for it not to fix the underlying issue which no one can seem to figure out. I have learned this is a problem for a lot of chevy Malibu owners. I am unable to get another vehicle so I am stuck with what I currently have.

I purchased this car in December 2018, it had 123,500 miles on it. This morning as my son was proceeding through a left turn through an intersection, the steering suddenly locked up, warning light "service ecs" came on, and he had no power steering! we turned the car off for about five minutes and restarted the engine, and everything was working again, so we were able to get it to a safe spot to park. This was a horribly dangerous situation that I've seen multiple online reports about today in my search for some answers.

The brake lights are engaged while driving the car and disengage when braking causing a serious safety hazard for not only he driver but others following behind. Because the brake lights are on while driving following cars crash detection systems engage. This has been going on for quite awhile. It was "fixed" by a Chevrolet dealership once already but it is back. Huge concern for my 17 year old driving the car.

In motion on the highway. Engine power would reduce and the service esc light and service engine light would come on. Engine would run rough and the car was not able to go faster than 30 mph. As soon as the light came on the speed would decrease. I was in the middle lane of traffic going 60 mph when this happened. I had to move over two lanes in heavy traffic going 30 mph.

Transmission failure, car will turn off on interstate or highway without warning, car will shut down while driving , roll backwards, won't accelerate. Had to get towed 3 times! after new transmission , sensors and fuel pump injector , the car is still doing the same thing ! this is a safety hazard and a lack of responsibility for defected products and price gauging mechanics ! problem is still existing. I see this car is under many recalls and the transmission was built in korea!.

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

When driving on expressway check engine light came one followed by traction control,reduced engine power, and loss of power. I couldn't accelerate and I was in the fast lane when it happened going 70 mph. I lost power and luckily I was able to make it over to the shoulder. Car started shaking badly. I cut it off and restarted it. Went away few miles down the road it happened again. For the past 2 years it's been happening only during cold months between December and February. This is a serious safety issue.

While driving on the highway, my check engine light came on. Then on the dash it said "engine power reduced" along with "service esc". Engine would rumble so I had to pull over on the highway. Had to cut engine off a few time until the dash cleared but check engine light remained.

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.

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 NHTSA 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: 8-4817694931. The approximate failure mileage was 163,000.

While driving the esc, traction and power steering lights came on and then the power steering went out. For a short time I could stop, turn the car off and it would work again . Now there is no power steering and of course all the lights are still on. This year model was listed as one of the recalls for the power steering but not my VIN number. I have had this car in the shop for a recall on the lighting system that was faulty which in the recall it did say that it could cause the power steering to go out as well as the esc and traction. The chev dealership said that this was not correct. The estimate I was given was about $1500. 00 to fix the problem.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. Nhtsa says there is a recall, Chevrolet says there is not.

"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.