Complaint 2228770
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) • incident Jul 23, 2025
- Complaint ID
- 2228770
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- MALIBU
- Model Year
- 2010
- Component
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- Incident Date
- Jul 23, 2025
- Date Received
- Jul 23, 2026
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Owner Narrative
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that after driving for 5 miles, the vehicle went into LIMP Mode, with the message "Service Traction" displayed. The contact stated that the vehicle operated as intended after cooling down; however, the failure recurred after driving 5 miles. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with high resistance in the BCM harness. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); which was previously performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed that the recall repair was a one-time free-of-charge repair. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.