Problems with 2006 Chevrolet Malibu EXTERIOR LIGHTING

The brake lights on my 2006 chevrolet malibu ltz sometimes work the opposite from how they should (i.e. when the brake pedal is applied the brake lights go out, when the brake pedal is released the brake lights come on). this problem is intermittent; sometimes the brake lights work normally. the issue was first noticed about a year ago and i took the car to the dealer. they thought it was a brake light indicator switch so they replaced it. the problem reappeared within a month. i have also noticed that the cruise control is affected by whatever is causing this problem. when the brake lights work normally, the cruise control also works. when the brake lights are opposite from normal the cruise control will not work. *tr

I just found out last night that my 2006 chevy malibu ltz brake lights illuminate without pressing the brake pedal and when i do press the pedal it goes out. this would cause anyone following my vehicle not to see that i am braking and could cause a crash. also my cruise control and my cigarette lighter went out. i am not sure if they are all connected somehow but the brakes are definitely a concern. i will say that my car does have a salvaged title but i don't know if that would cause the safety issue. i have owned the car for 4 months and they have worked until now. i have an appointment to get it fixed and am not driving it till than. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the brakes lights would remain illuminated when the brakes were not being depressed. the brake lights would shut off when the brakes were depressed. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 09e012000 (exterior lighting).the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 38,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.

The brake lights on my 2006 chevy malibu work almost completely opposite of what they should. most of the time, i press the brake and the brake lights turn off, when the brake is released, within 10 seconds the brake lights come back on and remain steady on. when i go over bumps in the road, this may turn the brake lights on or off. most of the time my brake lights are on, until the brakes are applied and the lights usually turn off. i have addressed this issue to no avail from the dealer i bought the car from, as well as with chevrolet. i even brought it to a chevrolet dealer after taking advice from chevrolet to do so, and they cannot duplicate the problem to fix it. their computer says there is not a problem, but there is!!! i have video of it too. this is always what is told to me, however, the second i get my car back, the problem occurs for me. i think this is total bs. *tr

Brake lights turn on without pressing pedal, yet lights turn off when pedal is pressed. requires almost full pedal pressure to actuate brake lights, so lights actually do not operate correctly until almost fully braking, such as during a quick stop. have had many instances in traffic of other vehicles nearly colliding with me while slowing down, obviously from the lack of correctly functioning brake lights. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. while at a complete stop, the contact was informed by another motorist that her brake lights were illuminating even when she was not braking. in addition, the brake lights would not illuminate when the brake pedal was depressed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that a computer chip was failing, which caused the malfunction. the vehicle was repaired at the cost of $250. a year later, the failure recurred. the contact is in the process of taking the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and notifying the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 35,900 and current mileage was 72,000.

Clear portions of both driver and passenger side dual colored (i.e. clear/red) tail-light lenses have succumbed to spontaneous appearance of cracks. cracks are largely parallel and do not yet completely reach the outer surface. conjecture: appears as though possibly due to differential expansion/contraction of surrounding red plastic portion of lens. *tr

While on a trip to long island, ny, heading home, a truck driver pulled up next to the car and said there was a problem with the brake lights on the car, when driving the brake lights stayed on, when stepping on the brakes the lights went off. we pulled over to check the brakes, did not see a problem. we checked the brakes several times during the long drive home but we got several horns beeping during stop and go traffic. several days after we got home a lady followed me to a the doctors office to tell me about the same problem. my husband took it to his mechanic, he was unable to locate the problem. we called the nearest chevy dealer, dropped the car off and it took them several hours to see the problem and fix it. the part they put in was #15940467, module 2.560, costing me $533.48. the car, a 2006 chevy malibu ls, had slightly less than 36,000 miles at the start of the problem(while we were on our trip), when we took it to the chevy dealer it had about 37000 miles, just past the warrenty. to me this is a safety hazard, since this a newer car there must be a problem with this part. please look into this before injury happens.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that the steering wheel was pulling to one side and making a knocking sound as she was pulling out of her driveway. she took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the steering column at less than 20,000 miles. the dealer also grounded down the rotors and cleaned the brakes, but they were not replaced. the powertrain and failure speed were unknown. the current mileage was 21,000 and failure mileage was 2,000. the consumer stated 2 months after purchasing vehicle she caught a flat and left headlight burnt out, there is air blowing through the vents along with a vacuuming noise, and the panel near the gas pedal was pulled out, the passenger side mirror will not close, and vehicle's door will not stay open. the consumer provided several repair invoices. updated 08/27/07 *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet malibu. the contact stated that while driving 60 mph the brake lights would engage while the vehicle accelerated and the brake light disengaged when the brakes were applied. the contact took the vehicle to a dealer to have the brake light switch replaced. after the vehicle was repaired the brake light switch malfunctioned. the contact replaced the brake light switch instead of taking the vehicle to the dealer. after replacing the brake light switch it malfunctioned again. the contact tried to replace the brake light switch but the wiring for the brake light switch needed to be replaced. the contact had not taken the vehicle back to the dealer for diagnostic testing on the vehicle. the contact stated that the brake light switch caused a crash because it confused other drivers on the road. the failure mileage was 130,000. the vin was not available.

38k mile 2006 chevy malibu v-6-car shakes/vibrates/shimmies. it also rattles and clunks underneath at all speeds, feels like the bottom is falling out. dealer refuses to acknowledge a minimum of 7 complaints. headlights lenses are loose and the lights shake all over the place. dealer did finally acknowledge headlight issue after the 4th complaint and i was told it is a gm problem but they have no fix and there is nothing they can do. now that the warranty is up, they are acknowledging all previous complaints (many more than just the couple i listed here) but at my expense when these issues s/h/b taken care of at the time of the original and numerous complaints. *tr