C0131

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2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU with 1000.0 miles

Esc,traction,abs lights come on while car is moving, and when first starting, a trouble code C0131 has been recorded. The problem started in june of 2010. A week after we got the car, the dealer changed brake lite switch, the car has been back to shop 15-20 times it is now 8-9-2017 no one can fix problem, made calls to gm costomer service many times over the 7 years, still no fix, gm wants us to pay for repair and diagnostic as too the car is out of warranty ,we feel gm should repair the car free of charge as to this is dangerous and has never been fixed ,
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU with 68000.0 miles

The cruise control was malfunctioning and after researching the problem i discovered that the brake lights could also be affected. When applying the brake the light in the rear window would actually go completely off. The repair is described in tsb 08-05-22-009c and was completed. The problem appears to be fixed. However it appears there was a previous recall for this type of problem with earlier general motors models and the problem is still recurring. Chevrolet has not send any kind of notice to owners about this potentially dangerous situation. The computer code C0131 is activated when this occurs.
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU with 60000.0 miles

This vehicle is having issues with the brake lights illuminating without pressing on the brake pedals. When the brake lights come on by themselves, trying to use the brakes when needed (ie slowing down, stopping) shuts the brake lights off, which could cause a major safety issue for the persons in the vehicle as well as persons in other vehicles around my vehicle. It also takes what seems to be some force to make the brake lights come back on. Sometimes shutting down the vehicle and restarting it solves the issue for a short period of time. The vehicle is also having a cruise control issue, which i am assuming is directly related to the above problem. The cruise control does not want to stay engaged when turned on. It seems this only happens when the brake lights illuminate by themselves. This is also another safety issue for the persons within the vehicle. This vehicle is also having an error that comes on advising that the traction control is off and to service the esc soon. This light comes on for no reason that i can determine. The error code that comes on is C0131. I have searched the internet and have multiple people (more than 50 at this time) that i have found that are having the same exact issues. This is a very high safety concern, that i am unsure on why this hasn't been recalled as of yet. I can imagine there are way more people out there who have just had this issue fixed on their own instead of taking their time out to report to the nhtsa for their review. I would appreciate some sort of contact to be made by this department to myself. Thank you for your assistance in these safety issues.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU with 32579.0 miles

I first experienced a problem october 2011 when the dashboard message indicated service traction and service esc, i took my car to an independent garage where they put dielectric grease on the bcm connectors. They stated if the problem continues, i would have to go to a dealer for the bcm to be reprogrammed. While this fixed the problem of my service brake lights coming on without touching my break pedal and then while breaking no break lights come on, the fix only worked temporarily. I took my car to a dealership, because like others have mentioned, when you shut the car off it clears the message until you are no longer at the garage and it comes back on. I too took my car back to the dealer and did not shut the car off. The service writer saw the messages which were, service traction and service esc. The first time i visited the dealer was on june 1, 2012, their report states code C0131 abs traction control system pressure circuit. I had this problem fixed on june 25, 2012 in which they replaced and calibrated brake pedal switch, greased bcm connector, cleared code, road test, replace brake light switch for a sum of money. This has not fixed my problem to date. The problem is especially persistent during damp and wet weather. It is an uneasy feeling driving because it happens at random times.
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL