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#196 of 208 no break lights by malibuowner79

Dec 17, 2011 (1:16 pm)

can anyone help me? my 05 malibu is not getting power to the break switch and i can not locate a fuse for it. is there one? can there be another reason for this?

#197 of 208 Re: no break lights [malibuowner79] by malexbu

Dec 17, 2011 (4:36 pm)

Replying to: malibuowner79 (Dec 17, 2011 1:16 pm)
The user manual (also available online) has the charts for fuses' locations.

#198 of 208 Re: no break lights [malibuowner79] by butch100

Dec 17, 2011 (7:08 pm)

Replying to: malibuowner79 (Dec 17, 2011 1:16 pm)
Brake lights are not powered by the switch directly as in previous cars but driven by the BCM (body control module), there is a switch there though to let the BCM know when to actifiy the brake lights and if it's defective will cause problems, You should buy/borrow an inexpensive multimeter to help diagnose this issue..

#199 of 208 Hi speedHead lights by mock2

Dec 21, 2011 (4:58 am)

When I drive my 58 impala at LIGHTSPEED. Will the head lights work?

#200 of 208 Re: Hi speedHead lights [mock2] by gonogo

Dec 21, 2011 (9:19 am)

Replying to: mock2 (Dec 21, 2011 4:58 am)
If you go over 186K miles per second, the light will be behind you .

#201 of 208 Re: Hi speedHead lights [mock2] by malexbu

Dec 22, 2011 (10:31 pm)

Replying to: mock2 (Dec 21, 2011 4:58 am)
In Impala, no: the head lights gaskets will freeze up and shut down the photon compressor. In Malibu -- and remember, this is a Malibu board -- certainly, yes. Junk your junk and get a real car.

#202 of 208 Re: Hi speedHead lights [malexbu] by mock2

Dec 23, 2011 (5:22 am)

Replying to: malexbu (Dec 22, 2011 10:31 pm)
Thanks for sheding a little lite on the subject.Slow poke malibu.

#203 of 208 09 malibu dimmer switch not working by tjcishere1

May 29, 2012 (2:56 pm)

#204 of 208 09 malibu dimmer switch not working by tjcishere1

May 29, 2012 (2:58 pm)

Dimmer switch not working fog lights not working and the dome light wont come on with the dimmer switch knob

#205 of 208 Warning lights by gusburg

Feb 26, 2013 (10:10 am)

I have a 2008 Chevrolet malibu with 160,000 miles. This car has been very good to me over the last 4 1/2 years but recently I have started having some issues with warning lights. It happens most often as soon as I fill my tank. My gas gauge shows no fuel and it tells me on the radio that I have low fuel. It also tells me that I need to service my tire monitor and service my air bags. These gauges/warning lights will randomly come on and off each time I re start my car. It seems though that when I get at or below a half a tank of gas, the warning lights come on less often. There has also been a few times that my ABS warning light has come on and also my daytime running lights have gone off and I had to manually turn them on. I took it to the dealership to have them look at it and their response was that I needed to replace the left and right front impact sensors and the sensor in my fuel tank. I do not understand how these sensors could be the problem with random and intermittent warning lights coming on. It sounds to me like it is a wiring problem. Can someone please help! I am a single parent and I cant afford to randomly replace things on my vehicle in hopes that it corrects the problem. Thank you for your time!!

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