Chevrolet Malibu Service Bulletins

4,440 manufacturer communications on file.

• January 1, 2010•Document ID: 10033029

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SB-09271C

  Date Added:

  June 25, 2010

  Manufacturer:

  CHEVROLET

  Summary

  PONTIAC/SATURN/BUICK/GMC/CHEVROLET: TRANSMISSION CALIBRATION UPDATE. A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE ECM AND TCM ON CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES. THIS NEW CALIBRATION WILL IMPROVE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CHARACTERISTICS FOR DOWNSHIFT HESITATION, DELAYED SHIFTING, AND SHIFTING AT THE WRONG TIME. *PE

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• August 1, 2009•Document ID: 10032884

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PIP-4469D

  Date Added:

  June 8, 2010

  Manufacturer:

  PONTIAC

  Summary

  PONTIAC/SATURN/CHEVROLET: DTC P0011 (INTAKE CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SYSTEM PERFORMANCE) AND/OR P0014 (EXHAUST CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SYSTEM PERFORMANCE). THEY MAY HAVE FOLLOWED ESI DIAGNOSTICS AND/OR THE CODE(S) RETURNED. THEY MAY HAVE REPLACED THE ECM WITH NO CHANGE. *PE UPDATED 7/26/10. *PE

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• August 1, 2009•Document ID: 10032391

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PIP-4626B

  Date Added:

  March 15, 2010

  Manufacturer:

  SATURN

  Summary

  SATURN/GMC/PONTIAC/BUICK/CHEVROLET: NO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE THE CONCERN OF NO REVERSE WITH OR WITHOUT ONE OR SEVERAL OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC CODES SET-P0776, P2723 OR P2715. *PE

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• August 1, 2009•Document ID: 10032292

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  STEERING:COLUMN

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SB-09-02-35-006

  Date Added:

  March 1, 2010

  Manufacturer:

  SATURN

  Summary

  CHEVROLET/PONTIAC/SATURN: STEERING COLUMN TILT WHEEL RELEASE LEVER INOPERATIVE/BROKEN (REPLACE TILT WHEEL RELEASE LEVER KIT AND/OR RELEASE LEVER RETAINER (TILT TEETH)). *PE

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• July 1, 2009•Document ID: 10032204

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SB-07-06-04-023A

  Date Added:

  February 17, 2010

  Manufacturer:

  SATURN

  Summary

  CHEVROLET/SATURN: DIFFICULTY FILLING FUEL TANK, MIL/SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED DTC P0446 - EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS (EVAP) VENT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE (INSPECT/CLEAN EVAP CANISTER VENT VALVE SOLENOID AND INSTALL SCREEN). *PE

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• July 1, 2009•Document ID: 10024543

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PIP4363

  Date Added:

  April 24, 2008

  Manufacturer:

  CHEVROLET

  Summary

  ROUGH ENGINE IDLE, MISFIRE (DTC P0300) OR NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *NJ UPDATED 6/11/10. *PE

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• June 1, 2009•Document ID: 10032886

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PIP-4651

  Date Added:

  June 8, 2010

  Manufacturer:

  CHEVROLET

  Summary

  SATURN/PONTIAC/CHEVROLET: SOFT SHIFTS, ERRATIC SHIFTS, DTC P1811. VEHICLES WITH A HYDRAMATIC 4T45 TRANSAXLE MAY HAVE SOFT SHIFTS OR SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY OR SET A DTC P1811. DURING DIAGNOSIS, A LOW OR HIGH LINE PRESSURE (ACTUAL VERSUS DESIRED) MAY BE OBSERVED. *PE

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• June 1, 2009•Document ID: 10032865

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PIC-5180

  Date Added:

  June 4, 2010

  Manufacturer:

  SATURN

  Summary

  SATURN/PONTIAC/CHEVROLET: THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR IS BEING NOISY OR INOPERATIVE. IF VEHICLE HAS ENCOUNTERED THE LISTED CONDITION, EVALUATE THE VEHICLE FOR THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. DOCUMENT THE EVALUATION RESULTS ON REPAIR ORDER. WHEN COMPLETED, BEFORE PERFORMING ADDITIONAL STEPS, CONTACT AN ENGINEER. DO NOT REMOVE OR SERVICE ASSEMBLY WITHOUT DIRECTION FROM AN ENGINEER. *PE

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• May 1, 2009•Document ID: 10030749

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PIC-5169

  Date Added:

  November 25, 2009

  Manufacturer:

  PONTIAC

  Summary

  PONTIAC/CHEVROLET/SATURN: THE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HANDLE (DOOR UNLOCKED). IF THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE ROD IS MIS ADJUSTED WHEN THE DOOR IS LOCKED THEN CLOSED, THE LOCKING MECHANISM INTERNAL TO THE LATCH MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELEASE. *PE

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• May 1, 2009•Document ID: 10030746

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SB-5078A

  Date Added:

  November 25, 2009

  Manufacturer:

  PONTIAC

  Summary

  CHEVROLET/OPEL/SATURN/CADILLAC/PONTIAC: A LOW BATTERY CONDITION ON ANY OF THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE SIR LIGHT TO COME. THE SDM UNDER LOW POWER SITUATIONS COULD SET CODES B0083 AND B0084. *PE

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• May 1, 2009•Document ID: 10030745

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PIC-5074A

  Date Added:

  November 24, 2009

  Manufacturer:

  PONTIAC

  Summary

  PONTIAC/SATURN/CHEVROLET: A TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION A C0561-71 CODE MAY BE THE ONLY CODE STORED IN THE EBCM. CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY OTHER CODES STORED ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE. IF THERE ARE, THEN DIAGNOSE THEM FIRST. *PE

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• May 1, 2009•Document ID: 10030649

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  STEERING; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SB-09-02-36-001

  Date Added:

  November 5, 2009

  Manufacturer:

  PONTIAC

  Summary

  GENERAL MOTORS: INCONSISTENT POWER STEERING ASSIST. A SCAN TOOL MAY SHOW DTC C0545 STORED IN HISTORY. SOME ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING COLUMNS THAT WERE INSTALLED IN THESE VEHICLES, PRODUCED IN THE SUBJECT TIME FRAME, MAY HAVE AN INTERMITTENT INTERNAL WIRING CONDITION CAUSES DTC C0545 TO SET INTERMITTENTLY. *PE

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• April 1, 2009•Document ID: 10030685

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SB-09-06-04-007A

  Date Added:

  November 10, 2009

  Manufacturer:

  CHEVROLET

  Summary

  SATURN/PONTIAC/CHEVROLET: THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT RISE ABOVE THE 3/4 MARK AFTER A FILL UP OR THE FUEL GAUGE APPEARS STUCK. AN ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ON RARE OCCASIONS, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT LEVEL WHICH MAY RESULT IN A NO START CONDITION DUE TO A LOW FUEL LEVEL. *PE

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• April 1, 2009•Document ID: 10030112

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TB-09-07-30-009

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2009

  Manufacturer:

  PONTIAC

  Summary

  GENERAL MOTORS: AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONCERN OF NO MOVEMENT, NO REVERSE OR SLIPPING. THESE CONCERNS MAY BE DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE DIRECT CLUTCH. *PE

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• April 1, 2009•Document ID: 10030093

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

  Mfr Comm. #:

  TB-080849017B

  Date Added:

  August 1, 2009

  Manufacturer:

  CHEVROLET

  Summary

  GENERAL MOTORS: THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES APPEAR TO BE ERRATIC/INACCURATE OR ARE INOPERATIVE. THIS CONDITION MAY BE INTERMITTENT AND OCCUR OVER ONE OR MULTIPLE IGNITION CYCLES, EVENTUALLY RESETTING ITSELF. *PE

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• April 1, 2009•Document ID: 10026666

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PIP-4488

  Date Added:

  November 26, 2008

  Manufacturer:

  SATURN

  Summary

  GMC: MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT; ENGINE CRANKS, DO NOT START, HARSH OR NO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OPERATION ERRATIC OR INOPERATIVE. *PE UPDATED 8/12/09. *PE

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• April 1, 2009•Document ID: 10022473

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

  Mfr Comm. #:

  070730005

  Date Added:

  August 15, 2007

  Manufacturer:

  PONTIAC

  Summary

  4T45 TRANSMISSION, MIL/SES ON, DTC P1818, POWER DOOR LOCKS, CRUISE CONTROL, SHIFT INTERLOCK OR RETRACTABLE HARDTOP INOPERATIVE, ENGINE SPEED REVS LIMITED, HYBRIDS-AUTOSTOP, REGEN OR BOOST INOPERATIVE. (REPROGRAM TCM). *KB UPDATED 11/02/07. *NJ UPDATED 8/5/09. *PE

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• December 1, 2008•Document ID: 10028285

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PIC--4330B

  Date Added:

  March 21, 2009

  Manufacturer:

  CHEVROLET

  Summary

  CHEVROLET: UNABLE TO RELEARN THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION (BPP) SENSOR. *PE

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• November 1, 2008•Document ID: 10027804

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

  Mfr Comm. #:

  08089-B

  Date Added:

  February 10, 2009

  Manufacturer:

  BUICK

  Summary

  GENERAL MOTORS CORP: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT; ANALOG ONSTAR DEACTIVATION. *PE UPDATED 2/17/09. *PE

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• October 1, 2008•Document ID: 10028764

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  Mfr Comm. #:

  PIC-5003

  Date Added:

  May 27, 2009

  Manufacturer:

  PONTIAC

  Summary

  GENERAL MOTORS: NO CRANK/NO COMM WITH U2106, U2108, U2109 (LE5 ONLY). THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A LOOSE GROUND G105 BEHIND THE A/C COMPRESSOR. *PE

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