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Service bulletin 040232003

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10008652
Published by NHTSA2004-08-12
Manufacturer's number040232003
Manufacturer's date2004-04-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

RATTLE NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS WHEN VEHICLE IS HOT ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) SYSTEM. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Steering

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET MALIBU2004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20141042014-04-01. Steering
14V1530002014-03-31. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
141162023-12-04. Service bulletin. Electric Power Steering Assist
03-00-91-001I2023-11-22. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides a vibration analysis worksheet the technician can use in conjunction with the appropriate Vibration Analysis-Road testing procedure when diagnosing vibration concerns.
PIC3278G2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician the steps needed to diagnose and repair the vehicles that may have unwanted or phantom phone calls. Technician will need to determine what type of call the customer is having that is unwanted. The vehicle may receive an incoming call just like any other phone. Typically the customer will hear the phone ringing in the vehicle. This scenario also includes incoming Bluetooth calls. One type of unwanted call can be made if the key pad is faulty the OnStar system will try to make a blue button call for shorted voltage in the circuits. The OnStar module could have an internal fault and produce a ″Phone Unavailable″ audio message also it may have a Diagnostic Trouble Code U1500 or B1000. Refer to diagnostics for the Diagnostic Trouble Code making sure to follow any applicable Bulletins or Preliminary Information sheets. A “Ready” or “OnStar ready” audio message heard while driving. In some cases it has been found that the customer is inadvertently pressing the ″push to talk″ button on the steering wheel controls. On rare occasions, other issues in the steering column or Steering Wheel Control system may induce this concern.
143272017-02-01. Service bulletin. 14327 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITHOUT A STEERING GEAR UMBRELLA SEAL. WITHOUT THE SEAL, WATER AND DIRT MAY ENTER THE SYSTEM AND COULD CAUSE THE RACK AND PINION PARTS TO CORRODE. IF CORROSION EXISTS, THE “FEEL” OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BE LOOSE. IF THE SYSTEM IS NOT SERVICED WHEN THE PARTS BECOME LOOSE TO THE FEEL, THEN THE PARTS COULD FAIL, RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL SPINNING FREELY. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR.
SB-0000188787-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
143272015-07-17. Service bulletin. THIS TSB COMNTAINS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. GENERAL MOTORS 2004-2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, MALIBU MAXX , PONTIAC G6: BULLETIN COVERAGE REGARDING LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO WATER INTRUSION VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITHOUT A STEERING GEAR UMBRELLA SEAL. *LJ
143272015-06-16. Service bulletin. GENERAL MOTORS : TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. 2004-2005 CHEVROLET MALIBU, MALIBU MAXX , 2005 PONTIAC G6. LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO WATER INTRUSION (STEER GEAR UMBRELLA SEAL MISSING). *LJ
SB-09-02-35-0062010-03-01. Service bulletin. 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
08-02-32-0052008-08-29. Service bulletin. LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN DIC, IPC/RADIO DISPLAYS ERRATIC, DTC C0900, B1325 SET (REPLACE IGNITION COIL/MODULE ASSEMBLY AND ADD GROUND STRAP). VEHICLES WITH 3.5L ENGINE. *PE UPDATED 3/25/11. *PE
0602320072007-01-23. Service bulletin. CLUNK, KNOCK OR RATTLE NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING OVER BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS. *KB (DIAGNOSE NOISE - LUBRICATE INNER AND OUTER STEERING SHAFT, REPOSITION I-SHAFT, ADD FOAM TO RADIATOR SURGE TANK MOUNTING BRACKET AND/OR REPLACE STEERING GEAR, IF NECESSARY). UPDATED 5/15/08. *NJ