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Service bulletins for the 2006 Chevrolet Impala

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.

830 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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09132E2024-02-12. Service bulletin. STEERING. Power Steering Hose Leak
09132D2024-02-12. Service bulletin. STEERING. Power Steering Hose Leak
09132E2023-12-11. Service bulletin. STEERING. Power Steering Hose Leak
09132D2023-12-11. Service bulletin. STEERING. Power Steering Hose Leak
03-00-91-001I2023-11-22. Service bulletin. WHEELS; POWER TRAIN; STEERING; SUSPENSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. 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.
120232002B2020-08-10. Service bulletin. STEERING. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to eliminate a power steering noise due to extremely low temperatures.
PI0671A2018-05-21. Service bulletin. STEERING. This preliminary information bulletin provides information for diagnosing a power steering fluid leak at the fluid reservoir.
12-02-32-002A2018-04-23. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; STEERING. This technical bulletin provides a revision for 12-02-32-002 to add the 2013-2014 model years, add noise as a possible condition and add a Note in the Instructions section.
G-1594582017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; STEERING. 09132D - Customer Satisfaction Program (revised expiration date). The power steering cooler line may leak or split when the vehicle is started in cold weather. This would result in fluid spotting under vehicle when the vehicle is parked and a decrease in power steering assist. If enough fluid were lost, damage to the power steering pump could occur. Dealers are to replace the power steering hose assembly or a length of hose and clamps, depending on the engine size.
PIC3278G2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING. 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.
PIP4404E2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician vehicles with a slight rough idle. Technician should compare the concern with a like vehicle. If the concern is worse than a like vehicle, technician should follow published Service Information diagnosis and repair as necessary.
SB-09132-E2016-06-09. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS; STEERING. 09132E - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION (REVISED EXPIRATION DATE). CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V6 OR V8 ENGINE MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING COOLER LINE MAY LEAK OR SPLIT. WHEN THESE VEHICLES ARE STARTED IN COLD WEATHER, THE PRESSURE ON THE HOSE IS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN IN WARMER WEATHER AND MAY EXCEED THE STRENGTH OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE OR CLAMPS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE DRIVER WOULD LIKELY NOTICE FLUID SPOTTING UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND A DECREASE IN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. IF ENOUGH FLUID WERE LOST, DAMAGE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP COULD OCCUR. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING HOSE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES WITH A V8 ENGINE, OR REPLACE A LENGTH OF HOSE AND CLAMPS ON VEHICLES WITH A V6 ENGINE.
09132E2016-05-19. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-0000186251-A2016-03-31. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-2920A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIC-53182010-11-15. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. CHEVROLET/PONTIAC: POWER STEERING HOSE RETROFIT PROCEDURE FOR V8. SUPPLEMENT TO CAMPAIGN 09132 AND BULLETIN 06-02-32-014. PARTS LISTED IN BULLETIN NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR VEHICLES WITH A V8 ENGINE. WHEN ORDERING AND RECEIVING CORRECT POWER STEERING HOSE, WILL NOTICE PHYSICAL DIFFERENCE THAN THE ORIGINAL. THE NEW DESIGNED HOSE HAS A FIN TYPE COOLER BUILT ONTO THE HOSE ASSEMBLY. *PE
PB-091322010-03-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. PONTIAC CHEVROLET SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK. VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING COOLER LINE MAY LEAK OR SPLIT. WHEN STARTED IN COLD WEATHER, THE PRESSURE ON THE HOSE IS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN IN WARMER WEATHER AND MAY EXCEED THE STRENGTH OF THE POWER STEERING HOUSE OR CLAMPS. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE *UPDATED 6/25/10. *PE UPDATED 7/1/10. *PE UPDATED 6/22/11. *PE UPDATED 4/22/13. *PE UPDATED 4/16/14. *PE
PIC-5013A2009-08-13. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; STEERING; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. CHEVROLET: WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN A PARKING LOT MANEUVER WITH THE VEHICLE NOT MOVING (FOOT ON BRAKE) RESISTANCE IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN UNDERHOOD TEMPERATURES ARE HIGH, SUCH AS AFTER AN EXTENDED ROAD CRUISE. *PE UPDATED 3/9/11. *PE
0602320092007-10-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. OVERVIEW OF STEERING SYSTEM NOISES. *NJ
0602320142007-01-09. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. *KB
060722006-12-08. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK. *KB
0502320072006-01-10. Service bulletin. STEERING. POWER STEERING MOAN OR GROAN NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *JB
01-02-32-0012001-04-03. Service bulletin. STEERING. CONCERNS WITH CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE TURNING MANEUVER / STEERING WHEEL ROTATION.*JB (LUBRICATE OR REPLACE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AS APPROPRIATE). UPDATED 10/05/07. *NJ UPDATED 4/1/08. *NJ UPDATED 7/1/2008 *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.