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Service bulletins for the 2010 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.

1187 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIP5282A2017-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE CALCULATION AND OPERATION OF THE ENGINE OIL LIFE MONITOR. THE MONITOR CALCULATES THE PERCENT OF OIL LIFE REMAINING, BASED ON 3 PATHWAYS. THE FIRST PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS ENGINE REVOLUTIONS. THE SECOND PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS THE MILEAGE FORM THE LAST REST FOR ALL GENERAL MOTORS POWERTRAINS EXCEPT THE VOLT. THE THIRD PATHWAY FOR OIL LIFE CALCULATION IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE OIL IS IN THE ENGINE. THE VOLT USES A 2 YEAR TIMER INSTEAD OF 1 YEAR. IT ALSO USES THE ENGINE REVOLUTION COUNTER. IT DOES NOT USE THE MILEAGE PATHWAY TO COUNT DOWN.
PIP5029G2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR ENGINE MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANK, OR CRANK NO START IN SOME CASES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PERFORM PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. IF TECHNICIAN FINDS CARBON, AN UPPER ENGINE AND VALVE CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED.
146362017-02-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. 14636 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. SOME 2009 MODEL YEAR BUICK LACROSSE AND ALLURE VEHICLES AND 2009-2011 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET IMPALA VEHICLES MAY HAVE A BROKEN SOLDER CONNECTION WITHIN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION (APP) SENSOR. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL ASSIST. ALL OTHER ACCESSORIES AND VEHICLE SYSTEMS WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY. WHILE THE CONDITION IS PRESENT, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WILL DISPLAY “ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED,” AND MAY ALSO DISPLAY “SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL” AND “SERVICE STABILITRAK”. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY.
PIP4786C2016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0521 IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICIAN SHOULD FOLLOW ALL PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS. WHEN USING A SCAN TOOL IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW BUT THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS CORRECT, TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER FOR DEBRIS/SLUDGE THAT COULD BE RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REMOVE THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER AND CLEAN IT. IF THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER CANNOT BE CLEANED REPLACE IT.
PI1394A2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE.
PI1384A2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO TEST THE COOLING FAN CIRCUIT FOR RESISTANCE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE FAN MOTORS FROM LOSING PERFORMANCE ON POLICE VEHICLES.
030604017I2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE USE OF DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES IN AN ENGINE, ARE NOT REQUIRED UNLESS THE CUSTOMER DESIRES ADDITIVES TO PREVENT FUEL CONCERNS DEPENDING ON FUEL OR TEMPERATURE RELATED CONDITIONS.
030603004R2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY.
000601026I2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETINS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT AFTER SERVERE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE.
000601012F2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES.
16NA2492016-10-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS A POSSIBLE NORMAL WHINING NOISE FROM THE BALANCE SHAFT CHAIN IF THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT.
SB-07-06-01-016C2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION INTERNAL ENGINE NOISE OR DAMAGE AFTER OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT
SB-06-06-05-001G2016-08-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON CHANGES IN EXHAUST TONE FOR ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT ENGINES WHEN IN THREE OR FOUR CYLINDER MODE.
PIP52102016-06-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-12-06-04-0032016-04-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP-5064-B2013-04-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BUICK/CHEVROLET/PONTIAC/SATURN: AFTER INSTALLING REMAN HVV6 ENGINE, WOULD BE CONCERN WITH ROUGH RUNNING OR MISFIRE ON ONE OR BOTH BANKS OF ENGINE OR IDLE SURGING. MODELS 2005-11 LUCERNE, RENDEZVOUS, TERRAZA, IMPALA, MALIBU, MONTE CARLO, UPLANDER, G6, MONTANA SV6, AURA, RELAY, VUE. *PE UPDATED 4/9/13. *PE
SB-12-06-04-0032013-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BUICK/CHEVROLET/PONTIAC: WHEN MESSAGE REDUCED ENGINE POWER IS DISPLAYED, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP WILL ILLUMINATED DUE TO POSSIBLE CAUSE OF TP SENSOR 1 AND TP SENSOR 2 EXCEEDING CALIBRATED VALUE FOR 2 SECONDS OR MORE. MODELS 2009-11 LUCERNE, 2006-08 MALIBU, 2006-11 IMPALA, 2006-09 G6. *PE 2006-2009 CHEVROLET UPLANDER, 2007-2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, 2006-2009 PONTIAC MONTANA SV6, 2007-2009 PONTIAC TORRENT, 2006*-2009 SATURN VUE, 2007 SATURN RELAY, AND 2007-2009 SATURN AURA. *JS
09-06-03-007A2012-04-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. GM: MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED, DTC P0480 AND/OR P0481 SET- TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATES HOT_ COOLING FANS INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE (INSTALL REVISED COOLING FAN RELAY AND HARNESS ASSEMBLY). *JS
PIE0047B2011-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. GM: THE VEHICLE PERFROMANCE MAY BE POOR WITH AN INOPERATIVE FUEL GAUGE. THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT MAY ALSO BE ON. *RM
PIT-50282011-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. PONTIAC/SATURN/BUICK/GMC/CHEVROLET/CADILLAC/HUMMER: VEHICLE START AND STALLS AFTER THEFT DETERRENT MODULE REPLACEMENT. MODEL YEARS 2006-2011. DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES WITH KEYLESS ACCESS SYSTEM. *PE
PIC-53382010-11-15. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CHEVROLET: SES LIGHT ON AND/OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER ECM SETTING MULTIPLE DTC'S. PRIOR TO REPLACING EITHER THE APP (ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION) SENSOR OR THE ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) PLEASE CHECK THESE COMMON CAUSES OF CONCERN-CHECK TERMINAL TENSION FOR THE APP CIRCUITS; CHECK FOR PROPER ROUTING OF ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. *PE
SB-09-06-03-0072010-03-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. CHEVROLET: MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED, DTC P0480 AND/OR P0481 SET-TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATES HOT-COOLING FANS INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE (INSTALL REVISED COOLING FAN RELAY AND HARNESS ASSEMBLY). *PE
07-06-02-006A2008-08-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. COOLANT LEAKING FROM ENGINE (REPLACE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE GASKETS). VEHICLES WITH 3.5L OR 3.9L ENGINE. *PE UPDATED ON 5/1/2012. *KB

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