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Service bulletins for the 1997 Chevrolet Malibu

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.

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

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1212002001-03-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A BRAKE PEDAL RATTLE OR CLUNK. *TT
0003090032001-03-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO VIN BREAKPOINT 1M531582 OR 16145701 MAY EXHIBIT A CREAK / POP NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TT
0008420072001-02-23. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. STOP AND / OR TAIL LAMP MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY, OR THAT THE TAIL LAMP HAS WATER IN IT. *TT
8317032000-12-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE PAINT MAY BE WEARING OFF THE FRONT DOOR ON THE INSIDE OF THE A PILLAR, WHERE A SEAL PATCH IS PLACED OVER A WELDED JOINT. *TT
876002A2000-12-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME V6 ENGINES MAY, ON A VERY INFREQUENT BASIS, HAVE AN OIL ODOR CONDITION THAT IS GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED AFTER THE ENGINE'S OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED.TYPICALLY THE ODOR LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AFTER THE CHANGE OF OIL AND THEN DOES NOT REAPPEAR UNTIL THE NEXT CHANGE OF OIL. *TT
0009400022000-10-13. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE THE FRONT SEAT SHOULDER BELT IS SLOW TO RETRACT WHEN NOT IN USE, OR NOT LONG ENOUGH. *TT
97IDPD18B2000-06-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. SUBJECT ON CLUSTERS FOR 1997-98 VEHICLES - CIRCUIT BOARD UPDATE. *TT
0006040052000-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A COLD ENGINE IDLE HUNT OR SURGE. *TT
9908640302000-03-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. ADDRESSING CONCERNS OF COLD AIR ENTERING VEHICLE AROUND DOOR HANDLES. *TT
9908500062000-01-11. Service bulletin. SEATS. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE LEATHER MATERIAL ON FRONT AND REAR SEATS.*TT
9903080041999-09-29. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO FRONT AND / OR REAR STABILIZER SHAFT SQUAWK / SQUEAK NOISE. *TT
990523001A1999-09-29. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT A SQUEALING TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES DURING A BRAKE APPLICATION. *TT
0406991999-08-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. SUBJECT REGARDING RESCISSION OF STOP SALE OF REAR COMPARTMENT LID INTERNAL RELEASE. *TT
0605991999-08-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. SUBJECT REGARDING A STOP SALE OF REAR COMPARTMENT LID INTERNAL RELEASE. *TT
9908490081999-08-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE CHIME SOUNDS WHEN KEY IS REMOVED FROM IGNITION, INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF POWER DOOR LOCKS, KEYLESS ENTRY, STEERING COLUMN LOCK OR MEMORY SEATS. *TT
9908500061999-08-27. Service bulletin. SEATS. SUBJECT REGARDING PREMATURE WEAR OF LEATHER MATERIAL ON BUCKET SEATBACK BOLSTER. *TT
9908440031999-08-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT WEAK FM RADIO RECEPTION AND / OR NO AM RADIO RECEPTION. *TT
9906040051999-04-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME OWNERS MAY EXPERIENCE A DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOM OF LONG OR HARD STARTS, CHUGGLE, ROUGH IDLE AND LIGHT OR INTERMITTENT MISFIRE. *TT
9905230011999-04-26. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. *TT
8317041999-01-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS OF DOOR HANDLES ON WHITE PAINTED VEHICLES TRUNING YELLOW. *YC
988350231999-01-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES. EXPERIENCING A SQUEAK /SQUAWK TYPE NOISE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. *YC
988311151999-01-11. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. CONCERNS REGARDING THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR CARPET BEING WET OR WATER LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND/ OR HVAC MODULE. *YC
98576124A1998-08-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COMMENTS ON A TICKING TYPE NOISE THAT BEGINS SHORTLY AFTER COLD ENGINE START-UP AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHES AS THE ENGINE WARMS UP. *YC
988364161998-08-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. CONDITIONS REGARDING WEAK OR DISCHARGED BATTERY, SLOW STARTING, GEN OR MIL LAMP ON, VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS. *YC
98776514A1998-08-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MIL (MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP) LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL. *YC

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