Service bulletins for the 1998 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.
By type
By component
By trouble code
| 32 | 2001-10-29. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF A CREAK OR POP NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THIS MAY OCCUR ON TURNS, ON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, OR ON MANEUVERS THAT TWIST THE SUSPENSION. *SLC |
|---|---|
| 000089008A | 2001-10-25. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY WANT TO TOW THEIR VEHICLE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ALL FOUR TIRES ONT HE GROUND. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING RECREATIONAL (DINGHY) TOWING FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 1996 THROUGH 2000 TOYOTA CAVALIER. *TT |
| 010601010A | 2001-08-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING POLYMER SERVICE PISTONS. *TT |
| 010863003 | 2001-06-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT WHEN THEY CLOSE THE HOOD, THE PRIMARY LATCH DOES NOT ENGAGE. *TT |
| 010523005 | 2001-05-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO PROPER INSTALLATION OF FRONT BRAKE PADS WITH WEAR INDICATOR. *TT |
| 990604005A | 2001-05-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON DRIVEABILITY SYMPTONS OF LONG OR HARD STARTS, CHUGGLE, ROUGH IDLE AND LIGHT OR INTERMITTENT MISFIRE DUE TO CLOGGED FUEL INJECTORS. *TT |
| 150301 | 2001-05-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. THIS MESSAGE CONCERNS HOOD CABLE FREEZING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE HOOD RELEASE CABLE WILL NOT OPEN THE HOOD. *TT |
| 130301 | 2001-05-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING A NO CRANK NO START, CRANK NO START, NO START OR A START DOESN'T RUN THAT MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT AND / OR A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. *TT |
| 33 | 2001-05-19. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION ON REPLACING SUNROOF SUNSHADE STOPS. *TT |
| 240101 | 2001-04-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT THAT THE REAR DOORS HAVE HIGH SWING EFFORT WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING. *TT |
| 010522001 | 2001-04-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE CLUNK, RATTLE NOISE FROM THE UNDERBODY OR FRONT SUSPENSION. *JB |
| 121200 | 2001-03-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A BRAKE PEDAL RATTLE OR CLUNK. *TT |
| 000309003 | 2001-03-24. 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 |
| 000842007 | 2001-02-23. 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 |
| 831703 | 2000-12-27. 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 |
| 876002A | 2000-12-26. 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 |
| 000851001 | 2000-12-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE BLACK PLASTIC HOUSING AROUND THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR TURNS CHALKY OR IS DULL IN COLOR. *TT |
| 000940002 | 2000-10-13. 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 |
| 000858002 | 2000-10-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON UNDESIRABLE ROAD NOISE OR WATER NOISE FROM THE REAR SEAT AREA. *TT |
| 97IDPD18B | 2000-06-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. SUBJECT ON CLUSTERS FOR 1997-98 VEHICLES - CIRCUIT BOARD UPDATE. *TT |
| 990864030 | 2000-03-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. ADDRESSING CONCERNS OF COLD AIR ENTERING VEHICLE AROUND DOOR HANDLES. *TT |
| 990850006 | 2000-01-11. Service bulletin. SEATS. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE LEATHER MATERIAL ON FRONT AND REAR SEATS.*TT |
| 990604037 | 1999-11-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SUBJECT ON ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. *MJS |
| 990308004 | 1999-09-29. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO FRONT AND / OR REAR STABILIZER SHAFT SQUAWK / SQUEAK NOISE. *TT |
| 990523001A | 1999-09-29. 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 |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.