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.
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| 210602 | 2002-11-21. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION REGARDING THE BRAKE ALIGN KIT. *TT |
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| 200602 | 2002-11-21. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT A STOP AND / OR TAIL LAMP MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY OR THAT THE LAMP ASSEMBLY HAS WATER IN IT. *TT |
| 051502 | 2002-11-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON REPEAT BRAKE PULSATION AFTER AN INITIAL BRAKE REPAIR. *TT |
| 000842007B | 2002-10-11. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT A STOP AND / OR TAIL LAMP MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY, OR THAT THE TAIL LAMP HAS WATER IN IT. TO INCLUDE CHEVROLET CLASSIC 2005. *TT |
| 020522001 | 2002-10-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE REGARDING REVISED BRAKE SPECIFICATIONS. *TT |
| 020603005 | 2002-10-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. WITH STORED CODES P0112, P0113, P1111 OR P1112. *TT |
| 020604011 | 2002-10-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0140. *TT |
| 020601014 | 2002-10-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD INSTALLATION. *TT |
| 020866005 | 2002-10-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE MOLDING ALONG THE REAR (TRUNK) COMPARTMENT OPENING AT THE STRIKER IS LOOSE OR BROKEN. *TT |
| 020866005A | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. SOME ONWERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE MOLDING ALONG THE REAR (TRUNK) COMPARTMENT OPENING AT THE STRIKER IS LOOSE OR BROKEN. *TT |
| 010849020 | 2002-06-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER OR IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. *SLC |
| 0208116001 | 2002-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDING INTERMITTENT COMMUNICATION OR SERIAL DATA DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES STORED IN HISTORY. *SLC |
| 270202 | 2002-04-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT OF A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH STORED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0112, P0113, P1111 OR P1112. *TT |
| 040202 | 2002-04-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT AND/OR AN ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT OFF WHICH MAY ILLUMINATE AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. *TT |
| 010308003A | 2002-04-02. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND/OR REAR SUSPENSION WHILE DRIVING. *TT |
| 010602012 | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON LEAKAGE OF A FEW DROPS OF COOLANT AFTER PARKING THEIR VEHICLE. *TT |
| 071101 | 2002-03-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT OF WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR ON THE FRONT FLOOR. *TT |
| 010308003 | 2002-02-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. INFORMATION REGARDING SQUAWK NOISE FROM FRONT AND/OR REAR SUSPENSION. *YH |
| 050901 | 2001-12-12. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT OF A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE FRONT OR REAR SUSPENSION AREA. *SLC |
| 01014 | 2001-11-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. ALL GMC DEALERS PLEASE DISREGARD ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE WIA20010111 TRANSMITTED 8/7/2001. *YD |
| 010849012 | 2001-11-08. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPARTMENT LOCK CYLINDER REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE *JG |
| 010308002 | 2001-11-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. INFORMATION REGARDING FRONT SUSPENSION CLUNK / RATTLE NOISE DIAGNOSIS. *TT |
| 010308002 | 2001-10-31. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. SUBJECT REGARDING FRONT SUSPENSION CLUNK / RATTLE NOISE DIAGNOSIS. *TT |
| 010850009 | 2001-10-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE PASSENGER RIGHT FRONT SEAT RATTLES WHEN UNOCCUPIED. *TT |
| 290601 | 2001-10-29. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CONCERNS WITH SUSPENSION NOISE.*JB |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.