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Service bulletins for the 1999 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.

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

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PIP53462017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES; POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about cooler line fittings that come with the 4T65E General Motors remanufactured transmission may not be the same as Original equipment manufacturer quick connect verses inverted flare. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
PIC4696B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock center to retrieve the unlock code from the scrambled code.
PIC4696A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock center to retrieve the unlock code from the scrambled code.
PIP4723B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester and Vehicle Data Recorder tools, giving website address and step by step instructions to complete the update.
PIC59132017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Supplemental Inflatable Restraint lamp, Service Vehicle Soon lamp on and/or radio locked, possibly after module replacement. Technician will need to check for an incorrect or non-existent VIN number in modules that require them. Technician should ensure that all modules that are replaced are programmed per currently published Service Information. Technician should also check the Sensing and Diagnostic Module part number if it was replaced.
16NA2602016-10-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE MEDIA DISC PLAYER WITH THE LATEST CALIBRATIONS TO CORRECT A CONDITION OF THE REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM NOT OPERATING AS INTENDED IN COLDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AREAS DUE TO CALIBRATION CONCERNS.
0707300252008-02-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON 4T40-E (MN4) AND 4T45-E (MN5) FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY RECONDITIONING, DTC P0741, P0742, P0751, P0752, P0756, P0757, P1811, HARSH SHIFTS, SLIPS, NO DRIVE, NO REVERSE. *NJ
46152007-10-31. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR. ABS PUMP RUNNING WHEN NOT NEEDED. *NJ
0709410062007-10-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. SDM REPROGRAM - CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT (U.S. ONLY). *NJ
0702012007-04-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR. INCORRECT OUTER BACKING PLATE. OUTER BACKING PLATE HAS SHORT CENTRE PROTUSION. OUTER BACKING PLATE SHOULD HAVE TALL CENTER PROTRUSION. *KB
0602350192007-01-04. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. REVISED TILT STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN FASTENER TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS. *KB
3170E2006-02-16. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. IPC, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND/OR HEADLAMPS FLICKER. *AK FB2
0505230012005-05-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. REVISED BRAKE SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS. *TT
0008420072005-02-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. STOP TAIL LAMP INOPERATIVE OR INTERMITTENT AND OR WATER IN LAMP. *EH
040982005-02-11. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. UPCOMING SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM 04098. TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS. *TT
0405230042004-12-28. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. BRAKE NOISE/CREAK DURING SLOW SPEED BRAKING. ALSO INCLUDES 2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC. *TT
31922004-12-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C1236 IS STORED. *TT
31692004-12-01. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR. BRAKES CALIPER NOISE ON APPLY. *EH
31212004-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. HVAC WILL CHANGE FROM RECIRC MODE TO FRESH AIR MODE WHEN DRIVING. *SC
101720022004-10-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE STARTS AND IMMEDIATELY STALLS AND THEN CAN BE RESTARTED AND WILL RUN NORMALLY. *TT
041520042004-09-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. VEHICLES MAY SET ANYONE OR A COMBINATION OF FRONT-WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CODES AS INTERMITTENT OR HARD FAILURES. GM VOICEMAIL EXPRESS. *TT
009662004-07-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) FRONT WHEEL SPEED CODES - JUMPER HARNESS. *TT
00966B2004-06-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ABS FRONT WHEEL SPEED CODES - JUMPER HARNESS. *TT
030730021A2004-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NEUTRAL FLARE AND/OR RPM FLARE WHILE IN DRIVE, NO 1-2 UPSHIFT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P1810, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1815 SET. *TT
000089008E2004-03-02. 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 1988-2004 CHEVROLET AND GMC LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT

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