Service bulletins for the 2002 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.
394 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 111201 | 2002-04-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS SETTING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0716, 717, INPUT SPEED SENSOR CODES. *TT |
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| 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 |
| 010864020C | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. A CREAK OR SQUEAK NOISE WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING ONE OF MORE DOORS. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACES PREVIOUS BULLETIN 01-08-64-020 DATED 12/01/2001. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACES 01-08-64-020B. *TT |
| 000604037A | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED WITH HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. *TT |
| 010857007 | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS INFORMATION ON VARIOUS WATER LEAK CONDITIONS. *TT |
| 141101 | 2002-03-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 1236 STORED. *TT |
| 071101 | 2002-03-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT OF WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR ON THE FRONT FLOOR. *TT |
| 071101 | 2002-03-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT OF A CREAK OR SQUEAK NOISE WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING ONE OR MORE OF THE DOORS ON THEIR VEHICLE. *TT |
| 261001 | 2002-03-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT REGARDING HIGHLINE PRESSURE AFTER AN OVERHAUL OF THE TRANSAXLE WHEN USING OVERHAUL KITS. *TT |
| 010308003 | 2002-02-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. INFORMATION REGARDING SQUAWK NOISE FROM FRONT AND/OR REAR SUSPENSION. *YH |
| 280901 | 2001-12-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF AN ABS LIGHT BEING PRESENT. *JG |
| 050901 | 2001-12-12. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT OF A SQUAWK NOISE FROM THE FRONT OR REAR SUSPENSION AREA. *SLC |
| 01130 | 2001-11-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT REGARDING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN BULLETIN #01060 - VALVE SPRINGS REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 150801 | 2001-11-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WHERE THE CD'S WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR WILL NOT EJECT FROM THE CD PLAYER. *JG |
| 01060 | 2001-11-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT REGARDING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN VALVE SPRING REPLACEMENT. *JG |
| 01060 | 2001-11-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT REGARDING REPLACEMENT VALVE SPRINGS. *JG |
| 011001 | 2001-11-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SUBJECT REGARDING RADIO WON'T ACCEPT CD. *ET |
| 01060A | 2001-11-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION REGARDING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF VALVE SPRINGS. *JG |
| 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 |
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