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.
By type
By component
By trouble code
| 042202 | 2002-11-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE RADIO COMES ON WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AFTER INSTALLATION OF AN ELECTRONIC AFTER FLOW FAN MODULE. *TT |
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| 020730002 | 2002-10-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED AND THAT WHILE THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE EXTREMELY HARSH. *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 |
| 020730021 | 2002-10-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CONCERNS WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0741 STORED - TCC STUCK OFF. *TT |
| 020730022A | 2002-10-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0716 AND / OR P0717, P0730, P0753, P0758, P1860, P1887 OR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE CODES SET. *TT |
| 020522001 | 2002-10-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE REGARDING REVISED BRAKE SPECIFICATIONS. *TT |
| 010857007A | 2002-10-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS INFORMATION ON VARIOUS WATERLEAK CONDITIONS. *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 |
| 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 |
| 020849002 | 2002-10-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A DASH RATTLE / ITCHING TYPE NOISE FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL / GLOVE BOX AREA WHILE DRIVING. *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 |
| 020844012 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY KEY FOB RADIO PERSONALIZATION FEATURE ENABLED (TURNED ON) OR DISABLED (TURNED OFF). *TT |
| 02015 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL FOR VEHICLES THAT HAVE LEFT LOW-BEAM HEADLAMPS THAT DOES NOT MEET CERTAIN PHOTOMETRIC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. *TT |
| 010849020 | 2002-06-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER OR IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. *SLC |
| 010849016 | 2002-06-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN INOPERATIVE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. *SLC |
| 010604008C | 2002-05-22. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READINGS. *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 |
| 280202 | 2002-04-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE RADIO KEY FOB PERSONALIZATION TURNED ON OR OFF. *TT |
| 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 |
| 180202 | 2002-04-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING PROPER REPAIR FOR FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY COMPLAINTS. *TT |
| 110202 | 2002-04-08. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP WILL INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE AND SET DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0741 PREMATURELY. *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 |
| 160102 | 2002-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE ENGINE LAGS POWER, STALLS, WON'T START OR IS HARD TO START. *TT |
| 171201 | 2002-04-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. WATER LEAK ISSUES. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.