Service bulletins for the 2004 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.
644 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 01390 | 2003-11-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. XM RADIO MUST BE TUNED TO CHANNEL 1 THROUGH 66 DURING ACTIVATION ATTEMPT. 2004 CHEVROLET CANYON, GMC DENALI, GMC COLORADO ALSO INCLUDED. *TT |
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| 01355 | 2003-11-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) FOB DECK LID RELEASE BUTTON PRESS AND HOLD OPERATION. *TT |
| 01430 | 2003-11-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. UNABLE TO PROGRAM IBCM. SERVICE VME. *TT |
| 01377 | 2003-11-20. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. RATTLE KNOCK NOISE FROM WINDSHIELD AREA OVER BUMPS. *TT |
| 01373 | 2003-11-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. HIGH EFFORT TO MOVE SHIFT LEVER - SERVICE VME. *TT |
| 01371 | 2003-11-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REAR FLOOR WATER LEAK, ROAD NOISE OR WINDOW FOGGING COLD. *TT |
| 01360 | 2003-11-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. RADIO LOOSE OR RATTLES AFTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION. SERVICE VME. *TT |
| 01356 | 2003-11-20. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. SERVICE VME. *TT |
| 01315 | 2003-11-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300 - P0304. *TT |
| 082903 | 2003-11-06. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. ACTION CENTER TO ASSIST THE DEALER ORGANIZATION WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT FOR THE SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW MALIBU AND ALSO GATHER INFORMATION FOR A QUICK RESOLUTION OF QUALITY CONCERNS. *TT |
| 082503 | 2003-11-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. RADIO MAY BE SLIGHTLY LOOSE AND COULD RATTLE AFTER INSTALLATION. VME MESSAGE. *TT |
| 082503 | 2003-11-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DIAGNOSIS. VME MESSAGE. *TT |
| 082503 | 2003-11-06. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK. VME MESSAGE CONCERNS REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY DECK LID RELEASE FUNCTION. *TT |
| 082503 | 2003-11-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION (PDI) TIMES. VME MESSAGE. *TT |
| 080503 | 2003-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT A NEW PRODUCT EMISSION RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER OF 03042. THIS RECALL IS FOR VEHICLES IN DEALER INVENTORY ONLY. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH SPARKPLUGS THAT MISFIRE. *TT |
| 03048 | 2003-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). OBDII MISFIRE MONITOR - REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). VOLUNTARY EMISSION RECALL. *TT |
| 020846010E | 2003-10-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. PROGRAMMING ONSTAR MODULE FOR CANADIAN FRENCH VOICE RECOGNITION. *TT UPDATE. *TT UPDATED *EH |
| 030730025 | 2003-09-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 2004 MODEL YEAR CHANGES FOR 4T40E AND 4T45E TRANSMISSIONS. *TT |
| 030604030 | 2003-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MULTIPLE DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS OF LONG OR HARD STARTS, CHUGGLE, ROUGH IDLE AND LIGHT OR INTERMITTENT MISFIRE DUE TO CLOGGED FUEL INJECTORS. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.