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Service bulletins for the 2005 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
3270A2005-04-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INTERMITTENT CRANK NO START, EXTENDED CRANK, SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0335 AND/OR DTC P0650. *TT
3314A2005-04-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. DOORS MAY NOT CLOSE PROPERLY IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TT 2005 BUICK ALLURE INCLUDED. *TT
0508500022005-04-20. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT UNCOMFORTABLE POSITIONED TOO FAR FORWARD. *EH
0508500012005-04-20. Service bulletin. SEATS. FRONT SEAT BACK TRIM PANEL FALLING OFF LOOSE DETACHED FROM SEAT FRAME. *EH
0506040042005-04-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. INFORMATION TO AVOID SETTING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0442 LARGE EVAP LEAK WHEN HOISTING VEHICLE. *EH
050601003A2005-04-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. HIGHER THAN EXPECTED OIL CONSUMPTION BLUE SMOKE ON ACCELERATION. *EH
0508530012005-04-19. Service bulletin. SEATS. FRONT SEAT REAR TRIM PANELS FALLING OFF. *TT
0508500022005-04-19. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT. FRONT SET HEAD RESTRAINT UNCOMFORTABLE, POSITIONED TOO FAR FORWARD. *TT
080420042005-04-14. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. NEW STYLE FUEL TANK CAP. *EH
080220042005-04-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. REAR LIFT GATE RELATCHING AFTER OPENING. *EH
072820042005-04-11. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK. REAR LIFT GATE CLOSING EFFORT IS TOO HIGH. *EH
082320042005-04-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE WILL ONLY GO TO 7/8THS FULL EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF FUEL OR THAT CAN ONLY ADD 12 OR 13 GALLONS OF FUEL TO TANK AFTER THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. *TT
081920042005-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN IDLING AFTER DRIVING WITH THE A/C ON. *TT
0408490252005-03-14. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ FULL WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL, SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ON, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0455. *TT
0306010182005-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. NEW CYLINDER BORE LINER REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACES 030601018A. *EH
32632005-02-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE ON TURNS. *EH
31592005-02-01. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. SIR LIGHT ON WITH CODES B00120E AND B00130E. *EH
0408660112005-01-12. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK. REAR LIFTGATE MAY RELATCH AFTER OPENING WITH POWER RELEASE. *EH
04081100042005-01-11. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. REAR SUNSHADE COMES UNHOOKED FROM REAR SUNROOF TRIM. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACES PREVIOUS BULLETIN NUMBER 04-08-110-004. *TT
0403060012004-12-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. VEHICLE LEADS/PULLS CHARACTERISTICS AND DIAGNOSIS. *TT
32052004-12-04. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW. REAR DEFOGGER INOPERATIVE AFTER PERFORMING REMOTE VEHICLE START. *EH
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
31702004-12-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON AND OR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL CONCERNS. *EH UPDATED 1/29/08. *NJ
31612004-11-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE DISPLAY INACCURATE AT TIMES. *TT
3159C2004-11-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SIR LIGHT ON WITH CODES B0012.0E AND B0013.0E. *TT

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