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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
33932005-10-28. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. BACKLIGHTING IS INOPERATIVE DURING DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS (HEADLIGHT SWITCH TURNED ON MANUALLY). *TT
3269B2005-10-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TICK NOISE AND MISFIRE DUE TO BROKEN VALVE SPRINGS. *TT
33232005-10-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. HIGHER THAN EXPECTED OIL CONSUMPTION BLUE SMOKE ON ACCELERATION. TO INCLUDE 2005 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. *TT
32772005-10-26. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. POWER MIRRORS WORKING OPPOSITE OF THE SWITCH DIRECTION. *TT
32532005-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. TRANSMISSION MAY SHOW OVER FULL. P90 4T40E 4T45E NO MOVEMENT DRIVE OR REVERSE. CONVERTER MAY BE EMPTY OF FLUID. *TT
34472005-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4T40E OR 4T45E WILL NOT SHIFT NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
34412005-10-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4T40E/4T45E HARD TO SHIFT. *TT
33992005-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START. *SC
34332005-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT AND SEVERE ENGINE MISFIRE ON CYLINDERS 1 AND 4 OR CYLINDERS 2 AND 3. *TT UPDATED 08-15-07. *KB
3535A2005-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CRANK NO START (LX9) ONLY. *SC
3393A2005-10-20. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. BACKLIGHTING IS INOP DURING DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS (HEADLIGHT SWITCH TURNED ON MANUALLY) *SC
34042005-10-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MACHINING DEBRIS ON THE OIL FILTER ELEMENT. *SC
3385A2005-09-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. REPEATED PARK LPS FUSE OPEN (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION). *TT
36492005-09-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. INTERMITTENT LONG CRANK BUT WILL NOT START OR INTERMITTENT NO CRANK. *TT
35102005-09-20. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SUPPLEMENT TO 05-06-01-003A - WRONG THROTTLE GASKET PART NUMBER. *TT
05548A2005-09-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. PROGRAM BULLETIN (CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM)-ENGINE HARMONIC BALANCER NOT SEATED. *SC
7082005-09-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. LOOSE SHIFT KNOB. *SC
7012005-08-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT. GM TECH LINK. *TT
0508630012005-05-16. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH. HOOD WILL NOT LATCH IN PRIMARY LATCH POSITION. *TT
050846006A2005-05-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION ON UPGRADING CERTAIN ONSTAR GENERATION 5 ANALOG/DIGITAL-READY SYSTEMS TO ONSTAR GENERATION 6 DUAL-MODE (ANALOG/DIGITAL). *TT
0502350012005-05-13. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. STEERING COLUMN TILT/TELESCOPE WHEEL LEVER AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE USE. *TT
0502320012005-05-13. Service bulletin. STEERING. INCREASED STEERING EFFORT. *TT UPDATE. *TT UPDATED 03-07-07. *KB
08042005-04-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. *NM
011720052005-04-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. REAR DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED IN COLD WEATHER. *TT
32692005-04-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT, MISFIRE AND VALVETRAIN TICK. *TT

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