Service bulletins for the 2008 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.
1078 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIP5064A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that after installing a re-manufactured High Feature V6 engine the vehicle may rough running, idle surge, Check Engine Lamp or Camshaft Position sensor actuator codes. Technician will need to record the actual engine oil pressure at idle and engine compression readings. Technician will need to perform all testing listed in PIP4345A, if oil pressure and compression readings are within specifications. Technician will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance if the concern is not isolated. |
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| PIP5064 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that after installing a re-manufactured High Feature V6 engine the vehicle may rough running, idle surge, Check Engine Lamp or Camshaft Position sensor actuator codes. Technician will need to record the actual engine oil pressure at idle and engine compression readings. Technician will need to perform all testing listed in PIP4345A, if oil pressure and compression readings are within specifications. Technician will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance if the concern is not isolated. |
| PIP5163 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure. |
| PIP4781E | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Starter Generator Control Module will be removed from the General Motors Technical Assistance Center part restriction. |
| 06-06-01-010C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information on close coupled converters and there affect on newly installed engines or engines during there break in period. |
| PIP5226 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about finding needle bearings during an oil change. Technician will gain access to the roller rockers to inspect them. Only replace the roller rocker that is missing needle bearings. Be sure to clean the oil drains to retrieve the needle bearings. Each roller rocker has 66 bearings. |
| PIP5163A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure. |
| PIP4384H | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with a supplement to the Service Information timing procedure for the high feature V-6 engine. Technician will also review the training video on the Common Training Website. |
| PIP5191 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a ticking noise on cold start after sitting more than 6 hours. Technician will inspect the oil pump pick-up tube to block seal being compressed. It the seal is compressed replace the seal and retest. |
| PIP5029G | 2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR ENGINE MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANK, OR CRANK NO START IN SOME CASES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PERFORM PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. IF TECHNICIAN FINDS CARBON, AN UPPER ENGINE AND VALVE CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED. |
| PIP4990C | 2017-03-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SERVICE ENGINE SOON THAT COMES ON. TECHNICIAN MAY FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE U0101 CURRENT OR STORED HISTORY. TECHNICIAN SO CHECK TERMINAL PIN FIT AT TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR, UNDER HOOD FUSE BLOCK. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE GROUND WILL NEED TO BE INSPECTED. TECHNICIAN WILL REVIEW THE APPROPRIATE SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS FOR DTC U0101. |
| 14404 | 2017-02-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 14404 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. SOME VEHICLES IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND, EQUIPPED WITH A 6T70 OR 6T75 - 6 SPEED FWD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION –– MAY EXPERIENCE A CRACKED OR FRACTURED WAVE PLATE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF 3RD, 5TH AND REVERSE GEARS. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE 3RD /5TH / REVERSE CLUTCH PLATE. |
| 08-06-01-011K | 2017-01-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO PERFORM VARIOUS CHECKS AND REPAIRS TO CORRECT A CUSTOMER OF MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DTCS SET. |
| PIP4786C | 2016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0521 IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICIAN SHOULD FOLLOW ALL PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS. WHEN USING A SCAN TOOL IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW BUT THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS CORRECT, TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER FOR DEBRIS/SLUDGE THAT COULD BE RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REMOVE THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER AND CLEAN IT. IF THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER CANNOT BE CLEANED REPLACE IT. |
| PI1394A | 2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE. |
| 030604017I | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE USE OF DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES IN AN ENGINE, ARE NOT REQUIRED UNLESS THE CUSTOMER DESIRES ADDITIVES TO PREVENT FUEL CONCERNS DEPENDING ON FUEL OR TEMPERATURE RELATED CONDITIONS. |
| 030603004R | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY. |
| 000601026I | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETINS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT AFTER SERVERE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. |
| 000601012F | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES. |
| 16-NA-085 | 2016-10-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON NEW DESIGN CYLINDER HEADS. |
| PIP4548F | 2016-09-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN WHAT TO INSPECT IF CODES P0016 AND/OR P0017 ARE SETTING ON A PROPERLY TIMED ENGINE OR A CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START. TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE RESPECTIVE INTAKE OR EXHAUST CAMSHAFT RELUCTOR TO SEE IF IT HAS SPUN ON THE CAMSHAFT. THE RELUCTOR CANNOT BE REPOSITIONED SO THE CAMSHAFT MUST BE REPLACED. THE NEW CAMSHAFTS COME WITH THE RELUCTOR ALREADY PRESSED ON IN THE CORRECT POSITION. |
| PIP-4186+B | 2016-08-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR VEHICLE THAT HAVE AN ENGINE OIL LEAK ON THE SIDE OF THE OIL PAN. DURING INSPECTION YOU MAY FIND THAT THE OIL LEAK APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE SIDE OF THE OIL PAN TO THE CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARING CAPS INSIDE THE PAN. WHEN INSTALLING THIS NEW BOLT APPLY GENERAL MOTORS PIPE SEALANT TO THE THREADS OF THE BOLT. ALSO, VERIFY THAT THE MACHINED SURFACE AROUND THE BOLT HOLE IN THE OIL PAN IS CLEAN AND THAT THERE ARE NO IMPERFECTIONS. |
| SB-07-06-01-016C | 2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION INTERNAL ENGINE NOISE OR DAMAGE AFTER OIL FILTER REPLACEMENT |
| PIP5216C | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. If a vehicle comes into the dealership with a knock noise, seized engine, lower end squeak or squeal or any condition that you suspect a rod or main bearing failure. |
| SB-12-06-04-003 | 2016-04-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.