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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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09-07-30-012B2011-06-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GM: THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON AND THERE MAY BE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. HARSH SHIFTING OR NO REVERSE. THERE MAY BE A BROKEN CLUTCH WAVE PLATE. *RM
08-06-01-011H2011-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH MULTIPLE TROUBLE CODES PRESENT. *RM
PIC-5234B2011-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THE VEHICLE WON'T START OR CRANK. THIS COULD BE A RESULT OF A BROKEN SHIFT CABLE OR BATTERY GROUND PROBLEMS. *RM
PIT-3749D2011-05-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. GM: ON SOME TRUCK MODELS THERE IS SOME FRAME CORROSION. *RM UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB
SB-08-06-01-0062011-05-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE MAY BE A SQUEALING NOISE OR VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE ON START-UP. A RING IN THE CRANKSHAFT MAY BE SLIPPING. *RM
PIP-48582011-05-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON AND THERE IS LOW POWER DUE TO A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *RM
PI-02962011-05-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. GM: MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON AND THERE IS A MISFIRE. THERE MAY BE THREE TROUBLE CODES AND COULD BE A RESULT OF WIRING PROBLEMS AT THE FUEL INJECTOR. *RM
PI-02892011-05-18. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. GM: MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON AND A CHECK GAS CAP MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THERE ARE MANY POSSIBLE CAUSES. *RM
05-09-40-002E2011-05-11. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. GM: SERVICE BULLETIN EXPLAINING WHEN THE SAFETY BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK. *RM UPDATED 12/6/11. *PE
SB-09-01-37-002D2011-05-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; STRUCTURE. GM: THE FRONT AND REAR FLOOR CARPET MAY BE WET DUE TO A PLUGGED HVAC DRAIN. *RM UPDATED 02/06/12. *PE
SB-10-08-42-001A2011-03-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC/SATURN: LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULB DIAGNOSIS/REPLACEMENT (INSPECT BULB AND CONNECTOR). DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LAMPS. DO NOT REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FOR THIS CONDITION. *PE
SB-101832010-08-30. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. SATURN PONTIAC CHEVROLET SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-POWER STEERING ASSIST. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MAY EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL INPUT SIGNALS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. *PE UPDATED 6/18/2012 *JS
RB-101352010-08-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SATURN CHEVROLET SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. LOSS OF HYBRID FUNCTION-REPLACE BATTERIES. THE HYBRID FUNCTION ON THESE VEHICLES MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE IN INSTRUMENT PANEL AND/OR SERVICE HYBRID MESSAGE IN DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER, THE ENGINE WILL RUN IN GASOLINE ENGINE MODE AND FUEL ECONOMY WOULD REDUCED. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. MODELS AURA, VUE AND MALIBU. *PE
PIP-46512010-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SATURN/PONTIAC/CHEVROLET: SOFT SHIFTS, ERRATIC SHIFTS, DTC P1811. VEHICLES WITH A HYDRAMATIC 4T45 TRANSAXLE MAY HAVE SOFT SHIFTS OR SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY OR SET A DTC P1811. DURING DIAGNOSIS, A LOW OR HIGH LINE PRESSURE (ACTUAL VERSUS DESIRED) MAY BE OBSERVED. *PE
PIC-51802010-06-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SATURN/PONTIAC/CHEVROLET: THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR IS BEING NOISY OR INOPERATIVE. IF VEHICLE HAS ENCOUNTERED THE LISTED CONDITION, EVALUATE THE VEHICLE FOR THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. DOCUMENT THE EVALUATION RESULTS ON REPAIR ORDER. WHEN COMPLETED, BEFORE PERFORMING ADDITIONAL STEPS, CONTACT AN ENGINEER. DO NOT REMOVE OR SERVICE ASSEMBLY WITHOUT DIRECTION FROM AN ENGINEER. *PE
PIP-4653 B2010-03-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). BUICK/CHEVROLET/HUMMER/GMC/PONTIAC/CADILLAC/SATURN: TECHNICIANS MAY FIND DTCS P0601, P0603, P0604, P062F OR P1621 STORED IN THE TCM AS AN ACTIVE OR A HISTORY CODE. SOME OF THESE DTCS CAN ALSO BE SET IN THE ECM OR FPCM. MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHICH MODULE (FOR EXAMPLE ECM, FPCM OR TCM) HAS SET THE DTC BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS CONDITION. *PE UPDATED 8/1/11. *PE
PIP-4626B2010-03-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). SATURN/GMC/PONTIAC/BUICK/CHEVROLET: NO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE THE CONCERN OF NO REVERSE WITH OR WITHOUT ONE OR SEVERAL OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC CODES SET-P0776, P2723 OR P2715. *PE
SB-09-02-35-0062010-03-01. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. CHEVROLET/PONTIAC/SATURN: STEERING COLUMN TILT WHEEL RELEASE LEVER INOPERATIVE/BROKEN (REPLACE TILT WHEEL RELEASE LEVER KIT AND/OR RELEASE LEVER RETAINER (TILT TEETH)). *PE
SB-08-05-22-009A2010-02-18. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL); VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. CHEVROLET/PONTIAC/SATURN: INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE LIGHTS (STOP LAMPS) DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY, EXTENDED TRAVEL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE, DTCS C0161/C0277 SET (PERFORM REPAIR AS OUTLINED). *PE UPDATED 5/11/11. *PE
PIC-51692009-11-25. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. PONTIAC/CHEVROLET/SATURN: THE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HANDLE (DOOR UNLOCKED). IF THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE ROD IS MIS ADJUSTED WHEN THE DOOR IS LOCKED THEN CLOSED, THE LOCKING MECHANISM INTERNAL TO THE LATCH MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELEASE. *PE
SB-5078A2009-11-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. CHEVROLET/OPEL/SATURN/CADILLAC/PONTIAC: A LOW BATTERY CONDITION ON ANY OF THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE SIR LIGHT TO COME. THE SDM UNDER LOW POWER SITUATIONS COULD SET CODES B0083 AND B0084. *PE
PIC-5074A2009-11-24. Service bulletin. TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. PONTIAC/SATURN/CHEVROLET: A TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION A C0561-71 CODE MAY BE THE ONLY CODE STORED IN THE EBCM. CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY OTHER CODES STORED ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE. IF THERE ARE, THEN DIAGNOSE THEM FIRST. *PE
SB-09-06-04-007A2009-11-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SATURN/PONTIAC/CHEVROLET: THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT RISE ABOVE THE 3/4 MARK AFTER A FILL UP OR THE FUEL GAUGE APPEARS STUCK. AN ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ON RARE OCCASIONS, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ THE CORRECT LEVEL WHICH MAY RESULT IN A NO START CONDITION DUE TO A LOW FUEL LEVEL. *PE
TB-09-07-30-0092009-08-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GENERAL MOTORS: AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONCERN OF NO MOVEMENT, NO REVERSE OR SLIPPING. THESE CONCERNS MAY BE DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE DIRECT CLUTCH. *PE
TB-080849017B2009-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. GENERAL MOTORS: THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES APPEAR TO BE ERRATIC/INACCURATE OR ARE INOPERATIVE. THIS CONDITION MAY BE INTERMITTENT AND OCCUR OVER ONE OR MULTIPLE IGNITION CYCLES, EVENTUALLY RESETTING ITSELF. *PE

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