Service bulletins for the 2010 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.
1259 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PI-0269A | 2011-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. GM: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH A STORED TROUBLE CODE. *RM |
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| PB-11034 | 2011-06-24. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. GM: WEAR COULD LEAD TO CORROSION IN THE AIR BAG HARNESS WIRING. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT MAY COME ON. 2010 MALIBU, G10. *RM |
| PIP-4883 | 2011-06-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. GM: AFTER SERVICING THE BATTERY PACK THERE MAY BE NO CHARGE OR A LOW BATTERY. THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. *RM |
| SB-10136A | 2011-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. GM: HYBRID FUNCTION MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE WITH A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON. THE HYBRID SERVICE LIGHT MAY ALSO ILLUMINATE AND FUEL ECONOMY WILL BE LOWER. *RM |
| PIP-4797A | 2011-06-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. GM: BATTERY LIGHT MAY BE ON AND NO CHARGE WITH TROUBLE CODES STORED. HYBRID VEHICLES. *RM |
| PIP-4716A | 2011-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE MAY BE A SHORT RATTLE NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS STARTED. IT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH CAM PHASERS OR THE ENGINE BELT. *RM |
| PIP-4495C | 2011-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE MAY BE NOISE COMING FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD, BECAUSE OF LOW OIL PRESSURE WHICH IS CAUSED BY DEBRIS. *RM |
| PI-0372 | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. GM: THERE IS A RATTLE NOISE IN THE DRIVER'S FOOTWELL WHEN TRAVELLING ON ROUGH ROADS. IT IS LIKELY CAUSED BY BRAKE COMPONENT SPACING. *RM |
| PI-0090-B | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC/SATURN: THERE MAY BE AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE HESITATION OR FLUTTER. THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR TERMINALS LIKELY HAVE POOR CONNECTIONS. *RM UPDATED 8/1/11. *PE UPDATED 4/16/12. *PE |
| PI-0011A | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. GM: THE FRONT OR REAR DOOR MAY NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HANDLE, THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH ANY METHOD. THE PROBABLY CAUSE AN INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A HANDLE COMPONENT. *RM UPDATED ON 7/26/2013. ALL 2014 AND PRIOR GM PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS. *KB |
| 10-00-89-017C | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. GM: INFORMATION ON FIXING MULTIPLE SITUATIONS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. *RM |
| 09-09-40-001A | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES; SEAT BELTS. GM: THERE ARE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS: DIFFICULTY LATCHING AND UNLATCHING BUCKLE. BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON IS STICKING. SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIKELY CAUSED BY STICKY BEVERAGES THAT ARE SPILLED INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *RM UPDATED 4/3/12. *PE |
| 08-06-01-011H | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH MULTIPLE TROUBLE CODES PRESENT. *RM |
| PIE-0136 | 2011-06-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT; TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM; SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING; SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB. GM: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. THERE ARE TWO POSSIBLE FAULT CODES STORED. 2010-2011 MALIBU. *RM |
| PIC-5334A | 2011-06-06. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; INTERIOR LIGHTING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. GM: I/P LIGHTS FLASHING, DOOR LOCKS CYCLING. THERE ARE MULTIPLE TROUBLE CODES. THERE IS A BATTERY CABLE PROBLEM. *RM |
| PIC-5234B | 2011-06-06. 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 |
| PIE0047B | 2011-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. GM: THE VEHICLE PERFROMANCE MAY BE POOR WITH AN INOPERATIVE FUEL GAUGE. THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT MAY ALSO BE ON. *RM |
| PIT-3749D | 2011-05-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. GM: ON SOME TRUCK MODELS THERE IS SOME FRAME CORROSION. *RM UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB |
| PIP-4858 | 2011-05-25. 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 |
| SB-10-09-41-002C | 2011-05-24. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. GM: THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH A COUPLE TROUBLE CODES PRESENT. MAY BE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL HARNESS PROBLEMS. *RM UPDATED ON 6/30/2011. *KB |
| PI-0296 | 2011-05-23. 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 |
| 05-09-40-002E | 2011-05-11. 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-09-01-37-002D | 2011-05-10. 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 |
| PIE-0118 | 2011-03-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. CHEVROLET: ENGINEERING INFORMATION-SIR/AIRBAG INDICATOR/LIGHT ON, DTC B0012 OR B0013 SET. ENGINEERING ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF CONDITION. ENGINEERING HAS A NEED TO GATHER INFORMATION ON VEHICLES PRIOR TO REPAIR THAT MAY EXHIBIT THIS CONDITION. *PE |
| PI-0245 | 2011-03-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CHEVROLET: ENGINE SURGE DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. CONDITION TENDS TO OCCUR MOST OFTEN WHEN CRUISING BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 96-104 KM/H (60-65MPH) WITH THE ENGINE SPEED BETWEEN 2000-2500 RPM. GM POWERTRAIN HAS RELEASED A NEW CALIBRATION THAT FIXES THIS CONDITION. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.