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Service bulletins for the 2011 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.

1303 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIP-49242011-11-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/SATURN/GMC: THERE ARE INJECTOR CODES ON VEHICLE IF EXHIBITING MISFIRE AND SES LIGHT IS ON. *PE UPDATED 6/18/12. *PE
PIP-4583G2011-10-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: VALVE, CONTROL SOLENOID WILL BE PLACED ON RESTRICTION. *PE UPDATED 4/18/12. *PE
PIC-55022011-10-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). CHEVROLET: SELECTED GEAR POSITION FAILS TO ILLUMINATE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER.
PI-04932011-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING. GM: THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON AND THE FUEL TANK IS HARD TO FILL. THERE ARE TROUBLE CODES STORED. *RM
PI-04982011-08-01. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB; SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING; TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT. GM: 2010-2011 CHEVROLET MALIBU. ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. THE WHEEL BEARING HUB AND/OR SPEED SENSOR PIGTAIL TERMINALS MAY BE CORRODED DUE TO MOISTURE. *RM
PI-04702011-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE IS A SLIGHT OIL SEEP FROM THE CENTER OIL GALLEY PLUG ON THE BACK OF THE ENGINE BY THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. 2011 HHR/MALIBU. *RM
PI-04482011-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GM: MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH FOUR POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. *RM
PI-0269A2011-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. GM: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH A STORED TROUBLE CODE. *RM
PIP-4716A2011-06-16. 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-4495C2011-06-16. 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-03762011-06-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GM: THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON AND THE TRANSMISSION MAY SLIP DUE TO DEBRIS ENTERING THE CHANNEL PLATE. *RM
PI-03722011-06-15. 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-B2011-06-15. 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-0011A2011-06-15. 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
10-00-89-017C2011-06-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. GM: INFORMATION ON FIXING MULTIPLE SITUATIONS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. *RM
09-09-40-001A2011-06-14. 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
PIE-01362011-06-11. 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
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
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
SB-103322011-05-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; AIR BAGS. GM: ON 2011 CHEVY HHR AND MALIBU VEHICLES THERE IS AN INTERNAL COMPUTER FAULT WHICH CAN CAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON. *RM UPDATED 5/17/11. *PE UPDATED 6/22/11. *PE UPDATED 2/06/12. *PE
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-08-05-23-006E2011-05-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. GM: DUE TO NEW BRAKE ROTOR STYLE THERE MAY BE A NOISE OR PULSATION FELT IN THE BRAKES. THERE IS A PROPER DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. *RM
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
PIC-53612011-03-25. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. CHEVROLET: SIR LIGHT ON/ B0039, B0032 STORED. CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. TECHNICIAN MAY FIND EITHER A B0039 OR A B0032 IS STORED WITH EITHER SYMPTOM 01, 02, 04, 0D, 03 AND THAT THERE IS NO DIAGNOSTICS FOR THESE CODES FOUND IN SI. *PE

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