Service bulletins for the 2013 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.
2002 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 070604019F | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This technical bulletin provides repair information for repairing the IP to body harness connector to correct a customer concern for intermittent Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminated with Reduced Engine Power displayed and DTC P2138 set. |
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| 040730013D | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on automatic transmission shift and engine drivability concerns and/or MIL ON due to aftermarket oil bath air filter use. |
| 010601011J | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides guidelines and diagnostic/repair information to technicians regarding vehicle engine oil consumption. |
| 08-06-01-006D | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information for Engine Squealing Type Noise on Start-up or Vibration Condition. |
| PI0978 | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information on Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel New Model Features and Service Guide. |
| 11-00-90-001B | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. This informational bulletin provides a revision 11-00-90-001A to add the 2014 model year. Also, a bullet was added to the dexos 2? section with information on the 2014 Cruze diesel. |
| 06-00-89-026K | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides a revision for 06-00-89-026J to add the 2014 model year and update the labor operations. |
| PI0604C | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:PUMP. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a revision to update the model information and information under Oil Pump Assembly. |
| PI0653B | 2018-05-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This preliminary informational bulletin was created to inform Service Agents or Dealers, they may be charged back for parts and labor due to the turbo-chargers are being returned to the Warranty Parts center damaged, improperly assembled or missing parts and advising to properly package the complete turbochargers. |
| 12-07-30-001C | 2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides a process to the service agents that are not required to contact PQC, to determine when to replace a assembly as opposed to repairing and if an engine or transmission is being returned, that it has all the information in relation to that part being returned. |
| PI1178 | 2018-05-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to replace all the pistons if a cracked piston has been found to be the cause of the customers concern of rough idle and MIL on. |
| PI1171 | 2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; ENGINE. This preliminary informational bulletin provides service information to the dealer technicians to replace the engine if diagnosis finds the main or rod bearings material has been the only cause for the bearings to seized or spin in the journals. |
| 11-00-90-001A | 2018-05-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides information on the proper oils to use on GM vehicles including information regarding the differences of the Dexos oils. |
| 12238B | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. 12238B - Service Update (revised population). The Generator Control Module (GCM) may not function properly, resulting in the gradual loss of battery charge, illumination of the MIL, and eventual engine stall or no start condition. Dealers are to inspect and replace, if necessary, the GCM. |
| 01-00-89-010J | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE; SERVICE BRAKES; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This informational bulletin provides a revision for 01-00-89-010I to add the 2013 model year. |
| PIP4112R | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician of a complaint of a sag or hesitation when accelerating. The concern is present when coasting at low speeds of less than 15 miles per hour and then aggressively applying the throttle, or after making a hard stop followed by an aggressive throttle. This is considered normal operation of the vehicle the throttle is delayed and opened slowly up to .7 seconds to help minimize driveline lash and clunking or will have approximately .5 seconds of zero torque to allow the transmission to shift to first gear. |
| 09-00-89-002L | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on properly maintaining vehicles in dealer inventory. |
| PIE0385B | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. This engineering information bulletin ends the need for information from the field on vehicles that have the concern of a noisy water pump. |
| 17-NA-084 | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to Complete the Circuit/System Verification steps to correct a condition of Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) - Check Engine Light On, DTC P182E. |
| 17-NA-080 | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to clean the ports and the passages of the cylinder head to correct the MIL on. |
| 17-NA-039 | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides additional information on what oil to use in the 2.0L engines to eliminate the risk of engine/piston failure. |
| PIE0385A | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This engineering information bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the concern of a noisy water pump. |
| 12-07-30-001D | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides a process to the service agents that are not required to contact PQC, to determine when to replace a assembly as opposed to repairing and if an engine or transmission is being returned, that it has all the information in relation to that part being returned. |
| 02-07-30-029W | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This informational bulletin provides information to the technician on what parts of an engine or transmission will require the PQC to be notified. |
| PI1223A | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This preliminary bulletin explains a normal condition of a customers concern of a rough idle and black smoke on cold starts. |
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