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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

1562 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIP5540E2019-11-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary information communicates to the technician the need to inspect the induction system for potential icing issues in very cold ambient temperatures. To allow the ice to melt so that it can be drained from the related components. That any of the listed DTC's may set with or without poor engine performance.
PIP5601A2019-11-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vibration complaints that are one of the most challenging complaints to accurately diagnose and repair. Technician will need to use Pico Oscilloscope Diagnostic Kit to effectively diagnosis vehicles. Technician should drive the vehicle will using the Pico Oscilloscope to record data. After the data is recorded it should be reviewed to determine the root cause of the concern. If a repair attempt made the concern better but not eliminated or had no affect at all, and are requesting assistance from General Motors Technical Assistance Center record another Pico file and save it to the computer. After the new Pico Oscilloscope data has been saved email the data to General Motors Technical Assistance Center in the subject line include ?Vibration? ?Business Associate Code? and the last 8 of the Vehicle Identification Number.
PIP5517C2019-11-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary information communicates the following to the dealer. If an engine oil leak has been isolated to the front crankshaft seal, check for misfires low engine compression and/or cylinder leakage readings. These issues could cause excessive positive crankcase pressure leading to engine oil leaks.
PIT5551E2019-11-12. Service bulletin. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE. This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braking has been set to the "Alert" setting. This is normal when the FAB has been set to "Alert".
PIE05392019-10-28. Service bulletin. STEERING. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting to gather information from the field to determine a root cause for a condition of a stick-Slip Type Condition Felt in Steering Wheel at Highway Speeds. The information gathered will be used to develop a field fix.
18NA2972019-10-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of message displaying shift to park when in park.
18NA1862019-10-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY. This Bulletin provides information to diagnose a Loss of Propulsion or No Start with the MIL ON and DTC P0A3F or P1B03 set.
17NA0732019-10-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
19NA2112019-10-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY. This Bulletin provides information to diagnose a Loss of Propulsion or No Start with the MIL ON and DTC P0A45 or P1B04 set.
19NA2062019-10-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of seeing an intermittent Shift to Park message displayed while vehicle is in park.
19NA2022019-10-28. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. This Technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct conditions of Service Stabilitrak Message on DIC, Rear Stop Lamps Inoperative, Traction Control Light On with DTCs C0595, C0277, U0422 Set.
PIP5517B2019-10-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary information communicates the following to the dealer. If an engine oil leak has been isolated to the front crankshaft seal, check for misfires low engine compression and/or cylinder leakage readings. These issues could cause excessive positive crankcase pressure leading to engine oil leaks.
PIP4670H2019-10-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about a no start or another concern after swapping an Engine Control Module or other modules from one vehicle to another. The Global Architecture electrical system associated with these vehicles does not allow controller swaps between vehicles.
PIP5676A2019-10-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates to the technician information on what may be setting DTC P06DE. This is in addition to what is already in the service manual.
PIP56762019-10-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary information communicates to the technician information on what may be setting DTC P06DE. This is in addition to what is already in the service manual.
PIP5529B2019-10-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary information communicates additional diagnostics and repair to assist in resolving a malfunction indicator lamp illumination due to any combination of diagnostic trouble codes P0068 P0101 P0106 P0171 P0131 P0137 P0324 P0326 P0331 P0506.
PIP5632B2019-10-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question.
PIT3099S2019-10-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about installing General Motors Accessory parts/kits. Technicians should refer to Service Information for information regarding most accessories. Technicians may also contact PARTECH and/or the Techline Customer Support Center for additional support.
PIT5551E2019-10-15. Service bulletin. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE. This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braking has been set to the "Alert" setting. This is normal when the FAB has been set to "Alert".
N1821882502019-09-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. Certain 2016-2018 model year Chevrolet Malibu, 2017-2018 model year Buick LaCrosse, and 2018 model year Buick Regal vehicles may have a condition which affects the electrical connection to one of the vehicle?s accelerator pedal position sensors. If this electrical connection is interrupted, the accelerator pedal will still function, but the vehicle will enter a reduced engine power mode in which the vehicle?s maximum acceleration and torque are reduced. Additionally, the Malfunction Indicator Light (Check Engine Light) will illuminate, the ?Engine Power is Reduced? message will display, and a diagnostic trouble code for Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor Correlation (P2138) will be set when this condition occurs. Dealers are to replace the accelerator pedal and position sensor assembly as necessary and repair the engine wire harness (Malibu LFV only). The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer.
N1922105702019-09-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. N192210570 - Special Coverage Adjustment . Certain vehicles there may be a water leak through the center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL). Dealers are to inspect for evidence of water at the high mounted stop lamp and if necessary, repair the center high mounted stop lamp with a lamp kit containing insulators and new fasteners. The original lamp assembly is retained. The repairs will be made at no charge to the customer.
PIE0509B2019-09-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. This engineering information (EI) closure ends the need for information from the field for a condition of drivers seat track will not adjust forward and/or backwards and becomes seized.
PI0592E2019-09-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This preliminary information bulletin provides information om Service Programming System (SPS) Error Codes E4398, E4399, E4403, M4404, M4413, E4414, E4423, E4491 or E6961).
130089008B2019-09-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This bulleting provides Wiring, Terminal and Connector Repair Information including how to determine the Service Part Number in eSI and how to locate the part(s) in the EPC.
080730026F2019-09-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This informational bulletin provides information on Some vehicles may rock or move slightly forward or rearward while in Park at start up after cold soak. This condition may be accompanied by a clunk noise. This is a slight movement that is more often seen visually, rather than felt, when viewed from the outside and using the auto-start feature, if equipped.

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