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Service bulletins for the 2017 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.

1345 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Automatic transmission are shown. Show all

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16NA3382018-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers required to contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns.
PIP55512018-02-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; STRUCTURE. This Preliminary information communicates to replace the valve body and solenoid body assemblies with both spacer plates for a DTC P2820concern if not able to clean the valve body or solenoid body assemblies.
GCUS-3-8662017-12-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 17076 01 Service Update. Certain vehicles may have a transmission pressure learn error which could cause the clutch to overheat and become damaged. Dealers are to reprogram the transmission control module.
GCUS-3-8572017-12-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 17076 Service Update. Certain vehicles may have a transmission pressure learn error which could cause the clutch to overheat and become damaged. Dealers are to reprogram the transmission control module.
PIP5426A2017-10-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the 9T50 M3E 9 Speed Automatic Transmission is no longer on restriction and the trans assembly is fully serviceable. Also to advised of possible debris in the valve body assembly that can be cleaned without valve body assembly replacement.
PIP5390A2017-08-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Malibu 5ET50 Hybrid Transmission and Component has a part restriction program. The dealer will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center (Technical Assistance Center) for further assistance.
16-NA-3382017-08-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. This Bulletin provides guidelines for Dealers required to contact the PQC for engine or transmission assembly replacement and explains the PQC process, GWM Transaction submission, vehicle service record retention and proper handling of assembly returns.
PIC62442017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Shift to Park message on the Driver Information Center. Technician will find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P1AEE, P1AEF, P1AF0, P1AF2, and P1E22. Technician will need to replace the transmission. Technician will need to review the latest version of PIP5321 for the Volt and PIP5390 for the Malibu.
PIP54262017-05-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE 9T50 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS ON RESTRICTION THROUGH GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT QUALITY CENTER. DEALER WILL NEED TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT QUALITY CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.
439402017-01-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 43940 - SERVICE UPDATE. CERTAIN 2016 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET MALIBU AND 2016-2017 CHEVROLET VOLT VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE A BURR MAY BE PRESENT ON THE SPRING END WHICH IS PART OF THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THIS MAY RESULT IN AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF “PARK.” INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY IF REQUIRED.

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