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Service bulletins for the 2018 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.

1077 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIP5557C2018-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary information communicates the Control Valve Body spacer plate orifice #33 may be restricted as root cause for themay not go above 30 mph, may be stuck in 2nd gear, will not upshift, MIL is on, and/or DTC P2821 concern,to replace the plate as necessary.
PIC5779J2018-09-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with information on the proper washing of the bright aluminum moldings to avoid the moldings from getting damaged. It is recommended that a non-alkaline solution be used for preparation & washing of the bright aluminum moldings.
PIP5163D2018-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
PIP5402D2018-08-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with the diagnosis and repair steps for a vehicle with a check engine light on with Diagnostic Trouble Code P015B or a reduced engine power message with Diagnostic Trouble Code P1101. Technician should look for a missing or damaged O-ring seal in the charge air cooler coupler.
PIP5320F2018-08-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the drive motor generator control module is being placed on restriction through the General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
PIC6095C2018-08-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to tell the difference between the integrated center stack, the radio, the human machine interface, and the vehicle communication interface module. There are pictures of all the individual modules for identification purposes.
PIT5535C2018-08-20. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: STEERING ASSIST; LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING; LANE DEPARTURE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles thatmay have Service Front Camera, Service Lane Departure Warning, and Service Lane Keep Assist Message. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code B1008 Sym 4B set. Technician will need to check the windshield to ensure it is not aftermarket. Technician will also check for anything that may impair the front view camera and ensure the camera is properly mounted.
PIC5260B2018-08-20. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician the steps on diagnosing the concern. Customer's sunroof operation intermittent, bind, noise, auto-reverse, and/or water leaks.
PIT5099C2018-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning blows warm air. Before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center technician will need to have high and low pressures, outside temperature, humidity, and vent temperature.
PIP5508B2018-08-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Product Quality Center has ended the part restriction for the T87A Transmission Control Module.
PIC5953D2018-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have an issue when using Bluetooth voice recognition with an iPhone. Technician should work with the customer to insure the phone contacts to not have any Emojis loaded to any contact.
PIP5373B2018-08-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with steps on how to program an Engine Control Module when getting a Service Programming System error code E4491 or E4423. In some cases Techline Customer Support Center may need to be contacted to resolve the issue.
PIT5411M2018-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Human Machine Interface, Radio or Tuner, radio controls, Integrated Center Stack, and displays are placed on restriction through the General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
PIC6333A2018-08-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This Preliminary information communicates that acustomer may complain of the Driver Information Center(DIC) intermittently flickering or going blank. It may be noted that this only seems to occur when playing songs via IHeart or Pandora. This may be caused by a software concern in the Instrument panel Cluster(IPC). The dealer is instructed that engineering is working on a resolution to this concern and when it is available a bulletin will be published to inform the dealer of the repair. The dealer is instructed to advise the customer that until a repair is available for this concern changing the station/source or waiting until the song ends should recover the screen.
PIT5399A2018-06-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about connectivity concerns when connecting an Apple device via USB cord. Technician should insure the customer is using an original equipment manufacturer Apple USB cable.
PIP5557B2018-06-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary information communicates the Control Valve Body spacer plate orifice #33 may be restricted as root cause for the may not go above 30 mph, may be stuck in 2nd gear, will not upshift, MIL is on, and/or DTC P2821 concern, to replace the plate as necessary.
PIC63332018-06-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Preliminary information communicates that acustomer may complain of the Driver Information Center(DIC) intermittently flickering or going blank. It may be noted that this only seems to occur when playing songs via IHeart or Pandora. This may be caused by a software concern in the Instrument panel Cluster(IPC). The dealer is instructed that engineering is working on a resolution to this concern and when it is available a bulletin will be published to inform the dealer of the repair. The dealer is instructed to advise the customer that until a repair is available for this concern changing the station/source or waiting until the song ends should recover the screen.
PIP5519A2018-06-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of the timing chain tesnioner gasket being improperly installed or mis-positioned after major engine repairs causing a low engine oil pressure and dtc p06DE.
PIT5551C2018-06-18. Service bulletin. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE. This Preliminary information communicatesa "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 theFAB has been set to "Alert".
99-08-51-001D2018-06-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Thins informational bulletin provides information on Paint-less Dent Repair Process.
17-NA-2272018-06-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This informational Bulletin provides some Diagnostic Tips for preventing unnecessary HV Battery Pack replacement.
17-NA-2132018-06-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. This informational bulletin provides information for the service parts identification (SPID) label replacement.
17-NA-2112018-06-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This informational bulletin provides to the technician, locations to check for possible loose or damaged electrical connections that may set a DTC instead of just replacing a part.
PI1149A2018-06-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure on how to check for the customer concern of a blank radio with/without audio, by checking the the wiring harness, ECU and reprograming the HMI software update, if the wiring or ECU are not the cause.
16-NA-3712018-06-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This informational bulletin explains how the technician no longer needs to perform the 3 hour battery relearn procedure on 2017-2018 vehicles with Start/Stop.

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