{"nhtsa_id":10112486,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-08-15","date":"2012-10-17","document_id":"PIC5764","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an engine overheats \"A/C Off\" or \"High Engine Temperature\" Messages are displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster poor heater performance after extended idling, or cruising at low revolutions per minute for extended period. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code P00B7 or P2181 may be set in the Engine Control Module. Technician will need to check the water outlet for plastic flashing and/or debris by remove the water outlet attached to the rear of the cylinder head. Technician will need clean or replace the water outlet as needed.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10112486-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10112486-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10112486","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"hvac","name":"Heating and air conditioning","parent":null},{"id":"cooling-system","name":"Cooling system","parent":"engine"}],"codes":["P00B7","P2181"],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"MALIBU","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_chevrolet_malibu"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}