2006 Chevrolet Malibu
2006 Chevrolet Malibu TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins)
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Please note: The TSB information displayed below are summaries. Unfortunately we do not have access to the full versions. To get full information about a particular TSB, write down the TSB title & date, & either contact your local dealer or click on the links below.
ALSO: The TSB numbers are the NHTSA numbers, which are different from the TSB numbers the manufacturers use to track each bulletin -- yes, it's a very screwed up situation that's almost completely unhelpful to you as the consumer. The manufacturers don't give out their TSB numbers to us, so if you ask your dealer for more information about a TSB, have them look it up by the issue date or the TSB title.
STEERING
- TSB #060232007 -- CLUNK, KNOCK OR RATTLE NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING OVER BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS. *KB (DIAGNOSE NOISE - LUBRICATE INNER AND OUTER STEERING SHAFT, REPOSITION I-SHAFT, ADD FOAM TO RADIATOR SURGE TANK MOUNTING BRACKET (NHTSA ID #10020816, MARCH 01 2008)
- TSB #060232002 -- NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) SYSTEM DURING EXTENDED LOCK-TO-LOCK (MAXIMUM STEERING WHEEL ROTATION) USAGE. *TT (NHTSA ID #10019478, DECEMBER 01 2006)
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- TSB #3795 -- ELECTRIC STEERING IS INOPERATIVE WITH C0545. *AK (NHTSA ID #10019283, no date provided)
- TSB #3797 -- INTERMITTENT STEERING WHEEL DITHER AFTER FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. *TT (NHTSA ID #10018531, no date provided)
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
- TSB #PIC--4330B -- CHEVROLET: UNABLE TO RELEARN THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION (BPP) SENSOR. *PE (NHTSA ID #10028285, DECEMBER 01 2008)
- TSB #4658 -- ADJUSTABLE PEDALS WILL NOT ADJUST INOPERATIVE. *NJ UPDATED 3/13/09. *PE (NHTSA ID #10023415, DECEMBER 01 2008)
- TSB #PIC-4330A -- GMC: UNABLE TO RELEARN THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION (BPP) SENSOR. HAVE DIFFICULTY PERFORMING THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION (BPP) RELEARN. MODELS CHEVROLETS, PONTIACS AND SATURNS. *PE (NHTSA ID #10026163, JULY 01 2008)
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- TSB #709 -- OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. GM TECH LINK. *TT (NHTSA ID #10018126, SEPTEMBER 01 2005)
- TSB #050601027 -- REVISED CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR FASTENER INSTALLATION PROCEDURE. *TT (NHTSA ID #10017819, SEPTEMBER 01 2005)
- TSB #3786 -- NO START AFTER ENGINE HARNESS REPLACEMENT (NON-ABS). *TT (NHTSA ID #10018600, no date provided)
- TSB #3646A -- SES LIGHT DUE TO DTCS P1516 AND P1682 - ECM CALIBRATION PENDING. *TT (NHTSA ID #10018604, no date provided)
- TSB #3642 -- SES LIGHT WITH A P0230 DTC AND NO PERFORMANCE CONCERNS - REPLACE ECM. *TT (NHTSA ID #10018533, no date provided)
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- TSB #07-06-02-006 -- COOLANT LEAKING FROM ENGINE (REPLACE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE GASKETS). VEHICLES WITH 3.5L OR 3.9L ENGINE. *PE (NHTSA ID #10025683, MAY 01 2008)
- TSB #PIP4331 -- SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DTC P0011, P0016, P0300. EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L LZE, LZ4 (VIN CODES K, N) & 3.9L LZ9, LZ8, LGD ENGINE (VIN CODES 1, R, W). *NJ (NHTSA ID #10024224, FEBRUARY 01 2008)
- TSB #060604002 -- SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ILLUMINATED, MULTIPLE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1404 AND/OR P0404. 06-06-04-002 NOT YET RECEIVED. *TT UPDATED 04-27-07. *KB (NHTSA ID #10019473, MARCH 01 2007)
- TSB #060601014 -- L36, L67, L26, L32, LA1, LX9, MN7, M15. TICKING OR KNOCKING TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION AREA. *KB (NHTSA ID #10021117, JANUARY 01 2007)
- TSB #070604003 -- LSJ, L61, LK5, L52, LL8 ENGINE - REDUCED ENGINE POWER, MIL/SES LIGHT, DTC P1516, P2135, P2138. *KB (NHTSA ID #10021121, JANUARY 01 2007)
- TSB #060601025 -- L61 FRONT END WOBBLE OR VIBRATION ON ACCELERATION. (REFER TO SI PROCEDURE FOR POWERTRAIN MOUNT BALANCE-LOWER MOUNT). *KB (NHTSA ID #10020726, NOVEMBER 01 2006)
- TSB #060604033 -- ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)/SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0171. *KB (NHTSA ID #10020838, JUNE 01 2006)
- TSB #05548A -- PROGRAM BULLETIN (CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM)-ENGINE HARMONIC BALANCER NOT SEATED. *SC (NHTSA ID #10016502, AUGUST 01 2005)
- TSB #3535A -- CRANK NO START (LX9) ONLY. *SC (NHTSA ID #10017009, no date provided)
- TSB #4126 -- SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE IN ONE CYLINDER. *KB (NHTSA ID #10021672, no date provided)
- TSB #3657 -- HARSH SHIFT, NO POWER AND SES/MIL LIGHT ON WITH DTC P0742. *KB (NHTSA ID #10021001, no date provided)
- TSB #4196 -- CYLINDER HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. *KB (NHTSA ID #10022805, no date provided)
- TSB #3404 -- MACHINING DEBRIS ON THE OIL FILTER ELEMENT. *SC (NHTSA ID #10016822, no date provided)
- TSB #3756 -- OIL LEAK AT CRANKSHAFT/BALANCER SEAL. *TT (NHTSA ID #10019935, no date provided)
- TSB #3433 -- SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT AND SEVERE ENGINE MISFIRE ON CYLINDERS 1 AND 4 OR CYLINDERS 2 AND 3. *TT UPDATED 08-15-07. *KB (NHTSA ID #10017032, no date provided)
- TSB #3859 -- LOW OIL PRESSURE - INSPECT OIL FILTER FOR DAMAGE. *KB UPDATED 10/18/07. *NJ (NHTSA ID #10020923, no date provided)
- TSB #3399 -- ENGINE CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START. *SC (NHTSA ID #10017048, no date provided)
- TSB #3662 -- LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT/GAUGE. *TT (NHTSA ID #10018919, no date provided)
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
- TSB #060849008 -- ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE (DOES NOT GO TO FULL OR MOVES OFF FULL TOO QUICKLY) (REPROGRAM PCM). *AK (NHTSA ID #10019896, MARCH 01 2006)
- TSB #3712 -- FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT GO TO FULL/GAUGE DROPS TOO FAST (LX9 ONLY). *TT (NHTSA ID #10017304, no date provided)
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- TSB #08-07-30-016 -- DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION ON MH1, MN8, MT1, M15 TRANSMISSION SLIPS, WILL NOT SHIFT OR MAY OVERHEAT, SES/MIL MAY BE ILLUMINATED, DTCS P0218, P0894 SET. *PE UPDATED 8/12/08. *PE (NHTSA ID #10025421, APRIL 01 2008)
- TSB #070730025 -- INFORMATION ON 4T40-E (MN4) AND 4T45-E (MN5) FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY RECONDITIONING, DTC P0741, P0742, P0751, P0752, P0756, P0757, P1811, HARSH SHIFTS, SLIPS, NO DRIVE, NO REVERSE. *NJ (NHTSA ID #10023942, OCTOBER 01 2007)
- TSB #060730023 -- 4T65E TRANSMISSION 1-2 SHIFT SHUDDER AT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. REPLACE COMPLETE SECOND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. *KB (NHTSA ID #10020766, SEPTEMBER 01 2006)
- TSB #4133 -- TRANSMISSION SLIPS, WILL NOT SHIFT, SES LIGHT MAY BE ILLUMINATED. *KB (NHTSA ID #10022769, no date provided)
- TSB #3253 -- VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. TRANSMISSION MAY SHOW OVER FULL. P90 4T40E 4T45E NO MOVEMENT DRIVE OR REVERSE. CONVERTER MAY BE EMPTY OF FLUID. *TT (NHTSA ID #10017096, no date provided)
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- TSB #3170 -- SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON AND OR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL CONCERNS. *EH UPDATED 1/29/08. *NJ (NHTSA ID #10010552, DECEMBER 01 2007)
- TSB #3706 -- SES LIGHT DURING LOW SPEED DRIVING AFTER A HOT SOAK WITH A P0171 DTC. *TT (NHTSA ID #10019450, no date provided)
- TSB #3629 -- PROGRAMMING ALERT: PROGRESS BAR ON TECH 2 MAY NOT DISPLAY 100%. *TT (NHTSA ID #10018541, no date provided)
- TSB #3261B -- (RETAINED ACCESSORY POWER) RAP DEACTIVATES FROM DRIVERS DOOR ONLY. *TT (NHTSA ID #10018551, no date provided)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- TSB #3550 -- STARTER STAYS ENGAGED AFTER ENGINE STARTS. *AK (NHTSA ID #10019233, no date provided)
- TSB #3649 -- INTERMITTENT LONG CRANK BUT WILL NOT START OR INTERMITTENT NO CRANK. *TT (NHTSA ID #10016547, no date provided)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- TSB #PIC3385 -- REPEATED PARK LPS FUSE OPEN. *KB (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION) UPDATED 4/1/08. *NJ (NHTSA ID #10020916, FEBRUARY 01 2008)
- TSB #3385A -- REPEATED PARK LPS FUSE OPEN (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION). *TT (NHTSA ID #10016549, no date provided)
DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- TSB #060842004 -- FRONT PARK/TURN/DRL OR REAR STOP/TURN/TAIL LAMP INOPERATIVE. (REPLACE BULB AND INSPECT SOCKET) *TT UPDATED. *KB UPDATED 11/02/07 *NJ (NHTSA ID #10019834, SEPTEMBER 01 2007)
- TSB #3393A -- BACKLIGHTING IS INOP DURING DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS (HEADLIGHT SWITCH TURNED ON MANUALLY) *SC (NHTSA ID #10017006, no date provided)
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
- TSB #4066 -- TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT CANCEL INTERMITTENTLY. *TT (NHTSA ID #10020218, no date provided)
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
AIR BAGS
- TSB #SB-08-09-41- -- GENERAL MOTORS: DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT RESTRAINTS, AIR BAG (SIR) INDICATOR/LAMP ON WITH DTC(S) B0012, B0013, B0016, B0016, B0019, B0020, B0022, B0023, B0026, B0033, B0040, B0042 OR B0044 SET. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A LOOSE, (NHTSA ID #10029924, FEBRUARY 01 2009)
- TSB #4011 -- AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON. *KB UPDATED ON 12/13/07. *NJ (NHTSA ID #10020881, DECEMBER 13 2007)