2015 Chevrolet Malibu Technical Service Bulletins

1,482 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2015 Chevrolet Malibu. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10114668Aug 13, 2015Brakes. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a brake pedal may not raise or seem stuck down after a normal braking event. Technician will need to replace the brake pedal arm.
• 10114664Aug 13, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles equipped with radio Regular Production Option Code UFU, UP9, UHQ, UHK, UFW, UHR, UHJ, or UFF when the display shows Theft Locked.
• 10113804Aug 12, 2015Equipment. This engineering information bulletin announces the end of need for information from the field regarding poor A/C performance.
• 10113801Aug 10, 2015Air bags, Equipment. This preliminary informational bulletin provides diagnostic tips to correct a customer concern of Airbag Readiness Light on, and technician may find DTC B101D SYM 00 and C0186, C0196 and/or C0287 set.
• 10113800Aug 10, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Steering, Equipment. This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of loss of power steering assist, hard to steer, and/or "Service Power Steering" message on in DIC.
• 10114655Aug 7, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about some vehicles that may have a concern of Bluetooth music skipping. This condition is a normal operating characteristic of the vehicle. Streaming music through Bluetooth uses a lot of the radio's processing resources.
• 10114654Aug 7, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have the radio display that will go blank and come back on after a few seconds then display may show the splash screen or come back on to the last screen that was displayed.
• 10114650Aug 6, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Human Machine Interface, Radio or Tuner, radio controls, Integrated Center Stack, display, and Media Disc Players are placed on restriction through the General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
• 10113796Aug 6, 2015Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on the proper use of GM floor mats.
• 10114649Aug 5, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have intermittently the air conditioning blows warm. Dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is working on a solution for this concern.
• 10113792Aug 4, 2015Engine cooling. This informational bulletin provides information to technicians regarding intake manifold inspection/replacement after severe internal engine damage.
• 10114642Aug 3, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Diagnostic Trouble Code B101D stored in Telematics Communication Interface Control Module. Technician will check Global Warranty Management system for customer satisfaction program 15086 status. If the status of the customer satisfaction program 15086 was not completed follow the steps to get the Telematics…
• 10113788Aug 3, 2015Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on courtesy transportation and roadside assistance programs.
• 10113787Aug 3, 2015Seat belts. This informational bulletin provides information to advise dealers about seat belt buckles not operating and/or seat belt warning light illumination, as well as difficulty latching and unlatching the buckle or the buckle release button sticking.
• 10059175Aug 1, 2015Steering. Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: due to an improper jump start, the power steering fuse was either blown or failed, causing a hard steering. Or loss of power steering assist. Model 2013-16 lacrosse, regal, malibu, 2010-13 equinox, terrain, 2014-15 elr, 2014-16 impala, 2012-15 verano, 2011-15 cruze, volt.
• 10057669Aug 1, 2015Exterior lighting. General motors 2014-2015 chevrolet impala, malibu: brake light stays illuminated without brake pedal being pressed. Some customers may experience this problem. *lj updated 1/15/16. *pe updated 2/1/16.
• 10138154Jul 30, 2015Equipment, Electrical system, Engine. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on properly maintaining vehicles in dealer inventory.
• 10138153Jul 30, 2015Seats, Equipment. This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of front seat lateral movement, clunk, squeak, click noise or shift while cornering.
• 10114639Jul 30, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Diagnostic Trouble Code B101D stored in Telematics Communication Interface Control Module. Technician will use Global Diagnostic System 2 to review the Firmware Over-the-Air version. If the Firmware Over-the-Air version on the scan tool equals 6708 the technician will need to contact General Motors Technical…
• 10114638Jul 30, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about customers that may complain of various concerns when using Bluetooth components. Technician should use the Preliminary Information to gather information from the customer on their Bluetooth device and the concern they are having before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center.
• 10114626Jul 28, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician for a service engine soon light on. There may be a diagnostic trouble code P058B and or a P058D set current or history. Technician will need to check the orientation of the grounding ring for circuit 150 bolted to the battery sensor module.
• 10114625Jul 28, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician for a concern with the radio going blank briefly after an auto stop event and the engine is cranking to restart. This concern could be related to an open in circuit 6386 at the x1115 connector. Cavity 34 or 2 of the dual battery control module may be open on these circuits and repair as needed.
• 10114621Jul 24, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the text messaging feature on some newer General Motors infotainment systems. Pair the iPhone to the system then enter the Bluetooth settings menu, select the ?i? icon next to the vehicle name in the device and enable show notifications. The text messaging feature will be available on the next ignition cycle.
• 10114620Jul 24, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician for a concern where the Bluetooth device list is full and will not allow any of the devices to be deleted. General Motors is working on concern in the meantime the following procedures may allow the deletion of devices. A clear and reset will clear the Bluetooth device list as well as all other personalized lists.
• 10138139Jul 23, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. This technical bulletin provides repair information for the correction of a customer concern of short duration musty odors emitted from the HVAC system at vehicle start-up in hot, humid conditions.
• 10138137Jul 21, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on ACDelco® replacement battery warranty procedures.
• 10138130Jul 16, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. This informational bulletin provides technicians with information to assist in identifying operating characteristics of manual transmissions that repair attempts will not change.
• 10114609Jul 16, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles equipped with radio Regular Production Option Code UFU, UP9, UHQ, UHK, UFW, UHR, UHJ, or UFF when the display shows Theft Locked. Technician is to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center before attempting any repairs.
• 10114608Jul 16, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician of a concern where the Onstar® menu is missing from the radio display. Pressing the white Onstar® push to talk button and say hide Onstar® menu will hide the menu and saying unhide menu will make the menu come back again.
• 10138125Jul 15, 2015Equipment. This informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with information on new vehicle Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) process and to encourage delivering quality vehicles and generating higher CSi scores.
• 10138117Jul 10, 2015Equipment, Body and structure. This informational bulletin provides recommendations and product information for application of anti-corrosion materials
• 10138114Jul 10, 2015Seats, Electrical system, Equipment. This informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with information on interior cleaning of Instrument Panel (IP), hard or plastic surfaces, seats, carpet, leather, vinyl, fabric cleaner, stain remover, restorer and product availability.
• 10138113Jul 10, 2015Fuel system. This informational bulletin provides information on TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline and available retail brands.
• 10114598Jul 10, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an OnStar system that will not power up. Technician should turn off the ignition and cancel retained accessory power. After the vehicle has powered down remove power to the OnStar module for five minutes. After the power has been removed for five minutes, if the OnStar system is working release the vehicle.
• 10114597Jul 9, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician of an engine power reduced message on the driver information center after performing the Canada Onstar® 4G upgrade. If the concern is present park the vehicle outside and call General Motors Technical Assistance Center.
• 10137943Jul 7, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel regarding warranty codes generated by EL-50313 Midtronics GR8 Battery Tester/Charger required for claim processing on labor operations 4041510, 4041520 and 250 mile/400 km labor operation restriction (North America ONLY).
• 10058755Jul 1, 2015Equipment. General motors: tsb contains an owner's notification letter. Select document search button below. On certain trucks and vehicles, the onstar system is inoperative due to embedded phone flash memory chip and vehicle communication interface module (vcim) needs replacing. Model 2015.
• 10113717Jun 26, 2015Electrical system. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2015-2016 model years to repair information to correct a customer concern of inaccurate or slow response of outside air temperature display.
• 10115073Jun 25, 2015Engine. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a urge, shudder, or vibration felt while driving a steady speed near and/or above 35 mph. Dealer will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
• 10113707Jun 24, 2015Exterior lighting. This engineering information bulletin is requesting information from dealers on a customer concern of brake lights stay illuminated without brake pedal being pressed.
• 10113705Jun 23, 2015Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel regarding original equipment battery part numbers and AC Delco replacement battery approved warranty part numbers.
• 10113703Jun 23, 2015Electrical system, Engine cooling. This technical bulletin provides repair information for repairing the IP to body harness connector to correct a customer concern for intermittent Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminated with Reduced Engine Power displayed and DTC P2138 set.
• 10115067Jun 22, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about being unable to receive OnStar ?Over The Air? updates. Technician will need to press the OnStar button and verify they have an active account and that the call connects with data and location.
• 10115062Jun 22, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Diagnostic Trouble Code U0121 in the Multi-axis Acceleration Sensor Module in history. This is a characteristic of normal operation do not replace any components for this concern.
• 10113701Jun 22, 2015Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on when and how to submit a Field Product Report (FPR) (U.S. Dealers Only).
• 10115053Jun 17, 2015Tires, Suspension. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts are being performed on customer?s vehicles that exhibit vibration conditions without utilizing the support of General Motors Technical Assistance Center. If valid vibration frequency or Road Force Variation data has been collected and a repair attempt does not correct the customer…
• 10113694Jun 17, 2015Electrical system. This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information on Engine Control Module (ECM) reprogramming to correct a customer concern that the engine cranks but does not start after AutoStop.
• 10115048Jun 15, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have the radio display that will go blank and come back on after a few seconds then display may show the splash screen or come back on to the last screen that was displayed.
• 10115037Jun 12, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the clock time will change unwanted and become inaccurate. Technician should not replace any parts, General Motors is currently evaluating the concern.
• 10113688Jun 12, 2015Equipment. This informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with Global Warranty Management (GWM), Warranty Parts Center (WPC), and Parts Return Program information.

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