Chevrolet Malibu 1999–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 052203 · NHTSA communication 10003658 · issued May 22, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2003
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
Complaints of intermittent vehicle shutting off while driving with no multiple codes set. The vehicle would immediately restart. The actual cause of this condition was that over bumps the mass and weight of the customer's key ring forces the dash mounted key lock cylinder switch out its switch detent and allows the key to rotate back from the on position towards the accessory position. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1999 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2000 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2001 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2002 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2003 Chevrolet Malibu
- 1999 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2000 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2001 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2002 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2003 Oldsmobile Alero
- 1999 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2000 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2002 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2003 Pontiac Grand AM
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.