Chevrolet Malibu 1999–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 3169 · NHTSA communication 10010551 · issued Dec 1, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Air
component
1999–2004
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Brakes caliper noise on apply. *eh
Vehicles covered
- 1999 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2000 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2001 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2002 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2003 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2004 Chevrolet Malibu
- 1999 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2000 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2001 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2002 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2003 Oldsmobile Alero
- 2004 Oldsmobile Alero
- 1999 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2000 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2002 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2003 Pontiac Grand AM
- 2004 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.