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Chevrolet Malibu 2004–2006technical service bulletin

Bulletin 3649 · NHTSA communication 10016547 · issued Sep 21, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2004–2006
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Intermittent long crank but will not start or intermittent no crank. *tt

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.