Chevrolet Malibu 2004–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin GCUS-9-3664 · NHTSA communication 10126014 · issued Mar 3, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2004–2012
model years
22
vehicle entries
Official summary
16188 Special Coverage. Some vehicles may have a condition where increased resistance in the body control module (BCM) connection system can result in voltage fluctuations or intermittency in the brake apply sensor (BAS) circuit that can cause brake lamp malfunction. Specifically, the brake lamps may either illuminate without the brake pedal applied, or turn off when the pedal is applied. If this condition occurs within the stated terms, dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to the BCM X2 (C2) connector and the BAS harness connector, and re
Vehicles covered
- 2004 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2005 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2006 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2007 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2008 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2009 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2010 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2011 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2012 Chevrolet Malibu
- 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
- 2005 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
- 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
- 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
- 2005 Pontiac G6
- 2006 Pontiac G6
- 2007 Pontiac G6
- 2008 Pontiac G6
- 2009 Pontiac G6
- 2010 Pontiac G6
- 2007 Saturn Aura
- 2008 Saturn Aura
- 2009 Saturn Aura
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.