Chevrolet Malibu 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98877159 · NHTSA communication 600285 · issued Feb 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles with hydra-matic 4t40-e transaxle and 3.1l engines may experience a vibration phenomenon that can be described as tcc shudder/vibration/chuggle/surge/miss or fish bite. *tt
Vehicles covered
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.