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Chevrolet Malibu 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 000604005 · NHTSA communication 609712 · issued Jan 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some owners may comment on a cold engine idle hunt or surge. *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.