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1G1ZE5ST5GF299921

2016 CHEVROLET Malibu LT (1LT)

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2016 CHEVROLET Malibu

Year

2016

Make

CHEVROLET

Model

Malibu

Trim

LT (1LT)

Body Style

Sedan/Saloon

Drive Type

Engine

1.5L 4-cyl

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Transmission

Plant

KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, UNITED STATES (USA)

Vehicle Type

PASSENGER CAR

Manufacturer

GENERAL MOTORS LLC

Owner Complaints

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Service Bulletins

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Open Recalls for This Vehicle

18V400000

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. During servicing, a Passenger Presence System (PPS) may have been installed that was not correctly calibrated to the vehicle's seat type. As a result, the PPS may not properly identify an adult passenger from a child passenger in the front passenger seat, potentially causing the air bag to not deploy when it should, or causing the air bag to deploy when it shouldn't.

18V358000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2018 GMC Canyon, 2016-2017 Buick Envision, 2016-2018 Chevrolet Colorado and Malibu, 2017-2018 GMC Acadia, 2018 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac ATS, Chevrolet Equinox, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The high pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line.

16V272000

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured March 7, 2016, through March 12, 2016. The memory chip in the electronic brake control module (EBCM) may fail and cause the loss of electronically controlled brake systems including anti-lock brakes (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC). As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."

16V781000

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured November 18, 2015, to June 7, 2016. The fabric of the side-impact air bag cushion may tear during deployment.

16V502000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Buick Verano and 2016 Chevrolet Malibu as the electronic park lock lever may allow the ignition key to be removed without the transmission being in PARK. Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015 Chevrolet Malibu, and 2011-2013 GMC Terrain vehicles may have been serviced with similar defective replacement electronic park lock levers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention."

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Known Issues — Factory Service Bulletins

The manufacturer has filed 1,545 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2016 CHEVROLET Malibu — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:

Equipment · 622Electrical System · 410Engine And Engine Cooling · 186Engine · 156Power Train · 138Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · 91

PIP6113This document provides the technician with a diagnostic tip if the vehicle stalls and set diagnostic trouble code P0191 and may also set P0172. The diagnostic tip has the technician inspect the high pressure fuel pump bo

PIT3271QThis preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.

PIP4902VThis preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.

Owner-Reported Problems (NHTSA)

Owners have filed 856 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2016 CHEVROLET Malibu. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.

Engine · 308Electrical System · 232Unknown Or Other · 177Power Train · 174Vehicle Speed Control · 158Service Brakes · 105

About This VIN

VIN 1G1ZE5ST5GF299921 identifies a 2016 CHEVROLET Malibu LT (1LT) sedan/saloon. The first three characters (1G1) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (ZE5ST) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (5) is the check digit. Position 10 (G) encodes the model year (2016). Position 11 (F) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in KANSAS CITY, UNITED STATES (USA). The final six characters (299921) are the unique sequential production number.

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