Chevrolet Malibu 1997–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 32 · NHTSA communication 623586 · issued Feb 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1997–2001
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Customers may complain of a creak or pop noise from the rear of the vehicle, this may occur on turns, on acceleration or deceleration, or on maneuvers that twist the suspension. *slc
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.