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March 1, 2017 Service bulletin

17019 01

Chevrolet technical service bulletin GCUS-3-859 for 2016-2017 Chevrolet Malibu.

Bulletin number
GCUS-3-859
Component
Electrical system: software
Summary
17019 01 - Customer Satidfaction Program. Certain vehicles equipped with a 1.5L LFV engine may have a pre-ignition condition that could cause piston damage. If this condition occurs, the vehicle may perform poorly and oil consumption could increase. In addition, a service engine light may illuminate indicating an engine misfire. Dealers will reprogram the Engine Control Module (ECM) and change the engine oil with ACDelco dexos 1 Full-Synthetic motor oil of the part number as indicated in the parts section

Owners of these vehicles have filed 383 complaints in the electrical category.

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