20 Most Recent 2008 Chevrolet Malibu - Page 4 Questions & Answers

trans flush service required

is the alternator working properly? generally when that light is on the car is not charging. can take it to any autozone or advance auto and they can check the alternator for you. hope this helps

heater core is leaking,you need new one,if it is smell like anti freez

Remove the flat plate on top of the radiator and radiator fan shroud bolts...remove the hoses top and bottom (engine to radiator)...remove transcooler lines....lift out radiator

Please replace the whole axle shaft, with both CV joints and boots and stub axle, as a unit. You CANNOT make those CV joints clean enough to be reliable. The complete unit is surprisingly inexpensive.

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the bulb or whole HL assembly.

It Usually Means that There is a problem with one of your front Hub sensors which are built in to the Hub. First try unplugging the Hub Sensor connectors, wiping them clean with a rag and Q tips and then adding dielectric grease to them. Other wise figure out which hub is bad and replace it. Listen for noises coming from wheels is easiest method and usually works.

Fast idle is often caused by a faulty TPS. Throttle Position Sensor. The computer is not able to determine exactly where the throttle is so it compensates by applying too much throttle automatically to avoid stalling the engine. Just went through this with a delivery truck at work that would run at 40 without touching the gas. Scary ride in a 2 ton truck.

It all in the owners manual

It really helps if you are specific about where it's leaking. If it's in the windshield, your best bet is have one of the outfits that replaces windshields mobile, come by and pull the windshield and then reglue it. What often happens is if you have like a flat, your car will be jacked up just to lift that one tire. Cars are all unibody now and it can flex the body and cause the glue that's holding the windshield in place to pop loose. I had that happen. No amount of goop you put on the outside is going to seal it again, I know from personal experience. There's too much trim in the way on the outside and inside. If you like the car and want to keep it, seal that soon or the interior will be trashed in no time.

That is usually controlled by the computer. It should be electronic fuel injection, not a carburetor. If the idle is high then you may have a vacuum leak. Last time I had a high idle it was because I Unplugged the vacuum line from my brake booster. Plugged it back in and presto, normal idle.

working cars FSM free is fun , no? read the FSM many say, this,. 1: dealer calibrate with their scan tool. 2: pull battery 5min put back pray. (neg lug only) 3: or some other way. alldata.com, (look first then leap) and win.

There is an open recall for the shifter not showing in the correct position which the dealer has to do free of charge to you. While they are in there, they can replace the bulb. If you have already had the recall performed, then I would just replace the light bulb in the shifter. I hope this helps.

You can replace the BCM on your own but you will still need to take to the dealer or a repair shop (with the computer software) to program or flash the BCM.