2002 Chevrolet Malibu Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu covers the four-door sedan in Base and LS form, every one of them running the 3.1L overhead-valve V6 of 189 cubic inches on gasoline without forced induction. The value of a single-engine, single-body volume shows in the wiring diagrams and diagnostic charts, which describe one car: a technician tracing a circuit is not comparing footnotes between engine variants or working out which schematic belongs to the vehicle in front of him.

Engines covered

• 3.1L V6 (189 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base
• LS

Known issues on the 2002 Malibu. Four recalls appear on the federal record. Some cars left the plant with a left low-beam headlamp that fails the required photometric limits, so the light thrown down the road is wrong in intensity. An ignition that can slip from the run position may keep the air bags from firing in a crash. Replacement corner and bumper lamps missing their amber side reflectors, and a replacement fuel pressure regulator built without an O-ring, complete the list. Of 597 complaints, 248 concern the electrical system, 115 exterior lighting and 61 engine and cooling.