Service bulletins for the 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
477 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIC5088F | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE'S XM RADIO ONLY HAS XM PREVEIW CHANNELS. |
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| PIC5050A | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON REPAIRING THE CONCERN. A CUSTOMER MAY IDENTIFY A CONCERN OF UNABLE TO REACTIVATE A VEHICLE'S ONSTAR THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISABLED BY ONSTAR. DEALER IS TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE IF THE CONCERN IS STILL PRESENT. |
| 16NA260 | 2016-10-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE MEDIA DISC PLAYER WITH THE LATEST CALIBRATIONS TO CORRECT A CONDITION OF THE REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM NOT OPERATING AS INTENDED IN COLDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AREAS DUE TO CALIBRATION CONCERNS. |
| 08089-B | 2009-02-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). GENERAL MOTORS CORP: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT; ANALOG ONSTAR DEACTIVATION. *PE UPDATED 2/17/09. *PE |
| 08-089B | 2008-12-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. BUICK CHEVROLET GMC SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-ANALOG ONSTAR DEACTIVATION. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE |
| 08-089 | 2008-11-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. BUICK CADILLAC CHEVROLET GMC HUMMER OLDSMOBILE PONTIAC SAAB SATURN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-ANALOG ONSTAR DEACTIVATION. FCC RULED IN 2002 WIRELESS CARRIERS WOULD NO LONGER RE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT ANALOG WIRELESS NETWORK STARTING IN 2008. *PE CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. UPDATED 12/1/08. *PE |
| 611 | 2005-09-06. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. BINDING MODE VALVE-HVAC. *SC |
| 050846006A | 2005-05-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION ON UPGRADING CERTAIN ONSTAR GENERATION 5 ANALOG/DIGITAL-READY SYSTEMS TO ONSTAR GENERATION 6 DUAL-MODE (ANALOG/DIGITAL). *TT |
| 040846004 | 2005-04-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. ONSTAR SYSTEM INOPERATIVE ONSTAR SYSTEM STATUS LIGHT IS RED RADIO LOCKED IN PHONE MODE OR DTC B1000. *EH |
| 07082004 | 2005-04-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. GM SERVICE TECHNICAL COLLEGE. *EH |
| 10082002 | 2005-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE DEALERS WITH AN AWARENESS OF TWO NEW COMMANDS AVAILABLE VIA VOICE RECOGNITION IN THE ONSTAR GENERATION FIVE EQUIPPED VEHICLES. THE TWO COMMANDS ARE ONSTAR AND EMERGENCY. *TT |
| 3044 | 2004-11-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. GENERATION 5 ONSTAR STEERING WHEEL CONTROL FUNCTION. *TT |
| 3050A | 2004-10-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 02-05 ONSTAR EQUIPPED VEHICLES EMITTING BEEPING NOISE BEFORE CONNECTING TO ONSTAR. *TT |
| 3047 | 2004-10-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 99 THROUGH 05 YEAR VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH THREE-BUTTON ONSTAR SYSTEMS. *TT |
| 09262002 | 2004-08-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. CONCERNS THAT INVOLVE THE DISPLAY OF NO SIGNAL ON THE RADIO HEAD IN AN AREA THAT IS KNOWN TO HAVE GOOD XM RECEPTION. *MJ |
| 01662 | 2004-06-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. XM ERROR ON A RADIO DISPLAY. *TT |
| 01682 | 2004-06-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. HVAC MODE CONTROL HARD TO CHANGE SETTINGS. *TT |
| 01685 | 2004-04-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. HVAC MODE CONTROL HARD TO CHANGE SETTINGS. *TT |
| 01759 | 2004-04-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. XM RAPID ACTIVATION UTILIZATION. *MR |
| 030138012 | 2003-12-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. UNDERHOOD RATTLE OR GROWL NOISE WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON. *TT |
| 01390 | 2003-11-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. XM RADIO MUST BE TUNED TO CHANNEL 1 THROUGH 66 DURING ACTIVATION ATTEMPT. 2004 CHEVROLET CANYON, GMC DENALI, GMC COLORADO ALSO INCLUDED. *TT |
| 01289 | 2003-11-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CHIRP OR SQUEAK ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. SERVICE VME. *TT |
| 062703 | 2003-10-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. FOLLOW UP TO A SERVICE VME SENT OUT ON MAY 29TH REGARDING THE AIR CONDITIONER SIX CVC COMPRESSORS AND POSSIBLE NOISES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. *TT |
| 061903 | 2003-10-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. TROUBLESHOOTING/REPAIRING AIR CONDITIONING CHIRP OR SQUEAK DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION. *TT |
| 060303 | 2003-10-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONCERNS WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE 6CVC AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FOR A NOISE COMPLAINT. *TT |
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