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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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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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24-NA-1412024-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. GM is receiving damaged (cracked or broken) transmission cores returned to the reman facilities. The damage is being caused either in the removal process by the technician, or inadequate packaging or shipping. This bulletin advises the dealers to be more careful not to damage the transmissions during removal and to package the core properly for return.
PI1394B2024-02-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This PI bulletin advises the technician on the proper way to install the pistons in an engine.
23-NA-1532023-09-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. The service bulletin advises the tech of a normal transmission shift condition and the delay in throttle response when the throttle plate is opened rapidly and advises the customer that it is normal for the delay.
PIP5640A2022-10-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician to not remove the torque converter bolts and start the engine as this may cause damage to the torque converter of the crankshaft on vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission.
06-00-89-031H2022-10-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides information on OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification.
22-NA-1812022-09-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This diagnostic tip advises the tech not to separate the flexplate from the torque convertor or damage my occur if the engine is started while diagnosing for noise from the engine or transmission.
06-00-89-031D2021-09-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN; ENGINE. OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification
02-07-30-052I2018-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information for Automatic Transmission Oil Cooler Flow Test Essential Tool J-45096 TransFlow.
02-07-30-052J2017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. This informational bulletin provides technicians with information regarding automatic transmission oil cooler flow test essential tool J-45096 TransFlow®.
0707300252008-02-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON 4T40-E (MN4) AND 4T45-E (MN5) FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY RECONDITIONING, DTC P0741, P0742, P0751, P0752, P0756, P0757, P1811, HARSH SHIFTS, SLIPS, NO DRIVE, NO REVERSE. *NJ
39152006-03-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). CLUTCH PEDAL STAYS TO FLOOR. *TT
36692006-02-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. M86/M94 TRANSMISSION INFORMATION TO DISASSEMBLE THIRD FOURTH AND FIFTH GEAR. *AK
32532005-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. TRANSMISSION MAY SHOW OVER FULL. P90 4T40E 4T45E NO MOVEMENT DRIVE OR REVERSE. CONVERTER MAY BE EMPTY OF FLUID. *TT
34472005-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4T40E OR 4T45E WILL NOT SHIFT NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
0307290052005-02-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT END DURING LOW SPEED TURNS OR MANEUVERS. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACES 030729005A. *EH
016042004-05-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4T40E, 4T45E CHANGE IN APPEARANCE OF FORWARD, SECOND AND REVERSE CLUTCH WAVE PLATE. *TT
0207300482004-04-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID REPLACEMENT FOR 4T65-E, 4T40-E, AND 4T45-E TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION.*MR
030730021A2004-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NEUTRAL FLARE AND/OR RPM FLARE WHILE IN DRIVE, NO 1-2 UPSHIFT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P1810, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1815 SET. *TT
015222004-02-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). CLUTCH PEDAL STAYS TO FLOOR REPEAT SLAVE CYLINDER FAIL. SIT BULLETIN 1405756. *TT
020730039E2004-01-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FIRM TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, SHUDDER/CHUGGLE, TRANSMISSION WON'T DOWNSHIFT ON DECELERATION, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0742 SET. *TT UPDATE. *TT
0307310052004-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. GRIND NOISE FROM MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN CLUTCH IS RELEASED. *TT
030729005A2004-01-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT END DURING LOW SPEED TURNS OR MANEUVERS. *TT
030730012A2004-01-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSAXLE OR TRANSMISSION SLIPS, WON'T SHIFT, NO REVERSE, 2ND, 3RD OR OVERDRIVE, ERRATIC SHIFTS. *TT
014322003-12-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POOR ACCELERATION, PERFORMANCE. *TT
0307300362003-12-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 4TH GEAR, STUCK IN 2ND GEAR OR SES/TCS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0753, P0758, P1860, C1223, C1224 OR C1275 MAY BE SET. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.