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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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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
014442003-12-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. XM DEALER ASSISTANCE LINE INFORMATION. *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
0301380122003-12-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. UNDERHOOD RATTLE OR GROWL NOISE WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON. *TT
030864011A2003-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. MIRROR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT
030864009A2003-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. LEFT OUTSIDE BREAKAWAY MIRROR INOPERATIVE. *TT UPDATE. *TT
020731003A2003-12-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). CLUTCH PEDAL BUZZ OR VIBRATION. *TT
010232001C2003-12-01. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A CLUNK TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING A TURNING MANEUVER. *TT
000089008B2003-12-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY WANT TO TOW THEIR VEHICLE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ALL FOUR TIRES ONT HE GROUND. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING RECREATIONAL (DINGHY) TOWING FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES INCLUDING 1988-2004 CHEVROLET AND GMC LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
014762003-11-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. GRINDING/RATTLE NOISE WITH CLUTCH FULLY DISENGAGED. *TT
014112003-11-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FALSE CODE B3785. SERVICE VME. *TT
013902003-11-21. 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
012892003-11-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CHIRP OR SQUEAK ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. SERVICE VME. *TT
0819032003-11-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SCREW MISSING FROM THE A-PILLAR CEILING STRIP FRONT DOOR AUXILIARY. *TT
0711032003-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. THIS VME MESSAGE CONCERNS A CYLINDER BORELINER TOOL NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE L61 2.2 LITER ENGINE. THE TOOL IS REFERENCED IN SERVICE BULLETIN 030601018. THE PURPOSE OF THE TOOL IS TO EXTEND THE TOTAL SERVICE LIFE OF THE BLOCK. *TT
0710032003-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. THIS VME MESSAGE IS A WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT DUE TO A KNOWN CAM DRIVELINE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY QUESTION ABOUT WHINE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT ENGINE AREA. *TT
0716032003-10-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. RATTLE OR BUZZ FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER. *TT
0715032003-10-31. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. SERVICING THE REAR TAIL LAMP BULB OR SOCKET ASSEMBLY. *TT
0715032003-10-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. COOLANT LOSE, EVIDENCE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, ETC., OR COOLANT WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. *TT
0627032003-10-29. 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
0619032003-10-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. TROUBLESHOOTING/REPAIRING AIR CONDITIONING CHIRP OR SQUEAK DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION. *TT
0603032003-10-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONCERNS WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE 6CVC AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FOR A NOISE COMPLAINT. *TT
0529032003-10-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. CLARIFICATION OF SERVICE BULLETIN 02-08-44-012. CERTAIN STEPS IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO DISABLE OR ENABLE THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY RADIO PERSONALIZATION FEATURE HAS BEEN DELETED IN THE TECH 2 SOFTWARE. CONCERN WILL BE UPDATED IN JULY RELEASE OF THE TECH 2 UPDATES. *TT
020846010E2003-10-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. PROGRAMMING ONSTAR MODULE FOR CANADIAN FRENCH VOICE RECOGNITION. *TT UPDATE. *TT UPDATED *EH

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