Service bulletins for the 2005 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.
527 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 3253 | 2005-10-24. 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 |
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| 3447 | 2005-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4T40E OR 4T45E WILL NOT SHIFT NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT |
| 3441 | 2005-10-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4T40E/4T45E HARD TO SHIFT. *TT |
| 3433 | 2005-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT AND SEVERE ENGINE MISFIRE ON CYLINDERS 1 AND 4 OR CYLINDERS 2 AND 3. *TT UPDATED 08-15-07. *KB |
| 3404 | 2005-10-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MACHINING DEBRIS ON THE OIL FILTER ELEMENT. *SC |
| 3481 | 2005-09-28. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF WHEN THE HAZARDS ARE SWITCHED ON. *TT |
| 3510 | 2005-09-20. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SUPPLEMENT TO 05-06-01-003A - WRONG THROTTLE GASKET PART NUMBER. *TT |
| 050857001 | 2005-05-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. INSIDE GLASS STEAMING UP/CARPET WET ON DRIVER SIDE. *TT |
| 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 |
| 3477 | 2005-05-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. TECH 2 DISPLAYS ASTERISK FOR THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *TT |
| 3269 | 2005-04-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT, MISFIRE AND VALVETRAIN TICK. *TT |
| 050601003A | 2005-04-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. HIGHER THAN EXPECTED OIL CONSUMPTION BLUE SMOKE ON ACCELERATION. *EH |
| 050601002 | 2005-04-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO WATER INGESTION HYDRO LOCK. *EH |
| 08202004 | 2005-04-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SIR LIGHT ON, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B0036. *TT |
| 040308010 | 2005-02-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CHANGES TO LABOR TIME GUIDE RELATING TO FRONT SUSPENSION LABOR OPERATIONS COMPONENTS. *EH |
| 030601018 | 2005-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. NEW CYLINDER BORE LINER REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACES 030601018A. *EH |
| 030729005 | 2005-02-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT END DURING LOW SPEED TURNS OR MANEUVERS. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACES 030729005A. *EH |
| 030232001B | 2005-02-11. Service bulletin. STEERING. MOMENTARY REDUCTION OF POWER STEERING PS ASSIST ON INITIAL START UP WITH LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACES 030232001A. *EH |
| 3263 | 2005-02-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE ON TURNS. *EH |
| 3189 | 2004-12-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. CRANK NO START, LOW OR NO FUEL PRESSURE. *TT |
| 3106 | 2004-11-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. XM RADIO WAS WORKING PRIOR TO JULY 26, 2004 AND IT IS INOPERATIVE NOW. *JB |
| 3120 | 2004-11-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). ONSTAR CENTER UNABLE TO PERFORM REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC. (2004-2005 CHEVROLET YUKON, 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, 2002, 2003, 2005 BUICK RAINIER, 2005 CHEVROLET EXPRESS VAN, AND 2005 CADILLAC SEVILLE) *SC |
| 3056 | 2004-10-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SIR LIGHT ON AND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B0036. *TT |
| 3030 | 2004-08-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. TICK OR TIMING CHAIN NOISE FROM TIMING CHAIN. ALSO TO INCLUDE 2005 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. *TT |
| 00966 | 2004-07-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) FRONT WHEEL SPEED CODES - JUMPER HARNESS. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.