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Service bulletins for the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox

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.

625 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIC4935E2016-10-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM.
PIT5074J2016-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE USE OF J-35616-64B TERMINAL TEST PROBE, REPLACEMENT TERMINALS, AND TERMINATED LEADS. THE J-35616-64B IS THE LATEST TEST PROBE RELEASED FOR CHECKING TENSION OR PROBING THE .64 SERIES TERMINALS. THE TEST PROBE TERMINAL HAS BEEN RELEASED IN THE TERMINAL REPAIR KIT (J-38125-620H) LOCATED IN LEAR TRAY 7 PART NUMBER 963716-2. THERE ARE 5 TERMINATED LEADS IN A PACKAGE PART NUMBER IS 13505346, WHICH CAN BE ORDERED THROUGH YOUR NORMAL GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER CARE AND AFTERSALES PARTS CHANNEL
030603004R2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY.
PIP5094A2016-09-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT ,WHEN TESTING ANY CIRCUIT FOR OPEN OR RESISTANCE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL RELATED TERMINAL PIN FIT AND TENSION BE CHECKED WHEN THE TEST STEPS REQUIRE DISCONNECTION OF THE CONNECTOR OR COMPONENT, PRIOR TO ANY COMPONENT REPLACEMENT. ALWAYS USE THE RECOMMENDED TERMINAL TEST TOOL DURING THESE TESTS.
G-2086792016-09-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. 14319 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. SOME 2005-2006 MODEL YEAR (MY) CHEVROLET EQUINOX, 2006 MY PONTIAC TORRENT AND 2005-2007 MY SATURN VUE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE IGNITION KEY MAY BE REMOVED WHEN THE IGNITION IS NOT IN THE “OFF” POSITION. IF THE IGNITION KEY IS REMOVED WHEN THE IGNITION IS NOT IN THE “OFF” POSITION, UNINTENDED MOTION MAY OCCUR: (A) FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN “PARK”; OR (B) FOR A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN REVERSE GEAR. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH AND OCCUPANT OR PEDESTRIAN INJURIES. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT FOR KEY PULL OUT WHEN THE IGNITION IS NOT IN THE “LOCK” POSITION AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND PROVIDE THE CUSTOMER WITH TWO NEW IGNITION KEYS.
PIC-4935-E2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM.
PIC-5050-A2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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.
PIC-5260-A2016-08-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. VEHICLE'S SUNROOF OPERATION INTERMITTENT, BIND, NOISE, AUTO-REVERSE, AND/OR WATER LEAKS.
143192015-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. GENERAL MOTORS: 2005-2006 EQUINOX, TORRENT, 2002-07 VUE: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNERS LETTER. SOME VEHICLE MODELS WILL HAVE AN ISSUE WITH KEY IGNITION REMOVAL. *LJ UPDATED 11/6/15. *PE
08089-B2009-02-10. 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
0508470022005-11-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. EI-05085 - BCM, NO START, INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE SET, LACK OF FEATURE FUNCTION. *TT
34542005-10-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. NO START, NO CRANK CONCERN WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
35862005-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. NO CRANK NO START. *TT
6092005-09-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. CHAFED WIRES-DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE LOWER A-PILLAR TRIM OR KICK PANEL, THE CLIP ON THE TRIM PANEL HAS CHAFED THE WIRES, RESULTING IN A SHORT TO GROUND OR AN OPEN FUSE. *SC
32692005-01-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE OR READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. *EH
32552005-01-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSLOCK SENSOR. *EH
3132B2004-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE BCM OR ODOMETER READS 0 AFTER REPLACING THE BCM. *SC
30652004-09-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTICS USING THE TECH 2. *TT
0408470012004-08-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) AND ON-STAR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) B1372, B1377, B1382, U1000, U1016, U1096, U1064, C0000, U1500 STORED IN HISTORY. *MJ
021142004-06-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NO CRANK WITH LOSS OF COMMUNICATION TO BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM), INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC), POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM), AND EBCM SETTINGS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) U1000, U1064, U1096, U2105, U2106 AND U2108. *TT
020282004-05-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WILL NOT PROGRAM. *MR
030845003C2003-10-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REDUCED VEHICLE POWER, NO TRANSAXLE DOWN SHIFT, SES LIGHT ON, BUZZ NOISE FROM DOOR SPEAKERS/SPEAKERS INOPERATIVE, HEATER BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE, VARIOUS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) SET. *TT

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