Service bulletins for the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
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.
440 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 000604049B | 2004-02-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO VIN BREAKPOINT 1F136536 MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP / SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR ILLUMINATION; ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION; STALL / NO START CONDITION; VARIOUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES; AND / OR VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS. *TT |
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| 030849018B | 2004-01-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. BROKEN CONSOLE OR STORAGE COMPARTMENT LID LATCH. *TT UPDATED *EH |
| 03-06-01-010 | 2004-01-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE OIL OR COOLANT LEAK. *TT GM REMINDER. *TT INSTALL NEW LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. UPDATED 7/18/08 *PE |
| 020730022B | 2004-01-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0716 AND / OR P0717, P0730, P0753, P0758, P1860, P1887 OR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE CODES SET. *TT |
| 030525008 | 2004-01-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. INTERMITTENT/CONSTANT ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED. *TT |
| 01432 | 2003-12-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POOR ACCELERATION, PERFORMANCE. *TT |
| 01481 | 2003-12-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. LOUD POP OR SNAP NOISE FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL (I/P) IN HOT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT *MJ |
| 030604056 | 2003-12-02. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. INFORMATION ON NEW THROTTLE BODY GASKET. *TT |
| 020861001A | 2003-12-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CLICKING/CREAKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. *TT |
| 010232001C | 2003-12-01. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A CLUNK TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING A TURNING MANEUVER. *TT |
| 01382C | 2003-11-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SECURITY INDICATOR RELATED CONCERN. SERVICE VME--VEHICLES WANTED. *TT |
| 00704A | 2003-11-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE 4T65E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF A HARSH GARAGE SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE ON A COLD START. *TT |
| 00214A | 2003-11-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. DELAYED CRANK, MAY BE NECESSARY TO HOLD KEY IN START SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL STARTS. *TT |
| 081203 | 2003-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. THIS SERVICE VOICEMAIL MESSAGE OUTLINES A METHOD TO ATTEMPT REPAIR OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT LOUVER BEFORE REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRIM PLATE. *TT |
| 070803 | 2003-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. THE VME MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT A NEW PRODUCT FIELD ACTION REGARDING A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM FOR AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. THE ENGINE COOLANT MAY LEAK AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD THROTTLE BODY GASKET OR AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD TO LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *TT |
| 03034 | 2003-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE COOLANT MAY LEAK AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD THROTTLE BODY GASKET, OR AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD TO LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD TO LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN A LOW ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL AND HIGHER ENGINE OPERATING TEMPERATURES. *TT |
| 030867004 | 2003-09-30. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. PARTS AVAILABILITY FOR SUNROOF REPAIRS. *TT |
| 010846002C | 2003-09-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. PROGRAMMING OF REPLACEMENT ONSTAR VEHICLE COMMUNICATION AND INTERFACE MODULES (VCIM). *TT |
| 121302 | 2003-09-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE FRAME CLICK OR SNAP NOISE DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS. *TT |
| 030730017 | 2003-08-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GRIND NOISE OR NO VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. *TT |
| 030601016 | 2003-08-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. LOSS OF COOLANT, MILKY COLORED OIL. *TT |
| 030604030 | 2003-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MULTIPLE DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS OF LONG OR HARD STARTS, CHUGGLE, ROUGH IDLE AND LIGHT OR INTERMITTENT MISFIRE DUE TO CLOGGED FUEL INJECTORS. *TT |
| 032503 | 2003-07-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. DRIVER SEAT TRIM GAPPING TO THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG. *TT *JB |
| 022703 | 2003-07-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. GAP CONDITION BETWEEN THE UPPER INSTRUMENT PANEL (IP) PAD TO IP TRIM PLATE WHICH MAY BE OBJECTIONABLE TO A CUSTOMER. *TT *JB |
| 010850014A | 2003-04-28. Service bulletin. SEATS. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK MATERIAL PULLING AWAY FROM SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG MODULE BEZEL. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.