Service bulletins for the 2004 Pontiac Sunfire
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.
461 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 610 | 2005-08-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE IDLE FLARE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. ALSO LOW SPEED ENGINE DECEL STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. GM TECH LINK. *TT |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 05202004 | 2005-04-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INTERMITTENT IDLE CONCERNS. *TT |
| 07012004 | 2005-04-11. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. INCORRECT PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEATBELT RETRACTOR WELD NUTS AND BOLT ATTACHMENT FASTENERS. THE SHEER STRENGTH OF THE INCORRECT FASTENER, WHICH WAS USED IN ERROR, IS BELOW THE SHEER FORCE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS 209, SEATBELT ASSEMBLIES, AND 210, SEATBELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES, AND LOADS ON THE ANCHORAGES MAY EXCEED THE SHEER STRENGTH OF THE FASTENER IN THE EVEN OF A SEVERE CRASH. *TT |
| 08232004 | 2005-04-07. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SAFETY BELT MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH AN INCORRECT NUT AND BOLT. NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL 04056. GM ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE. *TT |
| 08202004 | 2005-04-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SIR LIGHT ON, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B0036. *TT |
| 08202004 | 2005-04-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. LEFT DOOR MOLDING BINDS ON THE FENDER CLADDING. *TT |
| 040232001 | 2005-03-11. Service bulletin. STEERING. RELEASE OF STEERING GEAR STUB SHAFT BEARING KIT FOR SERVICE. *TT UPDATED 08-15-07. *KB UPDATED 10/09/07. *NJ |
| 030863002 | 2005-03-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CARPET WET ON DRIVER'S SIDE. *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 |
| 030601022 | 2005-01-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GUIDELINES FOR CYLINDER BORE LINER/PISTON SLEEVE REPLACEMENT ON THE L4 ECOTEC ENGINE. *TT |
| 040308015A | 2004-12-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SQUEAKING NOISE IN FRONT END ON TURNS. *TT |
| 040604063 | 2004-12-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE IDLE FLAIR WHEN CLUTCH DEPRESSED OR DECEL STALL. *TT |
| 3189 | 2004-12-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. CRANK NO START, LOW OR NO FUEL PRESSURE. *TT |
| 3044 | 2004-11-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. GENERATION 5 ONSTAR STEERING WHEEL CONTROL FUNCTION. *TT |
| 3148 | 2004-11-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON THE 2.2L L61 ECOTEC ENGINE. *TT |
| 3115 | 2004-11-05. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HIGH IDLE WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. *SC |
| 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 |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.