Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 050846006A | 09/01/2005 | 050846006B | 10015018 | Information on upgrading certain onstar generation 5 analog/digital-ready systems to onstar generation 6 dual-mode (analog/digital). *tt | 05/13/2005 |
| 10082002 | 10/08/2002 | 10013128 | This message is to provide dealers with an awareness of two new commands available via voice recognition in the onstar generation five equipped vehicles. the two commands are onstar and emergency. *tt | 04/08/2005 | |
| 3044 | 10010363 | Generation 5 onstar steering wheel control function. *tt | 11/17/2004 | ||
| 3050A | 01/01/2004 | 10009623 | 02-05 onstar equipped vehicles emitting beeping noise before connecting to onstar. *tt | 10/13/2004 | |
| 3047 | 01/01/2004 | 10009607 | 99 through 05 year vehicles, equipped with three-button onstar systems. *tt | 10/08/2004 | |
| 052903 | 05/29/2003 | 10003676 | 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 rel | 10/28/2003 | |
| 010846002C | 06/01/2003 | 10002836 | Programming of replacement onstar vehicle communication and interface modules (vcim). *tt | 09/26/2003 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||||
| 08-089 | 06/01/2008 | 10026586 | Gm: special coverage adjustment-analog onstar deactivation. fcc ruled in 2002 wireless carriers would no longer re required to support analog wireless network starting in 2008. *pe csc letter was received. updated 12/1/08. *pe | 11/14/2008 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| 611 | 11/01/2004 | 10016265 | Binding mode valve-hvac. *sc | 09/06/2005 | |
| 01682 | 01/01/2004 | 10007242 | Hvac mode control hard to change settings. *tt | 06/04/2004 | |
| 01685 | 01/01/2004 | 10006374 | Hvac mode control hard to change settings. *tt | 04/30/2004 | |
| 030138012 | 03/01/2004 | 10004363 | Underhood rattle or growl noise with air conditioner on. *tt | 12/04/2003 | |
| 01289 | 11/18/2003 | 10004098 | Chirp or squeak on acceleration from stop. service vme. *tt | 11/18/2003 | |
| 062703 | 06/27/2003 | 10003724 | 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 | 10/29/2003 | |
| 061903 | 06/19/2003 | 10003707 | Troubleshooting/repairing air conditioning chirp or squeak during initial acceleration. *tt | 10/28/2003 | |
| 060303 | 06/03/2003 | 10003688 | Concerns with replacement of the 6cvc air conditioner compressor for a noise complaint. *tt | 10/28/2003 | |
| 030138005A | 08/01/2004 | 030138005B | 10002377 | Hard to change hvac mode or temperature settings. *tt update. *ar | 08/26/2003 |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) | |||||
| 08089-B | 11/01/2008 | 08089-C | 10027804 | General motors corp: special coverage adjustment; analog onstar deactivation. *pe updated 2/17/09. *pe | 02/09/2009 |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 040846004 | 01/01/2005 | 040846004A | 10013440 | Onstar system inoperative onstar system status light is red radio locked in phone mode or dtc b1000. *eh | 04/19/2005 |
| 09262002 | 09/26/2002 | 10008629 | Concerns that involve the display of no signal on the radio head in an area that is known to have good xm reception. *mj | 08/10/2004 | |
| 01662 | 01/01/2004 | 10007248 | Xm error on a radio display. *tt | 06/04/2004 | |
| 01759 | 01/01/2004 | 10006302 | Xm rapid activation utilization. *mr | 04/28/2004 | |
| 01390 | 11/18/2003 | 10004195 | Xm radio must be tuned to channel 1 through 66 during activation attempt. 2004 chevrolet canyon, gmc denali, gmc colorado also included. *tt | 11/21/2003 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||||
| 08-089B | 09/01/2008 | 10026805 | Gmc: special coverage adjustment-analog onstar deactivation. csc letter was received. *pe | 12/19/2008 | |
| 07082004 | 07/08/2004 | 10013184 | Gm service technical college. *eh | 04/12/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 06/15/2008 | 25000 | ||
| Speedometer sticking at 80 to 160 mph, even though the car has never ever been driven at those speeds, speedometer registars anwhere from 10mph to over the limit of the speedometer (180mph) when the car is shut off or stopped. this started at 25,000 miles on the odometer. the temperature gauge started registering over the red (and has actually touched the speedometer gauge needle) approximately 1 year later started at 32,000 miles. at 39,000 the gas gauge started doing the same thing. i have been driving with a portable garmin nuvi gps since 2008, just to use the estimated speed in the hopes i will not get a speeding ticket. the first time i looked down and saw my speedometer at 85 mph, i instinctively slammed on the brakes, and was extremely lucky no one was behind me. i was only going 50 mph at the time this happened. i now have a teen driver, and i cannot allow her to drive this car because she is not experienced enough to estimate her speeds. i will never know if my car trulely overheats because it overheats on the gauge 3-5 times a week. i have to fill my gas based on when i filled it last & how many miles i have driven since as i have no idea how much gas i have. this can be a very dangerous situation, that can lead to death and injury, as a told you my experience with instinctively slamming on the brakes, and i would hate to see what happens if i run out of gas unknowingly in the 3rd lane of an expressway. i also own a 2002 chevy cavalier whose gas gauge registars 1/4 of a tank when it is empty. i spend over $450 at a garage to find out that the car was not breaking down, but was actually running out of gas. the 2003 chevy cavalier of course has the more dangerous problem with the entire instrument cluster a mess. unfortunately, the vecicle was not still under warranty with the low mileage, as it had been over 3 years. when are you going to do something about these cars? lets hope i'm not driving in front of your mother or daughter tomorrow. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 07/06/2007 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet cavalier. the contact started the vehicle and activated the air conditioning control switch, which operated only on the high temperature mode selector. there were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they replaced a component in the blower unit. over a period of time, the heater and air conditioning system failed to operate. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on two separate occasions for identical failures, in which the blower unit was replaced. the vehicle is currently being repaired again. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 25,600. | |||
| 07/10/2008 | 86000 | 1 | |
| I want to make it clear i have taken over payments of this car and will have title when it is paid off. the car had been running great except for the a/c no longer works, and i was driving getting up to 40 mph and the car just died, i couldn't get it to restart it ended up being the fuel pump went out, it was quite expensive to fix. *tr | |||
| 12/03/2002 | 19 | 12/03/2002 | |
| Problem started same week i purchase vehicle brand new. gmc would not exchange vehicle, they just kept repairing it as it broke down. i feel very unsafe in this vehicle, they did not care. clutch was rubbing against main line, failed twice. rear lights burned out 3 times, springs on seats popped out 3 times, gas pump went out once, heater/ac went out twice, locks would not open, 3 times, pain chipped off bumper, once. rear seat clips snapped, once. headlights, water leaked in. twice i had a head on collision in june/2007...air bag did not deploy. *jb | |||
| 10/07/2004 | 12484 | 5 | 02/08/2003 |
| While turning on the turn signals the turn they failed to come on. consumer took vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and the mechanic replaced the bulb and socket. the consumer informed the mechanic that this problem occurred more than once and had not been resolved. *ak the right and left rear turn signal failed, there was shaking in the dash when the blower was on due to the a/c accumulator. *sc | |||
| 03/24/2003 | 6500 | 3 | 06/18/2003 |
| The tires shake and vibrate around sixty miles/hr. so i took them to sam's club to their tire center in december of 2003. they rotated and balanced the tires. i drove the car for one month, then the tires started doing the same thing over again. about one month later, i went back to sam's club and they balanced my tires again. so here it is march of 2004, the tires are doing the same thing again shaking and vibrating around sixty miles/hr. i called goodyear , they told me to bring the car in. they looked at the tires, and said that the rear tires were worn on the inside, and that i would have to take the car back to the dealership to get the tires fixed. they could not diagnose the specific origin of the vibration. basically, for a brand new car, we should not have these kind of problems at 24,000 miles (as stated by mechanics from goodyear, sam's club and firestone). 5. cruise control switch- if right turn signal is used when cruise control is activated, the cruise control will automatically deactivate itself. 6. power failure- car all of a sudden lost power while at a stoplight. 7. a/c & heater- a/c and heater make loud noise. 8. rear turn signal light bulbs burned out 4 times on each side. gm replacement bulbs last only 1 to 1 1/2 month. *nm | |||
| 02/23/2004 | 20 | 03/08/2003 | |
| I bought the car brand new arround 04/2003 chevrolet cavalier 2003 since then i reported several times back to the dealer ship with the following problems:drivetrain - clunk noise during low speed turns a/c - difficult mode/temperature setting operation . steering - momentary loss of power assist. steering - rattle/knock when turning wheels - front/rear wheel squeaking noise ---all those complaints are never been taken care off - they allways had some low excuses for me - like the wheater/rain/dirt on the wheels (i live in the city ...not on a dirt road..) anyway the only complaint they taken serious is that i brought in the car now for the 3rd time to repair the right signal light - last time just today! i reported again all the other problems, with the sucess that they at least orderd now a new part for the a/c, everything else is again been played down. honestly, i'm getting tired of having so much trouble with a new car. bringing it to the dealership always cost me a nearly a whole day of missing work. i would like to know if there is any way to fix all tjose problems for once and all or does a customer from chevrolet just has to suffer and put up with such a poor quality?!*ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 07/21/2003 | 5407 | 8 | 01/20/2003 |
| 2003 chevrolet cavalier experienced problems with brake lights, turn signals, and tail lights.***no answer required***. *mr the brake lights and tail lights shorted out many times, the tail light socket was also replaced. the consumer received a recall letter #04v524000. the consumer took the vehicle to have the service performed, however that did not seem to remedy the problem. the vehicle has been in the shop on numerous occasions regarding this problem, the consumer did not believe her vehicle was satisfactorily repaired. the cd would not eject. the right side power window made a noise when it was rolled down. *jb | |||
| 12/01/2003 | 21000 | 7 | 06/23/2003 |
| There are numerous things, and the delaership has convinced gm, because i wrote gm about the problems with this, that i am making this stuff up to get an suv. first the radio wasn't working, they put the cable back on said it was loose, its still not sounding like a radio should. next was the popping in the front end, dealership turned rotors, under warranty back brakes squealed real loud they said it was dust i had to pay for that. back brakes still squeal, front end still pops like a bad cv joint. trunk wouldn't shut had to keep slamming it. took it back they greased it worked for awhile starting to get hard to shut sometimes. brake lights and back lights and cruise control quit working . took it to dealership at least 5 or 6 times till they finally replaced it how long it will last i don't know. front sun visor popped when it hung up in rear view mirror real floppy can't use it no more dealer said they ordered it in december. still waiting not fixed. real bad odor of gas in car when tank is half full, no explanation as to why. seat belt makes a funny noise when you are wearing it, pins you back against seat real hard. no explanation for that. have to stop and jerk on it to loosen it like a seat belt should work. dealer says i am imagining this stuff because i do not want car, bought it new still paying for it. been trying to get rid of it they have everyone convinced i am a psycho woman wanting an suv and thats why i am complaining that is all false. just plain hate a car i am paying for.*ak | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 700 | 1 | |
| Various problems with 2003 chevrolet cavalier.*mr the vehicle tail light shorted out three times then the circuit shorted out. the gas gauge would fluctuate. cold starts. the vehicle would hesitate at stop light or stall out completely. the driver' s side speaker blew. the cd player would eject the cd while it was playing. the rpm gauge bounced. the fuel pump was replaced. the alternator made noise. *nm | |||
| 06/30/2003 | 3 | 02/27/2003 | |
| The consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealer for a regular oil maintenance and the dealer stated the vehicle needed front alignment. the dealer replaced the front struts. the vehicle had 3700 miles. *ak noise had come from the dashboard, when the left door was closed, when the vehicle was driven over bumps, and when the door was closed. there was static in the radio due to looseness, and there was a rattle noise in the rear, near the exhaust, when closed. *scc the hinges were repaied, due to a noise in the door. *jb | |||
| EQUIPMENT - MECHANICAL - JACKS | |||
| 11/02/2002 | |||
| While jacking up vehicle with a factory install jack. jack suddenly broken into three pieces, causing the motor mount to snap. please provide any further information. | |||