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 | |
| 030846003 | 01/01/2005 | 030846003A | 10012569 | Driver unable to configure onstar system. *tt update. *tt | 03/07/2005 |
| 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 | |
| 3011 | 01/01/2004 | 10008898 | When using voice recognition dialing, some numbers or commands may not be understood by the system especially the number two (2). *tt | 08/25/2004 | |
| 030844018A | 01/01/2005 | 030844018B | 10004329 | Rear seat audio (rsa) and/or rear hvac inoperative. *tt update. *tt | 12/02/2003 |
| 030852005 | 09/01/2003 | 10004335 | Diagnostic information for replacement remote keyless entry (rke) transmitter inoperative - unable to synchronize. *tt | 12/02/2003 | |
| 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 | |
| 00372D | 01/01/2004 | 10007287 | Onstar system is attempting and/or completing phone calls which the operator of the vehicle did not initiate. *tt | 06/09/2004 | |
| 01562 | 01/01/2004 | 10005402 | Hvac digital display does not illuminate or function. service vme. sit bulletin 1411066. *tt | 02/25/2004 | |
| 030852001C | 03/01/2003 | 030852001B | 10001278 | Remote keyless entry (rke) system inoperative. *tt | 04/25/2003 |
| 030852001B | 02/01/2003 | 030852001A | 10001113 | Remote keyless entry (rke) system inoperative. *tt | 04/15/2003 |
| 030852001 | 01/01/2003 | 10000961 | Remote keyless entry (rke) system inoperative. *tt | 04/09/2003 | |
| 020844020 | 12/01/2002 | 10000767 | No audio out of speakers at times. *tt | 03/31/2003 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| PI-5141 | 01/01/2012 | 10043536 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/oldsmobile: if blower motor is set to any speed position and when key is off, it becomes inoperative and may still be inoperative after key is turned on. *pe | 04/09/2012 | |
| SB-10240 | 05/01/2011 | 10038760 | General motors service campaing: see document search button for owner letter. the hvac blower may not work at certain functions or may become inoperable. there could be a burning smell or smoke. *rm | 06/27/2011 | |
| SB-10240 | 05/01/2011 | 10038760 | Ready | 06/27/2011 | |
| 040138014 | 10/01/2004 | 10012731 | High pitched tone heard inside vehicle when ac compressor is engaged. *eh | 03/11/2005 | |
| 040138015 | 10/01/2004 | 10012733 | Diagnostic information for moan groan or boom noise at idle vibration in steering wheel or felt through floor when ac compressor engages do not replace ac compressor. *eh | 03/11/2005 | |
| 040138013 | 10/01/2004 | 10012727 | Hvac not cold enough a/c compressor does not engage . *eh | 03/11/2005 | |
| 040137004 | 04/01/2004 | 10012614 | Revised air conditioning (a/c) system performance test. *tt | 03/08/2005 | |
| 040138008 | 06/01/2004 | 10012173 | Heat ventilation and air conditioning system cannot be controlled or defaults to defrost mode. *eh | 02/16/2005 | |
| 040138010 | 08/01/2004 | 10011190 | Diagnostic information to accurately diagnose a/c low pressure switch using new kent moore special tool ge-47742. *tt | 01/10/2005 | |
| 3056 | 10010369 | Part restriction on air conditioning compressors. *tt | 11/17/2004 | ||
| 3179 | 01/01/2004 | 10010266 | Automatic dual zone hvac battery draw supplement to 02-01-39-007a. *tt | 11/08/2004 | |
| 3076 | 01/01/2004 | 10009603 | Repeat hvac blower motor failure. *tt | 10/08/2004 | |
| 3086 | 01/01/2004 | 10009509 | Air conditioner (a/c) low pressure switch diagnostic tool. currently the a/c low pressure switch open/close pressures cannot be accurately determined by measuring pressure at the low side service port. *tt | 10/04/2004 | |
| 01428B | 01/01/2004 | 10007279 | Rear air conditioning hvac blower motor control module information. *tt | 06/09/2004 | |
| 030138019 | 09/01/2004 | 030138019A | 10005551 | Underhood air conditioner rattle noise heard on acceleration or a sudden loss of air conditioner system performance. *tt this bulletin replaces 03-01-38-019 dated 11-01-2003. to include various modles including 2002-2004 commercial up | 03/02/2004 |
| 01428A | 01/01/2004 | 01428 | 10004172 | Rear air conditioning hvac blower motor control module information. service vme. sit bulletin 1455584. *tt (this bulletin replaces pi01428a dated 11-18-03). *tt | 11/20/2003 |
| 01348 | 11/18/2003 | 10004133 | Passenger compartment air filter. *tt | 11/19/2003 | |
| 01139B | 01/01/2004 | 01139C | 10004105 | Air conditioning compressor belt or tensioner jumps or flutters causing a rattle noise. service vme. *tt | 11/18/2003 |
| 030139008 | 06/01/2003 | 10002850 | Changes in air conditioning compessor on/off instrument panel display symbol from 2003 to 2004 model year and synchronizing the driver and passenger set temperatures. *tt | 09/26/2003 | |
| 030139007 | 06/01/2003 | 10002131 | Air conditioning (a/c) inoperative / intermittent, air conditioner blows warm air. *tt | 08/13/2003 | |
| 010139004A | 12/01/2002 | 010139004 | 10000729 | Air conditioner not cold enough, air conditioner blows warm air with vehicle at extended idle. *tt | 03/28/2003 |
| 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 |
| 00573 | 01/01/2004 | 10007618 | Low audio output from speakers. *mj | 07/06/2004 | |
| 01662 | 01/01/2004 | 10007248 | Xm error on a radio display. *tt | 06/04/2004 | |
| 01849 | 01/01/2004 | 01849A | 10006708 | Vehicles equipped with xm do not have audio, am, fm work correctly. *mr | 05/11/2004 |
| 01864 | 01/01/2004 | 01864A | 10006615 | Radio cd skips/ejects or clock resets to 12:00. *mr *tt | 05/07/2004 |
| 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 | |
| 020844020B | 03/01/2003 | 020844020A | 10001250 | No audio out of speakers at times. *tt | 04/25/2003 |
| 020844020A | 02/01/2003 | 020844020 | 10001134 | No audio out of speakers at times. *tt | 04/17/2003 |
| 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 | |
| PIT3504D | 09/05/2008 | 10025770 | Some customers may comment on various hvac concerns including temperature doors defaulting to full hot position or unable to obtain defrost position. *pe | 09/05/2008 | |
| 07012004 | 07/01/2004 | 10014251 | Oil life system reset procedures-trucks. buick terazza 2005, gmc sierra denali 2002-2003, gmc b7 chassis medium duty 2003-2005 and gmc 560 c-series 2003-2005 *sc | 04/29/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| 03/13/2009 | 72300 | 1 | |
| Recently purchased (3 days ago) a 2003 chevrolet tahoe and both my wife and i noticed erratic behavior from speedometer. after much research and another family member with the same problem on a 2004 tahoe, we realized that this was a serious safety issue that an extreme amount of other people were having. the speedometer sticks at different points while accelerating or decelerating, i wish to get this issue resolved as soon as possible via recall. gm is well aware of this problem and it should issue a full recall on the instrument cluster to fix the problem. a simple special situation warranty is not good enough. gm must issue a recall on this very widely experienced problem. they also said that although my mileage was only 2000 miles over the 70,000 mile mark, they wouldn't fix it. this is a serious safety issue! gm...do the right thing! reference blogs and gm class action lawsuit at: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f11f710/159 and also at http://www.lrolaw.com/pdf/gmspeed.pdf. *tr | |||
| 09/10/2008 | 1 | ||
| Radio/ 6 disc system i can't load or unload my cd's it plays when it wants to. *tr | |||
| 06/06/2006 | 69500 | 1 | 05/04/2006 |
| Rear seat audio and temperature controls quit working. *jb | |||
| 08/20/2003 | 5000 | 20 | 08/06/2003 |
| 4 wheel drive light came on and would not engage. the dealer told the consumer it was a software problem. *la the consumer thought the problem was resolved until a couple of weeks later when he attempted to place the vehicle in reverse and it did not engage. after trying a second time if engaged and the 4-wheel drive light illuminated again and the vehicle failed to go into 4-wheel drive. the consumer was finally told that the manufacturer did not have a fix for the malfunction of the 4-wheel drive. the vehicle had other problems such as a rattling noise coming from the glove compartment, the remote keyless entry was inoperative, there was a thumping sound coming from the drivers side when the consumer made a turn, the emblem fell off the back of the truck, the seat mechanism did not work and there was in the drivers side running board. *jb | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 12/26/2005 | 59000 | 1 | 12/16/2003 |
| My tahoe has 59,000 miles we have replaced the radio 3 times the air conditioning pump once and now the fuel pump all lumped to about $2200.00 cash out of pocket .thanks chevy! *tr | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | |||
| 02/13/2004 | 3 | ||
| Purchased 2003 chevrolet tahoe on 1/13/2003. since then vehicle has been in services over 10 times for engine stalling out or for vehicle trying but not cranking. fuel pump was to blame at least 3, bad gas has been the blame twice, cpu brain twice and anti-theft system once. as long as vehicle has half tank of gas vehicle runs fine. *ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 12/26/2005 | 59000 | 1 | 12/16/2003 |
| My tahoe has 59,000 miles we have replaced the radio 3 times the air conditioning pump once and now the fuel pump all lumped to about $2200.00 cash out of pocket .thanks chevy! *tr | |||
| 11/01/2003 | 7 | 09/06/2003 | |
| Front passenger seat heater comes on by itself. blinker sensor will tell me that the blinker is on when it isn't. cd/radio lights blink on and off. rear passenger window rolls down by itself. fuel guage does not work properly and will often say it's full when it's empty or it's empty when it's full or half a tank when it is empty. fuel injectors keep clogging up with carbon. transmission failure from stop and delay acceleration while driving. *ak | |||