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Service bulletins for the 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier

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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
34472005-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4T40E OR 4T45E WILL NOT SHIFT NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
022320042005-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. IF THE ENGINE FAILS TO START AND THE DRIVER HOLDS THE KEY IN THE START POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, HIGH CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT INTERNAL SWITCH PARTS. *TT
041220042004-09-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. IGNITION CIRCUIT THERMAL EVENTS, THREE PHASE SAFETY RECALL 04002. GM VOICEMAIL EXPRESS. *TT
040082004-08-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT - AIR CLEANER COVER - REPLACE. BI-FUEL (COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS AND GASOLINE) ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE A HIGHER RATE OF BACKFIRE THAN ON GASOLINE ENGINE CAVALIERS. *TT
040082004-08-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT 04008 - AIR CLEANER COVER - REPLACE. *TT
040235004D2004-08-13. Service bulletin. STEERING. CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVER/STEERING WHEEL ROTATION. *TT *NM
040022004-07-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL IGNITION CIRCUIT THERMAL EVENTS. *MJ
009662004-07-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) FRONT WHEEL SPEED CODES - JUMPER HARNESS. *TT
00966B2004-06-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. ABS FRONT WHEEL SPEED CODES - JUMPER HARNESS. *TT
015982004-06-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. SUNROOF SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO 03-08-67-009.*MR
019672004-05-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. FRONT SUSPENSION STEER NOISE SMOOTH ROAD TURNS. *MR
0308670092004-03-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. SUNROOF WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE COMPLETELY DUE TO THE SUNROOF MOTOR. *TT
030730021A2004-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NEUTRAL FLARE AND/OR RPM FLARE WHILE IN DRIVE, NO 1-2 UPSHIFT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P1810, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1815 SET. *TT
000089008E2004-03-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY WANT TO TOW THEIR VEHICLE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ALL FOUR TIRES ONT HE GROUND. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING RECREATIONAL (DINGHY) TOWING FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES INCLUDING 1988-2004 CHEVROLET AND GMC LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
030864011A2003-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. MIRROR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT
030864009A2003-12-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. LEFT OUTSIDE BREAKAWAY MIRROR INOPERATIVE. *TT UPDATE. *TT
010232001C2003-12-01. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A CLUNK TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING A TURNING MANEUVER. *TT
000089008B2003-12-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY WANT TO TOW THEIR VEHICLE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ALL FOUR TIRES ONT HE GROUND. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING RECREATIONAL (DINGHY) TOWING FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES INCLUDING 1988-2004 CHEVROLET AND GMC LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
0516032003-10-28. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. PROPER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP THAT IS INTEGRATED IN THE REAR SPOILER. SOME DEALERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LAMP NOT FITTING PROPERLY OR THAT PARTS ARE BEING DAMAGED DURING INSTALLATION. *TT
0308670042003-09-30. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. PARTS AVAILABILITY FOR SUNROOF REPAIRS. *TT
0307300212003-08-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. NEUTRAL FLARE AND/OR RPM FLARE WHILE IN DRIVE, NO 1-2 UPSHIFT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P1810, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1815 SET. *TT
0227032003-07-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. INOPERATIVE MANUAL OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR(S). *TT *JB
0207300502003-03-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. ENGINEERING CHANGES TO THE VALVE BODY, PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE, 2-3 ACCUMULATOR VALVE AND BORE FOR 2002-2003 MODEL YEAR 4T45E TRANSAXLES AND SUBSEQUENT OVERHAUL PROCEDURES WHICH AFFECT 1995-2001 MODEL YEAR TRANSAXLES. *TT
0203080062002-10-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO REVISE THE FRONT SUSPENSION FASTNER TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS.*TT
010601030A2002-10-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON HIGHER THAN EXPECTED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.