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Service bulletins for the 2000 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.

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

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PIP5163A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
PIP5029G2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR ENGINE MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANK, OR CRANK NO START IN SOME CASES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PERFORM PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. IF TECHNICIAN FINDS CARBON, AN UPPER ENGINE AND VALVE CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED.
PI1394A2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE.
000601012F2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES.
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
013532004-07-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE DUE TO INJECTOR FRETTING CORROSION. *TT
014512003-11-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CNG EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY REQUIRE CRANK TIMES UP TO 6 SECONDS WHEN STARTING ON CNG. *TT
0710032003-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. THIS VME MESSAGE IS A WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT DUE TO A KNOWN CAM DRIVELINE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY QUESTION ABOUT WHINE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT ENGINE AREA. *TT
0715032003-10-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. COOLANT LOSE, EVIDENCE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, ETC., OR COOLANT WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. *TT
0306040302003-08-15. 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
010601030A2002-10-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON HIGHER THAN EXPECTED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. *TT
020601001A2002-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ON A DRONE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. *SLC
1601022002-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE ENGINE LAGS POWER, STALLS, WON'T START OR IS HARD TO START. *TT
0206040092002-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING HESITATION OR STUMBLE ON THROTTLE APPLICATION AFTER COLD START (REPROGRAM PCM). *JG
0106010302002-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON HIGHER THAN EXPECTED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, AND HAVING TO ADD OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. *TT
0106020122002-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON LEAKAGE OF A FEW DROPS OF COOLANT AFTER PARKING THEIR VEHICLE. *TT
0206010012002-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING A DRONE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. *TT
2910012002-03-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY HESITATE OR STUMBLE AFTER A COLD START. *TT
0908012001-11-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND HAVING TO ADD OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. *JG
000601018A2001-10-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A GROWL/MOAN TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ON HEAVY ACCELERATION WHEN MAKING SHARP LEFT HAND TURNS. NLM
1804012001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A BEARING NOISE THAT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A GRINDING NOISE OR A FAILED CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER BEARING NOISE. *TT
1801012001-04-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON REPLACING THE IDLER PULLEY DUE TO COLD WEATHER IDLER BEARING HOOT. *TT
2012002001-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION CONCERNING VEHICLES THAT HAVE A INPUT SPEED SENSOR CODE P0716, P0717 CONDITION. *TT
0006040532001-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A HISS NOISE AT CLOSED THROTTLE ONLY. IT MAY SOUND SIMILAR TO A BELT NOISE OR A POWER STEERING PUMP NOISE WHEN IT IS COLD. *TT

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