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Service bulletins for the 2002 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.

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

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PIC3278G2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician the steps needed to diagnose and repair the vehicles that may have unwanted or phantom phone calls. Technician will need to determine what type of call the customer is having that is unwanted. The vehicle may receive an incoming call just like any other phone. Typically the customer will hear the phone ringing in the vehicle. This scenario also includes incoming Bluetooth calls. One type of unwanted call can be made if the key pad is faulty the OnStar system will try to make a blue button call for shorted voltage in the circuits. The OnStar module could have an internal fault and produce a ″Phone Unavailable″ audio message also it may have a Diagnostic Trouble Code U1500 or B1000. Refer to diagnostics for the Diagnostic Trouble Code making sure to follow any applicable Bulletins or Preliminary Information sheets. A “Ready” or “OnStar ready” audio message heard while driving. In some cases it has been found that the customer is inadvertently pressing the ″push to talk″ button on the steering wheel controls. On rare occasions, other issues in the steering column or Steering Wheel Control system may induce this concern.
0702320062007-10-05. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. CLUNK FELT/NOISE HEARD FROM STEERING COLUMN, STEERING GEAR AND/OR FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVER AND/OR STEERING WHEEL ROTATION (LUBRICATE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT [I-SHAFT]). *NJ
010232001F2006-03-22. Service bulletin. STEERING. CLUNK FELT/NOISE HEARD FROM STEERING COLUMN, STEERING GEAR AND/OR FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVER AND/OR STEERING WHEEL ROTATION. *TT
100720022005-04-08. Service bulletin. STEERING. KNOCKING RATTLE NOISE WHEN TURNING AND DRIVING OVER BUMPS. ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY EVALUATING A NEW HIGH-PRESSURE HOSE ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION. *TT
030232001B2005-02-11. Service bulletin. STEERING. MOMENTARY REDUCTION OF POWER STEERING PS ASSIST ON INITIAL START UP WITH LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACES 030232001A. *EH
040235004D2004-08-13. Service bulletin. STEERING. CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVER/STEERING WHEEL ROTATION. *TT *NM
030232001A2004-01-07. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. MOMENTARY REDUCTION ON POWER STEERING (P/S) ASSIST ON INITIAL START UP WITH LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *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
020232012A2003-09-26. Service bulletin. STEERING. RATTLE/KNOCK NOISE WHEN TURNING WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS. *TT
0224032003-07-22. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. INTERMITTENT CONDITION OF A MOMENTARY REDUCTION IN POWER STEERING ASSIST AT STARTUP. *TT *JB
0202320122003-02-14. Service bulletin. STEERING. RATTLE / KNOCK NOISE WHEN TURNING WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS. *TT
010232001B2002-10-09. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A CLUNK TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING A TURNING MANEUVER. *TT
0511012002-03-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CLUNK TYPE NOISE ESPECIALLY FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. *TT
01-02-32-0012001-04-03. Service bulletin. STEERING. CONCERNS WITH CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE TURNING MANEUVER / STEERING WHEEL ROTATION.*JB (LUBRICATE OR REPLACE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AS APPROPRIATE). UPDATED 10/05/07. *NJ UPDATED 4/1/08. *NJ UPDATED 7/1/2008 *PE

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