Chevrolet Cavalier 1998–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 090801 · NHTSA communication 625380 · issued Aug 9, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–2001
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Customers may complain of excessive oil consumption and having to add oil between changes. *jg
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1998 Chevrolet S10
- 1999 Chevrolet S10
- 2000 Chevrolet S10
- 2001 Chevrolet S10
- 1998 GMC Sonoma
- 1999 GMC Sonoma
- 2000 GMC Sonoma
- 2001 GMC Sonoma
- 1998 Pontiac Sunfire
- 1999 Pontiac Sunfire
- 2000 Pontiac Sunfire
- 2001 Pontiac Sunfire
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.