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Chevrolet Cavalier 2000–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 160102 · NHTSA communication 629703 · issued Jan 16, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2002
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

Customers may comment that the engine lags power, stalls, won't start or is hard to start. *tt

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.