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Service bulletin 3253

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10017096
Published by NHTSA2005-10-24
Manufacturer's number3253
Replaces3253B
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. TRANSMISSION MAY SHOW OVER FULL. P90 4T40E 4T45E NO MOVEMENT DRIVE OR REVERSE. CONVERTER MAY BE EMPTY OF FLUID. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
BUICK SKYLARK1996, 1997, 1998
CHEVROLET CAVALIER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
CHEVROLET COBALT2005, 2006
CHEVROLET MALIBU2004, 2005, 2006
CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC1978
CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC2004, 2005
CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX2004, 2005, 2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA1996
OLDSMOBILE ALERO1998
OLDSMOBILE ALERO1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1997, 1998, 1999
PONTIAC GRAND AM1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
PONTIAC SUNFIRE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
SATURN ION2005, 2006
SATURN VUE2005, 2006

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
14V2240002014-04-30. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
10285B2024-02-12. Service bulletin. Vehicle Vibration - Reprogram Powertrain Control Module
14152A2023-12-18. Service bulletin. Transmission Shift Cable Fracture
10285B2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Vehicle Vibration - Reprogram Powertrain Control Module
06-00-89-031D2021-09-07. Service bulletin. OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification
06-00-89-031D2021-04-20. Service bulletin. OEM and Remanufactured Engine and Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Identification
1308116001F2020-12-07. Service bulletin. The intent of this technical bulletin is to identify aftermarket ALDL or DLC interface devices as potential sources for causing multiple customer concerns that do not have other diagnostic methods to identify them.
19NA1342019-07-29. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin informs the technician and provides a Service Procedure to correct a shifter sticking or Difficulty selecting Desired Gear condition, possibly caused when field action 14152 was previously performed.
09-07-30-018D2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides a revision for 09-07-30-018C to add the 2014 model year and update the Labor Operation.
08-05-22-009D2018-05-29. Service bulletin. This bulletin directs to 08-05-22-009C
01-00-89-010J2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin provides a revision for 01-00-89-010I to add the 2013 model year.