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Service bulletin 3157A

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 id10017172
Published by NHTSA2005-10-27
Manufacturer's number3157A
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

ENGINE WHINE OR BUZZ NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A GENERATOR TYPE NOISE ON 3.1L OR 3.8L ENGINES. *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
BUICK CENTURY2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
BUICK LESABRE2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
BUICK PARK AVENUE2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
BUICK REGAL2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
CHEVROLET IMPALA2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
CHEVROLET LUMINA2001
CHEVROLET LUMINA2002
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V7010002015-10-26. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20155012015-10-23. Engine
15V2010002015-04-06. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20151452015-04-02. Engine
20091052009-04-08. Engine
09V1160002009-04-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
08V1180002008-03-12. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20080812008-03-05. Engine

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

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