# Service bulletin PIP3333C

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10135316
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-05\-07
- Manufacturer's number: PIP3333C
- Manufacturer's date: 2014\-10\-07
- NHTSA component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

## NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent engine misfire and a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code P0300, P0301, and/or P0304. Technician will need to follow published Service Information diagnostics first. If the Service Information diagnostics do not isolate a cause for this concern, inspect the inside of the fuel rail and/or fuel tank for fuel contamination. f fuel contamination is present, refer to the "Fuel System Cleaning" procedure in Service Information. Dealer will need to advise the customer to only use fuel from high quality high volume Top Tier fuel stations.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10135316-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10135316-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Engine, Fuel system

## Trouble codes named

P0300, P0301, P0304

## Vehicles listed

- 2010 to 2015 BUICK LACROSSE
- 2011 to 2015 BUICK REGAL
- 2014 CADILLAC ELR
- 2004 to 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO
- 2009 to 2011 CHEVROLET AVEO
- 2004 to 2005 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
- 2005 to 2010 CHEVROLET COBALT
- 2011 to 2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE
- 2010 to 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
- 2006 to 2011 CHEVROLET HHR
- 2004 to 2015 CHEVROLET MALIBU
- 2013 to 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC
- 2013 to 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK
- 2011 to 2015 CHEVROLET VOLT
- 2010 to 2015 GMC TERRAIN
- 2007 PONTIAC G3
- 2008 to 2010 PONTIAC G3
- 2007 to 2010 PONTIAC G5
- 2006 to 2010 PONTIAC G6
- 2005 to 2006 PONTIAC PURSUIT
- 2004 to 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
- 2003 to 2010 PONTIAC VIBE
- 2007 to 2010 SATURN AURA
- 2003 to 2007 SATURN ION
- 2004 to 2010 SATURN VUE

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [15V145000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V145000.md), 2015-03-13: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- [2015104](/recalls/tc/2015104.md), 2015-03-12: Engine
- [2013334](/recalls/tc/2013334.md), 2013-09-27: Fuel System
- [13V464000](/recalls/nhtsa/13V464000.md), 2013-09-26: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
- [12V459000](/recalls/nhtsa/12V459000.md), 2012-09-19: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- [12V289000](/recalls/nhtsa/12V289000.md), 2012-06-22: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
- [12V288000](/recalls/nhtsa/12V288000.md), 2012-06-22: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- [2010287](/recalls/tc/2010287.md), 2010-08-26: Engine
- [10V387000](/recalls/nhtsa/10V387000.md), 2010-08-26: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- [2010015](/recalls/tc/2010015.md), 2010-01-22: Engine

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