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Service bulletin 677164

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 id51296
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's number677164
Manufacturer's date1997-02-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

INTERMITTENT NEUTRAL OR LOSS OF DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR FROM FOURTH GEAR (REPLACE CONTROL VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY). *TW

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 CENTURY1995, 1996, 1997
BUICK LESABRE1995, 1996, 1997
BUICK PARK AVENUE1995, 1996
BUICK REGAL1995, 1996, 1997
BUICK RIVIERA1995, 1996
BUICK SKYLARK1995, 1996, 1997
CADILLAC DEVILLE1995
CHEVROLET BERETTA1995, 1996
CHEVROLET CORSICA1995, 1996
CHEVROLET LUMINA1995, 1996, 1997
CHEVROLET LUMINA APV1995, 1996
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO1995, 1996, 1997
CHEVROLET VENTURE1997
OLDSMOBILE 881995 to 1997
OLDSMOBILE 981995 to 1996
OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA1995, 1996, 1997
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1995 to 1996
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME1995, 1996, 1997
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE1995, 1996, 1997
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE1995, 1996, 1997
PONTIAC GRAND AM1995, 1996, 1997
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX1995, 1996, 1997
PONTIAC TRANS SPORT1995, 1996, 1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
96V0150001996-01-23. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

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
32532005-10-24. Service bulletin. 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
0207490012002-10-10. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THERE IS A HOLE IN THE SHIFTER BOOT IN VEHICLES WITH FLOOR SHIFTS. *TT
010730032B2002-03-25. Service bulletin. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. *TT UPDATED *EH
0107300172001-05-23. Service bulletin. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR LEVER IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE / SHIFT. *TT
8771751999-01-22. Service bulletin. SOME COMMENTS ON VEHICLE SURGE. *YC
8371111999-01-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SHAKING SENSATION WHEN VEHICLE IS OPERATED BETWEEN 35-55 MPH (55-90 KM/H) ON SMOOTH ROADS WITH CURVES OR DIPS. *YC
9774T65E021997-08-14. Service bulletin. HARSH GARAGE SHIFT, REVERSE TO DRIVE, HYDRA-MATIC 4T65-E TRANSAXLE. *TW
577106A1997-05-27. Service bulletin. COLD START RATTLE NOISE. *TW
4383141996-04-25. Service bulletin. LOW ILLUMINATION OF CONSOLE PRNDL INDICATOR IN LOWER OR ALL GEAR POSITIONS. *SD
MSG011571995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN