Service bulletin 10001
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 | 601769 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1998-08-24 |
| Manufacturer's number | 10001 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-04-01 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY |
NHTSA's summary
INFORMATION ON GROWLING NOISE IN TRANSAXLE DURING FIRST FOUR MINUTES AFTER START UP. *YC
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, Axle
| BUICK CENTURY | 1997, 1998 |
|---|---|
| BUICK LESABRE | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| BUICK PARK AVENUE | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| BUICK REGAL | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| BUICK RIVIERA | 1992, 1993 |
| BUICK RIVIERA | 1994 |
| BUICK RIVIERA | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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|---|---|
| 990730030 | 2000-03-01. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60 OR 4T60-E TRANSXALES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN IN PARK ON INCLINE. *TT |
| 990730007 | 1999-09-21. Service bulletin. VEHICLES WITH HYDRA-MATIC TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT VEHICLE SHUDDER WHEN REAPPLYING THROTTLE (GREATER THAN 50%) AFTER STOPPING. *TT |
| 98777155A | 1998-06-24. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A TRANSAXLE GEAR WHINE NOISE ON COAST DOWN OR LIGHT ACCELERATION BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH. *YC |