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Service bulletin 990604005

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 id604343
Published by NHTSA1999-04-26
Manufacturer's number990604005
Manufacturer's date1999-02-01
Replaces776304A
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME OWNERS MAY EXPERIENCE A DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOM OF LONG OR HARD STARTS, CHUGGLE, ROUGH IDLE AND LIGHT OR INTERMITTENT MISFIRE. *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 CENTURY1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
BUICK REGAL1994, 1995, 1996
BUICK SKYLARK1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
CHEVROLET BERETTA1994, 1995, 1996
CHEVROLET CORSICA1994, 1995, 1996
CHEVROLET LUMINA1995, 1996, 1997
CHEVROLET LUMINA APV1996
CHEVROLET MALIBU1997, 1998, 1999
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
CHEVROLET VENTURE1997, 1998, 1999
OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
OLDSMOBILE ALERO1999
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1994 to 1996
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1997, 1998
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
PONTIAC GRAND AM1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
PONTIAC MONTANA1999
PONTIAC TRANS SPORT1996, 1997, 1998

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
20091052009-04-08. Engine
09V1160002009-04-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
08V1180002008-03-12. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20080812008-03-05. Engine
19990831999-05-12. Engine
19981931998-09-28. Engine
19980211998-02-04. Engine
19960991996-07-11. 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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