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Service bulletin 990730030A

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 id619370
Published by NHTSA2001-05-24
Manufacturer's number990730030A
Manufacturer's date2001-04-01
Replaces990730030
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

OWNERS OF SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60, 4T60-E OR 4T65-E TRANSAXLES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN STANDING IN PARK ON A HILL OR SLOPE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE NOT APPLIED. *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

Transmission and driveline, Axle

Vehicles listed
BUICK CENTURY1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
BUICK LESABRE1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
BUICK LESABRE1999, 2000, 2001
BUICK PARK AVENUE1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
BUICK PARK AVENUE1999, 2000, 2001
BUICK REGAL1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
BUICK REGAL1999, 2000, 2001
BUICK RIVIERA1992, 1993
BUICK RIVIERA1994
BUICK RIVIERA1995, 1996, 1997
BUICK RIVIERA1999
BUICK SKYLARK1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
CHEVROLET BERETTA1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
CHEVROLET CAVALIER1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
CHEVROLET CORSICA1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
CHEVROLET IMPALA2000, 2001
CHEVROLET LUMINA1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
CHEVROLET LUMINA APV1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
CHEVROLET LUMINA APV1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
CHEVROLET VENTURE1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
OLDSMOBILE 881992 to 1997
OLDSMOBILE 881999
OLDSMOBILE 981992 to 1996
OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
OLDSMOBILE AURORA2001
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1992 to 1996
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE1999, 2000, 2001
OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
OLDSMOBILE TORONADO1992
PONTIAC AZTEK2001
PONTIAC BONNEVILLE1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
PONTIAC GRAND AM1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
PONTIAC SUNBIRD1992, 1993, 1994
PONTIAC SUNFIRE1995
PONTIAC SUNFIRE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
PONTIAC TRANS SPORT1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
PONTIAC TRANS SPORT1999 to 2001

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

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