Service bulletins for the 2001 Buick Century
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.
393 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 042202 | 2002-11-10. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE THE PRINDLE DISPLAY IS NOT LEGIBLE WHEN MOVING FORM A DARK AREA TO A LIGHTED AREA, WHEN THEVHECLE IS STARTED INSIDE A GARAGE, THE HEADLAMPS ARE TURNED ON AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN THE VEHICLE IS BACKED INTO THE SUNLIGHT. *TT |
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| 040302 | 2002-11-08. Service bulletin. WHEELS. INFORMATION ON REFINISHING ALUMINUM WHEELS. *TT |
| 062602 | 2002-11-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. VEHICLES WITH THE CJ2 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING AND WITHOUT THE U20 CLUSTER WHICH IS THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND THE CJ2 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONER DISPLAYS THE CELSIUS AND NOT FAHRENHEIT. *TT |
| 020730002 | 2002-10-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED AND THAT WHILE THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE EXTREMELY HARSH. *TT |
| 020730014A | 2002-10-15. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON SERVICING 4T65-E TRANSAXLE SPACER PLATE AND GASKETS FOR VARIOUS MODELS FROM 1997 THROUGH 2002. *TT |
| 020730014 | 2002-10-11. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON SERVICING 4T65E TRANSAXLE SPACER PLATE AND GASKETS. *TT |
| 000730002B | 2002-10-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CONCERNS WITH SLIPS, HARSH UPSHIFT OR GARAGE SHIFTS, LAUNCH SHUDDERS, FLARES, ERRATIC SHIFTS AND INTERMITTENT CONCERNS, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1811 OR P0748 SET. *TT |
| 020730022A | 2002-10-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0716 AND / OR P0717, P0730, P0753, P0758, P1860, P1887 OR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE CODES SET. *TT |
| 020235002A | 2002-10-10. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON TILT STEERING COLUMN STICKING IN PSOTION AND UNABLE TO RELEASE. *TT |
| 020235002 | 2002-10-10. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. CONCERNS WITH TILT SETTERING COLUMN STICKING IN POSITION AND UNABLE TO RELEASE. *TT |
| 020235002B | 2002-10-10. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON TWO DIFFERENT CONDITIONS WITH THE TILT STEERING COLUMN STICKING THE EXTREME UP POSITION AND / OR STICKING IN THE NO.4 POSITION. *TT |
| 010601008A | 2002-10-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A REPEAT ENGINE OIL PAN LEAK. *TT |
| 020601014 | 2002-10-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD INSTALLATION. *TT |
| 020864018 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT OF A WIND RUSH NOISE COMING FROM ONE OR BOTH OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. *TT |
| 020604014 | 2002-07-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING THE ELIMINATION OF THE SERVICE BAY TEST PROCEDURE. *TT |
| 000605049A | 2002-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES SEAT, ENGINE WILL NOT START. *SLC |
| 020730013 | 2002-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. INCORRECT TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, POOR PERFORMANCE OF ENGINE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, SES LAMP ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0756 AND P0757. *SLC UPDATE. *TT |
| 020139002 | 2002-05-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON THE TIME IT TAKES THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR GLASS TO DEFOG. *SLC |
| 010310008A | 2002-04-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING FALSE TIRE INFLATION MONITOR SYSTEM (TIM) MESSAGE/LAMO ILLUMINATION (INSTALL NEW ELECTRONIC BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE- EBTCM).*JG |
| 020605001 | 2002-04-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON AN EXHAUST SYSTEM PING/CRACKLE/SNAP TYPE NOISE THAT IS AUDIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. *TT |
| 010523011A | 2002-04-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC. CONCERNS WITH RATTLE TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *TT |
| 010523011 | 2002-03-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT A RATTLE TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE UNDER 30 MPH AND WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS. *TT |
| 010730032B | 2002-03-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. *TT UPDATED *EH |
| 0108110004 | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE CARPETING IS SEPARATING FROM, OR COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE REAR DOOR OPENING SILL PLATE MOLDING. *TT |
| 010850013 | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT. SUBJECT REGARDING HEAD RESTRAINT HEIGHT INCREASES DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.