Service bulletins for the 2002 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.
386 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 053002 | 2002-11-13. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING THE JD POWER RESULTS FOR 2002 MODEL YEAR. *TT |
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| 160502 | 2002-11-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SUBJECT REGARDING WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT DUE TO WATER LEAKS AND / OR STRESS CRACKS. *TT |
| 050902 | 2002-11-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SUBJECT REGARDING POOR RADIO RECEPTION WITH OR WITHOUT REAR DEFOGGER OPERATION, NORMALLY WITH THE RADIO TUNED TO AM AND UNDER 800 KILOHERTZ. *TT |
| 050802 | 2002-11-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SIR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B0041 WHICH A LEFT FRONT DRIVERS SEAT OPEN DEPLOYMENT LOOP OR B1001 OPTION CONFIGUARTION ERROR. *TT |
| 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 |
| 041502 | 2002-11-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. THE ENGINE CRANKS WITH THE IGNITION KEY IN THE WRONG POSITION OR INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ENGINE FUNCTIONS ARE INOPERATORE OR THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. *TT |
| 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 |
| 020730015 | 2002-10-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0713. *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 |
| 020601014 | 2002-10-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD INSTALLATION. *TT |
| 020846005 | 2002-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDNG THE ADDITION OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE U1500 FOR GENERATION 4 ONSTAR. *TT |
| 020843002 | 2002-10-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS PARK IN THE OUTWIPE (VERTICAL) POSITION. *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 |
| 02019 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM REGARDING BRAKE BOOSTER POWER PISTON. *TT |
| 02019 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM BULLETIN REGARDING VEHICLES WITH BRAKE BOOSTER CONTAINING CERTAIN INTERNAL PARTS THAT ARE NOT TO SPECIFICATION. *TT |
| 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 |
| 150202 | 2002-04-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY FAIL TO PARK IN THE NORMALLY DEPRESSED PARK POSITION AND REMAIN VERTICAL WHEN TURNED OFF. *TT |
| 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 |
| 000604037A | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED WITH HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. *TT |
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