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Service bulletins for the 1997 Buick Park Avenue

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.

76 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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021202004-07-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. HVAC FACEPLATE LENS AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. SERVICE VME. *TT
017682004-04-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. IGNITION KEY REPLACEMENT. *MR
010235009A2003-12-04. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING COLUMN TO INSTRUMENT PANEL FASTENER REMOVAL. *TT
020730014A2002-10-15. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON SERVICING 4T65-E TRANSAXLE SPACER PLATE AND GASKETS FOR VARIOUS MODELS FROM 1997 THROUGH 2002. *TT
0207300142002-10-11. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON SERVICING 4T65E TRANSAXLE SPACER PLATE AND GASKETS. *TT
00310007B2002-10-11. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. TECHNICAL INFORMATION REGARDING SHAKE / VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR, SEAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SMOOTH ROADS. *TT
000730002B2002-10-11. 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
000310007C2002-10-11. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SUBJECT REGARDING SHAKE / VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR, SEAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SMOOTH ROADS. *TT
010601008A2002-10-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A REPEAT ENGINE OIL PAN LEAK. *TT
1002022002-04-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. ONWERS MAY ENCOUNTER ONE FUEL READING AFTER THEY HAVE FINISHED DRIVING THE VEHICLE THEN A DIFFERENT READING WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *TT
010730032B2002-03-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. *TT UPDATED *EH
000310007A2002-02-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. INFORMATION REGARDING SHAKE/VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR,SEAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SMOOTH ROADS (DIAGNOSE/BALANCE TIRES/WHEELS). *YH
322001-10-29. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING EXTRA CLIPS IN THE 4T65E TRANSMISSION. *SLC
010601007A2001-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE ENGINE COOLANT CONSUMPTION, OR AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK NEAR OR UNDER THE THROTTLE BODY AREA OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TT
990730030A2001-05-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. 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
0106010082001-05-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A REPEAT ENGINE OIL PAN LEAK. *TT
0106010072001-05-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. ENGINE COOLANT CONSUMPTION OR COOLANT LEAK (INSPECT FOR MATERIAL DEGRADATION/REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLDS) *TT UPDATED 11/02/07 *NJ
3008002001-05-11. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. SUBJECT REGARDING THE FRONT SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR CAMPAIGN NUMBER 00039. *TT
000310007F2001-04-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SHAKE / VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR, SEAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SMOOTH ROADS. *JB UPDATED *EH GM VOICEMAIL MESSAGE. *TT
731614A2000-04-05. Service bulletin. SEATS. THE FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER SWITCH TRIM PLATE HAS BECOME DTACHED FROM THE SEAT AND/OR SEAT ROCKS. YD
8396062000-04-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. TRUNK MOUNTED 12 CD CHANGER EJECTS INTERMITTENTLY. YD
9908500212000-02-29. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. A CONDITION WITH THE FRONT SEAT BACK AND / OR SEAT CUSHION HEAT ELEMENT IS NON-FUNCTIONING. *TT
9908500182000-01-11. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. SUBJECT REGARDING FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER SWITCH TRIM PLATE DETACHING FROM SEAT AND / OR SEAT CHUCKS / ROCKS. *TT
9906050052000-01-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POPPING TYPE NOISE HEARD IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TT
9902320071999-11-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. THIS BULLETIN ADDRESSES CONCERNS OF STEERING VIBRATION / SHUDDER / MOAN DURING PARKING MANEUVERS ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.