Service bulletins for the 2001 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.
362 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 16NA260 | 2016-10-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE MEDIA DISC PLAYER WITH THE LATEST CALIBRATIONS TO CORRECT A CONDITION OF THE REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM NOT OPERATING AS INTENDED IN COLDER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AREAS DUE TO CALIBRATION CONCERNS. |
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| PIP5094A | 2016-09-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT ,WHEN TESTING ANY CIRCUIT FOR OPEN OR RESISTANCE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL RELATED TERMINAL PIN FIT AND TENSION BE CHECKED WHEN THE TEST STEPS REQUIRE DISCONNECTION OF THE CONNECTOR OR COMPONENT, PRIOR TO ANY COMPONENT REPLACEMENT. ALWAYS USE THE RECOMMENDED TERMINAL TEST TOOL DURING THESE TESTS. |
| PIC-4935-E | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. |
| PIC-5050-A | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON REPAIRING THE CONCERN. A CUSTOMER MAY IDENTIFY A CONCERN OF UNABLE TO REACTIVATE A VEHICLE'S ONSTAR THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISABLED BY ONSTAR. DEALER IS TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE IF THE CONCERN IS STILL PRESENT. |
| SB-10-08-50-003B | 2012-02-06. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT. GENERAL MOTORS: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY BULLETIN FOR ALL 2012 AND PRIOR GENERAL MOTOR TRUCKS AND PASSENGER VEHICLES REGARDING THE ADJUSTABLE COMFORT AND CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY OF THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER HEAD RESTRAINT. *PE |
| 09-09-40-001A | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES; SEAT BELTS. GM: THERE ARE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS: DIFFICULTY LATCHING AND UNLATCHING BUCKLE. BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON IS STICKING. SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIKELY CAUSED BY STICKY BEVERAGES THAT ARE SPILLED INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *RM UPDATED 4/3/12. *PE |
| 08089-B | 2009-02-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). GENERAL MOTORS CORP: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT; ANALOG ONSTAR DEACTIVATION. *PE UPDATED 2/17/09. *PE |
| 08-089B | 2008-12-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. BUICK CHEVROLET GMC SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-ANALOG ONSTAR DEACTIVATION. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE |
| PIC-4887 | 2008-12-02. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER. GMC: HARSH RIDE OR LINE INSTALLATION CONCERN WITH DELCO SHOCK KIT. CONCERNS WITH CONNECTING THE LINES TO THE SHOCKS AND THE AIR COMPRESSOR. CONCERN OF HARSH RIDE AFTER INSTALLATION. *PE |
| 08-089 | 2008-11-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. BUICK CADILLAC CHEVROLET GMC HUMMER OLDSMOBILE PONTIAC SAAB SATURN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-ANALOG ONSTAR DEACTIVATION. FCC RULED IN 2002 WIRELESS CARRIERS WOULD NO LONGER RE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT ANALOG WIRELESS NETWORK STARTING IN 2008. *PE CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. UPDATED 12/1/08. *PE |
| 080730002 | 2008-07-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATIONAL ON 4T65-E MN7, M15 AND M76 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY RECONDITIONING, DTCS P0741, P0742, P0757, P842, HARSH SHIFTS OR SLIPS. *PE |
| 4001 | 2006-05-16. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. INTERMITTENT UNWANTED DYNAMIC REAR PROPORTIONING (DRP) EVENT. *TT |
| 709 | 2005-12-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. GM TECH LINK. *TT |
| 050604058 | 2005-11-11. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. INTERMITTENT CHUGGLE OR FISHBITE ON LIGHT ACCELERATION OR A HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS). *TT |
| 3157A | 2005-10-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE WHINE OR BUZZ NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A GENERATOR TYPE NOISE ON 3.1L OR 3.8L ENGINES. *TT |
| 57 | 2005-09-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. WIRE HARNESS MAY BE STRETCHED, OR THE PCS MAY NOT BE ORIENTED IN THE SAME POSITION, AFTER INSTALLING A SERVICE REPLACEMENT VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY. GM TECH LINK. *TT |
| 611 | 2005-09-06. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR RESET/LEARN-WHEN THE PRESSURE IN THE AFFECTED TIRE WAS SET TO SPECIFICATION ON SOME VEHICLES, THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE AND OR XX TIRE HIGH/LOW DISPLAY IS CANCELED WITHIN 20 SECONDS OF THE PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT. *SC |
| 00112A | 2005-05-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. POPPING NOISE IN THE FOOTWELL AREA. *TT |
| 0804 | 2005-04-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. *NM |
| 03232004 | 2005-04-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. THIS IS A FIX IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME REMINDER GOING OUT TO BUICK DEALERS REGARDING ASHTRAYS THAT ARE EITHER DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. *TT |
| 02112004 | 2005-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. REPLACEMENT IGNITION KEY CLARIFICATION. *TT |
| 040089005 | 2005-03-11. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. NEW REPLACEMENT KEY BLANK AVAILABLE. *TT |
| 040604024 | 2005-03-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WILL NOT PROPERLY COMMUNICATE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC FREEZE FRAME INFORMATION TO NONTECH2 SERVICE OR TEST EQUIPMENT. *EH |
| 030236002 | 2005-03-08. Service bulletin. STEERING. REVISED STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR OR STEERING SHAFT LOWER BEARING REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE AND STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR CENTERING PROCEDURE. *EH |
| 040601021 | 2005-02-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. NEW REAR MAIN SEAL AND SPECIAL TOOL FOR INSTALLATION. *TT |
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