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Service bulletins for the 2003 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
017152004-04-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4T65E TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM THE REVERSE SERVO COVER IN COLD WEATHER. *TT
017682004-04-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. IGNITION KEY REPLACEMENT. *MR
030192004-04-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. ENGINE COOLANT MAY LEAK AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD THROTTLE BODY GASKET, OR AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD TO LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD TO LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN A LOW ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL AND HIGHER ENGINE OPERATING TEMPERATURES. *TT THIS IS A PARTS BULLETIN AND REFERS TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM BULLETIN #03034. *TT
030848005A2004-03-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. COMPASS ZONE ADJUSTMENT AND CALIBRATION PROCEDURE DURING PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2002-2004 LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT UPDATE TO INCLUDE 2005 BUICK ALLURE. *TT
015362004-02-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. ALTERNATOR WHINE AFTER BULLETIN 99-06-03-005. SIT BULLETIN 1408812. *TT
0302320492004-01-07. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. RELEASE OF NEW OUTER TIE ROD ENDS FOR SERVICE. *TT
020730039E2004-01-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FIRM TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, SHUDDER/CHUGGLE, TRANSMISSION WON'T DOWNSHIFT ON DECELERATION, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0742 SET. *TT UPDATE. *TT
020730022B2004-01-07. 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
014322003-12-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POOR ACCELERATION, PERFORMANCE. *TT
00939C2003-12-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE IN GEAR. SERVICE VME. *TT
010235009A2003-12-04. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING COLUMN TO INSTRUMENT PANEL FASTENER REMOVAL. *TT
0308480052003-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. COMPASS ZONE ADJUSTMENT AND CALIBRATION PROCEDURE DURING PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION. *TT
0307300452003-12-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ENGINE SOON/SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LAMP ILLUMINATED, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, NO UPSHIFT OR ERRATIC SHIFTS, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0753, P1860 SET. *TT
0306040562003-12-02. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. INFORMATION ON NEW THROTTLE BODY GASKET. *TT
00704A2003-11-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE 4T65E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF A HARSH GARAGE SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE ON A COLD START. *TT
013472003-11-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 3.8L L37 L67 ENGINE RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADE ENGINE OILS. *TT
00939B2003-11-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE IN GEAR. SERVICE VME. *TT
00222A2003-11-18. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. UNEVEN RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WEAR WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OUTBOARD PAD BEING WORN AN AMOUNT INCONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. *TT
0708032003-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. THE VME MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT A NEW PRODUCT FIELD ACTION REGARDING A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM FOR AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK. THE ENGINE COOLANT MAY LEAK AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD THROTTLE BODY GASKET OR AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD TO LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *TT
0625032003-10-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS A PRODUCT VME GOING OUT TO ALL BUICK DEALERS WHO SUBSCRIBE TO THE GM PRODUCT VME SYSTEM. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) LIGHTS COMING ON AND CHIME SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE AIR CONDITIONER MAY ALSO BEGIN TO BLOW WARM AIR. *TT
0605032003-10-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. VEHICLES WITH HUD DISPLAYS MAY EXHIBIT POOR VISIBILITY OF THE HUD IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE. *TT
030342003-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE COOLANT MAY LEAK AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD THROTTLE BODY GASKET, OR AT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD TO LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD TO LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN A LOW ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL AND HIGHER ENGINE OPERATING TEMPERATURES. *TT
0308500132003-10-02. Service bulletin. SEATS. FRONT SEAT MOVES/ROCKS/CHUCKS IN FORE/AFT DIRECTION. *TT
0308670042003-09-30. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. PARTS AVAILABILITY FOR SUNROOF REPAIRS. *TT
020730039C2003-09-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FIRM TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, SHUDDER/CHUGGLE, TRANSMISSION WON'T DOWNSHIFT ON DECELERATION, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0742 SET. *TT

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