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Service bulletins for the 2001 GMC Sonoma

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.

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

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PIP5029H2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on or engine misfire, rough idle, extended crank, or crank no start in some cases. Technician will need to perform published Service Information diagnostics. If technician finds carbon, an upper engine and valve cleaning should be performed. Update added part numbers for the cleaner and model years.
PIT3173C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that fluid contamination may be directed to one of the following testing centers according to the type of fluid needing testing. Dealer should send the correct fluid to the proper testing center.
PIP51632017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
PIP52262017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about finding needle bearings during an oil change. Technician will gain access to the roller rockers to inspect them. Only replace the roller rocker that is missing needle bearings. Be sure to clean the oil drains to retrieve the needle bearings. Each roller rocker has 66 bearings.
PIP5163A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
PIP5029G2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR ENGINE MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANK, OR CRANK NO START IN SOME CASES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PERFORM PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. IF TECHNICIAN FINDS CARBON, AN UPPER ENGINE AND VALVE CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED.
PI1394A2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE.
000601012F2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES.
PIP-46952010-03-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: LOSS OF POWER HESITATES ON ACCELERATION. 4.3, 4.8, 5.3, 5.7 AND 6.0 ENGINES COUPLED WITH THE 4L60E OR 4L65E MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION OF HESITATES, MISSES OR LOSS OF POWER UNDER ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE MAY OPERATE AS IF IT IS IN REDUCED POWER MODE. *PE
0406030022005-03-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT VEHICLE NO CRANK DEAD BATTERY. *EH
30812004-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND P0300 WHEN TOWING, CRUISING UPHILL OR ON HARD ACCELERATION. *TT
31532004-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. TRANSFER CASE OIL IN HVAC VACUUM LINES SUPPLEMENT TO 03-01-38-009. *TC UPDATE. *TT
0406040152004-08-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0410 SET. *TT
012252004-07-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE GASKET. * MJ
00700A2004-07-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 4.3L L35 ENGINE WIDE OPEN THROTTLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0335, P0336, P0339. *TT *MJ
0306040412003-12-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE - MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, SERVICE ENGINE SOON/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0300 SET. *TT
030601024A2003-12-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. RATTLE NOISE IN ENGINE. *TT
0908012001-11-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND HAVING TO ADD OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. *JG
332001-05-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.3L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A CLICK / NO START CONDITION IN COLD WEATHER, BUT STARTS AFTER REPEATED KEY CYCLES OR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE RISES ABOVE 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. *TT
2012202001-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME ONWERS OF CERTAIN 2001 MODELS MAY COMMENT THAT THEIR VEHICLE WON'T CRANK, WON'T START, WHEN TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 20 DEGREES. *TT

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