Service bulletins for the 2002 Oldsmobile Alero
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.
446 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 020845002 | 2002-10-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INTERMITTENT STALL, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND LOOSE GROUND G103. *TT |
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| 020864015 | 2002-10-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION ON NEW STYLE WATER DEFLECTOR. *TT |
| 020866005 | 2002-10-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE MOLDING ALONG THE REAR (TRUNK) COMPARTMENT OPENING AT THE STRIKER IS LOOSE OR BROKEN. *TT |
| 020849002 | 2002-10-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A DASH RATTLE / ITCHING TYPE NOISE FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL / GLOVE BOX AREA WHILE DRIVING. *TT |
| 020864014 | 2002-10-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE OUTER SURFACE GLASS ON ONE OR MORE OF THE VEHICLE'S DOOR IS SCRATCHED. *TT |
| 020858004 | 2002-10-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENTON AN AIR RUSH / MOAN TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR COMPARTMENT LID AREA OF THE VEHICLE. *TT |
| 020844001 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON POOR RADIO RECEPTION. *TT |
| 020866005A | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. SOME ONWERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE MOLDING ALONG THE REAR (TRUNK) COMPARTMENT OPENING AT THE STRIKER IS LOOSE OR BROKEN. *TT |
| 020844012 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY KEY FOB RADIO PERSONALIZATION FEATURE ENABLED (TURNED ON) OR DISABLED (TURNED OFF). *TT |
| 020604042 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LAMP ILLUMINATED, DTC P0440 SET (REPLACE EVAP PURGE LINE AND ROTATE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE CLAMP). NLM |
| 020604045 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED DTC P0327 - THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO REVISE STEP 3 OF DTC P0327 IN THE ENGINE CONTROLS. NLM |
| 02020 | 2002-09-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM - ENGINE CYLINDER BORE LINER. *TT |
| 010845006A | 2002-07-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUBJECT REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF NEW MICRO 64 ELECTRICAL TERMINALS FOR WIRING REPAIRS. *TT |
| 010849020 | 2002-06-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SUBJECT REGARDING REVISED IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER OR IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. *SLC |
| 010849016 | 2002-06-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN INOPERATIVE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. *SLC |
| 010604008C | 2002-05-22. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READINGS. *SLC |
| 0208116001 | 2002-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDING INTERMITTENT COMMUNICATION OR SERIAL DATA DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES STORED IN HISTORY. *SLC |
| 020729001 | 2002-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ON A GRINDING OR RATTLE TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. *SLC |
| 280202 | 2002-04-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE RADIO KEY FOB PERSONALIZATION TURNED ON OR OFF. *TT |
| 270202 | 2002-04-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT OF A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH STORED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0112, P0113, P1111 OR P1112. *TT |
| 180202 | 2002-04-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING PROPER REPAIR FOR FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY COMPLAINTS. *TT |
| 040202 | 2002-04-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT AND/OR AN ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT OFF WHICH MAY ILLUMINATE AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. *TT |
| 040202 | 2002-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SOME DEALERS MAY NOTICE TRANSMISSION FLUID WEEP OR LEAK FROM THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE FITTINGS DURING PREDELIVERY INSPECTION. *TT |
| 160102 | 2002-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE ENGINE LAGS POWER, STALLS, WON'T START OR IS HARD TO START. *TT |
| 171201 | 2002-04-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. WATER LEAK ISSUES. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.