Service bulletins for the 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada
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.
601 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIP5232C | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about gasoline powered cars, mid-size trucks, light duty trucks, and heavy duty trucks with premature catalytic converter failures. It is recommended to inspect for a poor crimp on the coil grounds ring terminal at the engine block for the bank with the concern and repair the wire. |
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| PIP5029H | 2017-08-15. 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. |
| PIT3173C | 2017-08-15. 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. |
| PIP5163 | 2017-08-15. 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. |
| PIP5226 | 2017-08-15. 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. |
| PIP5163A | 2017-08-15. 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. |
| PIP5029G | 2017-05-16. 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. |
| PI1394A | 2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE. |
| 000601012F | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES. |
| 060604048 | 2007-01-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 4.2L LL8 ENGINE FLASHING AND/OR MIL/SES LIGHT. ROUGH IDLE, MISFIRE. DTC P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, AND P0306. *KB |
| 060602003 | 2006-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ELECTRO-VISCOUS (EV) FAN CLUTCH AND DIAGNOSTIC TIPS FOR COOLING FAN NOISE, DELAYED TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AND/OR ENGINE REVVING TOO HIGH. *TT |
| 3659A | 2006-02-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SES LIGHT AFTER INTERNAL ENGINE REPAIRS DUE DTC P0016 OR P1345. *TT |
| 050602012 | 2006-01-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, DTC P0526, P0480, P1481, AND P1484 SET. *TT UPDATED. *KB |
| 3614 | 2006-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. P0300 DUE TO RANDOM MISFIRES NOT FELT - POSSIBLE ACCESSORY PULLEY. *TT |
| 050601026 | 2005-12-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. INFORMATION ON USE OF BOLT EXTRACTOR TOOL KIT PART NUMBER EN-47702 FOR REMOVING BROKEN CYLINDER HEAD OR MAIN BEARING CAP BOLTS ON INLINE TRUCK ENGINES. *TT |
| 3405 | 2005-10-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE IS HARD TO START AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. *TT |
| 050604014 | 2005-05-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. DIAGNOSTIC AIDS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0440, P0455 AND/OR P0442 - EVAPORATIVE EMISSION (EVAP) SYSTEM LEAK. *TT |
| 3371 | 2005-04-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE NO CRANK NO START WITH POSSIBLE (DTCS) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0116 AND/OR P1682. *TT |
| 3285 | 2005-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. A ROUGH IDLE, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0507 AND P1514. *TT |
| 07082004 | 2005-04-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. HIGHER THAT PERCEIVED NORMAL ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE READINGS WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN VERY HIGH OUT SIDE AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND IN STOP AND GO OR SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. *EH |
| 040603002 | 2005-03-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT VEHICLE NO CRANK DEAD BATTERY. *EH |
| 040601022 | 2005-02-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. NEW CYLINDER BORE LINER/PISTON SLEEVE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *TT |
| 3209 | 2005-02-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXHAUST MOAN AT IDLE OR PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. *EH |
| 040602005 | 2005-01-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HIGHER THAN NORMAL ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE READINGS. *TT |
| 3150 | 2004-12-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. CYLINDER LINER REPLACEMENT INFORMATION - INLINE TRUCK ENGINES. *EH |
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