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Service bulletins for the 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette

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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
0108520052001-08-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE RKE KEY FOB WILL NOT FUNCTION UNLESS THEY ARE CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE. THE RANGE OF THE RKE SYSTEM IS SOMEWHAT LESS THAN DESIRABLE, 2-3 FEET (LESS THAN 1 M) IN SOME CASES, BEFORE SYSTEM WILL FUNCTION. *TT
010601010A2001-08-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING POLYMER SERVICE PISTONS. *TT
1105012001-06-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE INTERIOR AND / OR THE EXTERIOR LAMPS VARY IN INTENSITY (FLICKER). *TT
0109410042001-06-25. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. SOME OWNERS MAY EXPERIENCE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATION INTERMITTENTLY IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC). *TT
0106030052001-06-25. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE INTERIOR AND / OR EXTERIOR LAMPS VARY IN INTENSITY (FLICKER). *TT
0107300142001-05-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME ONWERS MAY COMMENT ON ONE OR SEVERAL DELAYED SHIFTS, SLIPS, FLARES OR EXTENDED SHIFTS DURING COLD OPERATION. *TT
990730030A2001-05-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. OWNERS OF SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60, 4T60-E OR 4T65-E TRANSAXLES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN STANDING IN PARK ON A HILL OR SLOPE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE NOT APPLIED. *TT
2602012001-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4T65E TRANSMISSION MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION WHERE THE FOURTH CLUTCH IS BURNT UP. *TT
2009002001-05-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT NO START OR HARD START CONDITIONS. *TT
2009002001-05-11. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME CUSTOMER WITH EARLY BUILT 2001 U-VANS MAY COMPLAIN OF HARSH DOWN SHIFT OR BUSYNESS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL ON SOME HILLS. *TT
000672001-04-04. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. CAMPAIGN PARTS BULLETIN FOR SEAT BELT BUCKLES THAT DO NOT MEET THE PULL TEST REQUIREMENT. *JB
000672001-04-04. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES HAVE SEAT BELT BUCKLES THAT DO NOT MEET THE PULL TEST REQUIREMENT. *JB
000672001-04-04. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN SEAT BELT BUCKLE CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATION. *JB
4T65E2001-04-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SUBJECT REGARDING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CODES P0741, P0742 - THIRD REUEST FOR INFO. *JB
0101012001-03-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GM POWERTRAIN IS CURRENTLY SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING 4T65E TRANSMISSIONS WITH A WHINE NOISE IN PARK AND NEUTRAL. *TT
0101012001-03-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GM POWERTRAIN IS CURRENTLY SEEKING INFORMATION REGARDING CODES P0716 / P0717 ON THE 4T65E TRANSMISSION. *TT
000802001-03-19. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE REAR HVAC CONTROL HEAD SWITCH. *TT
001472001-02-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR AIR CONDITIONING MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE FRONT AUXILIARY CONTROLS LOSE CAPABILITY TO ADJUST TEMPERATURE AND BLOWER SPEED, DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR CONTROL SWITCH. *TT
000802001-02-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR AIR CONDITIONING MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE FRONT AUXILIARY CONTROLS LOSE CAPABILITY TO ADJUST TEMPERATURE AND BLOWER SPEED, DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR CONTROL SWITCH. *TT

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