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Service bulletins for the 1997 Pontiac Bonneville

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.

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

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010601008A2002-10-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A REPEAT ENGINE OIL PAN LEAK. *TT
010730032B2002-03-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. *TT UPDATED *EH
010601007A2001-08-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE ENGINE COOLANT CONSUMPTION, OR AN ENGINE COOLANT LEAK NEAR OR UNDER THE THROTTLE BODY AREA OF THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. *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
0106010082001-05-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A REPEAT ENGINE OIL PAN LEAK. *TT
0106010072001-05-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. ENGINE COOLANT CONSUMPTION OR COOLANT LEAK (INSPECT FOR MATERIAL DEGRADATION/REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLDS) *TT UPDATED 11/02/07 *NJ
9907300302000-03-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60 OR 4T60-E TRANSXALES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN IN PARK ON INCLINE. *TT
8320061999-02-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THERE IS CORROSION ( RUST ) APPEARING ON THE LEFT AND /OR RIGHT ROCKER PANEL(S). *YC
9874T60E041999-01-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE VEHICLE SURGING AT 72 TO 89 KM/H ( 45 TO 55 MPH ). *YC
8317041999-01-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS OF DOOR HANDLES ON WHITE PAINTED VEHICLES TRUNING YELLOW. *YC
8771751999-01-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME COMMENTS ON VEHICLE SURGE. *YC
988315191999-01-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REAR COMPARTMENT LID DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. *YC
988330051999-01-11. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE VEHICLE
988483011998-08-28. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. COMMENT THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPASS DISPLAY IS TOO DIM, HAS AN UNEVEN DISPLAY OR NO DISPLAY. *YC
98777155A1998-06-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. EXPERIENCING A TRANSAXLE GEAR WHINE NOISE ON COAST DOWN OR LIGHT ACCELERATION BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH. *YC
7383251998-04-29. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE FUEL GAUGE REMAINS ON "FULL" TOO LONG. *TT
97080177715F1998-04-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. EXPERIENCE A TRANSAXLE GEAR WHINE NOISE ON COAST DOWN OR LIGHT ACCELERATION. *YC
9709017160A1998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HARSH GARAGE SHIFT REVERSE TO DRIVE. *YC
9709016116A1998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COMMENTS OF AN ENGINE OIL LEAK THAT APPEARS TO ORIGINATE TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE; REAR OF ENGINE. *YC
9708017771551998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT. EXPERIENCING A TRANSAXLE GEAR WHINE NOISE ON COAST DOWN OR LIGHT ACCELERATION. *YC
9711017316151998-03-30. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER. CONDITION WITH OUTER REAR SEAT BELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO FASTEN. *YC
9711016310411998-03-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. COMMENTS ON INOPERATIVE POWER DOOR LOCKS (FRONT AND/OR REAR DOORS).
9711017390151998-03-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. COMMENTS ON INSUFFICIENT RANGE OF THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. *YC
9705017771601997-11-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT. EXPERIENCING HARSH ENGAGEMENT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. *YC
9705017350191997-11-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST. WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED FORCE OR ENGINE LOAD MAY AFFECT AND CAUSE VARIOUS NOISES. *YC

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