Service bulletins for the 1997 Pontiac Firebird
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.
56 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all
| 3188 | 2004-12-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. DRIVESHAFT PING TING CLANG SNAP OR CLICK NOISE. *EH |
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| 3060 | 2004-09-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE ENGINE DOES NOT STALL WHEN PERFORMING A P1870 DIAGNOSTIC TEST WITH THE TECH 2 SCAN TOOL OR WHEN COMMANDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH ENABLE SOLENOID ON APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE P1870 DIAGNOSTIC TEST LISTED. 4L60E OR 4L65E TRANSMISSIONS. *TT |
| 3020 | 2004-08-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 6SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FOURTH. *TT |
| 030730056 | 2004-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 4L60-E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP FIRST AND SECOND DESIGN IDENTIFICATION. *TT |
| 020730024A | 2002-10-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT |
| 010730023B | 2002-10-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A HARSH 1-2 UPSHIFT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1870 SET. *TT |
| 010730023A | 2002-02-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING HARSH 1-2 UPSHIFT, SERVICE ENGINE SOON, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, OR CEL ILLUMINATED, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1870 SET. (1996-2000 CHEVROLET AND GMC LIGHT DUTY TRUCK MODELS) *YH |
| 010730023 | 2001-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME OWNERS WITH VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE JANUARY 15,1999 MAY COMMENT ON A HARSH 1-2 UPSHIFT AND MAY ALSO HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *ET |
| 010730021 | 2001-06-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN STATES THAT TECHNICIANS MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN REMOVING THE CONNECTORS FROM THE PARK / NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH, USUALLY WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE THE SWITCH DURING TRANSMISSION SERVICE. *TT |
| 000730022B | 2001-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. A NO REVERSE, NO SECOND GEAR, OR NO FOURTH GEAR CONDITION. *TT UPDATED *EH |
| 97120177717A | 1998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. EXPERIENCING A SLIP AND/OR DTC P1870 AT 70-90 KM/H (45-55 MPH) WHEN THE TCC APPLIES. *YC |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.