Service bulletins for the 1998 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.
80 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 3188 | 2004-12-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. DRIVESHAFT PING TING CLANG SNAP OR CLICK NOISE. *EH |
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| 3056 | 2004-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH A P0300 DUE TO 2-4 CYLINDERS MISFIRING ON THE SAME BANK OF THE ENGINE. *TT |
| 3144 | 2004-11-05. Service bulletin. TIRES. SLIGHT PULL LEFT OR RIGHT, TIRE WANDER. *TC UPDATED 6/4/10. *PE |
| 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 |
| 3027 | 2004-08-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. HARD CLUTCH PEDAL AND/OR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER SERVICING THE PRESSURE PLATE. *TT |
| 01119A | 2004-07-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROLL-OUT FOR THE GEN III SMALL BLOCK ENGINES WITH IRIDIUM SPARK PLUGS. ALSO INCLUDES 2003/2004 M/L VANS. *TT |
| 01599 | 2004-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4L60E, 4L65E FORWARD AND LOW REVERSE WAVED STEEL CLUTCH PLATE APPEARANCE CHANGE. *TT |
| 030730056 | 2004-03-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 4L60-E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP FIRST AND SECOND DESIGN IDENTIFICATION. *TT |
| 030604060 | 2004-01-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON NEW SPARK PLUGS AND GAPPING. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING PONTIAC GTO 2004. *TT |
| 030604005 | 2003-04-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. REVISED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0230. *TT |
| 020844019 | 2003-03-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. REVISED AUDIO SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS. *TT |
| 020601029 | 2003-02-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. NEEDLE BEARINGS FOUND IN OIL PAN. *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 |
| 020604023A | 2002-10-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A MILD TO SEVERE ENGINE PING (COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS SPARK KNOCK) USUALLY WORSE DURING ACCELERATION AND / OR AN ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. *TT |
| 020604023 | 2002-10-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A MILD TO SEVERE ENGINE PING (SPARK KNOCK) DURING ACCELERATION AND / OR ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0332 SET. *TT |
| 020866006 | 2002-10-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE FUEL CAP TETHER IS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. *TT |
| 020844003 | 2002-07-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A BUZZ OR RATTLE SOUND FROM THE DOOR PANEL OR REAR QUARTER PANEL TRIM SPEAKER LOCATIONS. *TT |
| 040202 | 2002-04-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF SMOKE IN LENS, WATER IN LENS, CRACKS IN THE LENS, FOG OR MOISTURE IN THE LENS. *TT |
| 020731001 | 2002-04-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT REGARDING CLUTCH PEDAL RETURN SPRING BREAKS OR SCRAPING NOISE WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL APPLIED (REPLACE CLUTCH PEDAL RETURN SPRING) *JG |
| 010857009 | 2002-03-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE REAR FLOOR OR THE TRUNK IS WET. *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 |
| 010864003A | 2001-11-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR IS NOISY GOING UP OR DOWN. *TT |
| 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 |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.