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Service bulletins for the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM

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.

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

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7761091997-08-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE STALL AT COLD START, ROUGH IDLE, OIL FILTER EXPANSION, HIGH OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE MISFIRE DTC'S (REPLACE OIL PUMP WITH IMPROVED PRESS RELIEF VALVE BORE). *TW
6763051997-08-21. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES. DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND/OR ACCELERATOR CABLE SEPARATION (INSTALL ACCELERATOR CABLE AND CLIP). *TW
970101997-08-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. INCORRECT EVAPORATIVE EMISSION PURGE SOLENOID. *TW
7333011997-07-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. SQUAWK NOISE COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION OR ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA (INSTALL ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR TAPE). *TW
960751997-07-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS. RECALL 96V-250 - GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT CERTAIN 1995 AND 1996 J AND N MODEL VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT - THESE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE FRONT AND/OR REAR HAZARD WARNING LAMPS (FOUR-WAY FLASHERS) DO NOT FLASH WHEN THE HAZARD SWITCH IS ACTIVATGED - TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION AND IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108, VEHICLE OWNERS OR DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR PROPER FUNCTION OF THE HAZARD WARNING LAMPS - IF NECESSARY, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD LAMP SWITCH - RECALL 96V-250. *TW
960741997-07-17. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. RECALL 97V-037 - GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN CERTAIN 1996 BUICK SKYLARK AND PONTIAC GRAND AM MODEL VEHICLES - THE STEERING COLUMN LOWER PINCH BOLT MAY NOT FHAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO SPECIFIED TORQUE - AN UNDER-TORQUED PINCH BOLT COULD RESULT IN A RATTLE AND LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN - IF THE PINCH BOLT WERE BACKED OUT OF THE JOINT COMPLETELY, ROTATION OF THE STEERING SHAFT AGAINST THE CONNECTOR IN HIGH EFFORT STEERING MANEUVERS COULD CAUSE INCREASING LOOSNESS IN THE STEERING SYSTEM AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING AND A CRASH - TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS CONDITION OCCURRING, DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE STEERING COLUMN PINCH BOLT FOR CORRECT TORQUE AND IF NECESSARY, TIGHTENTHE BOLT TO SHE SPECIFIC TORQUE - RECALL 97V-037. *TW
577106A1997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. COLD START RATTLE NOISE (DIAGNOSIS/SERVICE PROCEDURE). *TW
7364041997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. NO START CONDITION, GENERATOR MAY NOT BE CHARGING BATTERY. *TW
7764031997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. ENGINE MISS (REPLACE SPARK PLUG WIRE AND IGNITION COIL). *TW
631607A1997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. DOOR TRIM PANEL INSERT (CLOTH/VINYL) SEPARATES FROM DOOR TRIM PANEL (RE-ATTATCH WITH ADHESIVE). *TW
6771641997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INTERMITTENT NEUTRAL OR LOSS OF DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR FROM FOURTH GEAR (REPLACE CONTROL VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY). *TW
6311091997-06-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. AIR COMING FROM I/P VENT WHILE IN HEATER MODES OR A DELAY OCCURS WHEN CHANGING TO A NEW MODE SETTING (DIAGNOSE/MODIFY/REPLACE). *TW
6383131997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER SQUEAK OR ITCH NOISE (REPOSITION FELT PADS). *TW
6310511997-06-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. LEFT REAR DOOR POWER WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE/COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE (SECURE CONNECTOR WITH TIE STRAP). *TW
577106A1997-05-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. COLD START RATTLE NOISE. *TW
6762041997-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. COOLANT LOSS, VISIBLE COOLANT LEAKAGE, LOW COOLANT LAMP ON OR COOLANT ODOR CAUSED BY COOLANT LEAKAGE. *TW

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