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Service bulletins for the 2005 Pontiac GTO

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.

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

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PIT3173C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that fluid contamination may be directed to one of the following testing centers according to the type of fluid needing testing. Dealer should send the correct fluid to the proper testing center.
PIP51632017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
06-06-01-010C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information on close coupled converters and there affect on newly installed engines or engines during there break in period.
PIP52262017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about finding needle bearings during an oil change. Technician will gain access to the roller rockers to inspect them. Only replace the roller rocker that is missing needle bearings. Be sure to clean the oil drains to retrieve the needle bearings. Each roller rocker has 66 bearings.
PIP5163A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
PIP4138P2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on, engine misfire, and/or engine noise. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0300-P0308. If published Service Information diagnostics does not isolate the cause of this concern technician should check for a worn camshaft lobe and/or lifter roller, a sticking valve, valve leakage, a broken valve spring, and a collapsed active fuel management lifter.
PIP5029G2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR ENGINE MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANK, OR CRANK NO START IN SOME CASES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PERFORM PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. IF TECHNICIAN FINDS CARBON, AN UPPER ENGINE AND VALVE CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED.
PIP4786C2016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0521 IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICIAN SHOULD FOLLOW ALL PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS. WHEN USING A SCAN TOOL IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW BUT THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS CORRECT, TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER FOR DEBRIS/SLUDGE THAT COULD BE RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REMOVE THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER AND CLEAN IT. IF THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER CANNOT BE CLEANED REPLACE IT.
PI1394A2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE.
030604017I2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE USE OF DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES IN AN ENGINE, ARE NOT REQUIRED UNLESS THE CUSTOMER DESIRES ADDITIVES TO PREVENT FUEL CONCERNS DEPENDING ON FUEL OR TEMPERATURE RELATED CONDITIONS.
030603004R2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY.
000601026I2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETINS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT AFTER SERVERE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE.
000601012F2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES.
PIP-4138K2011-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. GM: THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON, THERE IS ALSO A MISFIRE OR ENGINE NOISE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSSIBLE CAUSES. *RM
PIC-3815B2011-03-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; STRUCTURE:BODY. PONTIAC: BCM PIM AND ECM LINKING. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM), POWERTRAIN INTERFACE MODULE (PIM) AND/OR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) ARE REPLACED, THE NEW MODULES MUST BE SECURITY LINKED TO EACH OTHER. *PE
0601370082007-03-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE REPLACEMENT OF HEATER HOSES DUE TO CONTACT/RUBBING WITH REAR OF RH CYLINDER HEAD. *KB
0506010342006-01-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE OIL LEAK AT REAR COVER ASSEMBLY AREA. *TT
7092005-12-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. GM TECH LINK. *TT
0506010142005-11-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL LEAK UNDER EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES (-34 DEGREES C) (-30 DEGREES F) OR COLDER). *TT
08042005-04-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. *NM
0406010252005-01-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR 2005 MODEL YEAR ENGINES. *TT UPDATE. *TT
0406030062004-12-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. PROPER JUMP STARTING PROCEDURE. *TT
30562004-11-17. 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

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