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Service bulletins for the 1997 Pontiac Sunfire

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.

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

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9708017350261998-04-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. COMMENT THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) 46 AND 86 SET AS CURRENT OR HISTORY. *YC
9711017310601998-03-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. VARIOUS AREAS OF THE VEHICLE CONVERTIBLE TOP COVER SHOWS WEAR OR PERMANENT DAMAGE. *YC
9711017316161998-03-30. Service bulletin. SEATS. COMMENTS THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH SLIDES TO THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR SLEEVE. *YC
7760011997-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION CONCERNING ENGINE KNOCK/RATTLE OR TAP NOISE BEFORE ENGINE HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE OR UNDER LIGHT LOAD CONDITIONS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE (REPLACE PISTON AND/OR ROD ASSEMBLIES). AK
9702019774T1997-11-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. VARIOUS INFORMATION REGARDING OVERNIGHT COLD SOAK CONDITIONS. *YC
9705017383091997-11-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. CONCERNS THAT LOW ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE DURING SUSTAINED DRIVING. *YC
9705017761091997-11-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. EXHIBITING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, AND P0304 INDICATING ENGINE MISFIRE CONDITIONS. *YC
549001A1997-08-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. CLN INDICATOR APPEARS ON RADIO DISPLAY AND DOES NOT TURN OFF (RESET CLN INDICATOR WITH THE EJECT BUTTON ON TAPE). *TW
7315021997-08-21. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. LEFT HAND MIRROR DOES NOT ADJUST WHEN ADJUSTMENT LEVER IS MOVED (ADJUST LEVER TO ALIGN WITH LEVER SLIDE). *TW
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
6771601997-08-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. DELAY ENGAGEMENT INTO DRIVE AFTER COLD SOAK (REPLACE WITH REVISED FORWARD CLUTCH HOUSING ASSEMBLY COMPLETE). *TW
631040A1997-07-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. SCUFFED INTERIOR QUARTER TRIM PANELS ON CONVERTIBLE TOPS (ADD LOOP FASTENER TAPE/RE-STAKE REINFORCEMENT/ADD LOOP FASTENER). *TW
7334031997-07-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER. REAR SHOCK NOISE IN TRUNK AREA - SOUNDS LIKE LOOSE LUMBER. *TW
7316011997-06-27. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER. RATTLE/SQUEAK FROM PASSENGER (RIGHT) SIDE OF REAR FOLDING SEATBACK AREA (REPOSITION RIGHT HAND FRAME ARM). *TW
6372051997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. LEAK IN THE AXLE SEAL AREA (SHORTEN VENT HOSE). *TW
6381391997-06-27. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME (REROUTE WIRE HARNESS). *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.