Service bulletins for the 2000 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.
369 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 990730030A | 2001-05-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. OWNERS OF SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRA-MATIC 3T40, 4T60, 4T60-E OR 4T65-E TRANSAXLES MAY COMMENT ON A GRINDING AND / OR GROWLING NOISE THAT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN STANDING IN PARK ON A HILL OR SLOPE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE NOT APPLIED. *TT |
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| 010604007A | 2001-05-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME ONWERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR LAMP HAS COME ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0442 FOUND. *TT |
| 010604008 | 2001-05-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME VEHICLES INCLUDING MY2001 TOYOTA CAVALIER MAY EXPERIENCE INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READINGS. IT MAY APPEAR FROM THE GAUGE READING THAT THERE IS FUEL AVAILABLE, YET THE TANK IS NEARLY EMPTY. *TT |
| 150900 | 2001-05-11. Service bulletin. STEERING. THIS MESSAGE CONCERNS VEHICLES EXHIBITING A CLUNK NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CUSTOMERS MAY STATE THAT A CLUNK NOISE IS HEARD WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TT |
| 300800 | 2001-05-10. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A HISSING OR AIR RUSH NOISE BEING PRODUCED IN THE THROTTLE BODY. *TT |
| 010201 | 2001-04-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. ON SOME VEHICLES, A TECHNICIAN MAY OBSERVE THAT THE CHARGING SYSTEM TELLTALE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS INOPERATIVE. *TT |
| 190101 | 2001-04-06. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON AND CODE P0442 SET CONDITION. *TT |
| 180101 | 2001-04-06. Service bulletin. STEERING. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING CLUNK OR BUMP NOISE USUALLY HEARD WHEN TURNING EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION MAY ALSO BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL OF VEHICLE WITH THE CAR IN PARK OR MOVING SLOWLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS ROTATED FROM STOP TO STOP. *TT |
| 180101 | 2001-04-06. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY HAVING DIFFICULTY OPENING DOORS OR TRUNK EVEN AFTER PRESSING THE RKE FOB MULTIPLE TIMES. *TT |
| 180101 | 2001-04-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON REPLACING THE IDLER PULLEY DUE TO COLD WEATHER IDLER BEARING HOOT. *TT |
| 201200 | 2001-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION CONCERNING VEHICLES THAT HAVE A INPUT SPEED SENSOR CODE P0716, P0717 CONDITION. *TT |
| 000604053 | 2001-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A HISS NOISE AT CLOSED THROTTLE ONLY. IT MAY SOUND SIMILAR TO A BELT NOISE OR A POWER STEERING PUMP NOISE WHEN IT IS COLD. *TT |
| 060201 | 2001-04-04. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THERE IS A POP, GRINDING OR CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OR WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS. *JB |
| 020601 | 2001-04-04. Service bulletin. STEERING. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF A CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVERS OR STEERING WHEEL ROTATION. *JB |
| 010101 | 2001-04-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH 4T40E / 4T45E FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLES WITH ATF LEAKS AT EITHER THE COOLER LINE SEALS OR AT ONE OR BOTH AXLE SEALS. *JB |
| 00101 | 2001-04-04. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE. *JB |
| 01-02-32-001 | 2001-04-03. Service bulletin. STEERING. CONCERNS WITH CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE TURNING MANEUVER / STEERING WHEEL ROTATION.*JB (LUBRICATE OR REPLACE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AS APPROPRIATE). UPDATED 10/05/07. *NJ UPDATED 4/1/08. *NJ UPDATED 7/1/2008 *PE |
| 010601004 | 2001-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXHIBITING A LOUD HOOT / WHISTLING NOISE AT START UP DURING COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. *JB |
| 00101 | 2001-03-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT CERTAIN J AND N MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC FUEL TANKS MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYS INCORRECT READINGS. *TT |
| 111000 | 2001-03-22. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT THAT THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED IN SECOND AND FOURTH GEAR. *TT |
| 111000 | 2001-03-22. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK. *TT |
| 291100 | 2001-02-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION RATTLE. *TT |
| 000730019 | 2001-02-23. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TT |
| 000604044 | 2001-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE HESITATES, STALLS AND / OR WILL NOT START. *TT |
| 000601018 | 2001-01-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A GROWL / MOAN TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ON HEAVY ACCELERATION WHEN MAKING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.