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Service bulletins for the 2001 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.

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

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0106020122002-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON LEAKAGE OF A FEW DROPS OF COOLANT AFTER PARKING THEIR VEHICLE. *TT
0108580052002-03-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT ROAD NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE PRIMARILY ON WET ROAD SURFACES. *TT
000604037A2002-03-21. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED WITH HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. *TT
0206010012002-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING A DRONE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. *TT
010604008A2002-03-21. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READINGS. *TT
0511012002-03-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CLUNK TYPE NOISE ESPECIALLY FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TURNING. *TT
2910012002-03-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS. CUSTOMER CONCERN OF PREMATURE FOG LAMP FAILURE. *TT
2502022002-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. INFORMATION REGARDING CALIBRATION TO PREVENT FALSE SETTING OF DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0133. *YH
010232001C2002-02-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. INFORMATION REGARDING CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING. *YH *TT
0108650012002-02-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. INFORMATION REGARDING FUEL FILLER DOOR RECESSED INTO QUARTER PANEL. *YH
0101022002-02-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. INFORMATION REGARDING CALIBRATION TO PREVENT FALSE SETTING OF DTC . *YH
0908012001-11-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND HAVING TO ADD OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. *JG
2708012001-11-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. SOME VEHICLES NEW POP OUT CIGARETTE LIGHTER MAY CAUSE FAILURE TO THE 20-AMP FUSE FOR THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER CIRCUIT. *YH
0107300262001-10-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH (TCC) SURGE / CHUGGLE BETWEEN 72-96 KM/H (45 - 60 MPH) UNDER A LIGHT LOAD WITH THE ENGINE AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND TCC APPLIED. *TT
2206012001-10-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT REGARDING CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A NOTCHY SHIFT FEEL OR DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO GEAR, USUALLY FIRST GEAR, THIRD GEAR OR FIFTH GEAR. *TT
1906012001-10-29. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. THIS BULLETIN TALKS ABOUT THE IDL KNOW-HOW NEW MODEL FEATURES WHICH WILL BE COVERING THE 2.2 ENGINE. *TT
0307012001-10-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF THE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATING AT HIGHWAY SPEED.*JB
322001-10-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD. SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXPERIENCE THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS LIGHT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED IN 2ND OR 4TH GEAR, VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DBC7 WIRING HARNESS, WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN 2ND OR 4TH GEAR, MAY REVEAL SIGNS OF CONTACT WITH THE SHIFTER COUNTERBALANCE. *SLC
2606012001-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE HESITATION OR STUMBLE AFTER COLD STARTS.*JB
000089008A2001-10-25. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY WANT TO TOW THEIR VEHICLE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH ALL FOUR TIRES ONT HE GROUND. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING RECREATIONAL (DINGHY) TOWING FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 1996 THROUGH 2000 TOYOTA CAVALIER. *TT
000601018A2001-10-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A GROWL/MOAN TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ON HEAVY ACCELERATION WHEN MAKING SHARP LEFT HAND TURNS. NLM
2908012001-08-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING MANUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR NOISE. *TT
1804012001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A BEARING NOISE THAT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A GRINDING NOISE OR A FAILED CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER BEARING NOISE. *TT
010312001-05-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING CLARIFICATION TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN FOR 4T40-E TRANSAXLE CONVERTER BEARING FAILURE INSPECTION / REPLACEMENT. *TT
010312001-05-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE TRANSAXLE CONVERTER PUMP TO STATOR BEARING MAY PREMATURELY FAIL, DUE TO A RAISED METAL CONDITION ON THE BEARING SURFACE ON THE INSIDE OF THE PUMP COVER. *TT

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