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Service bulletins for the 2002 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.

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

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PIP4495D2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a loud tick or rattle noise under the hood at all operating conditions. Technician will need to check the lower and oil pressure to the upper end oil pressure. Technician will need to inspect the oil feed orifice in the cylinder head. Technician will clean out and debris found in the orifice.
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.
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.
PI1394A2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE.
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-4495C2011-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE MAY BE NOISE COMING FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD, BECAUSE OF LOW OIL PRESSURE WHICH IS CAUSED BY DEBRIS. *RM
38592007-01-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LOW OIL PRESSURE - INSPECT OIL FILTER FOR DAMAGE. *KB UPDATED 10/18/07. *NJ
17490192006-02-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON TRANSFERRING ORIGINAL FUEL RAIL TO GOODWRENCH ENGINE. *AK
0506040262005-11-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VEHICLE HESITATES, NO START, LACK OF POWER, LOW FUEL PRESSURE. *TT
34332005-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT AND SEVERE ENGINE MISFIRE ON CYLINDERS 1 AND 4 OR CYLINDERS 2 AND 3. *TT UPDATED 08-15-07. *KB
6102005-08-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE IDLE FLARE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. ALSO LOW SPEED ENGINE DECEL STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. GM TECH LINK. *TT
0306010182005-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. NEW CYLINDER BORE LINER REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACES 030601018A. *EH
0306010222005-01-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GUIDELINES FOR CYLINDER BORE LINER/PISTON SLEEVE REPLACEMENT ON THE L4 ECOTEC ENGINE. *TT
013532004-07-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE DUE TO INJECTOR FRETTING CORROSION. *TT
004342004-06-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE WILL CRANK BUT NOT START, ALSO MAKES NOISE WHILE CRANKING. 2.2 L61 ENGINE. *TT
019952004-05-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. REPLACING A 02 OR 03 2.2L L61 WITH A 04 2.2L L61 ENGINE REPLACEMENT.*MR
030642004-03-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPGRADE - OBD SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. *TT
0711032003-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. THIS VME MESSAGE CONCERNS A CYLINDER BORELINER TOOL NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE L61 2.2 LITER ENGINE. THE TOOL IS REFERENCED IN SERVICE BULLETIN 030601018. THE PURPOSE OF THE TOOL IS TO EXTEND THE TOTAL SERVICE LIFE OF THE BLOCK. *TT
0710032003-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. THIS VME MESSAGE IS A WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT DUE TO A KNOWN CAM DRIVELINE. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY QUESTION ABOUT WHINE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT ENGINE AREA. *TT
0715032003-10-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. COOLANT LOSE, EVIDENCE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, ETC., OR COOLANT WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. *TT
0306040302003-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MULTIPLE DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS OF LONG OR HARD STARTS, CHUGGLE, ROUGH IDLE AND LIGHT OR INTERMITTENT MISFIRE DUE TO CLOGGED FUEL INJECTORS. *TT
0306010182003-08-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. NEW CYLINDER BORE LINER REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *TT
0206040462003-02-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON INTERMITTENTLY AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1441 STORED. *TT

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