1997 Buick Park Avenue technical service bulletins
76 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications cover the 1997 Buick Park Avenue.
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Fuel system, gasoline
- This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Procedures to Unlock Delco...
- Equipment: electrical: anti-theft devices
- This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy...
- Equipment
- This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information with the field action courtesy...
- This technical bulletin provides a procedure to reprogram the media disc player with the latest...
- Equipment: electrical: anti-theft devices
- Vehicle Recalls
- This informational bulletin provides the technician with information on what E85 fuel may due to a non E85...
- Power train
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- Gmc: harsh ride or line installation concern with delco shock kit
- Engine coolant consumption or coolant leak (inspect for material degradation/replace intake manifolds) tt...
- Intermittent chuggle or fishbite on light acceleration or a highway speeds with no diagnostic trouble...
- Vehicles may experience shake / vibration in steering wheel, floor, seat at highway speeds on smooth roads
- Some owners may comment on a transmission oil leak
- New upper intake manifold and gasket kits
- New rear main seal and special tool for installation
- Replacement ignition key clarification
- New replacement key blank available
- Ignition key replacement
- HVAC faceplate lens available for replacement
- Multiple stabilitrak/precision control codes such as C1282, C1283, C1284, C1285, C1287, and C1288 exist on...
- Steering column to instrument panel fastener removal
- Subject regarding shake / vibration in steering wheel, floor, seat at highway speeds on smooth roads
- Concerns with slips, harsh upshift or garage shifts, launch shudders, flares, erratic shifts and...
- Information on servicing 4T65-E transaxle spacer plate and gaskets for various models from 1997 through 2002
- Technical information regarding shake / vibration in steering wheel, floor, seat at highway speeds on...
- Some owners may comment on a repeat engine oil pan leak
- Information on servicing 4T65E transaxle spacer plate and gaskets
- Onwers may encounter one fuel reading after they have finished driving the vehicle then a different...
- Information regarding shake/vibration in steering wheel, floor,seat at highway speeds on smooth roads...
- Experiencing excessive engine coolant consumption, or an engine coolant leak near or under the throttle...
- Owners of some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3T40, 4T60, 4T60-E or 4T65-E transaxles may comment on a...
- Information regarding extra clips in the 4T65E transmission
- Subject regarding the front shoulder belt retractor campaign number 00039
- A condition with the front seat back and / or seat cushion heat element is non-functioning
- Some vehicles may exhibit a popping type noise heard in the passenger compartment
- Subject regarding front seat adjuster switch trim plate detaching from seat and / or seat chucks / rocks
- This bulletin addresses concerns of steering vibration / shudder / moan during parking maneuvers on dry...
- A condition may exist where the HVAC control assembly displays inaccurate temperature setting and / or...
- Experiencing shake / vibration in steering wheel, floor, seat at highway speeds on smooth roads
- Trunk mounted 12 cd changer ejects intermittently
- The front seat adjuster switch trim plate has become dtached from the seat and/or seat rocks
- Passenger side windshield wiper/washer does not fully clean lower portion of windshield
- Concerns of noise/vibration/growl from front of vehicle on right turns or hard acceleration
- Information on growling noise in transaxle during first four minutes after start up
- Information on memory seat operating intermittently
- Information on interior lights inoperative and fuse blown
- Information on no turn signal operative
- Experiencing noise coming from front brakes
- Comments of an engine oil leak that appears to originate toward the driver's side of the vehicle; rear of...
- Vehicles equipped with harsh garage shift reverse to drive
- Comments on a bright reflection from the head up display (HUD) unit in the instrument panel when the...
- Experiencing a transaxle gear whine noise on coast down or light acceleration
- Comments on erratic automatic wiper operation or that the wipers are overly sensitive to small amounts of...
- Experience a transaxle gear whine noise on coast down or light acceleration
- Excessive vibration of electrochromic inside rearview mirror
- Engine oil level indicates over full (replace oil level indicator tube assembly)
- Brake noise (grunt/groan/grind/crunch) coming from front brakes (replace front brake pads)
- When brakes are depressed force or engine load may affect and cause various noises
- Experiencing harsh engagement from reverse to drive
- Harsh garage shift, reverse to drive, hydra-matic 4T65-E transaxle
- Cln indicator appears on radio display and does not turn off (reset cln indicator with the eject button on...
- Intermittent a/c system thump noise on initial start up from front passenger side floor panel (replace...
- Paint chips on rear compartment lid ( adjust rear compartment lid/install new overslam bumpers)
- Wavy or dimpling appearance in roof panel running front to back or excessive rain noise (replace cardboard...
- Unattended horn activation or horn(s) inoperative (replace horn pad/air bag module; horn fuse). tw
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