1996 Buick Regal technical service bulletins
43 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications cover the 1996 Buick Regal.
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
- Equipment
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- ABS pump running when not needed
- 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...
- New upper intake manifold and gasket kits
- New rear main seal and special tool for installation
- Power steering gear lower pinion bearing, safety recall 03062
- Revised piston pin removal / installation procedure
- Some owners may comment on a repeat engine oil pan leak
- Subject regarding revised lower intake manifold installation
- Experiencing excessive engine coolant consumption, or an engine coolant leak near or under the throttle...
- Subject regarding polymer service pistons
- Some owners may comment on driveability symptons of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or...
- Owners of some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3T40, 4T60, 4T60-E or 4T65-E transaxles may comment on a...
- Some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3T40, 4T60 or 4T60-E transxales may comment on a grinding and / or...
- Customers may complain of grinding / scraping / groaning noise from rear suspension
- Some owners may experience a driveability symptom of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or...
- A malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illuminating on the vehicle's instrument panel after a long...
- Some V6 engines may, on a very infrequent basis, have an oil odor condition that is generally encountered...
- Some vehicles may exhibit front suspension scrunch / popping type noise coming from the front of vehicle...
- Information on growling noise in transaxle during first four minutes after start up
- Some vehicles may experience a driveability symptom of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light...
- Subject on HVAC manual climate control mode selector first phase owner notification letter mailing
- Subject pertaining to driveability symptoms due to fuel injector deposits
- Comments of an engine oil leak that appears to originate toward the driver's side of the vehicle; rear of...
- Experiencing intermittent steering column snap or click noise when turning
- Some vehicles experience difficulties to depress accelerator pedal and/or an accelerator cable separation
- Comment that the ABS light is on with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) 46 and 86 set as current or history
- Reduced engine performance, restricted fuel flow (clean fuel tank, replace in-line fuel filter and fuel...
- Difficult to depress accelerator pedal and/or accelerator cable separation (install accelerator cable and...
- Cln indicator appears on radio display and does not turn off (reset cln indicator with the eject button on...
- Intermittent neutral or loss of drive at highway speeds or from fourth gear (replace control valve body...
- Cold start rattle noise (diagnosis/service procedure)
- Cold start rattle noise
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