1998 Pontiac Firebird technical service bulletins
80 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications cover the 1998 Pontiac Firebird.
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...
- Electrical system
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- This informational bulletin provides a step by step procedure on how to properly use the GM chemicals to...
- Slight pull left or right, tire wander
- Rear suspension clunk noise
- Intermittent chuggle or fishbite on light acceleration or a highway speeds with no diagnostic trouble...
- Diagnosis of cracked or broken transmission case
- Driveshaft ping ting clang snap or click noise
- A no reverse, no second gear, or no fourth gear condition
- Check engine light with a P0300 due to 2-4 cylinders misfiring on the same bank of the engine
- Information on error codes on radio display their cause and corrective action
- The engine does not stall when performing a P1870 diagnostic test with the tech 2 scan tool or when...
- Clutch pressure plate wear indicator adjustment
- New rear main seal and special tool for installation
- 4L60E, 4L65E forward and low reverse waved steel clutch plate appearance change
- Roll-out for the gen III small block engines with iridium spark plugs
- Hard clutch pedal and/or hydraulic system failure after servicing the pressure plate
- 6SP manual transmission stuck in fourth gear will not shift out of fourth
- 4L60-E automatic transmission oil pump first and second design identification
- Information on new spark plugs and gapping
- Revised diagnostic trouble code P0230
- Revised audio system diagnostics
- Needle bearings found in oil pan
- Some customers may comment on a mild to severe engine ping (commonly referred to as spark knock) usually...
- Some customers may comment that the fuel cap tether is detached from the vehicle
- Some customers may comment on a mild to severe engine ping (spark knock) during acceleration and / or...
- Some owners may comment on a buzz or rattle sound from the door panel or rear quarter panel trim speaker...
- Some customers may comment on a harsh 1-2 upshift and the check engine light or service engine soon...
- Customer complaints of smoke in lens, water in lens, cracks in the lens, fog or moisture in the lens
- Subject regarding clutch pedal return spring breaks or scraping noise when clutch pedal applied (replace...
- Some customers may comment that the rear floor or the trunk is wet
- Information regarding harsh 1-2 upshift, service engine soon, malfunction indicator lamp, or cel...
- Some customers may comment that the window motor is noisy going up or down
- Some owners with vehicles built before january 15,1999 may comment on a harsh 1-2 upshift and may also...
- This technical service bulletin states that technicians may experience difficulty in removing the...
- Information pertaining to the new control valve body, spacer plate and gaskets for the 4L60-E automatic...
- Subject ordering reference table for ordering the new valve body, spacer plate and gasket kit
- This bulletin contains information on various windnoise / water leak conditions
- This bulletin is to inform dealers of the release of a new torque converter bolt for certain transmissions
- Information regarding window motor noise
- Some customers may comment that when the rear hatch is opened, water runs out of one or both front lower...
- Some vehicles may exhibit rear quarter trim gaps to the b-pillar
- Some vehicles may exhibit a condition where either the left or the right quarter trim panel pulls away and...
- Some customers may comment on a squeak / chirp noise coming from the accessory drive serpentine belt on...
- Subject regarding rear brake groan / chirp noise during brake apply on vehicles built prior to VIN Y2111896
- Some vehicles built prior to VIN breakpoint Y2102472 may exhibit a squealing type noise that is coming...
- Special policy adjustment for spark plug wire replacement on vehicles equipped with 3.8L engine
- Customers may comment on a ticking noise from the roof near the lock pillar
- Special policy adjustment regarding spark plug wire replacement
- Subject on on-board diagnostic (OBD) system improvements
- Some customers may comment about the service engine soon light illuminating
- Some coupe style vehicles may exhibit a ticking noise from roof panel near sides
- Subject regarding the air conditioner (a/c) compressor failure during agressive engine accelerations
- Exhibiting a squeak noise coming from the engine or accessory drive while engine is running
- Some customers may comment on an illuminated malfunction indicator light
- Subject pertaining to exhaust gas recirculation valve failures
- Experiencing exhaust gas recirculation valve failures
- On some convertible models, the convertible top mechanism binds or stops when halfway open or closed
- Vehicles equipped with 5.7L engines may have an exhaust gas leak between the spark plug(s) and the...
- Vehicles equipped with 5.7L (LS1) engines may have an exhaust gas leak between the spark plug(s) and the...
- Subject regarding on-board diagnostic (OBD) system improvements (re-flash calibration)
- Some vehicles experience an accessory drive belt slip, squeal and/or squeak
- Anti-theft alarm may sound after vehicle gets wet
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