1996 Pontiac Grand Am technical service bulletins
66 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications cover the 1996 Pontiac Grand Am.
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...
- Equipment: electrical: anti-theft devices
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- ABS pump running when not needed
- 4T40E or 4T45E will not shift no diagnostic trouble codes
- Vehicle will not move in either direction
- Some customers may want to tow their vehicle behind another vehicle with all four tires ont he ground
- Information on error codes on radio display their cause and corrective action
- Vehicles may set anyone or a combination of front-wheel speed sensor anti-lock brake system codes as...
- ABS front wheel speed codes - jumper harness
- Anti-lock braking system (ABS) front wheel speed codes - jumper harness
- Revised piston pin removal / installation procedure
- Subject regarding revised lower intake manifold installation
- Some owners may comment on leakage of a few drops of coolant after parking their vehicle
- Subject regarding revised ignition lock cylinder or ignition switch assembly replacement
- Subject regarding polymer service pistons
- Some customers may want to tow their vehicle behind another vehicle with all four tires ont he ground
- 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...
- Information regarding snow intrusion into rear drum brake assemblies
- Some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3T40, 4T60 or 4T60-E transxales may comment on a grinding and / or...
- Some owners may experience a driveability symptom of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or...
- Some customers may comment about a squeak/ squawk type noise coming from the steering column area when...
- Concerns of door handles on white painted vehicles truning yellow
- Some V6 engines may, on a very infrequent basis, have an oil odor condition that is generally encountered...
- Comments on a ticking type noise that begins shortly after cold engine start-up and gradually diminishes...
- Seat belt latch slides to seat belt anchor sleeve
- Some vehicles may experience a driveability symptom of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light...
- Comments that the rear brakes may drag/heat up or rear of car is squatting due to aggressive rear brake
- Comments that the seat belt latch slides to the seat belt anchor sleeve
- Comments on inoperative power door locks (front and/or rear doors).
- Subject pertaining to driveability symptoms due to fuel injector deposits
- Experiencing a squeak/squawk noise coming from the bottom of the steering column
- Complaints that the ABS indicator lamp is "on"
- 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
- Incorrect evaporative emission purge solenoid
- Exhibiting diagnostic trouble codes P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, and P0304 indicating engine misfire conditions
- Squawk noise coming from front suspension or engine compartment area (install ultra high molecular tape)
- Engine stall at cold start, rough idle, oil filter expansion, high oil pressure and engine misfire dtc's...
- 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...
- Door trim panel insert (cloth/vinyl) separates from door trim panel (re-attatch with adhesive)
- Engine miss (replace spark plug wire and ignition coil)
- No start condition, generator may not be charging battery
- Cold start rattle noise (diagnosis/service procedure)
- Left rear door power window intermittently inoperative/completely inoperative (secure connector with tie...
- Instrument panel cluster squeak or itch noise (reposition felt pads)
- Air coming from i/p vent while in heater modes or a delay occurs when changing to a new mode setting...
- Recall 97V-037 - general motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in...
- Recall 96V-250 - general motors has decided that certain 1995 and 1996 j and n model vehicles fail to...
- Coolant loss, visible coolant leakage, low coolant lamp on or coolant odor caused by coolant leakage
- Cold start rattle noise
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