Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 000604049B | 12/01/2003 | 000604049A | 10005145 | Some vehicles built prior to vin breakpoint 1f136536 may exhibit intermittent malfunction indicator lamp / service engine soon indicator illumination; anti-lock brake system warning light illumination; stall / no start condition; various el | 02/09/2004 |
| 010601002A | 12/01/2002 | 010601002 | 10000782 | Revised piston pin removal / installation procedure. *tt | 03/31/2003 |
| 010601008A | 05/01/2002 | 010601008 | 634813 | Some owners may comment on a repeat engine oil pan leak. *tt | 10/09/2002 |
| 010601008 | 02/01/2001 | 619177 | Some owners may comment on a repeat engine oil pan leak. *tt | 05/17/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 020601014 | 04/01/2002 | 634708 | Subject regarding revised lower intake manifold installation. *tt | 10/07/2002 | |
| 000605049A | 03/01/2002 | 000604049 | 631274 | Subject regarding various driveability symptoms, malfunction indicator lamp illuminates intermittently, diagnostic trouble codes seat, engine will not start. *slc | 05/21/2002 |
| 010601010A | 06/01/2001 | 0106010101 | 620810 | Subject regarding polymer service pistons. *tt | 08/30/2001 |
| 990604005A | 04/01/2001 | 990604005 | 619360 | Some owners may comment on driveability symptons of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or intermittent misfire due to clogged fuel injectors. *tt | 05/24/2001 |
| 876002A | 07/01/1998 | 876002 | 615073 | Some v6 engines may, on a very infrequent basis, have an oil odor condition that is generally encountered after the engine's oil has been changed.typically the odor lasts approximately 1000 miles after the change of oil and then does not re | 12/26/2000 |
| 990604005 | 02/01/1999 | 776304A | 604343 | Some owners may experience a driveability symptom of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or intermittent misfire. *tt | 04/26/1999 |
| 98576124A | 06/01/1998 | 57-61-24 | 601915 | Comments on a ticking type noise that begins shortly after cold engine start-up and gradually diminishes as the engine warms up. *yc | 08/28/1998 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 971101776529 | 11/01/1997 | 54193 | Subject pertaining to instrument cluster resets when on-board ham radio is keyed. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 10/05/2003 | 100000 | 2 | |
| A mixture of water and anti freeze seeped into the oil. when this occurred the fluids mixed with the oil, and went through the intake manifold gasket. this knocked the crankshaft and destroyed the engine. the engine was replaced, but the failure recurred 8 months later. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 11/12/2004 | 1 | ||
| Coolant was replaced at @ 115,000 miles. coolant was in globes in over flow tank. approximately 15,000 miles after replacement, coolant light came on (first time ever since i have owned car). coolant was @ 1 gallon low. coolant has also become globby again. took into replace with different coolant (not dex-cool). upon inspection garage found the engine gasket has been leaking coolant. they claim it was caused by the dex-cool coolant, they did not do the flush because they did not want to chance making the leak worse. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||
| 07/01/1998 | 1 | ||
| Faulty generator and defective blower motor. yh | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 09/01/1999 | 3 | 07/01/1997 | |
| Engine hard to start, rough idle, loss of power, continuous misfires. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 2 | 04/06/1997 | |
| Serpentine belt broke. nlm | |||
| 06/01/1998 | 1 | 05/01/1997 | |
| Drive belt failed. *yc | |||