Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 677164 | 02/01/1997 | 51296 | Intermittent neutral or loss of drive at highway speeds or from fourth gear (replace control valve body assembly). *tw | 06/27/1997 | |
| 577106A | 12/01/1996 | 57-71-06 | 50571 | Cold start rattle noise. *tw | 05/27/1997 |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 990730030A | 04/01/2001 | 990730030 | 619370 | Owners of some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60, 4t60-e or 4t65-e transaxles may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when standing in park on a hill or slope with the engine running and the parking | 05/24/2001 |
| 990730030 | 12/01/1999 | 575113 | 6089996 | Some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60 or 4t60-e transxales may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when in park on incline. *tt | 03/01/2000 |
| 10001 | 04/01/1998 | 601769 | Information on growling noise in transaxle during first four minutes after start up. *yc | 08/24/1998 | |
| 98777155A | 04/01/1998 | 77-71-55 | 601052 | Experiencing a transaxle gear whine noise on coast down or light acceleration between 20 and 40 mph. *yc | 06/24/1998 |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||||
| 577106A | 02/01/1997 | 57-71-06 | 51497 | Cold start rattle noise (diagnosis/service procedure). *tw | 06/27/1997 |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - UNIVERSAL JOINT | |||||
| 970801777155 | 08/01/1997 | 54285 | Experiencing a transaxle gear whine noise on coast down or light acceleration. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 97080177715F | 08/01/1997 | 54421 | Experience a transaxle gear whine noise on coast down or light acceleration. *yc | 04/07/1998 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 2 | 12/29/1997 | ||
| Power train assembly failed twice. | |||
| 01/01/1998 | 2 | 12/01/1997 | |
| Transmission stalls intermittently. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 11/15/1998 | 1 | 09/01/1998 | |
| Vehicle strongly vibrates at speeds of 65 and more. apparently loosened rf (passenger) door that was repaired by dealer. vibration causes seatbelts to noticably vibrate, vibrations are sufficiently severe to travel through the seats to passengers, owner is afraid that continued vibrations will loosen body parts to result in a death causing accident. note, mileage when purchased on 11-04-98 was about 5400, a gmac lease return to selling dealer. the vibrations occur each time vehicle exceeds 65 mph. service department at royal buick indicated that this vibration problem was not uncommon to 1996 park avenue vehicles | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/15/1998 | 1 | 11/24/1995 | |
| Car would only travel at 50 mph. took it to the dealer (duke buick in augusta, ga) for repair. entire transmission had to be replaced. car has less than 50,000 miles. | |||