Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
00060500106/01/200410012145Boom type noise during engine warm up. this service bulletin replaces 000605001a. *eh02/15/2005
0122501/01/200401225A10007717Engine coolant leak at intake gasket. * mj07/08/2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
PIP-469509/01/200910032435Gm: loss of power hesitates on acceleration. 4.3, 4.8, 5.3, 5.7 and 6.0 engines coupled with the 4l60e or 4l65e may experience a condition of hesitates, misses or loss of power under acceleration. the vehicle may operate as if it is in r03/24/2010
308110010375Service engine soon light and p0300 when towing, cruising uphill or on hard acceleration. *tt11/17/2004
00700A01/01/200400700B100075844.3l l35 engine wide open throttle diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0335, p0336, p0339. *tt *mj07/01/2004
03060102408/01/200310004371Rattle noise in engine. *tt12/04/2003
030601024A03/01/2004030601024B10004301Rattle noise in engine. *tt12/01/2003
99063A11/01/1999990636089007Subject regarding mismachined engine crankshaft - inspect engine / replace engine, if required. *tt01/12/2000
9906310/01/19996088999Information regarding mismachined engine crankshaft on trucks equipped with 4.3l v6 engines. *tt01/12/2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
000605001A11/01/200300060500110005528Concerns with boom type noise during engine warm-up heard in the vehicle passenger compartment. *tt03/02/2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM
31100110/31/2001628070Some vehicles may exhibit an exhaust noise, rattle noise at 550 rpm. *tt03/05/2002

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM
07/01/2000306/01/2000
 Intermittently when applying brake pedal it would pulsate. when this occurs, driver has to apply brake pedal harder to get vehicle to stop;. vehicle been in dealer shop on five or more times, and unable to duplicate the problem. *ak the vehicle shifts hard and the brake pedal feels spongy. the driver side seat riser not operable. the brakes vibrate. the left window was inoperable. the vehicle had coolant leak. *yh
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
11/19/2001211/15/1999
 Safari engine unpedictably stopped whne covering short distance. engine shut off while driving. *bf on three separate occasion, when the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, they were unable to duplicate the condition of a dying engine. on another occasion, the consumer was unable to stop the vehicle. the passenger window would go up, but would not roll down. the fuel gauge did not read correctly. *jb
2000012
 The vehicle stalled intermittently while driving at any speed. the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer. but, dealer was unable to resolve the problem. *ak this problem occurred many times. *sc *jb
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
05/31/200110
 Vehicle stalls at very low speeds, no braking involved. this has happened about 10 times. taken to dealer 4 times, could not find a problem.*ak
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM
04/01/2001203/01/2000
 No summary listed for above vehicles. *ak