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Buick Century 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 020730039A · NHTSA communication 10000773 · issued Dec 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2003
model years
19
vehicle entries

Official summary

Firm transmission shifts, shudder/chuggle, transmission won't downshift on deceleration, service engine soon light illuminated, diagnostic trouble code p0742 set. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.