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Buick Lesabre 2000–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 03034 · NHTSA communication 10003430 · issued Jul 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2003
model years
28
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engine coolant may leak at the upper intake manifold throttle body gasket, or at the upper intake manifold to lower intake manifold to lower intake manifold gasket. This condition may result in a low engine coolant level and higher engine operating temperatures. *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.