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Pontiac Bonneville 2002–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 09182002 · NHTSA communication 10009474 · issued Sep 18, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002–2003
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service engine soon message being displayed, engine stumbles or stalling, or a diagnostic trouble code p0440, for large leak being set after filling the vehicle with fuel. There may also be damage to the fuel tanks, damage to the fuel level vent valves, or the evap canister being flooded with raw fuel. *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.