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Buick Lucerne 2005–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP-5064-B · NHTSA communication 10051757 · issued Jan 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2005–2011
model years
30
vehicle entries

Official summary

Buick/chevrolet/pontiac/saturn: after installing reman hvv6 engine, would be concern with rough running or misfire on one or both banks of engine or idle surging. Models 2005-11 lucerne, rendezvous, terraza, impala, malibu, monte carlo, uplander, g6, montana sv6, aura, relay, vue. *pe updated 4/9/13. *pe

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.