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Buick Lucerne 2006–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP5446 · NHTSA communication 10114851 · issued Nov 30, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2006–2017
model years
44
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Harsh Shift 1/2 and 2/3 and Sputter Applying Throttle Between 0 and 30%, Rough idle. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0101, P0171, P0172, P0174, and or P0175. Technician should inspect for cast flashing near the Mass Air Flow sensor as seen below.

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.