Buick Century 1992–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 990730030A · NHTSA communication 619370 · issued Apr 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1992–2001
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Owners of some vehicles equipped with hydra-matic 3t40, 4t60, 4t60-e or 4t65-e transaxles may comment on a grinding and / or growling noise that is noticeable when standing in park on a hill or slope with the engine running and the parking brake not applied. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1992 Buick Century
- 1993 Buick Century
- 1994 Buick Century
- 1995 Buick Century
- 1996 Buick Century
- 1997 Buick Century
- 1998 Buick Century
- 1999 Buick Century
- 2000 Buick Century
- 2001 Buick Century
- 1992 Buick Lesabre
- 1993 Buick Lesabre
- 1994 Buick Lesabre
- 1995 Buick Lesabre
- 1996 Buick Lesabre
- 1997 Buick Lesabre
- 1999 Buick Lesabre
- 2000 Buick Lesabre
- 2001 Buick Lesabre
- 1992 Buick Park Avenue
- 1993 Buick Park Avenue
- 1994 Buick Park Avenue
- 1995 Buick Park Avenue
- 1996 Buick Park Avenue
- 1997 Buick Park Avenue
- 1999 Buick Park Avenue
- 2000 Buick Park Avenue
- 2001 Buick Park Avenue
- 1992 Buick Regal
- 1993 Buick Regal
- 1994 Buick Regal
- 1995 Buick Regal
- 1996 Buick Regal
- 1997 Buick Regal
- 1999 Buick Regal
- 2000 Buick Regal
- 2001 Buick Regal
- 1992 Buick Riviera
- 1993 Buick Riviera
- 1994 Buick Riviera
- 1995 Buick Riviera
- 1996 Buick Riviera
- 1997 Buick Riviera
- 1999 Buick Riviera
- 1992 Buick Skylark
- 1993 Buick Skylark
- 1994 Buick Skylark
- 1995 Buick Skylark
- 1996 Buick Skylark
- 1997 Buick Skylark
- 1998 Buick Skylark
- 1992 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1993 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1994 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1995 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1996 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier
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.