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Buick Century 1997–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 000730002B · NHTSA communication 634985 · issued Jul 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997–2002
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Concerns with slips, harsh upshift or garage shifts, launch shudders, flares, erratic shifts and intermittent concerns, diagnostic trouble code p1811 or p0748 set. *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.