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Buick Rainier 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 3444 · NHTSA communication 10017051 · issued Oct 21, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2004–2005
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service vme-tcc surge or shudder, investigation of water intrusion into the transmission. *sc

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.