Buick Century 1994–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 776001 · NHTSA communication 51302 · issued Mar 1, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1994–1997
model years
26
vehicle entries
Official summary
Knock, rattle or tap noise from the engine before the engine has reached operating temperature or under light load conditions at operating temperature knock, rattle or tap noise from the engine before the engine has reached operating temperature or under light load conditions at rature (replace piston and/or rod assemblies). *tw
Vehicles covered
- 1994 Buick Century
- 1995 Buick Century
- 1996 Buick Century
- 1994 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1995 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1996 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1994 Chevrolet Corsica
- 1995 Chevrolet Corsica
- 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
- 1994 Chevrolet S10
- 1995 Chevrolet S10
- 1996 Chevrolet S10
- 1997 Chevrolet S10
- 1994 GMC Sonoma
- 1995 GMC Sonoma
- 1996 GMC Sonoma
- 1997 GMC Sonoma
- 1994 Oldsmobile Ciera
- 1995 Oldsmobile Ciera
- 1996 Oldsmobile Ciera
- 1995 Pontiac Sunfire
- 1996 Pontiac Sunfire
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.