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Buick Park Avenue 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 311001 · NHTSA communication 628072 · issued Oct 31, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001–2002
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles with the supercharged 3800 engine may experience a hard start or extended crank. *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.