WATER LEAK IN LEFT TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY (REPLACE TAIL LAMP). Pontiac Grand Prix 1997

SUBJECT: WATER LEAK IN LEFT TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY (REPLACE TAIL LAMP)

MODELS: 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (COUPES AND SEDANS)

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A WATER LEAK IN THE LEFT TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY. THIS CONDITION MOST OFTEN APPEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE IS EXPOSED TO A HEAVY RAIN OR A CAR WASHING ENVIRONMENT.

CAUSE:

THE LEFT SIDE MARKER LAMP WIRING HARNESS SOCKET MAY NOT SEAL, OR REMAIN SEALED, TO THE SIDE MARKER LAMP OPENING IN THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY. LOSS OF SEALING MAY BE CAUSED BY TENSION ON THE WIRING HARNESS CREATED BY THE POSITIONING OR INDEXING OF THE LAMP SOCKET IN THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY.

CORRECTION:

REPLACE THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY WITH A NEW DESIGN TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY, P/N 5978395. THIS NEW TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY FEATURES A RE-INDEXED LAMP SOCKET OPENING THAT REPOSITIONS THE WIRING HARNESS TO A NEW LOCATION. SEE FIGURE 1.

IMPORTANT: THIS INFORMATION APPLIES ONLY TO THE LEFT TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY.

PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N DESCRIPTION === ===========

5978395 LEFT TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE THE BELOW LISTED LABOR OPERATION AND THE NEW LABOR TIME ALLOWANCE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: N1591 LABOR TIME: 0.2 HR

FIGURES: 01 ATTACHMENTS: 00

FIGURE 1: 1. LEFT TAIL LAMP SIDE MARKER SOCKET OPENING LOCATION 2. INDEXING OF ORIGINAL SIDE MARKER SOCKET OPENING 3. INDEXING OF REVISED SIDE MARKER SOCKET OPENING

Object Number: 96559 Size: MF

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