TRANSAXLE FLUID LEVEL INDICAT. UNSEATS 2-3 INCHES AFTER DRIV.. Buick Skylark 1994

SUBJECT: TRANSAXLE FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR UNSEATS 2-3 INCHES AFTER DRIVING (INSTALL NEW INDICATOR)

MODELS: 1994 BUICK SKYLARK 1994 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 2.3L ENGINE (RPOS L40 AND LD2 - VINS 3 AND D) AND 4T60E AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY EXPERIENCE THE FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR UNSEATING 2-3 INCHES AFTER DRIVING.

CAUSE:

THE TRANSAXLE FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR BINDS IN FLUID FILL TUBE CAUSING INDICATOR TO UNSEAT 2-3 INCHES AFTER DRIVING.

CORRECTION:

INSTALL NEW FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR, P/N 22598504. NEW INDICATOR HAS RED HANDLE WITH THE WORDS "TRANS FLUID" IN BLACK. VEHICLES BUILT AFTER THE FOLLOWING VIN BREAKPOINTS HAVE THE REVISED FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR INSTALLED IN PRODUCTION:

DIVISION PLANT VIN ======== ===== ===

OLDSMOBILE LANSING (A) RM001448 BUICK LANSING (B) RC251562 PONTIAC LANSING (A) RM504227 PONTIAC LANSING (B) RC703999

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: K6130 USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME.

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