DOOR HANDLES ON WHITE PAINTED VEHICLES TURNING YELLOW. Pontiac Bonneville 1997

SUBJECT: DOOR HANDLES ON WHITE PAINTED VEHICLES TURNING YELLOW (REPLACE LOCK CYLINDER AND DOOR HANDLE)

MODELS: 1992-98 BUICK SKYLARK 1995-99 BUICK RIVIERA 1997-99 BUICK CENTURY, REGAL 1992-99 CADILLAC ELDORADO, SEVILLE 1994-99 CADILLAC DEVILLE 1997-99 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, MALIBU 1991-96 OLDSMOBILE NINETY EIGHT 1992-98 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1992-99 OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY EIGHT, LSS, REGENCY 1995-99 OLDSMOBILE AURORA 1997-99 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 1998-99 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO 1992-99 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, GRAND AM 1997-99 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

1997-99 CHEVROLET VENTURE 1997-99 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1997-99 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT

CONDITION:

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE WHITE PAINT AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE IS TURNING YELLOW.

CAUSE:

THE GREASE THAT IS USED TO LUBRICATE THE TUMBLERS IN THE LOCK CYLINDER MAY MIGRATE OUT OF THE CYLINDER AND STAIN THE PAINT.

CORRECTION:

REPLACE THE LOCK CYLINDER AND DOOR HANDLE. NEW LOCK CYLINDER KITS HAVE BEEN RELEASED. THE NEW KITS HAVE A BLACK TUBE OF GREASE IN THEM WHICH SHOULD BE USED ON WHITE VEHICLES. THE OLD KITS HAVE EITHER A CLEAR TUBE OR WHITE TUBE OF GREASE THAT CAN BE USED ON ANY VEHICLE EXCEPT WHITE PAINTED VEHICLES.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION LABOR OPERATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION TIME =============== ================================== ===============

B4180 (RH) CYLINDER, FRONT DOOR LOCK USE PUBLISHED B4181 (LH) R + R OR REPLACE LABOR OPERATION TIME

ADD: TO CODE CYLINDER 0.2 HR

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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