POPPING/ITCH NOISE FROM I/P PANEL UPPER TRIM. Pontiac Grand Prix 1997

SUBJECT: POPPING/ITCH NOISE FROM I/P PANEL UPPER TRIM (DEFROSTER GRILLE) OR WINDSHIELD AREA (REPLACE I/P UPPER TRIM)

MODELS: 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON A POPPING/ITCH NOISE COMING FROM THE I/P UPPER TRIM (DEFROSTER GRILLE) OR WINDSHIELD AREA.

CAUSE:

THE NOISE MAY BE CAUSED FROM MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE ATTACHING CLIPS ON THE I/P UPPER TRIM (DEFROSTER GRILLE) AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR TEMPERATURE CYCLES FROM COLD TO WARM.

CORRECTION:

REPLACE THE I/P UPPER TRIM FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE IN SECTION 8C OF THE SERVICE MANUAL. THE NEW UPPER TRIM PANEL WILL COME WITH SPECIALLY COATED CLIPS TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION. THE OLD PART NUMBERS HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED AND THE NEW PARTS WILL BE SHIPPED. ADDITIONAL RETAINERS ARE AVAILABLE IN A PACKAGE OF 10.

PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N DESCRIPTION QTY. === =========== ====

15731693 RETAINER, I/P UPPER TRIM 1 (PKG.)

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

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

D1406 GRILLE, DEFROSTER OUTLET - USE PUBLISHED REPLACE LABOR OPERATION TIME

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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