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Service bulletin PIC-5695

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10045089
Published by NHTSA2012-08-18
Manufacturer's numberPIC-5695
Manufacturer's date2012-06-01
NHTSA componentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

CADILLAC/BUICK/CHEVROLET: ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO POSSIBLE FAULTY BRAKE PRESSURE SENSOR, CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO ENGAGE OR STAY ENGAGED. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Throttle and cruise control

Vehicles listed
BUICK LUCERNE2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BUICK LUCERNE2012
CADILLAC DTS2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
CHEVROLET IMPALA2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
130089004H2023-12-11. Service bulletin. Car and Truck Fix it Right the First Time Issues
146362017-02-01. Service bulletin. 14636 - SPECIAL COVERAGE. SOME 2009 MODEL YEAR BUICK LACROSSE AND ALLURE VEHICLES AND 2009-2011 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET IMPALA VEHICLES MAY HAVE A BROKEN SOLDER CONNECTION WITHIN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION (APP) SENSOR. THIS CONDITION MAY RESULT IN REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL ASSIST. ALL OTHER ACCESSORIES AND VEHICLE SYSTEMS WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY. WHILE THE CONDITION IS PRESENT, THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WILL DISPLAY “ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED,” AND MAY ALSO DISPLAY “SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL” AND “SERVICE STABILITRAK”. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY.
SC-146362015-10-31. Service bulletin. CHEVROLET/BUICK: SOME VEHICLES WILL OR MAY HAVE, WITHIN ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR, A BROKEN SOLDER CONNECTION CAUSING REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER AND TRACTION CONTROL ASSIST LOSS. MODEL 2009 LACROSSE, ALLURE, 2009-11 IMPALA. *PE
PIC-54932011-08-01. Service bulletin. GM: 2006-2011 IMPALA. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE BOLTS ARE NOT TORQUED TO SPECIFICATIONS. *RM
PIC-53382010-11-15. Service bulletin. CHEVROLET: SES LIGHT ON AND/OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER ECM SETTING MULTIPLE DTC'S. PRIOR TO REPLACING EITHER THE APP (ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION) SENSOR OR THE ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) PLEASE CHECK THESE COMMON CAUSES OF CONCERN-CHECK TERMINAL TENSION FOR THE APP CIRCUITS; CHECK FOR PROPER ROUTING OF ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. *PE