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Service bulletin PIP4716E

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 id10125970
Published by NHTSA2017-12-22
Manufacturer's numberPIP4716E
Manufacturer's date2014-06-26
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a short, sharp rattle noise from the front of the engine at start up. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0011 P0014 P0016 or P0017. Technician will need to inspect the engine belt. If the vehicle is equipped with a hydraulic power steering, technician will need to verify the power steering pulley outer edge is aligned flush with shaft and repair as needed. If pulley alignment is correct or vehicle does not have hydraulic steering, replace the engine belt. If the noise is still present and it is coming from the cam actuators they will need to be replaced.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Engine

Trouble codes named

P0011, P0014, P0016, P0017

Vehicles listed
BUICK LACROSSE2010
CHEVROLET COBALT2009, 2010
CHEVROLET EQUINOX2010
CHEVROLET HHR2009
CHEVROLET MALIBU2009, 2010
GMC TERRAIN2010
PONTIAC G52009, 2010
PONTIAC G62009, 2010
PONTIAC SOLSTICE2009, 2010
SATURN AURA2009, 2010
SATURN SKY2009, 2010
SATURN VUE2009, 2010

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V5020002016-07-05. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
20141732014-05-16. Electrical
14V2520002014-05-14. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
14V1710002014-04-10. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
14V0470002014-02-10. AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
20093552009-12-17. Electrical

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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