# Service bulletin PIP5495M

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10178315
- Published by NHTSA: 2020\-08\-10
- Manufacturer's number: PIP5495M
- Manufacturer's date: 2020\-06\-10
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE

## NHTSA's summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. The technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0299 or P0234 set. The technician is provided with a list of causes of misdiagnosis leading to returned Turbochargers with no trouble found. The purpose of this information is to reduce the number of no trouble found \(NTF\) turbochargers being returned to the WPC by informing the Service Department personnel of what inspections and/or diagnosis to perform, prior to replacing and returning a turbocharger to the WPC.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10178315-0001.pdf)
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## Components

Engine, Turbocharger or supercharger

## Trouble codes named

P0234, P0299

## Vehicles listed

- 2013 to 2020 BUICK ENCORE
- 2011 to 2016 CHEVROLET CRUZE
- 2012 to 2020 CHEVROLET SONIC
- 2013 to 2020 CHEVROLET TRAX

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [16NA020](/bulletins/10250075.md), 2024-02-12, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. Turbocharger Noise and/or Malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated with DTC P2261
- [13276](/bulletins/10246780.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. PSR\-Front Axle Right Half Shaft Fracture \- Equipped with 1.4L Turbo Engine \(LUV\) and Manual Transmission \(MF3/MR5\)
- [16NA020](/bulletins/10246562.md), 2023-12-11, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. Turbocharger Noise and/or Malfunction Indicator Lamp Illuminated with DTC P2261
- [16\-NA\-405](/bulletins/10236048.md), 2023-05-10, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides a procedure to install a PCV heater or a charge air cooler to correct the turbo charger system from freezing causing cold weather performance issues.
- [PIP5812C](/bulletins/10231622.md), 2023-02-13, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of dtc p0299 p0234 setting due to oil/moisture cndensate freezing in Turbocharger Wastegate Regulator Solenoid Valve \(TCV\) during cold weather driving
- [16\-NA\-405](/bulletins/10230584.md), 2023-01-24, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides a procedure to install a PCV heater or a charge air cooler to correct the turbo charger system from freezing causing cold weather performance issues.
- [PIP5812B](/bulletins/10202407.md), 2021-10-25, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of dtc p0299 p0234 setting due to oil/moisture cndensate freezing in Turbocharger Wastegate Regulator Solenoid Valve \(TCV\) during cold weather driving
- [PI0653A](/bulletins/10190955.md), 2021-04-26, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. Damaged, Disassembled or Improperly Packaged Turbochargers Returned to Warranty Part Center A Service Agent \(Dealer\) during vehicle service may need to replace an engine turbocharger \(TC\). Any turbocharger that is returned to the Warranty Parts Center \(WPC\) will be inspected by engineering for root cause failure. The Warranty Part Center \(WPC\) has received turbochargers returned by Service Agents that have been disassembled, damaged during removal from the engine, electrical harnesses or connectors that have been cut or removed from the turbocharger and/or improperly packaged turbochargers resulting in shipping damage.
- [PIP5495M](/bulletins/10190414.md), 2021-04-19, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. The technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0299 or P0234 set. The technician is provided with a list of causes of misdiagnosis leading to returned Turbochargers with no trouble found. The purpose of this information is to reduce the number of no trouble found \(NTF\) turbochargers being returned to the WPC by informing the Service Department personnel of what inspections and/or diagnosis to perform, prior to replacing and returning a turbocharger to the WPC.
- [16NA405](/bulletins/10176608.md), 2020-06-22, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to install a PCV heater or a charge air cooler to correct the turbo charger system from freezing causing cold weather performance issues.

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