# Service bulletin 18NA259

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10212552
- Published by NHTSA: 2022\-05\-31
- Manufacturer's number: 18NA259
- Manufacturer's date: 2021\-12\-21
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

## NHTSA's summary

This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of passive entry and passive starting functions are always inoperative on one, or both, of the RKE Fobs, possible various DIC messages.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10212552-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10212552-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, Ignition

## Vehicles listed

- 2018 to 2019 BUICK ENCLAVE
- 2018 to 2019 BUICK ENCORE
- 2018 to 2019 BUICK LACROSSE
- 2018 to 2019 BUICK REGAL
- 2018 to 2019 CADILLAC ATS
- 2016 to 2019 CADILLAC CT6
- 2018 to 2019 CADILLAC CTS
- 2019 CADILLAC ESCALADE
- 2019 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV
- 2019 CADILLAC XT4
- 2017 CADILLAC XT5
- 2019 CADILLAC XT5
- 2018 to 2019 CADILLAC XTS
- 2019 CHEVROLET BOLT EV
- 2019 CHEVROLET CAMARO
- 2018 to 2019 CHEVROLET CRUZE
- 2018 to 2019 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
- 2018 to 2019 CHEVROLET MALIBU
- 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
- 2018 to 2019 CHEVROLET SONIC
- 2018 to 2019 CHEVROLET TAHOE
- 2018 to 2019 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE
- 2018 to 2019 CHEVROLET TRAX
- 2019 CHEVROLET VOLT
- 2019 GMC ACADIA
- 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500
- 2018 to 2019 GMC TERRAIN

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [PIC5650K](/bulletins/10237659.md), 2023-06-13, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3055, B3060, and/or B3935. Technician should not replace any parts for this concern. If unable to duplicate the concern ask if the customer uses any Radio Frequency Identification Devices when the concern is present. Dealer should also direct their customers to the appropriate section in the Owner manuals that references that the device complies.
- [22\-NA\-107](/bulletins/10217070.md), 2022-08-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; POWER TRAIN. This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of a Service AWD Message in DIC at Ignition On with DTC C056D Set.
- [21NA255](/bulletins/10205575.md), 2021-12-27, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL:SPARK PLUGS; ENGINE. This service bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of an Engine Misfire, Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) Illuminated \- DTC P0300 Set.
- [PIP5657D](/bulletins/10201263.md), 2021-09-13, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL:HIGH TENSION/SPARK PLUG WIRES. This Preliminary information communicates the possibility of a misfire occuring due to a broken center insulator on the spark plug.
- [21NA147](/bulletins/10200146.md), 2021-08-09, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL:SPARK PLUGS; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides a repair procedure to correct a customer concern of Coolant and/or Oil Leak, Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) Illuminated?.
- [PIT5390B](/bulletins/10137166.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI\-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI\-THEFT DEVICES. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have the alarm sounding when learning new key fobs after the original key fobs were lost. Technician will open the driver\’s door and allow the Content Theft Deterrent alarm to activate, which will pulse the horns and exterior lamps for approximately 30 seconds and the alarm will shut off at this time. As long as the driver\’s door remains open the alarm will not turn back on and the new transmitters can be programmed.
- [140089004D](/bulletins/10134592.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI\-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. The information in this bulletin details the proper configurations for the ignition key, fob, key tags, key rings, key ring sizes and applying a QR code sticker or barcode sticker to a key fob.
- [PIT5233D](/bulletins/10129080.md), 2018-02-21, Service bulletin: WHEELS; SEAT BELTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have hard or unable to rotate ignition key concern. When the concern is present the steering wheel will need to be rotated in either direction to alleviate the pressure between the steering column lock pin and lock plate. Please communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.
- [PIT5444C](/bulletins/10114088.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the text messaging feature on some newer General Motors infotainment systems. Pair the iPhone to the system then enter the Bluetooth settings menu, select the \“i\” icon next to the vehicle name in the device and enable show notifications. The text messaging feature will be available on the next ignition cycle. However with iPhones text messages cannot be responded to when using the infotainment system, they can only be received. For android devices pair the phone to the system during the pairing process the phone will ask you to allow the vehicle to access the device contacts. A second question will pop up on the device asking to allow the vehicle to access the message access profile. Both have to be allowed for the text messaging feature to work.
- [PI1520C](/bulletins/10108600.md), 2017-07-18, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information regarding the need to relearn the auto/start and stop feature on vehicles equipped after a repair has been completed on the vehicle.

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