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Service bulletin PIC5753

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10247049
Published by NHTSA2023-12-11
Manufacturer's numberPIC5753
Manufacturer's date2012-10-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

NHTSA's summary

Ignition Switch Hard To Rotate From The Lock Position

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, Ignition

Vehicles listed
CHEVROLET SONIC2012, 2013

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

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120089002A2023-12-04. Service bulletin. Requesting a New Key Code for Customer with Lost or Stolen Keys
PIC5650K2023-06-13. Service bulletin. 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.
PIT5119E (1)2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the keyless entry is inoperative. Technician should inspect the ignition key cylinder door sticks in the up position. If the door is found open do not replace the ignition key cylinder, use a Lubriplate type of lubrication spray and lubricate the ignition key cylinder door. Insert the tip of the key in and out to verify the door of the cylinder is not sticking.
PIT5119E2018-05-21. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the keyless entry is inoperative. Technician should inspect the ignition key cylinder door sticks in the up position. If the door is found open do not replace the ignition key cylinder, use a Lubriplate type of lubrication spray and lubricate the ignition key cylinder door. Insert the tip of the key in and out to verify the door of the cylinder is not sticking.
PIT5119F2017-12-14. Service bulletin. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the keyless entry is inoperative. Technician should inspect the ignition key cylinder door sticks in the up position. If the door is found open do not replace the ignition key cylinder, use a Lubriplate type of lubrication spray and lubricate the ignition key cylinder door. Insert the tip of the key in and out to verify the door of the cylinder is not sticking.
PI1098A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure on how to cold crank test a battery in a vehicle.