# Service bulletin PIT5076C

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: 10247717
- Published by NHTSA: 2023\-12\-26
- Manufacturer's number: PIT5076C
- Manufacturer's date: 2012\-10\-01
- NHTSA component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

Learning Issues When Repairing Service Stability/Traction Message.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10247717-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10247717-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Electrical system, Steering, Power steering

## Vehicles listed

- 2010 to 2013 BUICK LACROSSE
- 2011 to 2013 BUICK REGAL
- 2013 CADILLAC ATS
- 2010 to 2013 CADILLAC SRX
- 2010 to 2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO
- 2011 to 2013 CHEVROLET CRUZE
- 2010 to 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX
- 2013 CHEVROLET MALIBU
- 2011 to 2013 CHEVROLET VOLT
- 2010 to 2013 GMC TERRAIN

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [10V450000](/recalls/nhtsa/10V450000.md), 2010-09-30: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [120232002A](/bulletins/10245766.md), 2023-12-04, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; BACK OVER PREVENTION; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; STEERING; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP; SERVICE BRAKES. Power Steering Noise or Fluid Leak from Power Steering Pump, Gear or High Pressure Pressure Hose During Extreme Low Temperature Operation \(Replace Power Steering Fluid\)
- [18207 01](/bulletins/10212573.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING. Customer Satisfaction. Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the power steering gear motor could separate from the steering gear housing due to corrosion of the attaching bolts. If the motor separates, power steering assist may be reduced or lost, and the driver may experience an unexpected increase in steering effort, especially at low speeds. Replace the bolts that attach the electric power steering motor to the steering gear and add a protective wax coating to each bolt and the seam around the electric power steering motor. If the bolts cannot be removed due to corrosion, the steering gear must be replaced. \*\* Revised Parts Information \*\*
- [18207](/bulletins/10212570.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; WHEELS; STEERING; AIR BAGS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; STEERING:COLUMN. Customer Satisfaction. Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the power steering gear motor could separate from the steering gear housing due to corrosion of the attaching bolts. If the motor separates, power steering assist may be reduced or lost, and the driver may experience an unexpected increase in steering effort, especially at low speeds. Replace the bolts that attach the electric power steering motor to the steering gear and add a protective wax coating to each bolt and the seam around the electric power steering motor. If the bolts cannot be removed due to corrosion, the steering gear must be replaced.
- [18135 01](/bulletins/10143681.md), 2018-08-20, Service bulletin: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING. 18135\-01 \- Customer Satisfaction Program. Certain vehicles may have a condition in which power steering software may disable power steering assist within a few seconds after a warm restart, or while idling or driving at very low speeds following a warm restart. If this occurs, a chime will sound and the vehicle?s driver information center will display the following message: ?DRIVE WITH CARE \& SERVICE POWER STRG.ASSIST?. Restarting the vehicle may resolve the software fault. Reprogram the power steering control module.
- [PI1097A](/bulletins/10140440.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to repair a possible loose ground and/or reprogram the power steering module to correct the customers concern of intermittent Service Power Steering message on.
- [13\-02\-32\-001B](/bulletins/10138679.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to repair any power steering leak that may be caused from extremely low temperatures and use the recommended fluid.
- [PI1294](/bulletins/10138676.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin: STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to check the EPS power and ground and reprogram the p/s module to correct the customers concern of the Intermittent Service Power Steering message on.
- [13\-02\-32\-001C](/bulletins/10138670.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin: STEERING; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to repair any power steering leak that may be caused from extremely low temperatures and use the recommended fluid.
- [PI0814D](/bulletins/10135204.md), 2018-05-07, Service bulletin: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS; STEERING. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to replace the power steering hose, generator and evaporative hose to correct the customers concern of steering shudder at low speeds.
- [PI1004](/bulletins/10134743.md), 2018-04-23, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information for Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) On, Service StabiliTrak, Power Steering or Vehicle Soon Message Displayed on DIC.

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