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Service bulletins for the 2012 Buick LaCrosse

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.

1830 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PI0562F2016-06-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP4957B2016-05-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP4989C2016-05-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PIP20962016-04-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
148822015-07-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). THIS TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. GENERAL MOTORS 2010-2013 BUICK LACROSSE, REGAL, VERANO, CHEVROLET CAPTIVA, EQUINOX, MALIBU, ORLANDO , GMC TERRAIN EQUIPPED WITH ECOTEC ENGINE. PLUGGED PCV ORIFICE IN INTAKE MANIFOLD. *LJ
148822015-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). GENERAL MOTORS: 2010-2013 BUICK , CHEVROLET, GMC : THIS TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.4L ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION OR FROZEN OR PLUGGED POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION SYSTEM (PCV) DURING COLD WEATHER, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK IN REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL. *LJ
PIP-50962014-12-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. CADILLAC/BUICK/CHEVROLET/GMC: DUE TO CAM ACTUATOR CODES SET - DTC P0011, DTC P0014, DTC 20024, DTC P0021 AND NO OTHER DRIVABILITY ISSUES, THE ENGINE EUN STICKER SHOULD BE INSPECTED, BEFORE REPLACING ACTUATOR. *PE
PIP-52162014-11-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/SATURN/PONTIAC/ GMC: VEHICLE EXPERIENCE LOWER END SQUEAK OR SQUEAL, KNOCKING NOISE OR SEIZED ENGINE POSSIBLY THE MAIN BEARING OR ROD HAD FAILED. *PE
PIP-3423-K2014-05-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GM: SOME DTC CODES MAY BE SET, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0008, OR P0009. 3.6 LY7 WITH CAM ACTUATOR DTC.THE RELUCTOR FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR PRESSED ON THE CRANKSHAFT MAY HAVE MOVED. ALSO INCLUDED BUICK ALLURE MODEL YEAR 2005. *JS
SB-10-06-01-003C2013-11-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE. CADILLAC/BUICK/SATURN/PONTIAC/CHEVROLET/ GMC: DUE TO AN ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE OR INTERNAL BY AN OIL FILTER MISAPPLICATION, FILTER DEBRIS MAY BE TRANSFERRED THROUGHOUT ENGINE AND MAY RESULT IN ENGINE DAMAGE. MODEL 2004-06 RENDEZVOUS, 2005-14 LACROSSE, 2008-14 ENCLAVE, MALIBU, EQUINOX, 2010-14 SRX, TERRAIN, 2013-14 ATS, XTS, 2009-14 TRAVERSE, 2014 IMPALA, 2007-14 ACADIA, 2007-09 G6, AURA, 2008-09 TORRENT, VUE, 2007-10 OUTLOOK. *PE
12-06-01-009-D2013-09-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GM: SOME VEHICLES REQUIRE REPLACEMENTS FOR HIGH FEATURE V6 TIMING CHAIN KITS AND GUIDE REPLACEMENTS. ALSO INCLUDED CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. MODEL YEARS 2007-2013. *JS UPDATED 7/18/14. *PE
PIP-4957-B2013-09-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. GM: ON SOME VEHICLES A HOOT, GURGLE, HOWL, OR SWOOSH NOISE MAY BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE ARE. REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING WITH THE CORRECT PART NUMBER. ALSO INCLUDE MAKE/MODEL BUICK LACROSSE MODEL YEAR 2014. *JS
PIP-4920K2013-07-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER. GENERAL MOTORS: TAC PART RESTRICTION FOR THE BAS+ (HYBRID) EASSIST. *KB UPDATED 05/16/2014 *JS
PI-0562-F2013-04-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BUICK/CHEVROLET/GMC: ENGINE IS MAKES RATTLING NOISE WHEN STARTING UP AND IS INTERMITTENT, AND IS HEARD IN CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR DUE TO ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND OIL PRESSURE NOT ALLOW TO CAMSHAFT POSITION ACTUATOR. MODELS 2011-2012 LACROSSE, REGAL, EQUINOX, ORLANDO, TERRAIN. *PE
PIP-4989-B2012-06-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. BUICK/CHEVROLET: ON CERTAIN EASSIST VEHICLES, BELT FOR THE DRIVE MOTOR GENERATOR MAY BE NOISY, BROKEN, MISALIGNED OR WORN, RESULTING IN A NO CHARGE CONCERN WITH THE MESSAGE, BATTERY SAVER ILLUMINATED. *PE UPDATED ON 5/9/2013. *KB
SB-120322012-05-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERPENTINE BELT SEPARATION. *KB
PI-0324-C2012-04-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. GMC/CHEVROLET/BUICK: TRANSMISSION PUMP NEEDS INSPECTING DUE TO ENGINE CRANKING BUT FAILS TO START, HAS NO FORWARD, NO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION LEAKS, HARD SHIFT AND NO CRANKING. *PE UPDATED 2/25/13. *PE UPDATED 1/29/2014 *JS
PIP-49922012-04-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BUICK/CHEVROLET: THE COOLING FAN MAY BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO LOW SYSTEM VOLTAGE WITH THE BATTERY CONTROL MODULE (HYBRID POWERPACK) AND DRIVE MOTOR GENERATOR. *PE UPDATED /15/12. *PE UPDATED 8/17/12. *PE
PIP-49902012-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BUICK/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC/SATURN: SOME MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LAMP ILLUMINATED. ISSUE MAY BE CAUSED BY THE CONTROL SOLENOID/MODULE ASSEMBLY OR MAY HAVE DAMAGED OR POOR TERMINALS FOR UNDER HOOD FUSE BLOCK. *PE
SB-11295-A2012-02-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BUICK: INFORMATION PERTAINING TO AN UPDATES ON REPROGRAMMING ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) TO VERIFY TORQUE ON BELT TENSIONER STOP BOLT AND INSPECTION OF TERMINAL WELDS ON MOTOR GENERATOR. *PE UPDATED 3/12/12. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.