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Service bulletins for the 2013 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.

1951 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIC62332017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that when an incoming Bluetooth call will ring through the vehicle system, but the call can only be answered by using the handset. Technician can update the radio using the latest version of 15-NA-081 if the vehicle is 2014 or newer. Dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is working on a solution for this concern.
04-00-89-015L2017-07-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides warranty policy information on required operating procedures.
10-00-89-005F2017-07-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides warranty policy information on revised wiring repair labor operations and required additional information.
10-00-89-005F2017-07-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides warranty policy information on revised wiring repair labor operations and required additional information.
PIC5491J2017-04-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE AN ONSTAR SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT POWER UP. TECHNICIAN SHOULD TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND CANCEL RETAINED ACCESSORY POWER. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS POWERED DOWN REMOVE POWER TO THE ONSTAR MODULE FOR FIVE MINUTES. AFTER THE POWER HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR FIVE MINUTES, IF THE ONSTAR SYSTEM IS WORKING RELEASE THE VEHICLE. IF THE ONSTAR SYSTEM IS STILL INOPERATIVE CONTINUE WITH PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS.
PIP5226A2017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT FINDING NEEDLE BEARINGS DURING AN OIL CHANGE. TECHNICIAN WILL GAIN ACCESS TO THE ROLLER ROCKERS TO INSPECT THEM. ONLY REPLACE THE ROLLER ROCKER THAT IS MISSING NEEDLE BEARINGS. BE SURE TO CLEAN THE OIL DRAINS TO RETRIEVE THE NEEDLE BEARINGS. EACH ROLLER ROCKER HAS 66 BEARINGS.
PIC6158B2017-03-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN SOME VEHICLES WITH RADIO REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION CODE UFU, UP9, OR UHQ MAY HAVE SOME BLUETOOTH ISSUES, RADIO FREEZING UP, XM GRAPHICS ISSUES OR RADIO REBOOT. TECHNICIAN WILL UPDATE THE RADIO USING TIS2WEB.
PIT3271G2017-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT CHANGING THE TIRE AND WHEEL SIZE ON VEHICLES. GENERAL MOTORS WILL ONLY SUPPORT A TIRE CALIBRATION FOR TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN SIZED, TESTED AND DESIGNED FOR THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION AND ITS APPLICATIONS. TECHNICIAN SHOULD NOT USE THE INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM TIRE SIZE SELECTION.
PIC60602017-03-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE A NO CRANK CONCERN WITH A FOB PROGRAM MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE CUSTOMER MAY INDICATE AT TIMES AFTER UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB, THEY ENTER THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESS THE START BUTTON AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND. IF THIS CONCERN IS DUPLICATED THE TECHNICIAN SHOULD EXIT AND LOCK THE VEHICLE. WAIT 5 MINUTES, DEPRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON EITHER FOB 3-5 TIMES WITHIN 10 SECONDS, AND THEN ENTER THE VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN WILL FIND THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT CRANK AND A MESSAGE MAY DISPLAY ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER “! REMOTE LEARN PENDING PLEASE WAIT” OR “READY FOR FOB THREE” THERE WILL BE NO OTHER RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. IF EITHER MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED OR THE CUSTOMER HAS COMMENTED ON A SIMILAR CONCERN, USE THE KEY TO CHECK THE ROTATION OF THE DRIVER’S DOOR LOCK CYLINDER. IF THE KEY ROTATES FURTHER WHEN UNLOCKING THEN THE NORMAL 90 DEGREES, THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH THE INCORRECT DOOR LOCK CYLINDER TO LATCH ROD. TECHNICIAN WILL REPLACE THE INCORRECT ROD.
PI13032017-03-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION OF A POSSIBLE NORMAL CONDITION OF THE WEATHER ALERTS AND TRAFFIC ALERTS BEING DISPLAYED AFTER BEING SELECTED OFF AND HOW THEY WILL RETURN AFTER THE IGNITION HAS BEEN CYCLED.
00-03-10-003U2017-02-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE TIRES SUPPLIED WITH A NEW VEHICLE ARE COVERED BY GENERAL MOTORS AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY.
122392017-01-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. 12239 - SERVICE UPDATE. THE DRIVE BELT MAY SEPARATE. THIS WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER TO THE MOTOR GENERATOR UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR, DTC P0A90 WILL BE SET, AND THE RED BATTERY INDICATOR WILL ILLUMINATE. IF THE DRIVER IGNORES THE RED BATTERY LIGHT AND CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE STORED BATTERY CHARGE WILL EVENTUALLY BE DEPLETED AND THE CUSTOMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE DRIVE BELT.
10-08-110-001E2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE PROPER USE OF FLOOR MATS.
04-00-89-015M2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN PROVIDES POLICY INFORMATION ON USING GM SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURE MANUAL THAT REPRESENT KEY GM REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE OPERATIONS.
00-03-10-006M2017-01-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; TIRES. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO GM DEALERS WHEN USING GM APPROVED TIRE FORCE VARIATION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT.
PI0693C2016-11-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE RADIO FOR CONCERNS RELATED TO UNABLE TO ACCESS MP3 FILES ON CD, BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY, NO AUDIO AFTER A BLUETOOTH CALL, PHONE BOOK USAGE ISSUES
PI0373A2016-11-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR RELEARNING THE POWER FOLDING MIRRIORS AND ROAD TESTIN TO VERIFY THEY CORRECT A CONDTION OF THE POWER FOLDING MIRRIORS GLASS SHAKES, FLUTTERS AT NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PI0086D2016-11-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A LIST OF CORRECTIONS FOR MULTIPLE CONCERNS REGARDING UNEXPECTED LOSS OF RADIO AUDIO (RADIO GOES SILENT/NO SOUND) AND OTHER BLACKBERRY PHONE - BLUETOOTH ISSUES
PIT5389A2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE MAY BE UNABLE TO CONNECT TO ONSTAR USING THE WHITE, BLUE OR RED ONSTAR BUTTONS.
PIC6193A2016-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN TO CONTACT THE GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. THE CONCERN IS THE RADIO MAY BE UNABLE TO SAVE XM FAVORITE STATIONS.
PIC61922016-10-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT ENGINEERING IS WORKING ON THE MAP UPDATE AND HAS A TENTATIVE RELEASE DATE AROUND THE 4TH QUARTER OF 2016 TO THE 1ST QUARTER OF 2017.
PIC5374D2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF RECEIVING FREQUENT "OFF ROUTE" MESSAGES WHILE FOLLOWING TURN BY TURN (TBT) ROUTE NAVIGATION. THE TECHNICIAN IS PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESETTING THE VEHICLE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE MODULE FOR THIS CONCERN.
PIC5260A2016-10-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. VEHICLE'S SUNROOF OPERATION INTERMITTENT, BIND, NOISE, AUTO-REVERSE, AND/OR WATER LEAKS.
PIC5088F2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE'S XM RADIO ONLY HAS XM PREVEIW CHANNELS.
PIC4707E2016-10-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN AND THE STEPS TO REPAIR THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE'S XM TRAVEL LINK MAY BE INOPERTIVE.

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