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Service bulletins for the 2013 Cadillac ATS

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.

2400 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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SB-122622016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-12257-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-12227A-A2016-03-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
PI-15082016-02-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. CADILLAC: SOME VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING AN INOPERATIVE, INTERMITTENTLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS DUE TO EITHER HIGH RESISTANCE OR GROUND OPEN G105 FAULTY EYELET. MODEL 2013 ATS. *PE
SBU-146872016-02-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. CADILLAC: WHILE SOME VEHICLES ARE IN ON/RUN POWER MODE, INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WILL FAIL TO OPERATE AND ANALOG GAUGES OR INDICATOR TELLTALES BECOMES INOPERATIVE IN THIS CONDITION. MODEL 2013 ATS, SRX, XTS. *PE UPDATED 2/3/16. *PE
PI1407A2015-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GENERAL MOTORS 2013-2015: BUICK REGAL, CADILLAC ATS, CADILLAC CTS SEDAN, CHEVROLET MALIBU, CHEVROLET IMPALA. A WHINNYING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE IS LOUD DUE TO DECREASING AND INCREASING OF ENGINE RPMS. . UPDATED 6/17/15. *LJ
PI1360A2015-06-17. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. GENERAL MOTORS: 2013-2015 CADILLAC ATS, CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, CHEVROLET CAMARO, GMC SAVANA , SIERRA, YUKON MODELS. PARK WILL NOT HOLD AND THE VEHICLES WILL ROLL INTO PARK OR*LJ
PI1171A2015-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GENERAL MOTORS: 2013-2015 BUICK REGAL, CADILLAC ATS, CADILLAC CTS SEDAN, CHEVROLET MALIBU, GMC CANYON. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION REGARDING BEARING ENGINE OR ENGINE NOT ROTATING DUE TO DAMAGED MAIN BEARINGS OR ROD. *LJ
PI1092B2015-06-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. GENERAL MOTORS 2013-2014 CADILLAC ATS EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINE(RPO LCV).SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE A ROUGH IDLE, FELT IN SEATS, WHEN ENGINE OPERATING AT HIGH TEMPERATURE. *LJ
145912015-06-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GENERAL MOTORS 2013 CADILLAC ATS, MALIBU: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNERS LETTER. CERTAIN MODELS, EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, ARE EXPERIENCING ENGINE MISFIRE, CAUSING A POSSIBLE PISTON DAMAGE. *LJ
PI-13602015-04-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GMC/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET: AFTER POSITIONING SHIFT LEVER INTO PARK, IT FAILS TO HOLD AND VEHICLE ROLLS WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. MODEL 2013-15. ATS, CTS, ESCALADE, AVALANCHE, CAMARO, CORVETTE, EXPRESS, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, SAVANA, SIERRA, YUKON. *PE UPDATED 2/5/16. *PE UPDATED 2/12/16. *PE
PI-13362015-03-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. CADILLAC: FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL, THERE IS LEAKING, ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO PINION SEAL JOURNAL HAVING LEAD ON IT, WHICH NEEDS REPLACING. MODEL 2013-14 ATS, CTS SEDAN. *PE
PIC-60232014-12-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. CADILLAC: INFORMATION REGARDING CHARACTERISTICS OPERATION OF OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE (OAT) SENSOR ON SOME VEHICLES, USING FILTER ROUTINE TO MINIMIZE FALSE UPDATES DUE TO ENGINE AND/OR ROAD HEAT. MODEL 2013-2015 ATS, 2014-2015 CTS. *PE
SCB-142892014-11-13. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. BUICK/GMC/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE, FLEXIBLE FUEL SENSOR IS INOPERATIVE DURING NORMAL OPERATION, CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS SUCH AS ROAD SALT. *PE
PI-1097-A2014-11-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. CADILLAC: SOME VEHICLES WILL DISPLAY, INTERMITTENTLY, A MESSAGE OF SERVICE POWER STEERING AND IS NOT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. MODEL 2013-2014 ATS. *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
PI-1160-B2014-10-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CADILLAC: THERE IS A STRONG MUSTY ODOR, IN EXTREME CASES, OR WATER IS VERY NOTICEABLE ON FLOOR OF VEHICLE, AFTER AIR CONDITIONER IS RUNNING DUE TO HVAC DRAIN ASSEMBLY WAS MIS-POSITIONED IN FLOOR. MODEL 2013 ATS. *PE
PI-12352014-10-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GENERAL MOTORS: DUE TO LOOSE GROUND TERMINAL CONNECTIONS, IN SOME VEHICLES AND TRUCKS EXPERIENCE, ACCESSORIES MALFUNCTIONS, DIC MESSAGES, IPC WARNING INDICATORS, SES LIGHT ON. *PE
12316B2014-09-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. IMPROPER DIFFERENTIAL RING GEAR WELD. *LJ
PI-12192014-07-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. CADILLAC/BUICK/CHEVROLET: UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, CRACKS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN TURBOCHARGER INLET PORT CENTER WEB AREA AND NEED NOT BE REPLACE. MODEL 2013-2015 REGAL, ATS, CTS, MALIBU. *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
PIE-02912014-05-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GM: THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP IS ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P2138 OR P06A3. ENGINEER WOULD LIKE TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO ANY ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JS UPDATED 05/19/2014 *JS
PI-11712014-04-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GM: SOME MAY COMPLAIN OF A LOUD ENGINE NOISE OR THAT THE ENGINE IS SEIZED. THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING AND NOT RESTART. THIS MAY BE DUE TO DAMAGED OR SPUN ROD OR MAIN BEARINGS. THE BEARING MATERIAL CAN ENTER THE OILS AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. *JS
PI-11782014-04-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. GM: THE ENGINE MAY RUN ROUGH WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON/LOW COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER MISFIRE. STORED DTC P0300. THIS MAY BE DUE TO A PISTON IN THE CYLINDER CRACKED BETWEEN THE PISTON COMPRESSION RINGS. *JS
134442014-04-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. GM: INFORMATION INVOLVING THE PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE ECM. THE SOFTWARE USED TO PROTECT THE ENGINE DUAL-MASS FLYWHEEL MAY SUSPEND ENGINE OPERATION, WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE DRIVER MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT AN UNEXPECTED STALL WHILE COMING TO A STOP. *JS

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