P2138 on the 2014 Cadillac ATS
The bulletins listed name this code in NHTSA's summary, or are about the same components. A bulletin or a recall listed here may apply to the model year. None of it is a diagnosis.
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| 070604019F | 2018-06-04. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides repair information for repairing the IP to body harness connector to correct a customer concern for intermittent Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminated with Reduced Engine Power displayed and DTC P2138 set. |
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| 07-06-04-019E | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. This technical bulletin provides repair information for repairing the IP to body harness connector to correct a customer concern for intermittent Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminated with Reduced Engine Power displayed and DTC P2138 set. |
| 14176 | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. 14176 - EMISSIONS RECALL. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A VOLUNTARY EMISSION RECALL INVOLVING CERTAIN VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ELECTRICAL TERMINALS ARE NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION (APP) CIRCUITS AT THE ENGINE HARNESS SIDE OF AN INLINE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. IF THIS OCCURS, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2138 MAY SET AS A RESULT OF THE ASSOCIATED HIGH RESISTANCE, CAUSING BOTH TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS TO BE DISABLED, REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE OPERATION, AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) TO ILLUMINATE. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE RELATED APP TERMINALS AND SOLDER THEM OR REPLACE THEM AS REQUIRED. |
| G-199683 | 2016-09-22. Service bulletin. 14176A - EMISSIONS RECALL (REVISED PART INFORMATION). GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A VOLUNTARY EMISSION RECALL INVOLVING CERTAIN VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ELECTRICAL TERMINALS ARE NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION (APP) CIRCUITS AT THE ENGINE HARNESS SIDE OF AN INLINE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. IF THIS OCCURS, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2138 MAY SET AS A RESULT OF THE ASSOCIATED HIGH RESISTANCE, CAUSING BOTH TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS TO BE DISABLED, REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE OPERATION, AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) TO ILLUMINATE. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE RELATED APP TERMINALS AND SOLDER THEM OR REPLACE THEM AS REQUIRED. |
| G-208949 | 2016-09-07. Service bulletin. EMISSION RECALL (REVISED ORDERING INFORMATION). GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A VOLUNTARY EMISSION RECALL INVOLVING CERTAIN 2014 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ATS VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE ELECTRICAL TERMINALS ARE NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION (APP) CIRCUITS AT THE ENGINE HARNESS SIDE OF AN INLINE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. IF THIS OCCURS, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2138 MAY SET AS A RESULT OF THE ASSOCIATED HIGH RESISTANCE, CAUSING BOTH TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS TO BE DISABLED, REDUCED ENGINE POWER MODE OPERATION, AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) TO ILLUMINATE. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE RELATED APP TERMINALS AND SOLDER THEM OR REPLACE THEM AS REQUIRED. |
| PIE-0291 | 2014-05-20. Service bulletin. 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 |
6 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19. See them in the bulletin list. A bulletin lists model years: read the document for which vehicles it concerns.