Service bulletins for the 2016 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.
1582 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIP5632A | 2019-06-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that General Motors Technical Assistance Center may ask for Global Diagnostic System 2 Session Log. Technician will need use Global Diagnostic System 2 to send the session logs to General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance on the vehicle in question. |
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| PIT5551D | 2019-06-10. Service bulletin. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE. This Preliminary information communicates a "Forward Collision System Reduced" message displayed on the DIC when the Forward Automatic Braking has been set to the "Alert" setting. This is normal when the FAB has been set to "Alert". |
| PIC6364 | 2019-06-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. This Preliminary Information communicates information on relearning the power windows if they become inoperative after the vehicle's battery becomes discharged. |
| PIC5733C | 2019-06-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with a Diagnostic Trouble Code B2625 Symptom Code 02. Technician should not replace the Body Control Module for this concern. Technician should disconnect the battery negative terminal for 30 seconds. Technician can now reconnect the battery. The Diagnostic Trouble Code will be stored as history and you will now be able to use the clear Diagnostic Trouble Code command to erase the Diagnostic Trouble Code. |
| PIC6025D | 2019-06-10. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with a diagnostic tip for vehicles with intermittent no crack with a "Turn Steering Wheel Start Vehicle Again". If there is a Diagnostic Trouble Code B305A stored history in the Body Control Module it may have been caused by a bound up steering wheel. Review the owner?s manual Starting the Vehicle Messages section with the customer. |
| PIP5640 | 2019-06-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician to not remove the torque converter bolts and start the engine as this may cause damage to the torque converter of the crankshaft on vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission. |
| PIP5226C | 2019-06-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. 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. |
| PIP5331H | 2019-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information on a rattle, tick, or knock type noise. Any drivability concerns they should be addressed prior to the following diagnostic progression. A sound file or video with sound of the noise needs to be made prior to dis-assembly to help isolate to one area in the engine. There are four different steps to diagnosis the concern. This communication was updated to include the 2017, 2018, and 2019 model years. |
| PIP5569A | 2019-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer an issue where the vehicle's engine may crank over unprompted and not start afterward. This is the result of hooking up the Active Fuel Injector Tool incorrectly on vehicles equipped with a direct fuel injection system. This Preliminary information instructs the dealer of a repair kit they received that will prevent this issue when installed correctly. |
| PIC5260C | 2019-06-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician the steps on diagnosing the concern. Customer's sunroof operation intermittent, bind, noise, auto-reverse, and/or water leaks. |
| PIC6360 | 2019-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Navigation radio does not have a global positioning system location but OnStar is able to accurately locate the vehicle. Technician should check the installation of the COAX cables to be router correctly. Technician will gain access to the Radio or Human Machine Interface depending on the vehicle build. Install the EL-50334 test antenna to the Radio HMI and evaluate the operation. If the GPS signal is restored, inspect for incorrect coax routing as described above and if found, reroute the cable so it does not bypass the splitter. |
| PIC6123C | 2019-06-03. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; LANE DEPARTURE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician for the adaptive cruise control or lane keep assist unavailable message in the driver?s information center after the vehicle has been parked in direct sunlight and high ambient temperatures. The cameras electronic control unit?s internal operating temperature range is -40 degrees Celsius to 85 degrees Celsius. If the temperature of the electronic control unit of the camera module exceeds 85 degrees Celsius the image processor will no longer function resulting in adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist to be unavailable until the temperature falls to below the maximum operating temperature range |
| PIC6042B | 2019-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STEERING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that if replacement of either shift paddle is necessary, the steering wheel does not need to be replaced nor does it need to be removed to replace either shift paddle. |
| PIC5979B | 2019-06-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning system discharge temperature to vary from side to side when the set temperature is set to the same value. Dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle. |
| PIC6013E | 2019-06-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; BACK OVER PREVENTION; LANE DEPARTURE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a "ADAPTIVE CRUISE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE" message on the Driver Information Center when attempting to activate the cruise. Technician will need to perform a Multi Axis Sensor yaw rate sensor learn procedure. If needed, also perform the Long Range Radar Learn called-out in the Radar Sensor Module - Long Range Programming and Setup procedure in Service Information. |
| PIP4670F | 2019-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about a no start or another concern after swapping an Engine Control Module or other modules from one vehicle to another. The Global Architecture electrical system associated with these vehicles does not allow controller swaps between vehicles. |
| 19NA081 | 2019-05-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Audio Muting When Listening to Some SiriusXM Channels Due to Interference in Some Geographic Locations. |
| 1008110001H | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information on proper use of floor mats. |
| 030729004L | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides normal operating characteristics and diagnostic information on Manual transmissions. |
| 030603004Y | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on the requirements for battery testing and warranty replacements. |
| 19NA035 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:ACTUATOR; PARKING BRAKE. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to validate if the parking pawl actuator is not working as intended, causing the parking pawl to engage while driving. |
| 17NA297 | 2019-05-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This informational bulletin provides information for programming the low speed LAN module due to the mirrors memory position reverse tilt position is inoperative. |
| 16NA129 | 2019-05-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This informational bulletin advises the technician not to change the crankshaft balancer if it has the illusion of a wobble or vibration appearance. |
| 150603002G | 2019-05-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information on approved warranty part numbers for original equipment batteries |
| 100089005G | 2019-05-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. This warranty admin bulletin explains to the technician additional information may be needed when submitting transactions when doing wiring repairs. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.