Service bulletins for the 2011 Cadillac CTS
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.
1525 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIC-4986-C | 2012-02-07. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. CADILLAC: VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE A BINDING OR EXCESSIVE TIGHTNESS CONDITION SIMILAR TO BEING IN 4WD WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS IN FULL LOCK POSITION EITHER DRIVING FORWARD OR REVERSE. *PE UPDATED ON 6/26/2013. *KB |
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| PI-0041D | 2011-12-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES MY 2010-2012, THE TRANSMISSION HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE REAR. *PE |
| PIP-4924 | 2011-11-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/SATURN/GMC: THERE ARE INJECTOR CODES ON VEHICLE IF EXHIBITING MISFIRE AND SES LIGHT IS ON. *PE UPDATED 6/18/12. *PE |
| SB-11084 | 2011-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. GM: 2011 CADILLAC CTS. THERE IS A WINE OR HUM NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY AND THERE IS A PROCEDURE TO FIX IT. *RM |
| SB-11083 | 2011-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: 2011 CADILLAC CTS. THE PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE ECM. *RM |
| PIE-0168 | 2011-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE). GM: THE CLUTCH PEDAL MAY SEEM LOW OR WILL NOT RETURN TO ITS INITIAL POSITION AFTER IT IS DEPRESSED. 2010 CTS/CAMARO. *RM |
| PIC-5428 | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING. GM: THE BRAKE, TRACTION, OR STABILITY LIGHTS ARE ON BECAUSE OF DEBRIS STUCK ON THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. UPDATED ON 06/15/2011. *KB UPDATED ON 06/20/2011. *RM UPDATED 6/27/11. *PE UPDATED 10/3/11. *PE UPDATED 05/08/2013 *JS UPDATED ON 7/9/2013. *KB UPDATED 7/28/14. *PE |
| PI-0090-B | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC/SATURN: THERE MAY BE AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE HESITATION OR FLUTTER. THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR TERMINALS LIKELY HAVE POOR CONNECTIONS. *RM UPDATED 8/1/11. *PE UPDATED 4/16/12. *PE |
| 10-00-89-017C | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. GM: INFORMATION ON FIXING MULTIPLE SITUATIONS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. *RM |
| 09-09-40-001A | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES; SEAT BELTS. GM: THERE ARE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS: DIFFICULTY LATCHING AND UNLATCHING BUCKLE. BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON IS STICKING. SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIKELY CAUSED BY STICKY BEVERAGES THAT ARE SPILLED INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *RM UPDATED 4/3/12. *PE |
| 08-09-41-007D | 2011-06-14. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. GM: THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR MAY LIGHT WHEN ELECTRONICS ARE PLACED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ELECTRONICS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO THINK THERE IS A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT. *RM UPDATED 6/24/11. *PE |
| PIP-4138K | 2011-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. GM: THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON, THERE IS ALSO A MISFIRE OR ENGINE NOISE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSSIBLE CAUSES. *RM |
| PI-0350 | 2011-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. GM: THERE IS A GEAR WHINE FROM THE REAR WHEN DRIVING 30-60MPH. *RM UPDATED ON 6/15/2011. *KB UPDATED 8/1/11. *PE UPDATED 3/12/12. *PE |
| PIT-3749D | 2011-05-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. GM: ON SOME TRUCK MODELS THERE IS SOME FRAME CORROSION. *RM UPDATED ON 5/2/2012. *KB |
| PIP-4317D | 2011-05-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. GM: THERE MAY BE A LEAK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE LEAK MAY COME FROM THE MANUAL SHAFT PLUG. *RM |
| PI-0287 | 2011-05-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. GM: THERE MAY BE AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO AN INCORRECT PART INSTALLED IN A BEARING. *RM |
| 05-09-40-002E | 2011-05-11. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. GM: SERVICE BULLETIN EXPLAINING WHEN THE SAFETY BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK. *RM UPDATED 12/6/11. *PE |
| PIT-4730A | 2011-03-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/HUMMER/PONTIAC/SATURN: ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR U0140 OR U0073. VEHICLE MAY EXHIBITS SOME SYMPTOM(S) AS DOOR LOCKS CYCLE WHILE DRIVING; INTERMITTENT NO START; SERVICE STABILITRAK DIC MESSAGE; SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FREEZE WHILE DRIVING. *PE |
| PIP-4819 | 2011-03-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: SES LIGHT DUE TO P0300-P0308 AND ENGINE MISFIRES; INSPECT PLUG WIRE. THIS MAY BE THE RESULT OF A LOOSE SPARK PLUG WIRE OF THE CYLINDER WITH CURRENT AND/OR HISTORY MISFIRES. *PE |
| PIT-5028 | 2011-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. PONTIAC/SATURN/BUICK/GMC/CHEVROLET/CADILLAC/HUMMER: VEHICLE START AND STALLS AFTER THEFT DETERRENT MODULE REPLACEMENT. MODEL YEARS 2006-2011. DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES WITH KEYLESS ACCESS SYSTEM. *PE |
| PIE-0007 | 2011-03-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). CADILLAC: ENGINEERING INFORMATION-ENGINE OVERHEATING, ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE LIGHT ON, GAUGE READS HOT, A/C BLOWS WARM, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION RELATED. DTCS. STS, CTS, CTS COUPE MODELS 09-11. *PE |
| PI-0242 | 2011-03-08. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. CADILLAC: INTERIOR DOOR LATCH RELEASE SWITCH INOPERATIVE. FRONT DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED USING THE INSIDE MANUAL RELEASE HANDLE. CTS AND CTS-V COUPE. *PE UPDATED 5/18/11. *PE |
| PI-0185-A | 2011-03-08. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/SATURN: INTERMITTENT UNWANTED LIFTGATE OR TRUNK OPENING, LIFTGATE OR TRUNK INOPERATIVE. TECHNICIAN MAY DETERMINE THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THESE INTERMITTENT CONDITIONS. *PE UPDATED 3/12/12. *PE |
| SB-10-08-42-001A | 2011-03-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC/SATURN: LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULB DIAGNOSIS/REPLACEMENT (INSPECT BULB AND CONNECTOR). DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LAMPS. DO NOT REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FOR THIS CONDITION. *PE |
| SB-10201 | 2010-09-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. CADILLAC: UPDATE FOR INVENTORY AND CUSTOMER VEHICLES PROPSHAFT BOLTS INCOMPLETE HEAT TREATMENT-EXPIRES WITH BASE WARRANTY. PROVIDES SERVICE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE PROPSHAFT BOLTS ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. *PE |
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