Service bulletins for the 2018 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.
1149 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIT5074K | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the latest test probe released for checking tension or probing the .64 series terminals. The test probe terminal has been released in the terminal repair kit (J-38125-620H) located in Lear Tray 7 part number 963716-2. There are 5 terminated leads in a package part number is 13505346, which can be ordered through your normal General Motors Customer Care and Aftersales parts channel. |
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| PIP5402B | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with the diagnosis and repair steps for a vehicle with a check engine light on with Diagnostic Trouble Code P015B or a reduced engine power message with Diagnostic Trouble Code P1101. Technician should look for a missing or damaged O-ring seal in the charge air cooler coupler. |
| PIT5389E | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle that may have an OnStar system that has progression tones when pressing the blue or red button. Technician will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center with the scan tool data from the OnStar system. |
| PIT3099Q | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about installing General Motors Accessory parts/kits. Technicians should refer to Service Information for information regarding most accessories. Technicians may also contact Partech and/or the Techline Customer Support Center for additional support. |
| PIP4902M | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. 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. |
| PIP5331G | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; 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. |
| PIP5526A | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Product Quality Center part restriction has ended for the 8L45 and 8L90 park actuator rod. |
| PIP5632 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. 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. |
| PIP4902L | 2019-04-08. 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. |
| 18NA099 | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides information for use on a Product Assistance Claim (PAC), which is formally known as a Product Allegation Resolution (PAR) claim. |
| 120089002C | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides the dealer with information on what to do when requesting a new key code for the customer. |
| 090089016F | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty nonadministrative bulletin provides information on the proper use of the labor operation 0600014. |
| 090089002P | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin advises the dealers to maintain the vehicle stock on hand by doing a full inspection on the vehicles before sold (prepping) to the customer. |
| PIE0497A | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This engineering information PI is requesting information from the field on a MIL ON, DTC P1070 condition. |
| PIE0487A | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This engineering information PI ends the need for further information from the field on vehicles that may have a condition of unresponsive touchscreen and concerns related to this EI have been resolved with radio software update 20.11. |
| 080089014C | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Use of Dealer Case Management (DCM) and Being Prepared for Contacting U.S. Technical Assistance (TAC). |
| 060850009J | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin provides information for information on passenger presence sensing system (PPS or PSS) concerns with custom upholstery, accessory seat heaters or other comfort enhancing devices. |
| 060089026O | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty bulletin provides labor operation numbers for customer concerns Not duplicated (CCND). |
| 18NA374 | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to re-position a clip and repair the oil level sensor wiring harness if contacting the driveshaft. |
| 18NA246 | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to change the oil if excessive fuel has been found in the oil and the cause of the DTC set. Also replacing the PCV valve in camshaft cover and updating the ECM with latest software. |
| 17NA066 | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information for automatic transmission Oil Cooler Flush and flow test. |
| 17NA021 | 2019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SERVICE BRAKES. This technical bulletin provides a procedure for replacing the oil pump, power brake booster and power brake booster vacuum hose to eliminate a hard brake pedal and/or air type noise heard upon brake apply due to oil in the brake booster. |
| 17NA073 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy. |
| 080089014D | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Use of Dealer Case Management (DCM) and Being Prepared for Contacting U.S. Technical Assistance (TAC). |
| 040089015T | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on required operating procedures. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.