Service bulletins for the 2009 Cadillac DTS
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.
961 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PI-0281-E | 2016-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT MAY BE HELPFUL WHEN ADDRESSING UNDERBODY COMPONENT CORROSION WITH CUSTOMERS. |
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| SB-03-07-29-004K | 2016-08-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. |
| SB-16-NA-109 | 2016-08-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. "THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO INSPECT THE STEERING GEAR FOR A NORMAL CONDITION OF GREASE OR SEALANT ON EXTERIOR CASE OF GEAR DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS." |
| SB-PI-1533B | 2016-08-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON POOR RADIO HANDS-FREE VOICE RECOGNITION PERFORMANCE OR SOUND QUALITY AFTER THE ONSTAR UPGRADE. |
| PIC5266A | 2016-06-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PIC5165B | 2016-06-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB07-08-47-004EA | 2016-04-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| PI-0018-B | 2014-01-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. GENERAL MOTORS: THE WINDOWS, FRONT AND REAR, WOULD BIND, POOR FIT, MISALIGNMENT, MAKES RATTLE OR SQUEAKING NOISES, MOVES SLOWLY AND IS INOPERATIVE. MODEL 2008-2014 VEHICLES AND TRUCKS. *PE |
| PIC-5695 | 2012-08-18. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. CADILLAC/BUICK/CHEVROLET: ON SOME VEHICLES, DUE TO POSSIBLE FAULTY BRAKE PRESSURE SENSOR, CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO ENGAGE OR STAY ENGAGED. *PE |
| PIT5074F | 2012-05-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. GM: J-35616-64B TERMINAL TEST PROBE AND REPLACEMENT TERMINAL. ALSO INCLUDED MODELS VERANO, REGAL, LACROSSE, CTS, SRX, VOLT, SONIC, MALIBU, IMPALA, EQUINOX, CRUZE, AVALANCHE, TAHOE SUBURBAN, SILVERADO, SIERRA, YUKON, AND TERRAIN FOR MODEL YEAR 2013. MODEL ESCALADE MODEL YEAR 2012-2013. MODEL PONTIAC G3 MODEL YEAR 2007. MODEL WAVE MODEL YEARS 2005-2010. DENALI MODELS MODEL YEARS 2007-2013. *JS |
| 09-08-64-035C | 2012-04-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. GM: SIDE DOOR STICKS OR MAY INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERATIVE FROM OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IN HIGHER TEMPERATURES ( REPLACE DOOR LATCH AND HANDLE). THIS CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY THE FLEXING OF THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE DURING EXPOSURE TO ELEVATED SURFACE TEMPERATURES. *JS UPDATE 06/18/2012 *JS UPDATED 08/02/2012 *JS |
| SB-09-08-64-035B | 2011-06-30. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. GM: 2006-2011 CADILLAC DTS. SIDE DOORS MAY STICK OR NOT OPEN USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IN HOT WEATHER. THE DOOR HANDLE MAY BE FLEXING DUE TO THE OUTSIDE HEAT. *RM |
| PI-0011A | 2011-06-15. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. GM: THE FRONT OR REAR DOOR MAY NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HANDLE, THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH ANY METHOD. THE PROBABLY CAUSE AN INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A HANDLE COMPONENT. *RM UPDATED ON 7/26/2013. ALL 2014 AND PRIOR GM PASSENGER CARS AND TRUCKS. *KB |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 08-08-46-008C | 2011-05-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. GM: THERE ARE MULTIPLE CONCERNS WITH THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. IT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND THE BATTERY MAY DRAIN. *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 |
| SB-08-05-23-006E | 2011-05-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. GM: DUE TO NEW BRAKE ROTOR STYLE THERE MAY BE A NOISE OR PULSATION FELT IN THE BRAKES. THERE IS A PROPER DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. *RM |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB-07-09-41-010A | 2010-11-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY; SEAT BELTS:FRONT; AIR BAGS. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: AIRBAG LIGHT ON, DTC B0071 AND B0081 SET (DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE RIGHT FRONT SEATBELT BUCKLE, IF NECESSARY). UPON INVESTIGATION, THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND DTC B0071 SET IN THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) AND A DTC B0081 IN THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTICS MODULE (SDM). *PE |
| SB-10142 | 2010-09-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. UPDATE FOR INVENTORY AND CUSTOMER VEHICLES EBCM HARNESS CONTACT-EXPIRES WITH BASE WARRANTY. PROCEDURE TO SECURE THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) WIRE HARNESS TO ELIMINATE CONTACT ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V8 ENGINE. *PE |
| PIC-5199 | 2010-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CADILLAC: SIR INDICATOR ON DTC B0080 STORED. THERE IS AN ERROR IN SI. IF YOU FOLLOW GM DOCUMENT ID#1891761 FOR B0080 IN THE CIRCUIT/SYSTEM TESTING SECTION , STEP 4, IT STATES TO CHECK FOR IGNITION VOLTAGE (WHICH IS 12-14 VOLTS). IF LESS THAN THE SPECIFIED RANGE TO REPLACE THE SDM. THIS IS MISLEADING. THE CORRECT READING FOR STEP 4 IS 1.5 VOLTS. *PE |
| PIC-4601A | 2010-03-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. BUICK/CADILLAC: STABILITRAK NOT READY DISPLAYED. THE STABILITRAK NOT READY IS DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER (DIC). *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.