Service bulletins for the 2015 Cadillac Escalade
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.
2518 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 14395A | 2017-02-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 14395A - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (REVISED LABOR TIME). ON SOME 2015 MODEL YEAR BUICK ENCORE, LACROSSE, REGAL, AND VERANO; CADILLAC ATS, CTS, ELR, ESCALADE, SRX AND XTS; CHEVROLET COLORADO, CORVETTE, CRUZE, EQUINOX, IMPALA, MALIBU, SILVERADO, SONIC, SPARK, SS, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, TRAX, AND VOLT; AND GMC CANYON, SIERRA, TERRAIN, AND YUKON VEHICLES, A PERFORMANCE ISSUE WITH THE ONSTAR® MODULE MIGHT IMPACT THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY LIFE. THIS CAN CAUSE A DEAD BATTERY IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT STARTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS. THIS CONDITION CAN OCCUR EVEN IF THE ONSTAR® SYSTEM IS NOT ACTIVE. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE ONSTAR® MODULE. IF THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE ONSTAR® SUBSCRIPTION, THE ONSTAR® MODULE IS TO BE DEACTIVATED AFTER REPLACEMENT. |
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| 15389 | 2017-02-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 15389 - SERVICE UPDATE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) ON CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, CHEVROLET SILVERADO, GMC SIERRA, YUKON DENALI AND YUKON DENALI XL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN 8L90 8-SPEED (M5U) TRANSMISSION AND 6.2L (L86) ENGINE. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH TRANSMISSION CALIBRATION ALLOWS A HIGHER THAN TARGET ENERGY INPUT TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH (TCC) UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. THIS MAY LEAD TO FASTER THAN EXPECTED TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH MATERIAL WEAR, AND A SHUDDER FEELING WHEN THE TCC IS APPLIED. |
| 15216 | 2017-01-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 15216 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ESCALADE AND ESCALADE ESV; CHEVROLET SILVERADO LD CREW AND DOUBLE CAB; AND GMC SIERRA LD CREW, SIERRA LD CREW DOUBLE CAB, YUKON, AND YUKON XL MODEL VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH A 6.2L ENGINE (RPO L86) AND 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (RPO M5U) MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE U-JOINT RETAINER BOLTS LOSE INDEX. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE CUSTOMER MAY HEAR OR FEEL A “CLUNKING” NOISE WHEN CHANGING SPEED. IF THIS CONDITION IS NOT CORRECTED, REDUCED CLAMP LOAD MAY CAUSE THE PROPSHAFT TO MOVE RELATIVE TO THE AXLE YOKE AND THE CUSTOMER MAY FEEL A VIBRATION. IF ONE OR MORE BOLTS BACK OUT COMPLETELY, THE PROPSHAFT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE AXLE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF DRIVE AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE TWO U-JOINT RETAINERS AND FOUR U-JOINT RETAINER BOLTS WITH NEW BOLTS THAT INCLUDE AN ADHESIVE PATCH. |
| 15178A | 2017-01-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 15178A - SERVICE UPDATE (REVISED PARTS INFORMATION, SERVICE PROCEDURE AND WARRANTY TRANSACTION INFORMATION). THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO PERFORM A DRIVE AUDIT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE REACTION/OUTPUT CARRIER ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED PARTS ON CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV; CHEVROLET SILVERADO LD CREW, SILVERADO LD CREW LTZ, SILVERADO LD EXT LTZ; AND GMC SIERRA LD CREW, SIERRA LD CREW DENALI, SIERRA LD EXT, YUKON, YUKON DENALI, YUKON XL, YUKON XL DENALI VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN 8-SPEED TRANSMISSION (M5U) AND A 6.2L ENGINE (L86). SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION GEAR WHINE NOISE AT 1000-2000 RPM AND BETWEEN 20 MPH (32 KPH) AND 35 MPH (56 KPH). |
| 15414 | 2017-01-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. 15414 - SERVICE UPDATE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) ON CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ESCALADE AND ESCALADE ESV VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE RPO UDV INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SOFTWARE ANOMALY THAT CAN PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ACCURATELY DISPLAYING RPM INFORMATION. |
| 15038 MESSAGE | 2017-01-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 15038 - DEALER MESSAGE ONLY. SELECT 2015 VEHICLES WILL RECEIVE A SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD VIA ONSTAR® TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE FOR THE ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL (ECC) SYSTEM. THE UPDATE WILL BE PERFORMED ON DEALER INVENTORY VEHICLES, WITH THE UPDATE OCCURRING DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS OF 1AM TO 5AM EDT. UPDATES WILL BE ROLLED OUT TO THE INVENTORY STARTING 6/29/2015 AND COMPLETE BY END OF SEPTEMBER 2015. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED BY THE DEALER. THIS UPDATE WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. |
| 15396 | 2017-01-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "15396 - SERVICE UPDATE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO INSTALL THE ORIGINAL DESIGN TEMPERATURE-SENSOR WIRING HARNESS TO THE VALVE BODY ON CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ESCALADE AND ESCALADE ESV; CHEVROLET SILVERADO; AND GMC SIERRA, YUKON, AND YUKON XL VEHICLES. THE SUPPLIER OF THE TRANSMISSION-WIRING HARNESS INTRODUCED AN UNAPPROVED CHANGE TO THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR (THERMISTOR), RESULTING IN INCORRECT OIL-TEMPERATURE READINGS DURING TRANSITION FROM COLD TO WARM TEMPERATURES. THIS COULD CAUSE A HARSH SHIFT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 32ºF (0ºC); HOWEVER, SHIFT QUALITY IMPROVES ONCE THE TRANSMISSION OIL WARMS UP." |
| 15667 | 2017-01-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 15667 - SERVICE UPDATE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO CHECK AND ADJUST TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVELS ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THESE VEHICLES MAY EXPEL EXTRA TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT OF A VENT FITTING AND HOSE ON THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION. |
| 15472 | 2017-01-30. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; STEERING:COLUMN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 15472 - SERVICE UPDATE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ESCALADE AND ESCALADE ESV VEHICLES. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES: (I) UPDATING THE VIDEO-PROCESSING MODULE (VPM) AND HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) SOFTWARE, WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE 360-DEGREE CAMERA’S CLARITY; (II) INSPECTING THE BATTERY FOR A LOW CHARGE CONDITION AND REPLACING THE BATTERY AS REQUIRED; AND (III) INSPECTING THE STEERING COLUMN FOR A CLICKING SOUND AND REPAIRING THE COLUMN AS REQUIRED. |
| 15155 | 2017-01-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). 15155 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR CADILLAC ESCALADE, CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV, CHEVROLET SILVERADO CREW CAB, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, CHEVROLET TAHOE, GMC SIERRA CREW CAB, GMC YUKON, AND GMC YUKON XL VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION THAT CAN ALLOW WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE’S ROOF-MOUNTED ANTENNA. THIS CONDITION COULD PREVENT THE VEHICLE’S ONSTAR SYSTEM FROM ACCURATELY DETERMINING THE VEHICLE’S LOCATION; DISABLE THE VEHICLE’S COMPASS, NAVIGATION, AND XM RADIO SYSTEMS; ILLUMINATE THE VEHICLE’S RED ONSTAR LED INDICATOR; AND ALLOW WATER INTO THE INTERIOR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALERS ARE TO REPLACE THE ONSTAR® ANTENNA. |
| 10-08-110-001E | 2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE PROPER USE OF FLOOR MATS. |
| 04-00-89-015M | 2017-01-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN PROVIDES POLICY INFORMATION ON USING GM SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURE MANUAL THAT REPRESENT KEY GM REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE OPERATIONS. |
| 16-NA-213 | 2017-01-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON TRANSMISSIONS WITH HARSH SHIFTS AFTER MILEAGE ACCUMULATION WITHOUT PREVIOUS REPAIRS AND/OR CALIBRATION UPDATES. |
| PIP5395 | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF A RATTLE OR TICKING NOISE THAT IS LOUDER INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAN OUTSIDE. INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED TO INSPECT THE FUEL FEED LINE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND CHASSIS FUEL LINE. |
| PIT5401F | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF THE RADIO IS INOPERTIVE. NEW SOFTWARE HAS BEEN RELEASED TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN. |
| PIT5473A | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN. CUSTOMER HAS AN "ADAPTIVE CRUISE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE" IN THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER (DIC). |
| PIT5389A | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. THE VEHICLE MAY BE UNABLE TO CONNECT TO ONSTAR USING THE WHITE, BLUE OR RED ONSTAR BUTTONS. |
| PIT5456A | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN OF THE STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING THE CONCERN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS A WATER LEAK AND OR WIND NOISE FROM SUNROOF. |
| PIT5344F | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN OF THE CD PLAYER BEING INOPERATIVE OR DISC WILL NOT EJECT. |
| PIT5457A | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN, AND COMPLETING A WIRING REPAIR. THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE A SERVICE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, POWER STEERING OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM MESSAGE ON THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. |
| PIT5287B | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS REQUIRED FOR THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER TERMINAL REMOVAL. |
| PIT5288D | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN. CUSTOMER'S POSSIBLE CONCERNS ARE: REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY INOPERATIVE, PASSIVE ENTRY AND START INOPERATIVE, NO FOB DETECT MESSAGE ON DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER, SERVICE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM, NO AUDIO, TOUCH SCREEN INOPERATIVE, OR RADIO AND/OR DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAY BLANK INOPERATIVE. |
| PIP5382B | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION HAS THE STEPS FOR DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR THE GENERATION 5 ENGINE. DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR THE TECHNICIAN TO GATHER PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE PRODUCT QUALITY CENTER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. |
| PIP5200K | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATES THAT THE PRODUCT QUALITY CENTER TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE 8L90 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS ENDED. |
| PIP5189B | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF BLACK SMOKE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING. |
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