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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

1826 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIP5337G2017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES; SERVICE BRAKES. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the step to diagnose and repair the vehicles that may have a shake or shudder during light throttle acceleration, between 30 and 65 miles per hour steady state driving. Also shudder feeling that may be described as driving over rumble strips or rough pavement. Technician will need to run the vehicle in three different operational modes. The three modes are Normal, torque converter clutch open, and torque converter clutch closed. Technician will need to press and hold the tow-haul mode button for five seconds to disable grade braking to prevent downshifts during test. Technician will need to duplicate the concern in Normal mode. If the concern is gone in torque converter clutch open and closed then the torque converter should be replaced. If the concern is not present in normal mode, torque converter clutch open, and torque converter clutch closed the concern is not with the shudder. Technician should use of the PICO scope and Noise, Vibration and Harshness software can be used to confirm torque converter clutch shudder, Engine, Tire or Driveline component related conditions. Flush the cooler lines and cooler using DT-45096 transmission oil cooling system flush and flow test tool when the torque converter is replace.
PIP5163B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block that have a possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, an out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
PIP5437A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have harsh concerns. Technician are advised to use GDS2 software to confirm which shift is causing the concern. On low mileage vehicles technician are instructed to perform a drive learn procedure. On higher mileage vehicles technicians are instructed to remove the transmission fluid pan and inspect for debris. If debris is found technicians should disassemble and inspect for root cause of the concern and repair the transmission as needed. If no debris is found technicians are advised to replace the valve body.
PIP54422017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an exhaust leak, noisy exhaust, or noise mid-vehicle. Technician will need to check for an unseated pipe to pipe mid-joint connection. Technician will need to install new exhaust band.
PIP54372017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have harsh shifts concerns. Technicians will use Global Diagnostic System 2 software to confirm which shift is causing the concern. On low mileage vehicles technician are instructed to perform a drive learn procedure. On higher mileage vehicles technicians are instructed to remove the transmission fluid pan and inspect for debris. If debris is found in the pan, technicians should disassemble and inspect for root cause of the concern and repair the transmission as needed. If no debris is found technicians are advised to replace the valve body.
PIT5389B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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 contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center with the scan tool data from the OnStar system.
PIC6177B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with information on vehicles with navigation radio Regular Production Option Code IO6 or UY4 that defaults to West Virginia instead of Virginia on a manual entry. General Motors engineering is currently working on a solution for this concern.
PIC6186E2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the radio will turn on unwanted after a key cycle when the radio was shut off before the key was turned off. Dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is working on a solution for this concern.
PIP5382F2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that generation 5 engines with Regular Production Option Code L83, L86, or LV3 may have an oil consumption concern were one quart in 2000 miles is being used. Dealer will confirm oil level was properly checked per Owner?s Manual, and check the bolt torque on the Valve Lifter Oil Manifold Assembly, before you contacting General Motors Product Quality Center.
PIC61212017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that will the radio display stay on when accessing the Integrated Center Stack compartment door. This is a normal operating characteristic of this model year vehicle.
PIP5230B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician before replacing the crankshaft to review the following. Dealer should complete the Service Information diagnostics and the Cost Comparison Worksheet for Assembly Repair vs. Replacement. Technician will use the latest version of 09-06-04-026G to verify the Engine Control Module calibration is not an aftermarket calibration. If the customer prefers to keep the original numbers matching engine please call General Motors Technical Assistance Center for repair direction.
PIP5179A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM; ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have extended or long crank time during cold ambient air temperatures. Direct Injection systems run at higher pressures, and the mechanical pump on the engine must build up the required pressure before the first injection event occurs. Direct Injection engines may have slightly longer cold crank times than that of port fuel engines.
PIP5279A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0089, P127C, P127D, P0192, P0193, P228C, P228D, and P006C. Technician should follow published Service Information diagnostics for the Diagnostic Trouble Codes that are stored. If Service Information does not lead to a repair for the concern, the fuel rail pressure sensor should be replaced.
PIC5932A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about customers that may complain of various concerns when using Bluetooth components. Technician should use the Preliminary Information to gather information from the customer on their Bluetooth device and the concern they are having before calling General Motors Technical Assistance Center.
PIP5213C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the LCT1000 6 Speed Allison, 8L90 and 8L45 8 speed automatic transmission as well as the transmission control module is on restriction through General Motors Product Quality Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Product Quality Center for further assistance.
PIT5270B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with the driver?s door lock cylinder cover missing. The cover may have been removed to access the key cylinder while shipping in transport mode. If the cover is missing inspect the inside of the vehicle to see if the cover was placed inside during shipping. If the cover is missing a replacement can be ordered through the parts department using part number 13596115. A change has been made on the 2015 model with regular production option code AVF to allow the remote keyless entry to work when in transportation mode.
PIT5259B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the door striker cover will be shipped with the vehicle from the assembly plant. Technician is to make sure the rounded side of the cover is positioned towards the outboard side of the vehicle.
PIT5276A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. WHEELS. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician to install the front wheel opening push pins during the pre-delivery inspection.
PIT54432017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician of a concern where the Onstar® menu is missing from the radio display. Pressing the white Onstar® push to talk button and say hide Onstar® menu will hide the menu and saying unhide menu will make the menu come back again.
PIP4648C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that replacement transfer case halves will not be threaded. No additional thread tapping will be necessary to assemble the transfer case as the attaching metric bolts are self-tapping. Drive the bolts into the new case and torque them to specification.
PIT53992017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about connectivity concerns when connecting an Apple device via USB cord. Technician should insure the customer is using an original equipment manufacturer Apple USB cable.
PIE03652017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This engineering information bulletin is requesting information from the dealers on a customer concern that one of the USB ports is not charging, allowing data to transfer.
PIE0352A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This engineering information bulletin announces the end for need for information on engine no crank/no start due to discharged battery from the field.
PI0592D2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin provides information on service programming system (SPS) errors.
16-NA-1752017-08-15. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to drain, flush and refill the transmission fluid to correct a customer concern of shake and/or shudder during light throttle acceleration between 48 and 104 KM/H (30 and 65 MPH) at a steady state.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.