WenmarOpen by Wenmar Pro

Service bulletins for the 2018 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.

1129 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

By type

By component

By trouble code

By topic

Only bulletins with component: Steering are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
PI0281L2025-06-12. Service bulletin. STEERING; POWER TRAIN; SUSPENSION. This preliminary informational (PI) bulletin provides information to dealership personnel that may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers.
25-NA-0652025-04-24. Service bulletin. STEERING; SERVICE BRAKES; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. This informational bulletin instructs the tech when fuel/fluid is needed to be tested and where it can be sent for analysis.
16-NA-1092025-02-28. Service bulletin. STEERING. This service bulletin provides a procedure inspecting for excess grease or Sealant on the Exterior of the steering gear due to seeing grease or sealant on certain locations on the gear.
04-06-01-029K2024-12-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; STEERING; ENGINE. This informational bulletin explains Unscheduled Supplemental Services and the importance of GM Simplified Maintenance Schedules.
03-00-91-001I2023-11-22. Service bulletin. WHEELS; POWER TRAIN; STEERING; SUSPENSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides a vibration analysis worksheet the technician can use in conjunction with the appropriate Vibration Analysis-Road testing procedure when diagnosing vibration concerns.
15-00-89-004F2023-09-08. Service bulletin. STEERING; SUSPENSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. This service bulletin provides technicians with updated information to help identify the differences between what is considered a fluid leak, and what is considered fluid seepage.
PI0281J2023-05-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; STEERING; STRUCTURE; SUSPENSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This preliminary informational (PI) bulletin provides information to dealership personnel which may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers.
15-00-89-004E2022-10-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; SUSPENSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; STEERING. This service bulletin provides technicians with updated information to help identify the differences between what is considered a fluid leak, and what is considered fluid seepage.
16-NA-1092022-06-09. Service bulletin. STEERING; EQUIPMENT. This service bulletin provides a procedure inspecting for excess grease or Sealant on the Exterior of the steering gear due to seeing grease or sealant on certain locations on the gear.
16NA1092021-05-03. Service bulletin. STEERING. This service bulletin provides a procedure inspecting for excess grease or Sealant on the Exterior of the steering gear due to seeing grease or sealant on certain locations on the gear.
PIT5452C2020-03-09. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a pop, click, tick, snap, or itch type noise in the steering column or steering wheel when turning left or right during low speeds or parking maneuvers. Technician will need to inspect for mis-routed airbag module wiring harness for contacting vibration damper plate in steering wheel, or replace the column upper bearing inner race, spring, and seat.
16NA1092019-09-23. Service bulletin. STEERING. This technical bulletin provides a procedure inspecting for excess grease or Sealant on the Exterior of the steering gear due to seeing grease or sealant on certain locations on the gear.
PIT5288G2019-09-16. Service bulletin. STEERING; VISIBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have any of these concerns remote keyless entry, passive Entry and Start Inoperative, No Fob detect message on driver information center, service tire pressure system, no audio, touch screen Inoperative, Steering Wheel Controls Inoperative, Service Stabilitrak, rear power windows inoperative, rear wiper inoperative, and or a dead battery. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes B3101, B144C, C0710, C0544, U1548, U1549, U154A, U0151, U0126, U0415, U0077, U0028 and/or U0029. Technician should inspect the left instrument panel for the wire harness being pinched. Technician will need to repair the wire harness and reroute the wire harness.
PIT5565B2019-03-18. Service bulletin. STEERING. This Preliminary information communicates a repair procedure for a squeak/squawk type noise coming from the lower column/drivers footwell area when turning. It explains how to properly lubricate the column shaft boot where the shaft interacts with the boot where it passes through the boot.
N1821908202019-03-11. Service bulletin. STEERING. N182190820 - Customer Satisfaction Program. Certain vehicles, may have a condition where the power steering belt may slip due to tooth wear-out or poor belt tooth-to-gear tooth fit. Power steering assist may be reduced or lost intermittently, if early warning signs are ignored. Early warnings may include a ?Steering Assist is Reduced? message, audible clicking / squealing sounds, or a change in steering effort. Dealers will replace the steering gear assembly.
PIP5570A2018-12-17. Service bulletin. STEERING; ENGINE. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer a condition where a tick noise may be present inside a vehicle while driving. This may be the result of a deformed or improperly seated steering shaft seal allowing engine compartment sounds into the vehicle. Dealers are instructed to replace or reinstall the boot as needed and are informed the condition is being reviewed by engineering.
PIP5570A2018-11-13. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN; STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer a conditionwhere a tick noise may be present inside a vehicle while driving. This may be the result of a deformed or improperly seated steering shaft seal allowing engine compartment sounds into the vehicle. Dealers are instructed to replace or reinstall the boot as needed and are informed the condition is being reviewed by engineering.
PIT5565A2018-08-06. Service bulletin. STEERING. This Preliminary information communicates a repair procedure for a squeak/squawk type noise coming from the lower column/drivers foot well area when turning. It explains how to properly lubricate the column shaft boot where the shaft interacts with the boot where it passes through the boot.
PIT5457C2018-08-06. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; POWER TRAIN; STEERING; SUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle with Service ABS and/or Traction control lights/message on, Service Power Steering System, Service Suspension System, and or Loss of communication with EBCM, SWPS, PSCM, and/or SCM. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes U0077, U0121, U0126, U0131, U0139, U0401, U0415, and/or U0428. Technician should remove the driver and passenger sill plate to gain access to the wire harness. If any open, damaged, or corroded wires should be repaired.
PIP55702018-06-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STEERING. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer a condition where a tick noise may be present inside a vehicle while driving. This may be the result of a deformed or improperly seated steering shaft seal allowing engine compartment sounds into the vehicle. Dealers are instructed to replace or reinstall the boot as needed and are informed the condition is being reviewed by engineering.
15NA0822018-06-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STEERING. This technical bulletin provides repair information for installing a new stabilizer shaft bracket to correct a customer concern of on a clunking noise originating from the front of the vehicle that is more predominant during turns or traveling over bumps.
PI0671A2018-05-21. Service bulletin. STEERING. This preliminary information bulletin provides information for diagnosing a power steering fluid leak at the fluid reservoir.
16-NA-1092018-05-21. Service bulletin. STEERING. This technical bulletin provides a procedure inspecting for excess grease or Sealant on the Exterior of the steering gear due to seeing grease or sealant on certain locations on the gear.
PIT5586A2018-05-21. Service bulletin. STEERING; SUSPENSION; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ENGINE. This Preliminary information communicates a customer concern ofIPC gauges inoperative or fluctuate, No Start,No Crank,SIR Light / Service Airbag Message, Service Suspension Message,Radio display blank, Steering Wheel Controls (SWC) not illuminated, Turn Signal no audible feedback,HVAC controls inoperative. During diagnostics a technician may find any of the following DTC's: B1011, B1370, B3980, U0020, U0029, U007D, U0073, U0078, U0100, U0101, U0102, U0104, U0140, U0151, U0155, U0164,U0184, U0186, U0198, U0422. Dealer is instructed to check Serial Data Gateway Module X2 connector for terminal concerns and repair as needed.

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