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Service bulletins for the 2005 Cadillac XLR

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.

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

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06-00-89-026L2017-08-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information on a revised customer concern not duplicated/verified labor operation numbers and how to submit CCND.
06-06-01-010B2017-08-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This informational bulletin provides information on close-coupled converter and engine replacement.
PIP5029H2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Malfunction Indicator Lamp on or engine misfire, rough idle, extended crank, or crank no start in some cases. Technician will need to perform published Service Information diagnostics. If technician finds carbon, an upper engine and valve cleaning should be performed. Update added part numbers for the cleaner and model years.
PIT3173C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that fluid contamination may be directed to one of the following testing centers according to the type of fluid needing testing. Dealer should send the correct fluid to the proper testing center.
PIC5049A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that after filling the vehicle, the fuel gauge only reads half tank or a difficult time filling the fuel tank. Technician should inspect the inspect the Evaporative Emissions System vent hose for a kink.
PIP51632017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of 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.
06-06-01-010C2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information on close coupled converters and there affect on newly installed engines or engines during there break in period.
PIP52262017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about finding needle bearings during an oil change. Technician will gain access to the roller rockers to inspect them. Only replace the roller rocker that is missing needle bearings. Be sure to clean the oil drains to retrieve the needle bearings. Each roller rocker has 66 bearings.
PIP5163A2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of 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.
PIC59612017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a "NO FOB DETECTED" message when attempting to start the vehicle. Technician will need to ensure the battery is adequately charged to start vehicle. Also check the battery in the FOB to ensure it is 2 to 3 direct current volts. Technician will need to get in the vehicle with a known good fob press the Start Button. Listen for a click noise or a series of click noises from the Remote Control Door Lock Receiver. If there is only one click instead of a series of clicks, then the transistor internal to the Remote Control Door Lock Receiver is not operating properly. For this condition, replace the Remote Control Door Lock Receiver module.
PIP5029G2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR ENGINE MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANK, OR CRANK NO START IN SOME CASES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PERFORM PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. IF TECHNICIAN FINDS CARBON, AN UPPER ENGINE AND VALVE CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED.
PIP4786C2016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0521 IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICIAN SHOULD FOLLOW ALL PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS. WHEN USING A SCAN TOOL IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW BUT THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS CORRECT, TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER FOR DEBRIS/SLUDGE THAT COULD BE RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REMOVE THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER AND CLEAN IT. IF THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER CANNOT BE CLEANED REPLACE IT.
PI1394A2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE.
030604017I2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE USE OF DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES IN AN ENGINE, ARE NOT REQUIRED UNLESS THE CUSTOMER DESIRES ADDITIVES TO PREVENT FUEL CONCERNS DEPENDING ON FUEL OR TEMPERATURE RELATED CONDITIONS.
030603004R2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY.
000601026I2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETINS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT AFTER SERVERE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE.
000601012F2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES.
PIP-48322011-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. CADILLAC: INTERMITTENT SES LIGHT DUE TO DTCS P0068, P0101, AND/OR P1101. THIS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A CONCERN UNTIL RECENT REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED THAT MAY HAVE AFFECTED AIR FLOW OR ECM PROGRAMMING. *PE
PIP-45422010-06-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CADILLAC: SES LIGHT DUE TO DTC P1101; UPDATED ECM CALIBRATION FOR STS. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A SES LIGHT ON COLD START WITH NO ENGINE PERFORMANCE CONCERNS. UPON INSPECTION, A P1101 DTC WILL BE FOUND WITH THE TECH 2. *PE
7092005-12-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. GM TECH LINK. *TT
0506010152005-11-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE OIL LEAK FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. *TT
33502005-05-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. PROGRAMMING A 2005 CADILLAC WITH LH2 ENGINE. *TT
08042005-04-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. *NM
31582004-12-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. OIL LEAKS ON FRONT OF THE ENGINE. *EH THE MAKE,MODEL AND YEAR ARE UNKNOWN. THIS REFERS TO GM ENGINES 4.6L LH2 ENGINES. *EH UPDATE. *TT

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