Service bulletins for the 2013 Cadillac XTS
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.
2094 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 15404 | 2017-01-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 15404 - CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION THAT IF INVOLVED IN A NON-DEPLOYMENT CRASH MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE ANY POST-CRASH ACTIONS, INCLUDING AN AUTOMATIC CRASH RESPONSE (ACR) CALL FROM ONSTAR, DOOR UNLOCK, INTERIOR LAMP ILLUMINATION, HAZARD LAMP ACTIVATION, HVAC BLOWER SHUTDOWN, AND FUEL PUMP SHUTDOWN. A NON-DEPLOYMENT CRASH EVENT IS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS OR AIRBAGS. ALL POST-CRASH ACTIONS INCLUDING AN ONSTAR ACR CALL WILL FUNCTION AS DESIGNED FOR ANY CRASH WITH A SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE ONSTAR BUTTONS CAN BE PRESSED TO REQUEST HELP, IF NEEDED. DEALERS ARE TO REPROGRAM THE SDM, OR IN SOME INSTANCES, REPLACE THE SDM. |
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| PI0840 | 2016-11-29. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE ON REPROGRAMMING THE SUSPENSION CONTROL MODULE FOR CONDITIONS OF SERVICE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, SERVICE LEVELING SYSTEM AND/OR SELECTED SPEED LIMIT EXCEEDED MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON DIC, DTC C056D SET |
| PI0086D | 2016-11-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A LIST OF CORRECTIONS FOR MULTIPLE CONCERNS REGARDING UNEXPECTED LOSS OF RADIO AUDIO (RADIO GOES SILENT/NO SOUND) AND OTHER BLACKBERRY PHONE - BLUETOOTH ISSUES |
| PIP5168E | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN, AND THE STEPS TO REPAIR THE CONCERN OF THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START. THE TECHNICIAN IS TO INSPECT FOR A SHEARED CAM PIN IN THE ENGINE. |
| PIC6198A | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON STEPS TO PERFORM TO DETERMINE IF THE CUSTOMER'S BATTERY DRAIN CONCERN IS BEING CAUSED BY A KNOWN CONCERN WITH BLUETOOTH CALL TRANSFER OPERATION WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. IF THE CONCERN IS DUPLICATED AT THE DEALER WITH THE ONSTAR LED IS STILL GREEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THE BLUETOOTH CALL WAS DISCONNECTED. DEALER SHOULD ADVISES THAT ENGINEERING IS AWARE OF THE CONCERN AND IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE. |
| PIC6195 | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES THE TECHNICIAN REPAIR INFORMATION PER MODEL YEAR AND OPTION CONTENT TO HELP DIAGNOSE THE SERVICE DRIVER ASSIST MESSAGE ON THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. |
| PIC4935E | 2016-10-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. |
| PIT5074J | 2016-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THE USE OF J-35616-64B TERMINAL TEST PROBE, REPLACEMENT TERMINALS, AND TERMINATED LEADS. THE J-35616-64B IS THE LATEST TEST PROBE RELEASED FOR CHECKING TENSION OR PROBING THE .64 SERIES TERMINALS. THE TEST PROBE TERMINAL HAS BEEN RELEASED IN THE TERMINAL REPAIR KIT (J-38125-620H) LOCATED IN LEAR TRAY 7 PART NUMBER 963716-2. THERE ARE 5 TERMINATED LEADS IN A PACKAGE PART NUMBER IS 13505346, WHICH CAN BE ORDERED THROUGH YOUR NORMAL GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER CARE AND AFTERSALES PARTS CHANNEL |
| PIC6198 | 2016-10-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF A DEAD BATTERY AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE DURING A BLUETOOTH CALL. |
| PIC5494G | 2016-10-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN WHEN THE CUSTOMER COMMENTS THAT THEIR DIGITAL VEHICLE SPEED DISPLAY IS SHOWING A DIFFERENT SPEED THAN THE ANALOG VEHICLE SPEED DISPLAY. THERE MAY BE UP TO 2 MILES PER HOUR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIGITAL AND ANALOG VEHICLE SPEED DISPLAYS. THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION DUE TO THE CALCULATION TOLERANCES BEING DIFFERENT FOR THE TWO DRIVER VIEWING ANGLES FOR THE ANALOG SPEEDOMETER; IT MAY ALSO APPEAR TO INCREASE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOTH DISPLAYS. NO PART REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED AS THIS IS A NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. FOR CTS VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE OF 2011 OR THE 2013 ATS, SRX, XTS BUILT BEFORE AUGUST 29 2012 MAY HAVE A 3 MILES PER HOUR OR MORE VARIATION. THE TECHNICIAN IS TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FOR THIS CONCERN. |
| 110849001S | 2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO REMOVE THE TRANSPORT MODE ON MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE DIC DUE TO VEHICLES SHIPPED OVER LONG DISTANCES OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA. |
| 030603004R | 2016-10-18. 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. |
| 16NA241 | 2016-10-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO CHECK THE CYLINDERS FOR DAMAGED PISTONS AND DETERMINE IF THE USE OF AFTERMARKET CALIBRATIONS OR PERFORMANCE PARTS MAY BE THE CAUSE. |
| G-154145 | 2016-10-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. 12275 - SERVICE UPDATE. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS PRODUCED, THE WIRE HARNESS MAY HAVE BEEN PINCHED BY THE DRIVER AIRBAG OR DAMAGED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL STRUCTURE. THIS COULD PREVENT THE STEERING WHEEL FROM HEATING, CAUSE THE HORN TO SOUND CONTINUOUSLY, MAKE THE STEERING WHEEL ELECTRONIC CONTROLS INOPERATIVE, AND COULD CAUSE A BATTERY DRAIN. DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT, ADD PROTECTIVE TAPE, AND IF NECESSARY, REROUTE THE STEERING WHEEL WIRE HARNESS. |
| 11-08-49-001Q | 2016-10-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLES THAT ARE SHIPPED WITH THE TRANSPORT MODE ON AND HOW TO TURN IT OFF. |
| PIP5094A | 2016-09-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT ,WHEN TESTING ANY CIRCUIT FOR OPEN OR RESISTANCE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ALL RELATED TERMINAL PIN FIT AND TENSION BE CHECKED WHEN THE TEST STEPS REQUIRE DISCONNECTION OF THE CONNECTOR OR COMPONENT, PRIOR TO ANY COMPONENT REPLACEMENT. ALWAYS USE THE RECOMMENDED TERMINAL TEST TOOL DURING THESE TESTS. |
| PIT-5301-A | 2016-08-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B127E IN THE HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE WITH REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION CODE U42 OR UWG WILL BE CURRENT WHEN PLAYING A DVD OR BLU-RAY ON THE INTEGRATED CENTER STACK DISPLAY. WHEN THE DISC IS EJECTED THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE WILL BE HISTORY. IF THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B127E REMAINS CURRENT AFTER EJECTING THE DISC FOLLOW SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE INSTRUCTIONS FOR B127E WITH REGULAR PRODUCTION OPTION CODE U42 OR UWG. |
| PIC-6198 | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN ON THE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE CONCERN OF A DEAD BATTERY AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE DURING A BLUETOOTH CALL. |
| PIC-4935-E | 2016-08-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS PERFORM A PARASITIC DRAIN TEST FOR THE ONSTAR MODULE. WHEN PERFORMING BATTERY PARASITIC DRAIN TEST, THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT THE NORMAL POWER CONSUMPTION READING SHOULD BE FROM THE ONSTAR SYSTEM. |
| PIC-5260-A | 2016-08-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THE STEPS ON DIAGNOSING THE CONCERN. VEHICLE'S SUNROOF OPERATION INTERMITTENT, BIND, NOISE, AUTO-REVERSE, AND/OR WATER LEAKS. |
| SB-15-06-03-001B | 2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USEFUL ON DIAGNOSING BATTERIES THAT HAVE SET FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND/OR SET IN COLD WEATHER CLIMATES AND TESTING THOSE BATTERIES. |
| SB-03-06-03-004Q | 2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN PROVIDE POLICY INFORMATION ON USING THE EL-50313 MIDTRONICS GR8 BATTERY TESTER/CHARGER FOR DIAGNOSING BATTERY REPLACEMENTS AND MAINTAINING BATTERIES ON NEW VEHICLES IN DEALER INVENTORY. |
| SB-06-08-47-001L | 2016-08-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES WARRANTY INFORMATION ON USING THE SERVICE PROGRAMMING SYSTEM (SPS) FOR PROGRAMMING CONTROL MODULES |
| PIC6013C | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. A customer may comment they receive an "ADAPTIVE CRUISE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE" message on the DIC when attempting to activate the cruise. Other possible messages may include, Park Assist Symbols Unavailable, Lane Departure Warning Unavailable and Rear Auto Braking Unavailable. If normal diagnostics lead to a concern that can be duplicated and there are no DTCs present, the concern is most commonly caused by one of the following issues. Perform the yaw rate sensor learn procedure (Multi Axis Sensor), clear any DTCs that may have set during programming, and let vehicle go to sleep before evaluating the concern. |
| PIC6007 | 2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
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