Service bulletins for the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze
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.
1331 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIE0347 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This engineering information bulletin is requesting information from dealers on a customer concern that the vehicle is difficult to shift or will not shift into gear. |
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| PI1356D | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information for a customer concern that the radio screen is blank, locked-up or is frozen, however, the radio audio may still be heard. |
| 08-08-44-029E | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on an updated warranty and policy exchange program for electronic products through GM authorized Electronic Service Centers (ESCs) (U.S. and Canada). |
| 05-03-07-009H | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. WHEELS. This warranty administration bulletin provides retail, wholesale and fleet personnel with General Motors recommendations for customer concerns related to wheel alignment. |
| PI0653C | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This preliminary informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with policies and procedures regarding damaged, disassembled or improperly packaged turbochargers returned to Warranty Part Center. |
| GCUS-3-651 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 50120 01 - Customer Satisfaction (service procedure revised). Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the bolt attaching the positive battery cable to the rear fuse block may not be properly attached. This condition may prevent the vehicle from being started, or may illuminate the service engine soon light. Dealers will inspect the battery positive cable bolt and, if necessary, replace the bolt or fuse block. |
| GCUS-9-2629 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 38170 - Special Coverage. The accelerator pedal can break at the stalk just below the housing due to the driver entering or exiting the vehicle with their foot resting on the accelerator pedal. If the pedal breaks, it would not be possible to operate the accelerator once the stalk has broken off. The vehicle would return to idle regardless of transmission gear position. If this condition occurs within the stated terms dealers will replace the accelerator pedal. |
| GCUS-3-650 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 50120 - Customer Satisfaction. Certain vehicles may have a condition in which the bolt attaching the positive battery cable to the rear fuse block may not be properly attached. This condition may prevent the vehicle from being started, or may illuminate the service engine soon light. Dealers will inspect the battery positive cable bolt and, if necessary, replace the bolt or fuse block. |
| PI0686G | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. This bulletin provides a procedure to adding new brackets and repairing the front seats to correct the seats excessive movements. |
| 17-NA-244 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin provides information on Information on How to Prevent Inadvertent Vehicle Starting from Key Fob or OnStar Mobile Application and where to locate the information for future use. |
| 17-NA-242 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin provides to the tech the new version of SPS that will prompt warnings when trying to reprogram modules that have been already reprogrammed. |
| 17-NA-233 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to install a boot around the evap filter pipe to avoid water enter the system causing the MIL to turn on. |
| 17-NA-184 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information for dealers and technicians about the 1.4L turbocharged engine use two different suppliers for the oil filter housing which results in two different filters being used. |
| 17-NA-170 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This informational bulletin explains the Road Force balancers and what they can do for customer concerns. |
| 15-06-04-004A | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. This technical bulletin provides repair information for a fuel leak at injector to fuel rail connection, to correct a customer concern of smelling a fuel odor. |
| 11-08-49-001V | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. This technical bulletin provides information on Transport Mode On Message Displayed in Driver Information Center (DIC) and/or Battery Light is Flashing and the procedures to turn the transport mode message on and off. |
| 04-00-89-015P | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information on required operating procedures. |
| 00-06-01-026H | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This informational bulletin provides information on intake manifold inspection/replacement after severe internal engine damage. |
| 16-NA-223 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. This informational bulletin provides information on installing the correct tires for vehicles with the condition of under hard acceleration at higher speeds, the traction control light will flash. Or, they may come in for ABS or general handling/braking concerns. |
| GCUS-3-563 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 46000 - Customer Satisfaction Program. Certain 2016 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles may have a loose connection at the battery negative terminal to ground stud. This condition may cause the engine to stall while driving, may prevent the vehicle from being started, or may illuminate the service engine soon light. Dealers will add a washer to the negative ground. |
| GCUS-3-796 | 2017-12-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE. 16147 Customer Satisfaction. On certain vehicles, the center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL) fasteners may back off over time and cause a water leak, allowing water to flow into the rear compartment battery tub. When the battery tub fills with water to a height of 50mm or more, the DC/DC converter module board and connector are exposed to water which may cause corrosion. If water drains below the DC/DC converter, a resistive short may occur on the printed circuit board which could result in an unattended fire when the DC/DC converter is powered. Dealers are to inspect for water damage in the battery tub electrical components, and replace the CHSML gaskets and nuts (adding Loctite to the nut). |
| PIC6235A | 2017-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the navigation system will be unable to enter addresses that contain diacritics using the touch screen. Dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is working on a solution for this concern. |
| PIT5119F | 2017-12-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the keyless entry is inoperative. Technician should inspect the ignition key cylinder door sticks in the up position. If the door is found open do not replace the ignition key cylinder, use a Lubriplate type of lubrication spray and lubricate the ignition key cylinder door. Insert the tip of the key in and out to verify the door of the cylinder is not sticking. |
| PIP5418A | 2017-12-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. This Preliminary Information is to assist in the isolation of a rattle noise from the turbocharger wastegate actuator rod. |
| PIC3100F | 2017-12-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle's odometer appears to be inaccurate relative to a known distance traveled. Technician should obtain a hand-held GPS unit to test the odometer. If a hand held GPS unit is not available, the only other option is to verify the miles traveled using a surveyor's wheel or a dynamometer. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.