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Technician should also install a vacuum gauge prior to cold start and watch needle for signs of a sticking valve.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10129864-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10129864-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10129864","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"starter","name":"Starter","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BUICK","model":"ENCLAVE","year_from":2009,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_buick_enclave","2010_buick_enclave","2011_buick_enclave","2012_buick_enclave","2013_buick_enclave","2014_buick_enclave","2015_buick_enclave","2016_buick_enclave","2017_buick_enclave","2018_buick_enclave"]},{"make":"BUICK","model":"LACROSSE","year_from":2010,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_buick_lacrosse","2011_buick_lacrosse","2012_buick_lacrosse","2013_buick_lacrosse","2014_buick_lacrosse","2015_buick_lacrosse","2016_buick_lacrosse"]},{"make":"BUICK","model":"REGAL","year_from":2011,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_buick_regal","2012_buick_regal","2013_buick_regal","2014_buick_regal","2015_buick_regal","2016_buick_regal","2017_buick_regal"]},{"make":"BUICK","model":"VERANO","year_from":2012,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_buick_verano","2013_buick_verano","2014_buick_verano","2015_buick_verano","2016_buick_verano","2017_buick_verano"]},{"make":"CADILLAC","model":"ATS","year_from":2013,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_cadillac_ats","2014_cadillac_ats","2015_cadillac_ats","2016_cadillac_ats","2017_cadillac_ats","2018_cadillac_ats"]},{"make":"CADILLAC","model":"CTS","year_from":2008,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_cadillac_cts","2009_cadillac_cts","2010_cadillac_cts","2011_cadillac_cts","2012_cadillac_cts","2013_cadillac_cts","2014_cadillac_cts","2015_cadillac_cts","2016_cadillac_cts","2017_cadillac_cts","2018_cadillac_cts"]},{"make":"CADILLAC","model":"SRX","year_from":2008,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_cadillac_srx","2009_cadillac_srx","2010_cadillac_srx","2011_cadillac_srx","2012_cadillac_srx","2013_cadillac_srx","2014_cadillac_srx","2015_cadillac_srx","2016_cadillac_srx"]},{"make":"CADILLAC","model":"STS","year_from":2008,"year_to":2010,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_cadillac_sts","2009_cadillac_sts","2010_cadillac_sts"]},{"make":"CADILLAC","model":"XTS","year_from":2013,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_cadillac_xts","2014_cadillac_xts","2015_cadillac_xts","2016_cadillac_xts","2017_cadillac_xts","2018_cadillac_xts"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"CAMARO","year_from":2010,"year_to":2015,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_chevrolet_camaro","2011_chevrolet_camaro","2012_chevrolet_camaro","2013_chevrolet_camaro","2014_chevrolet_camaro","2015_chevrolet_camaro"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"CAPRICE","year_from":2012,"year_to":2014,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"CAPTIVA","year_from":2013,"year_to":2014,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"CAPTIVA SPORT","year_from":2012,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_chevrolet_captiva-sport"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"EQUINOX","year_from":2010,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_chevrolet_equinox","2011_chevrolet_equinox","2012_chevrolet_equinox","2013_chevrolet_equinox","2014_chevrolet_equinox","2015_chevrolet_equinox","2016_chevrolet_equinox","2017_chevrolet_equinox"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"IMPALA","year_from":2012,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_chevrolet_impala","2013_chevrolet_impala","2014_chevrolet_impala","2015_chevrolet_impala","2016_chevrolet_impala","2017_chevrolet_impala","2018_chevrolet_impala"]},{"make":"CHEVROLET","model":"TRAVERSE","year_from":2009,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_chevrolet_traverse","2010_chevrolet_traverse","2011_chevrolet_traverse","2012_chevrolet_traverse","2013_chevrolet_traverse","2014_chevrolet_traverse","2015_chevrolet_traverse","2016_chevrolet_traverse","2017_chevrolet_traverse","2018_chevrolet_traverse"]},{"make":"GMC","model":"ACADIA","year_from":2009,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_gmc_acadia","2010_gmc_acadia","2011_gmc_acadia","2012_gmc_acadia","2013_gmc_acadia","2014_gmc_acadia","2015_gmc_acadia","2016_gmc_acadia"]},{"make":"GMC","model":"TERRAIN","year_from":2010,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_gmc_terrain","2011_gmc_terrain","2012_gmc_terrain","2013_gmc_terrain","2014_gmc_terrain","2015_gmc_terrain","2016_gmc_terrain","2017_gmc_terrain"]},{"make":"SATURN","model":"OUTLOOK","year_from":2009,"year_to":2010,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_saturn_outlook","2010_saturn_outlook"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}