Buick Rainier 2000–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-10-02-33-001 · NHTSA communication 10036545 · issued Oct 1, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2000–2011
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/oldsmobile and hummer: information on pitman arm shaft seal service kit. Do not replace entire steering gear for pitman seal leak. Technicians have been replacing entire steering gears due to not being able to service just leaking pitman shaft seal. *pe updated 5/9/11. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2004 Buick Rainier
- 2005 Buick Rainier
- 2000 Cadillac Escalade
- 2001 Cadillac Escalade
- 2002 Cadillac Escalade
- 2003 Cadillac Escalade
- 2004 Cadillac Escalade
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade
- 2006 Cadillac Escalade
- 2003 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2004 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2006 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2002 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2003 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2004 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2006 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2000 Chevrolet Blazer
- 2001 Chevrolet Blazer
- 2002 Chevrolet Blazer
- 2003 Chevrolet Blazer
- 2004 Chevrolet Blazer
- 2005 Chevrolet Blazer
- 2000 Chevrolet Express
- 2001 Chevrolet Express
- 2002 Chevrolet Express
- 2003 Chevrolet Express
- 2004 Chevrolet Express
- 2005 Chevrolet Express
- 2006 Chevrolet Express
- 2007 Chevrolet Express
- 2008 Chevrolet Express
- 2009 Chevrolet Express
- 2010 Chevrolet Express
- 2011 Chevrolet Express 1500
- 2000 Chevrolet S10
- 2001 Chevrolet S10
- 2002 Chevrolet S10
- 2003 Chevrolet S10
- 2004 Chevrolet S10
- 2005 Chevrolet S10
- 2000 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2001 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2002 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2003 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2004 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2005 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2006 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2007 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2008 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2009 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2010 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- 2000 Chevrolet Suburban
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.