Cadillac Escalade 2010–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PB-12138 · NHTSA communication 10047639 · issued Oct 1, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2010–2011
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: if transmission dipstick tube becomes fatigue and fracture, while in afm mode, it causes a ticking or rattling noise from front of vehicle, when engine vibrates. Models 2010-2011 all escalade, esv, ext; avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; sierra, yukon, yukon xl. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2010 Cadillac Escalade
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade
- 2010 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2010 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2010 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2010 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2011 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2010 GMC Sierra
- 2011 GMC Sierra
- 2010 GMC Yukon
- 2011 GMC Yukon
- 2010 GMC Yukon XL
- 2011 GMC Yukon XL
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.