Cadillac CTS 2007–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIP-4554-M · NHTSA communication 10078871 · issued May 4, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2007–2015
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
This preliminary information communication provides the technician with the steps on repairing a clunk noise after shifting from reverse to drive or drive to reverse and then accelerating. The concern is only with rear wheel drive 6l45 or 6l50 automatic transmissions with regular production option code mya or myb apply. Apply thread locker to the transmission output shaft flange splines and install a new front propeller shaft flange nut. Apply thread locker to the new propeller shaft flange nut if it does not contain a pre-applied adhesive patch.
Vehicles covered
- 2008 Cadillac CTS
- 2009 Cadillac CTS
- 2010 Cadillac CTS
- 2011 Cadillac CTS
- 2012 Cadillac CTS
- 2013 Cadillac CTS
- 2014 Cadillac CTS
- 2007 Cadillac SRX
- 2008 Cadillac SRX
- 2009 Cadillac SRX
- 2007 Cadillac STS
- 2008 Cadillac STS
- 2009 Cadillac STS
- 2010 Cadillac STS
- 2011 Cadillac STS
- 2010 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2011 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2012 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2013 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2014 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2015 Chevrolet Camaro
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.