Cadillac Escalade 2007–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIT5185 · NHTSA communication 10112472 · issued Oct 15, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2007–2013
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that if the ignition key is turned to the start position, and then released when the engine begins cranking, the engine will continue cranking for a few seconds or until the vehicle starts. Some customers may state that this feature is inoperative. Technician should be advised that if the Low Fuel warning lamp is on and/or the FUEL LEVEL LOW message is displayed in the Driver Information Center, the Computer?Controlled Cranking System will be disabled.
Vehicles covered
- 2007 Cadillac Escalade
- 2008 Cadillac Escalade
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade
- 2010 Cadillac Escalade
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade
- 2013 Cadillac Escalade
- 2007 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2008 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2010 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2013 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2007 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2008 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2010 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2013 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2007 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2008 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2009 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2010 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2011 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2012 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2013 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2007 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2008 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2009 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2010 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2011 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2013 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2007 GMC Sierra
- 2008 GMC Sierra
- 2009 GMC Sierra
- 2010 GMC Sierra
- 2011 GMC Sierra
- 2012 GMC Sierra
- 2013 GMC Sierra
- 2007 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2008 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2009 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2010 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2011 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2012 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2013 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2007 GMC Yukon
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.