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Buick Enclave 2004–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP5191A · NHTSA communication 10114861 · issued Oct 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2004–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a ticking noise on cold start after sitting more than 6 hours. Technician will inspect the oil pump pick-up tube to block seal being compressed. It the seal is compressed replace the seal and retest.

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.