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Cadillac Ats 2006–2017 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP5429 · NHTSA communication 10119022 · issued Oct 10, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2006–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the customer may experience a 2-3 slip or flare after the vehicle has been sitting for a period of time. Technician can update the Transmission Control Module if working on a model year 2007. On all other model years dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic of their vehicle.

Vehicles covered

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.