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Cadillac Escalade 1999–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP3366C · NHTSA communication 10143757 · issued Jul 9, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2019
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary information communicates to the dealer technician thatLight Duty Trucks equipped with automatic transmissions and 4 wheel drive may exhibit a condition of grinding/ratcheting type noise when shifting the automatic transmission into park while the transfer case is in 4 wheel drive low (4LO) range. Dealers technician's are advised this condition should be deemed a normal characteristic of 4WD low operation.

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.