Buick Allure 2002–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIP4138R · NHTSA communication 10147382 · issued Oct 16, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002–2018
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on, engine misfire, and/or engine noise. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0300-P0308. If published Service Information diagnostics does not isolate the cause of this concern technician should check for a worn camshaft lobe and/or lifter roller, a sticking valve, valve leakage, a broken valve spring, and a collapsed active fuel management lifter.
Vehicles covered
- 2008 Buick Allure
- 2009 Buick Allure
- 2008 Buick Lacrosse
- 2009 Buick Lacrosse
- 2004 Buick Rainier
- 2005 Buick Rainier
- 2006 Buick Rainier
- 2007 Buick Rainier
- 2008 Cadillac CTS
- 2009 Cadillac CTS
- 2013 Cadillac CTS
- 2014 Cadillac CTS
- 2017 Cadillac CTS
- 2006 Cadillac CTS-V
- 2007 Cadillac CTS-V
- 2010 Cadillac CTS-V
- 2011 Cadillac CTS-V
- 2012 Cadillac CTS-V
- 2015 Cadillac CTS-V
- 2016 Cadillac CTS-V
- 2018 Cadillac CTS-V
- 2002 Cadillac Escalade
- 2003 Cadillac Escalade
- 2004 Cadillac Escalade
- 2005 Cadillac Escalade
- 2006 Cadillac Escalade
- 2007 Cadillac Escalade
- 2008 Cadillac Escalade
- 2009 Cadillac Escalade
- 2010 Cadillac Escalade
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade
- 2013 Cadillac Escalade
- 2014 Cadillac Escalade
- 2015 Cadillac Escalade
- 2016 Cadillac Escalade
- 2017 Cadillac Escalade
- 2018 Cadillac Escalade
- 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2010 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2012 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2013 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- 2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500
- 2010 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2011 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2012 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2013 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2014 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2015 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2016 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2017 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2018 Chevrolet Camaro
- 2011 Chevrolet Caprice
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.