Cadillac CTS 2014–2019 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIP5498L · NHTSA communication 10160989 · issued May 7, 2019

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Engine and Engine Cooling

component

2014–2019

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary information communicates A vehicle may have a concern of DTC P050D setting along with a P0300 after a cold start up. White smoke and/or coolant odor may come from exhaust for an extended period of time at cold start as well. Cause Coolant getting into the cylinders, and provides direction for the repair.

Vehicles covered

2017 Cadillac CTS
2019 Cadillac CTS
2016 Cadillac CTS-V
2018 Cadillac CTS-V
2015 Cadillac Escalade
2016 Cadillac Escalade
2017 Cadillac Escalade
2018 Cadillac Escalade
2019 Cadillac Escalade
2016 Chevrolet Camaro
2017 Chevrolet Camaro
2018 Chevrolet Camaro
2019 Chevrolet Camaro
2016 Chevrolet Corvette
2017 Chevrolet Corvette
2018 Chevrolet Corvette
2019 Chevrolet Corvette
2017 Chevrolet Silverado
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 4500
2015 Chevrolet Suburban
2016 Chevrolet Suburban
2017 Chevrolet Suburban
2018 Chevrolet Suburban
2019 Chevrolet Suburban
2015 Chevrolet Tahoe
2016 Chevrolet Tahoe
2017 Chevrolet Tahoe
2018 Chevrolet Tahoe
2019 Chevrolet Tahoe
2017 GMC Sierra
2014 GMC Sierra 1500
2015 GMC Sierra 1500
2016 GMC Sierra 1500
2019 GMC Sierra 1500
2018 GMC Sierra 3500
2015 GMC Yukon Denali
2016 GMC Yukon Denali
2017 GMC Yukon Denali
2018 GMC Yukon Denali
2019 GMC Yukon Denali

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.