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Cadillac Elr 2011–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIC5523G · NHTSA communication 10161043 · issued May 22, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2011–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a no crank with a "Waiting to Initialize" message displayed on the Driver Information Center. Technician may also find a Diagnostic Trouble Code P0AFA in the Hybrid Powertrain Control Module 2.

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.