2013 Cadillac ATS Technical Service Bulletins

2,402 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2013 Cadillac ATS. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10112159Aug 7, 2014Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a the AM or FM audio volume changes, mutes, echoes, cuts in and out, repeats broadcast content, or skips intermittently. Advise this is normal operation when listening to a weak AM or FM HD station. Technician can shut the HD option off to fix the concern.
• 10138668Aug 1, 2014Equipment. This preliminary procedure provides information on the proper way to tow a vehicle and damge done by towing is not cover under warranty.
• 10056371Aug 1, 2014Fuel system, Other or unknown. Buick/gmc/cadillac/chevrolet: see document search button for owner letter. Due to electrical failure, flexible fuel sensor is inoperative during normal operation, caused by environmental contaminants such as road salt.
• 10056369Aug 1, 2014Electrical system. Cadillac: some vehicles will display, intermittently, a message of service power steering and is not resulting in a loss of power steering assist. Model 2013-2014 ats.
• 10056361Aug 1, 2014Engine. Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/saturn/pontiac/ gmc: vehicle experience lower end squeak or squeal, knocking noise or seized engine possibly the main bearing or rod had failed.
• 10140440Jul 31, 2014Steering. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to repair a possible loose ground and/or reprogram the power steering module to correct the customers concern of intermittent Service Power Steering message on.
• 10138595Jul 31, 2014Electrical system, Steering. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to repair a possible loose ground and/or reprogram the power steering module to correct the customers concern of intermittent Service Power Steering message on.
• 10137845Jul 31, 2014Steering, Equipment, Electrical system. This preliminary bulletin provides a procedure to repair a possible loose ground and/or reprogram the power steering module to correct the customers concern of intermittent Service Power Steering message on.
• 10112144Jul 31, 2014Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle that has no XM audio on certain channels but XM channel info is displayed. Technician will need to contact XM and deactivate and activate the module.
• 10140439Jul 30, 2014Equipment. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct the customers concern of odor coming from the Air conditioning.
• 10138594Jul 30, 2014Equipment. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct the customers concern of odor coming from the Air conditioning.
• 10137844Jul 30, 2014Equipment. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to correct the customers concern of odor coming from the Air conditioning.
• 10112142Jul 30, 2014Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a message on the radio "maximum number of phones are currently paired to the vehicle". Dealer should advise the customer this is normal operation of the vehicle due to the maximum number of five phones can be paired to a vehicle.
• 10112139Jul 30, 2014Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Human Machine Interface, Radio or Tuner, radio controls, Integrated Center Stack, display, and Media Disc Players are placed on restriction through the General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
• 10112137Jul 30, 2014Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle that may have an OnStar system that has progression tones when pressing the blue or red button. Technician will need to call General Motors Technical Assistance Center with the scan tool data from the OnStar system.
• 10248445Jul 23, 2014Equipment. Vehicle Recalls
• 10140436Jul 23, 2014Tires, Wheels. This informational bulletin provides technicians with ways to decrease the tire slipping on the rim and reduce to possible chances of the customers concerns over tire vibration are repair.
• 10140435Jul 23, 2014Electrical system, Seats, Air bags. The informational bulletin explains how items on the passenger seat may cause the PPS to chime or the passenger airbag light turns on if electronic devices or conductive objects are placed on the seat.
• 10138591Jul 23, 2014Tires, Wheels. This informational bulletin provides technicians with ways to decrease the tire slipping on the rim and reduce to possible chances of the customers concerns over tire vibration are repair.
• 10138590Jul 23, 2014Equipment, Air bags. The informational bulletin explains how items on the passenger seat may cause the PPS to chime or the passenger airbag light turns on if electronic devices or conductive objects are placed on the seat.
• 10137841Jul 23, 2014Tires, Equipment, Wheels. This informational bulletin provides technicians with ways to decrease the tire slipping on the rim and reduce to possible chances of the customers concerns over tire vibration are repair.
• 10137840Jul 23, 2014Equipment, Seats, Electrical system. The informational bulletin explains how items on the passenger seat may cause the PPS to chime or the passenger airbag light turns on if electronic devices or conductive objects are placed on the seat.
• 10140433Jul 22, 2014Equipment. This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure to inspect and replace the secondary drain tube and a housing seal, to repair the cutomers concern of water on the floor and musty smell.
• 10138588Jul 22, 2014Equipment. This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure to inspect and replace the secondary drain tube and a housing seal, to repair the cutomers concern of water on the floor and musty smell.
• 10137838Jul 22, 2014Body and structure, Equipment. This preliminary information bulletin provides a procedure to inspect and replace the secondary drain tube and a housing seal, to repair the cutomers concern of water on the floor and musty smell.
• 10112120Jul 22, 2014Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Driver Information Center pages do not retain settings after an ignition cycle. Technician can reprogram the Instrument Panel Cluster on 2014 model year vehicle using Service Programming System. For model years 2013 General Motors Engineering is aware of the issue and is working towards a resolution.
• 10140432Jul 18, 2014Seats. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a procedure for the technician to test the power seats, the outside power mirriors, shorts in the wiring and the MSM, and reprogram the module if shorts weren't found, for the customers concern of the mirriors and/or seat inoperative.
• 10138587Jul 18, 2014Electrical system, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Seats. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a procedure for the technician to test the power seats, the outside power mirriors, shorts in the wiring and the MSM, and reprogram the module if shorts weren't found, for the customers concern of the mirriors and/or seat inoperative.
• 10137837Jul 18, 2014Electrical system, Equipment. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a procedure for the technician to test the power seats, the outside power mirriors, shorts in the wiring and the MSM, and reprogram the module if shorts weren't found, for the customers concern of the mirriors and/or seat inoperative.
• 10112116Jul 17, 2014Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
• 10140367Jul 16, 2014Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on what products GM has to aid in the eliminating unwanted odors in a vehicle.
• 10138582Jul 16, 2014Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on what products GM has to aid in the eliminating unwanted odors in a vehicle.
• 10137832Jul 16, 2014Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on what products GM has to aid in the eliminating unwanted odors in a vehicle.
• 10140365Jul 15, 2014Equipment. This informational bulletin provides additional information to the technicians and how to submit a field product report.
• 10138580Jul 15, 2014Equipment. This informational bulletin provides additional information to the technicians and how to submit a field product report.
• 10137830Jul 15, 2014Equipment. This informational bulletin provides additional information to the technicians and how to submit a field product report.
• 10140364Jul 14, 2014Electrical system, Electronic stability control. This preliminary bulletin provides information on what labor operation number to use for various electrical/electronic control issues.
• 10138579Jul 14, 2014Equipment, Electrical system. This preliminary bulletin provides information on what labor operation number to use for various electrical/electronic control issues.
• 10137829Jul 14, 2014Equipment, Electrical system, Transmission and drivetrain. This preliminary bulletin provides information on what labor operation number to use for various electrical/electronic control issues.
• 10140363Jul 11, 2014Equipment. This information bulletin provides the dealers on how to submit a product information report.
• 10138578Jul 11, 2014Equipment. This information bulletin provides the dealers on how to submit a product information report.
• 10137828Jul 11, 2014Equipment. This information bulletin provides the dealers on how to submit a product information report.
• 10112110Jul 11, 2014Body and structure. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an Integrated Center Stack with a display that is bubbled, cracked, or is delaminating. Technician will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
• 10140359Jul 8, 2014Equipment. This Technical bulletin provides a procedure to request a hard mute from Onstar when navigation is annoucing directions and to correct the customers concern of the radio being loud during navigation.
• 10140357Jul 8, 2014Fuel system, Engine. This informational bulletin was created to inform the technician of cold start ticking noises in the engine compartment may be caused by the fuel pump and/or the fuel injectors and no
• 10138574Jul 8, 2014Equipment. This Technical bulletin provides a procedure to request a hard mute from Onstar when navigation is annoucing directions and to correct the customers concern of the radio being loud during navigation.
• 10138572Jul 8, 2014Fuel system. This informational bulletin was created to inform the technician of cold start ticking noises in the engine compartment may be caused by the fuel pump and/or the fuel injectors and no
• 10137824Jul 8, 2014Equipment, Electrical system. This Technical bulletin provides a procedure to request a hard mute from Onstar when navigation is annoucing directions and to correct the customers concern of the radio being loud during navigation.
• 10137822Jul 8, 2014Fuel system, Equipment, Engine cooling. This informational bulletin was created to inform the technician of cold start ticking noises in the engine compartment may be caused by the fuel pump and/or the fuel injectors and no
• 10112105Jul 8, 2014Equipment, Forward collision avoidance, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a "ADAPTIVE CRUISE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE" message on the Driver Information Center when attempting to activate the cruise. Technician will need to perform a Multi Axis Sensor yaw rate sensor learn procedure.

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