2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV Technical Service Bulletins

2,067 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV. 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.

• 10126355Oct 6, 2015Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on Causal Part requirements for transactions submitted to GM for payment.
• 10126350Oct 5, 2015Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on an updated warranty and policy exchange program for electronic products through GM authorized Electronic Service Centers (ESCs) (U.S. and Canada).
• 10126349Oct 2, 2015Wheels. This warranty administration bulletin provides retail, wholesale and fleet personnel with General Motors recommendations for customer concerns related to wheel alignment.
• 10126347Oct 2, 2015Brakes. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of a Service Stabilitrak message displayed on the Driver Information Center (DIC). During diagnosis, a technician may find DTC C0196-5A set in the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM).
• 10074773Oct 1, 2015Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10127246Sep 30, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about a connectivity concern with Bluetooth after phone software is updated or after any vehicle updates for the radio or Human Machine Interface has taken place. Technician should delete all Bluetooth pairings and then reboot the Bluetooth device and the vehicle. After the vehicle and radio is booted back up repair the Bluetooth…
• 10127243Sep 30, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician with tips on the Text Messaging feature that is available on some newer General Motors infotainment systems.
• 10127241Sep 29, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that are unable to access XM Weather. If the system responds by highlighting the XM Weather Icon but it does not enter the application technician should replace the Human Machine Interface module for this concern.
• 10127240Sep 29, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the Turn By Turn directions may no longer be displayed after the Canada OnStar upgrade. Dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is working on a solution for this concern.
• 10127238Sep 29, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the incoming caller ID may no longer be available or displayed after the Canada OnStar upgrade. Dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is working on a solution for this concern.
• 10127234Sep 28, 2015Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a coolant loss and/or coolant odor after driving the vehicle. Technician will need to test the cooling system looking for leaks at the outer head bolts. If coolant is found replace the head the concern is present on.
• 10127231Sep 28, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to help diagnose and repair vehicles with a rattle, squeak, clunk, thump, or bump. If published Service Information diagnostics do not lead to a repair for the concern. Technician should inspect the opposite side shock/strut for the cause of the concern.
• 10127230Sep 28, 2015Fuel system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician to help determine if the vehicle is equipped with factory or aftermarket Compressed Natural Gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, or Bi-Fuel Systems. Technician will check for the Vehicle Emission Control Information Label.
• 10123501Sep 25, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. 15396A - Service Update (revised to update the Parts Information). This bulletin provides a service procedure to install the original design temperature-sensor wiring harness to the valve body on certain 2015 model year Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV; Chevrolet Silverado; and GMC Sierra, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles, equipped with a 6.2L engine (L86) and 8-speed automatic transmission (M5U).
• 10127227Sep 23, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have various Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning issues. Technician should use Tis2Web to reprogram the Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning control module.
• 10127225Sep 23, 2015Electrical system, Back-over prevention (rear camera). This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair vehicles that may have intermittent and hard to duplicate Rear Camera blank, distorted, or fuzzy. Also no radio, OnStar, or speech audio and the volume is unable to be adjusted from the integrated center stack or the steering wheel controls. The driver information center will show ?No Audio? in…
• 10127208Sep 18, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the disc will not eject, unwanted eject, or will not accept a disc. Technician should replace the Instrument Panel Multifunction Switch with the update part number for this concern.
• 10127207Sep 17, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a poor image quality from the surround vision camera. Technician will need to replace all four cameras and update the Video Processing Control Module (K157) with the latest calibrations available in TIS2WEB.
• 10127203Sep 16, 2015Engine. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician with a tip when the vehicle stops running after it has been idling for 2.5 hours. This is normal operation of the vehicle built with regular production code BTM and without Regular Production Option Code AVF. If the vehicle was built with regular production code BTM and AVF only has a 1 hour idle time.
• 10127202Sep 16, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a Service 4WD message on the Driver Information Center when operated below 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-12 Celsius). Technician may find C0398 or C0326 stored in the Transfer Case Control Module.
• 10127199Sep 16, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician of a complaint of a sag or hesitation when accelerating. The concern is present when coasting at low speeds of less than 15 miles per hour and then aggressively applying the throttle, or after making a hard stop followed by an aggressive throttle.
• 10123492Sep 16, 2015Electrical system. 15304 - Service Update. This bulletin provides a service procedure to reprogram the transfer case control module on the vehicles listed above. In low ambient temperatures, below 5°F (-15°C) a transfer case brake motor assembly malfunction may occur. Diagnostic Trouble Code (C0398 - Range Position Correlation Fault) will be set, locking the transfer case in ?4HI? until the vehicle is serviced. This software update…
• 10127195Sep 15, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have Malfunction Indicator Lamp. Technician may find a Diagnostic Trouble Code P16F3 current or history in the Transmission Control Module. Technician should verify that the Diagnostic Trouble Code P16F3 is set in the Transmission Control Module.
• 10127192Sep 14, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with a water leak and/or hiss type wind noise from the sunroof or headliner area. Technician should replace the sunroof seal to repair the concern.
• 10127186Sep 8, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle with Service ABS and/or Traction control lights/message on, Service Power Steering System, Service Suspension System, and or Loss of communication with EBCM, SWPS, PSCM, and/or SCM. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes U0077, U0121, U0126, U0131, U0139, U0401, U0415, and/or U0428. Technician should remove the…
• 10127182Sep 8, 2015Lane departure. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician for the adaptive cruise control or lane keep assist unavailable message in the driver?s information center after the vehicle has been parked in direct sunlight and high ambient temperatures. The cameras electronic control unit?s internal operating temperature range is -40 degrees Celsius to 85 degrees Celsius.
• 10127175Sep 1, 2015Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with misfires or roughness on cold start up. Technician may find a Diagnostic Trouble Code P0300 stored. Technician will add coolant dye to the system, run engine through warm up, pressurize the cooling system on a cold soak engine and inspect the suspect cylinder with a bore scope for coolant dye evidence.
• 10089835Aug 27, 2015Steering, Electrical system, Back-over prevention (rear camera). 15472 - service update. This bulletin provides a service procedure for certain 2015 model year cadillac escalade and escalade esv vehicles. The procedure involves: (I) updating the video-processing module (vpm) and human-machine interface (hmi) software, which will improve the 360-degree camera’s clarity; (ii) inspecting the battery for a low charge condition and replacing the battery as required; and (iii)…
• 10114689Aug 25, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the disc will not eject, unwanted eject, or will not accept a disc. Technician should replace the Instrument Panel Multifunction Switch with the update part number for this concern.
• 10113817Aug 25, 2015Equipment. This preliminary informational bulletin provides frame coating repair information to correct a customer concern of wax coating on frame peeling, metal shows corrosion/rusting (U.S. and Canada Only).
• 10059097Aug 24, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Brakes. General motors: parts for most vehicles, clutch, master cylinder assembly are, required and requested, to be returned and need to reorder replacement parts using same part numbers.
• 10114678Aug 19, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a repeat harsh shift, slip or flare concern after performing the service fast learn and the drive learn procedures were performed. Technician should insure the Transmission Control Module calibrations are up to date using Tis2Web. Also confirm the transmission service, fast learn and drive learn procedures…
• 10114677Aug 18, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that will the radio display stay on when accessing the Integrated Center Stack compartment door. This is a normal operating characteristic of this model year vehicle.
• 10114672Aug 18, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the Media Oriented Systems Transport Bus Diagnostic Tool Kit (EL-51578) has been released to help diagnose any of the Media Oriented Systems Transport bus concerns. The kit contains header connectors that are installed to bypass Media Oriented Systems Transport bus modules. The bypass connector also contains a terminal for…
• 10113810Aug 18, 2015Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provides dealership personnel with policy and procedure requirements for essential tools that include consumable parts (U.S. Only).
• 10114670Aug 14, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician about the 8L90 8 Speed Automatic Transmission is on restriction through General Motors Product Quality Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Product Quality Center for further assistance.
• 10114661Aug 12, 2015Engine. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician with a tip when the vehicle stops running after it has been idling for 2.5 hours. This is normal operation of the vehicle built with regular production code BTM.
• 10114658Aug 11, 2015Body and structure. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician vehicles that have a wind noise from a side door, tick or rattle noise from a side door, B and/or C pillar area, or door applique trim has come loose. Technician should replace the door applique trim.
• 10114656Aug 10, 2015Equipment, Engine. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician before replacing the crankshaft to review the following. Dealer should complete the Service Information diagnostics and the Cost Comparison Worksheet for Assembly Repair vs. Replacement. Technician will use the latest version of 09-06-04-026G to verify the Engine Control Module calibration is not an aftermarket calibration.
• 10089829Aug 7, 2015Equipment. 15155 - customer satisfaction program. Certain 2015 model year cadillac escalade, cadillac escalade esv, chevrolet silverado crew cab, chevrolet suburban, chevrolet tahoe, gmc sierra crew cab, gmc yukon, and gmc yukon xl vehicles may have a condition that can allow water to leak into the vehicle’s roof-mounted antenna.
• 10114650Aug 6, 2015Equipment. 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.
• 10113796Aug 6, 2015Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on the proper use of GM floor mats.
• 10114647Aug 5, 2015Engine, Fuel system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have extended or long crank time during cold ambient air temperatures. Direct Injection systems run at higher pressures, and the mechanical pump on the engine must build up the required pressure before the first injection event occurs. Direct Injection engines may have slightly longer cold crank times than that of…
• 10114645Aug 4, 2015Fuel system, Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0089, P127C, P127D, P0192, P0193, P228C, P228D, and P006C. Technician should follow published Service Information diagnostics for the Diagnostic Trouble Codes that are stored. If Service Information does not lead…
• 10113792Aug 4, 2015Engine cooling. This informational bulletin provides information to technicians regarding intake manifold inspection/replacement after severe internal engine damage.
• 10114642Aug 3, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Diagnostic Trouble Code B101D stored in Telematics Communication Interface Control Module. Technician will check Global Warranty Management system for customer satisfaction program 15086 status. If the status of the customer satisfaction program 15086 was not completed follow the steps to get the Telematics…
• 10113788Aug 3, 2015Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information on courtesy transportation and roadside assistance programs.
• 10113787Aug 3, 2015Seat belts. This informational bulletin provides information to advise dealers about seat belt buckles not operating and/or seat belt warning light illumination, as well as difficulty latching and unlatching the buckle or the buckle release button sticking.
• 10059122Aug 1, 2015Steering, Electrical system. Cadillac: certain vehicles have a service procedure provided regarding the improvement of 360 degree camera's clarity by inspecting and replacing the battery, if necessary and repairing and inspecting and repairing any clicking noise in steering column. Model 2015 escalade, escalade esv.
• 10059069Aug 1, 2015Engine. Cadillac/gmc/chevrolet: on some suvs, when shifter in park position and have been idling for 2 hours or more, the engine would stop running. Model 2015 escalade (all), tahoe, suburban, yukon (all).

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