2015 Cadillac Escalade Technical Service Bulletins

2,407 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2015 Cadillac Escalade. 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.

• 10114893Oct 13, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the part restriction on the 8L45/8L90 8 speed and the LCT1000 6 Speed Allison automatic transmission has ended.
• 10114892Oct 13, 2015Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicles that have a click, rattle or a squeak nose coming from the dash. Technician will use Service Information to locate the Accessory AC and DC Power Control Module located to the right of the steering column. Remove the power inverter module and apply two sided tape to the module bracket to insulate…
• 10114891Oct 13, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the step to diagnose and repair the vehicles that may have a shake or shudder during light throttle acceleration, between 30 and 65 mph steady state driving. Also shudder feeling that may be described as driving over rumble strips or rough pavement. Technician will drive the vehicle and monitor the torque converter clutch slip.
• 10114889Oct 13, 2015Equipment, Engine. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles with a crankshaft balancer appears to be out of balance or wobbling while watching it with the engine running. Technician will need to check crankshaft balancer run out. If the balancer run out is greater than 0.25mm the crankshaft balancer will need to be replaced.
• 10114887Oct 13, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Service Engine Soon Malfunction Indicator Lamp on. Technician will find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P0340 and P0341 setting at times. Technician should use normal published Service Information diagnostics. If normal Service Information diagnostics does not isolate the concern, inspect for corrosion in connector…
• 10114884Oct 13, 2015Body and structure. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that are equipped with Hands Free Power Lift-gate Regular Production Option Code (TC2). Some customers may experience problems with the activation of the lift-gate hands free operation. Dealer will communicate to the customer some tips on the Hands free Lift-gate. The remote keyless entry FOB must be within 3 feet or 1…
• 10114883Oct 13, 2015Brakes, Transmission and drivetrain, Engine. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that are equipped with 6L80 Regular Production Option Code (MYC), 6L90 Regular Production Option Code (MYD) or 8L90 Regular Production Option Code (M5U) Automatic Transmission. Starting with the 2013 model year, Full Size Trucks and Utilities now have Powertrain Grade Braking.
• 10114875Oct 9, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an inoperative radio. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Code U0184 stored in multiple modules. If the concern is present at the dealership technician will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance if within 4 hours from Warren, Michigan. Technician should remove…
• 10114874Oct 9, 2015Body and structure, Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the lift-gate actuator or strut that is going to be removed or replaced. If the actuator or strut comes loose off a ball stud after it has been reinstalled. Technician will need to replace the ball stud or ball stud w/bracket, the actuator or strut, and ensure the ball socket clips are properly orientated and…
• 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).
• 10075408Oct 1, 2015Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10075403Oct 1, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 10248494Sep 1, 2015Equipment. Navigation Voice Prompts Choppy Distorted or Garbled.
• 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.
• 10075423Sep 1, 2015Suspension. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10075422Sep 1, 2015Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10075419Sep 1, 2015Back-over prevention (rear camera). Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 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)…
• 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.
• 10089882Aug 20, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. 15667 - service update. This bulletin provides a service procedure to check and adjust transmission fluid levels on the vehicles listed above. These vehicles may expel extra transmission fluid out of a vent fitting and hose on the top of the transmission.
• 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.

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