2016 GMC Acadia Technical Service Bulletins

1,176 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2016 GMC Acadia. 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.

• 10083765Apr 22, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose the concern and the steps to repair the concern. Phone will not connect to android auto.
• 10083587Apr 22, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician to contact the gm technical assistance center for further instructions. The concern is the radio may be unable to save xm favorite stations.
• 10078548Apr 22, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin announces that gm is offering an android auto feature upgrade for 2016 model year vehicles.
• 10083509Apr 21, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern. The vehicle's xm radio only has xm preveiw channels.
• 10083482Apr 21, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician to diagnose the concern and the steps to repair the concern. The vehicle's xm travel link may be inopertive.
• 10078522Apr 20, 2016Equipment. "this technical bulletin provides a procedure to contact onstar for hard mute request to correct a customer concern when the radio is on, it does not mute enough when the onstar® turn-by-turn navigation directions are announced due to customer improperly setting the radio volume high enough when the turn-by-turn navigation messages are played. "
• 10078520Apr 20, 2016Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information that may be useful on diagnosing batteries that have set for a long period of time and/or set in cold weather climates and testing those batteries.
• 10083884Apr 19, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps for diagnosing the concern. The vehicle may be unable to connect to onstar using the white, blue or red onstar buttons.
• 10083484Apr 19, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides information to help the dealership technicians perform a parasitic drain test for the onstar module. When performing battery parasitic drain test, there may be some confusion as to what the normal power consumption reading should be from the onstar system.
• 10078735Apr 19, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides information to help the dealership technicians perform a parasitic drain test for the onstar module. When performing battery parasitic drain test, there may be some confusion as to what the normal power consumption reading should be from the onstar system.
• 10083847Apr 18, 2016Engine. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair a possible rattle, tick, or knock type noise coming from the engine.
• 10078721Apr 18, 2016Engine. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair a possible rattle, tick, or knock type noise coming from the engine.
• 10078507Apr 18, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information on using the el-50313 midtronics gr8 battery tester/charger for diagnosing battery replacements and maintaining batteries on new vehicles in dealer inventory.
• 10078506Apr 18, 2016Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides warranty information on using the service programming system (sps) for programming control modules
• 10078504Apr 18, 2016Engine. This informational bulletin provides information internal engine noise or damage after oil filter replacement
• 10078502Apr 15, 2016Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on gm’s policy on performing gm covered vehicle services and maintenance on vehicles originating/sold in canada.
• 10078481Apr 12, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on the purpose of magnetic drain plugs.
• 10078472Apr 12, 2016Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This informational bulletin provides information on a normal condition on tempered glass of spots showing on the rear and side windows when the vehicle is in the sunlight.
• 10083868Apr 11, 2016Interior lighting, Exterior lighting. This preliminary information communication advises the technician the steps to make sure the dome lamp override is not activated when investigating the conditon of the dome lamps do not come on when the doors are opened.
• 10078673Apr 11, 2016Interior lighting. This preliminary information communication advises the technician the steps to make sure the dome lamp override is not activated when investigating the conditon of the dome lamps do not come on when the doors are opened.
• 10078435Apr 7, 2016Equipment, Body and structure. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information that may be helpful when addressing underbody component corrosion with customers.
• 10083512Apr 5, 2016Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician the steps on diagnosing the concern. Vehicle's sunroof operation intermittent, bind, noise, auto-reverse, and/or water leaks.
• 10078604Apr 5, 2016Electrical system, Body and structure, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This preliminary information communication advises the technician the steps on diagnosing the concern. Vehicle's sunroof operation intermittent, bind, noise, auto-reverse, and/or water leaks.
• 10078703Apr 1, 2016Electrical system. "this technical bulletin provides a procedure to repair and insulate a damaged wiring circuit to correct a customer concern on an itermittent no crank, radio, hvac inoperative, erratic operation of I/p cluster, dtcs set due to low speed lan wire to the remote control door lock receiver (rcdlr) becoming pinched between the plastic rear hvac headliner duct and the roof."
• 10078434Apr 1, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. This informational bulletin provide information on the operating characteristics of a manual transmission.
• 10078430Apr 1, 2016Steering. "this technical bulletin provides a procedure to inspect the steering gear for a normal condition of grease or sealant on exterior case of gear due to the manufacturing process."
• 10078420Apr 1, 2016Electrical system. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to reprogram the radio to correct a customer concern of radio inoperative, blue screen, am clipping noise, hd on/off status not retained in stations, time lag on transitions, no audio with internal amp, park assist symbol position wrong in rear view camera.
• 10113973Mar 31, 2016Electrical 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…
• 10113970Mar 31, 2016Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some vehicles may have rattle, tick, or knock type noise. If there are any drivability concerns they should be addressed prior to the following diagnostic progression. Technician will take a sound file or video with sound of the noise prior to dis-assembly. Technician may find this noise hard to isolate to one area in the engine…
• 10112832Mar 30, 2016Body and structure. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the rear spring insulator, and jounce bumper to correct a condition of a clunk noise from the rear of the vehicle in cold weather due to the parts becoming to hard in the cold weather.
• 10112831Mar 30, 2016Wheels. This informational bulletin provides information on chemical staining, pitting, and corrosion on wheels and the proper cleaners to use to fix the conditions due to multiple causes.
• 10112829Mar 29, 2016Equipment. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information on GM is implementing a new service strategy that uses a set of universal coaxial repair kits to service vehicles. This only applies to cable used for high frequency signals, such as cellular (OnStar®), satellite radio (XM) and GPS (navigation). The kits do NOT apply to the AM/FM cables.
• 10112822Mar 24, 2016Seats. This preliminary informational bulletin provides a procedure to reposition the driver or passenger seat and install shims to correct a condition of a creak noise originating from the seat track due to a malfunction within the seat mount.
• 10112821Mar 24, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information on GM Accessory Remote start not working with onstars remotelink phone applications
• 10112819Mar 23, 2016Engine. This informational bulletin provides information on Identifying Non-GM (Aftermarket) Engine Calibrations for Gasoline Engines Using Tech 2® or GDS 2 (U.S. and Canada)
• 10112795Mar 15, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on what is needed to be prepared for TAC, caller preparedness and checklists and contacting U.S. technical Assistance and the use of strategy based diagnostics
• 10112791Mar 14, 2016Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on Courtesy Transportation and Roadside Assistance Programs
• 10112789Mar 14, 2016Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). This technical bulletin provides a procedure to relearn the power folding mirriors and road test to correct a conditon of power fold away mirriors glass shakes or flutters at normal driving speeds
• 10112785Mar 10, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information on Original Equipment Batteries Part Number and ACDelco Replacement Battery Approved Warranty Part Numbers
• 10113922Mar 9, 2016Body and structure, Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician to replace the right hand lift-gate strut on 2007-2016 GMC Acadia and 2007-2010 Saturn Outlook if a clunk or pop is heard. If the vehicle is an 2008-2016 Buick Enclave and 2009-2016 Chevrolet Traverse and If the struts are not weak and can hold the lift-gate open, the struts should NOT be replaced and this noise should be considered a normal condition.
• 10112779Mar 7, 2016Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information on vehicles may rock or move slightly forward or rearward while in Park at start up after cold soak and that this is considered a normal conditon and no repairs are necessary
• 10113914Mar 4, 2016Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about gasoline powered cars, mid-size trucks, light duty trucks, and heavy duty trucks with premature catalytic converter failures. It is recommended to inspect for a poor crimp on the coil grounds ring terminal at the engine block for the bank with the concern and repair the wire.
• 10112773Mar 3, 2016Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information on If the radar does not see any vehicles, structures, or objects for 15-25 minutes of driving, the system may think its blocked and display the ?Side Object Detection System Disabled? message.
• 10112771Mar 2, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on New Vehicle Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) - Delivering Quality Vehicles and Generating Higher CSi Scores
• 10112770Mar 2, 2016Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information on Interior Cleaning - Instrument Panel (IP), Hard or Plastic Surfaces, Seats, Carpet, Leather, Vinyl, Fabric Cleaner, Stain Remover, Restorer - Product Availability
• 10112769Mar 2, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on Battery Testing and Warranty Replacement Requirements (North America ONLY)
• 10112768Mar 2, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on how to properly maintain vehicles in the dealer inventory
• 10112764Mar 1, 2016Equipment. This warranty informational bulletin provides a list of all the required operating procedures and explains them out to what is acceptable and not.
• 10116914Feb 23, 2016Tires, Wheels. This informational bulletin provides information on the proper mounting paste to apply to tires when mounting and balancing them to prevent conditions like Vibration Shortly After Tires are Mounted/Preventing Vibration from Wheel Slip (Tire Sliding on Wheel)
• 10116912Feb 22, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides Information Regarding Servicing Components Located Near SIR Components and how to properly disable the SIR system for repairs at or near

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