2016 GMC Sierra 1500 Technical Service Bulletins

1,215 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2016 GMC Sierra 1500. 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.

• 10080684Jun 8, 2016Engine. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician the steps needed to diagnose and repair vehicles with a rough idle and/or vibration at idle in drive. This condition will not be present in park, or neutral. This concern may be caused by ground out within the one or both engine mounts. Technician will use ch-51450-a (pico oscilloscope) to measure the vibration disturbance.
• 10078432Jun 8, 2016Equipment. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to inspect the air box and air filter seal and replace if necessary to correct a customer concern that the malfunction indicator light (mil) is illuminated due to excessive sand and/or debris entering the air filter box and bypassing the seal of the air filter causing damage to the ho2 sensor and the catalytic converter to become blocked with sand and debris particles.
• 10097194Jun 7, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to reprogram the radio to correct a customer concern regarding a buzz or static noise caused by internal software.
• 10080661Jun 3, 2016Engine, Transmission and drivetrain. 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.
• 10078921May 24, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication provides the technician with a diagnostic aid for identifying infotainment components on the vehicles to ensure that the correct component is ordered or replaced and the correct labor code is used for warranty submission.
• 10118547May 20, 2016Tires. This informational bulletin provides information on the temporary tire flat spotting condition.
• 10078888May 18, 2016Engine. This preliminary information communication advises the technician the steps to diagnoses and repair vehicles with an engine that runs rough with a knock noise and or backfire sound coming from the air filter. Some vehicle may have a service engine soon lamp with diagnostic trouble codes p0300-p0308 or p0263, p0266, p0269, p0272, p0275, p0278, p0281, and p0284. The cause of the concern may be the result of a lack of…
• 10078887May 18, 2016Steering, Equipment. This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician on how to diagnose and repair vehicles with one of the two concerns. Vehicle may have an intermittent "service power steering, drive with care" on the driver information center and a diagnostic trouble code c0545 symptom 00 set in the power steering control module.
• 10118546May 16, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on a new U.S. dealer special tool loan program.
• 10118545May 16, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. This informational bulletin provides warranty policy information on revised wiring repair labor operations and required additional information.
• 10078881May 16, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. This preliminary information communication advises the technician that diagnostic trouble code b127e in the human machine interface with regular production option code u42 or uwg will be current when playing a dvd or blu-ray on the integrated center stack display. When the disc is ejected the diagnostic trouble code will be history.
• 10126047May 11, 2016Tires. 29110 - Customer Satisfaction Program. (Customer Letter Mailing) Certain 2014-2016 model year Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra model vehicles equipped with a full size spare tire and road wheel (SEO 00A) may have been built without a Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM) sensor installed in the spare tire. If the spare tire was to be used and the TPMS programmed to coordinate with the wheels in use, a tire pressure…
• 10078877May 11, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication provides the technician with the steps needed to diagnose and repair a vehicle with wi-fi or bluetooth inoperative or poor performance concern. Technician will need to obtain data from global diagnostics services 2 and call general motors technical assistance center for further assistance.
• 10078876May 11, 2016Brakes. This preliminary information communication advises the technician that the hydro-boost is not serviceable and will need to be replaced if the brake pedal moves or applies on its own at a full turn.
• 10078875May 10, 2016Electrical system, Brakes. This preliminary information communication advises the technician that vehicles equipped with ultrasonic park assist system regular production option code ud5 or ud7 with a diagnostic trouble code u0159 set in the instrument panel cluster and /or the body control module engineering is currently working on an updated calibration to correct the concern.
• 10081365May 6, 2016Electrical system. This informational bulletin provides information on the identification of vehicles that are shipped with the transport mode on and how to turn it off.
• 10078873May 6, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. This preliminary information communication advises the technician that the 2016 allison a1000 automatic transmission has been placed on parts restriction. Technician will need to contact product quality center to determine if the transmission needs to be replaced.
• 10126041May 5, 2016Electrical system. 23950 - Customer Satisfactory Program. These vehicles may have been assembled without certain software updates and components. The missing software and components could include, depending on the vehicle: (i) updated software for the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM), the transmission control module (TCM), and/or the body control module (BCM); (ii) left and/or right ?wishbone?
• 10078870May 4, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication provides the technician with information on the diagnostic trouble code p0777. If the diagnostic trouble code p0777 is current in the transmission control module follow the current service information diagnostics for dtc p0777. When the diagnostic trouble code p0777 is history in the transmission control module do not perform any repairs a new calibration will be released…
• 10078583May 1, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information to advise the customers that have enrolled their vehicle into the onstar advanced diagnostics & real time diagnostic alerts they may receive alerts from their vehicle when it is being serviced.
• 10078571May 1, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provide information on the product quality center (pqc) assembly replacement process.
• 10078569May 1, 2016Fuel system, Other or unknown. This informational bulletin provides information on vehicles designed to operate on gaseous fuels.
• 10078568May 1, 2016Transmission and drivetrain, Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on how to inspect the upper valve body to determine the correct rpo usage to correct a concern that after installation of a replacement upper valve body, the transmission may have no reverse and no 2nd gear due to the installation of the incorrect upper valve body.
• 10078567May 1, 2016Engine. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the valve lifter oil manifold and affected bank of afm lifters to correct a customer concern on a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on and/or an engine misfire/tick noise with dtc p0300 set due to an active fuel management (afm) lifter that is mechanically collapsed and/or stuck all of the time.
• 10078575Apr 29, 2016Equipment. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to install a new foam patch over the microphone to correct a customer concern that when using the bluetooth® phone system in their vehicle, the person on the receiving end of a mobile telephone call states the audio sounds muffled, distorted or has static due to the foam patch on the back of the headliner at the microphone mounting area coming loose.
• 10083899Apr 28, 2016Fuel system. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of a rattle or ticking noise that is louder inside the vehicle than outside. Instructions are provided to inspect the fuel feed line between the high pressure fuel pump and chassis fuel line.
• 10078755Apr 28, 2016Fuel system, Body and structure. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of a rattle or ticking noise that is louder inside the vehicle than outside. Instructions are provided to inspect the fuel feed line between the high pressure fuel pump and chassis fuel line.
• 10078573Apr 28, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to update the ipc firmware to correct a concern that a technician may have an issue performing the usb file transfer portion of the ipc programming process if the android auto upgrade (bulletin 16-na-042) has been done previously.
• 10083893Apr 27, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of the radio is inopertive. New software has been released to correct this concern.
• 10083855Apr 27, 2016Engine, Electrical system. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of the service engine soon light is on, and the engine has low oil pressure.
• 10083782Apr 27, 2016Engine, Electrical system. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of black smoke when starting the vehicle after sitting.
• 10083513Apr 27, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of receiving frequent "off route" messages while following turn by turn (tbt) route navigation. The technician is provided instructions for resetting the vehicle communication interface module for this concern.
• 10078749Apr 27, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of the radio is inopertive. New software has been released to correct this concern.
• 10078747Apr 27, 2016Engine. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of the service engine soon light is on, and the engine has low oil pressure.
• 10078745Apr 27, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of receiving frequent "off route" messages while following turn by turn (tbt) route navigation. The technician is provided instructions for resetting the vehicle communication interface module for this concern.
• 10078744Apr 27, 2016Fuel system. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of black smoke when starting the vehicle after sitting.
• 10137769Apr 26, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. 39370 ? Service Update Bulletin. On vehicles equipped with an 8-speed automatic transmission, the C-1-3-5-6-7 piston assembly internal to the transmission may be out of specification resulting in potential shift quality and long term durability issues. Dealers are to replace the transmission.
• 10078803Apr 26, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. 39370 – service update bulletin. On vehicles equipped with an 8-speed automatic transmission, the c-1-3-5-6-7 piston assembly internal to the transmission may be out of specification resulting in potential shift quality and long term durability issues. Dealers are to replace the transmission.
• 10078564Apr 25, 2016Engine, Fuel system. This informational bulletin provides information on the introduction of the advanced diagnostics - proactive alerts available on many models.
• 10078563Apr 25, 2016Body and structure. This engineering information bulletin is requesting information from the dealers on a customer concern that the rear bumper step pad is melted or warped.
• 10078562Apr 25, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. This engineering information bulletin is requesting information from the dealers on a customer concern that a service 4wd message displayed on the dic and dtc c0398 set within the transfer case control module.
• 10083781Apr 22, 2016Electrical system. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose the concern, and the steps to repair the concern of the vehicle cranks but does not start. The technician is to inspect for a sheared cam pin in the engine.
• 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.
• 10083561Apr 22, 2016Equipment. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose and repair the concern of the radio system inoperative. The technician is to call the general motors technical assistance center with the findings from the questions provided.
• 10078548Apr 22, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin announces that gm is offering an android auto feature upgrade for 2016 model year vehicles.
• 10083889Apr 21, 2016Fuel system. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose the concern. Customer hears a clunk when stopping or launching.
• 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.
• 10078738Apr 21, 2016Fuel system. This preliminary information communication advises the technician on the steps to diagnose the concern. Customer hears a clunk when stopping or launching.

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