2016 GMC Sierra 3500 Technical Service Bulletins

668 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2016 GMC Sierra 3500. 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).
• 10126346Oct 2, 2015Engine cooling, Fuel system. This informational bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on identifying Duramax Diesel overpower engine breakdown or non-function due to aftermarket power-up devices vs. non overpower engine non-function of pistons, cylinders, valve train components, and DTC P003A or P111D set.
• 10126345Oct 2, 2015Engine cooling. This preliminary informational bulletin provides service personnel with a guide to determine which SI documents and scan tool parameters to reference when encountering an: Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor message displayed, and a Reductant Fluid Quality Test status that will Pass, Time Out, Fail or Interrupt and other DEF messages that maybe observed.
• 10126344Oct 2, 2015Engine cooling. This preliminary informational bulletin provides technicians with repair information on removing seized exhaust temperature sensors.
• 10126343Oct 1, 2015Engine cooling. This preliminary informational bulletin provides dealership personnel with policies and procedures regarding damaged, disassembled or improperly packaged turbochargers returned to Warranty Part Center.
• 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.
• 10075402Sep 1, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10114680Aug 24, 2015Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the 6.6L Duramax Diesel Engine Part number 12638502 has been placed on a parts restriction through the General Motors Product Quality Center. Dealer will need to contact the General Motors Product Quality Center for further assistance.
• 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.
• 10059095Aug 1, 2015Engine, Engine cooling. General motors: in some vehicles and trucks, when transferring intake manifold to replace an engine long service block, due to internal damage, extreme caution must be taken for component debris via broken, bent or missing intake valves.
• 10138148Jul 28, 2015Electrical system, Engine cooling. This informational bulletin provides technicians with information on identifying non-GM ECM Calibration use and Power-Up hardware detection in Duramax® Diesel Engines using GDS 2.
• 10138139Jul 23, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. This technical bulletin provides repair information for the correction of a customer concern of short duration musty odors emitted from the HVAC system at vehicle start-up in hot, humid conditions.
• 10114608Jul 16, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician of a concern where the Onstar® menu is missing from the radio display. Pressing the white Onstar® push to talk button and say hide Onstar® menu will hide the menu and saying unhide menu will make the menu come back again.
• 10137939Jul 6, 2015Equipment, Engine. This preliminary informational bulletin provides information on the introduction of the Advanced Diagnostics - Proactive Alerts available on many models.
• 10114474Apr 20, 2015Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about connectivity concerns when connecting an Apple device via USB cord. Technician should insure the customer is using an original equipment manufacturer Apple USB cable.

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