2016 GMC Sierra Denali Technical Service Bulletins

1,276 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2016 GMC Sierra Denali. 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.

• 10138001Nov 21, 2016Body and structure. This preliminary informational bulletin adds the 2016 model year to repair information to correct a customer concern of the hood fluttering, vibrating or displaying visible motion at highway speeds or over rough road surfaces.
• 10114842Nov 18, 2016Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about installing General Motors Accessory pats. Technician can check Service Information for some accessories. Technician can also contact Partect for assistance. Technician can also contact Techline Customer Support Center for programming issues.
• 10114840Nov 18, 2016Seats, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician only to provide additional tips when diagnosing a front heated seat concern and is not meant to be a diagnostic flow chart or replace Service Information. Always, perform and refer to Service Information for the latest diagnostic information and procedures. Trucks equipped with heated and cooled seats Regular Production Option Code…
• 10114839Nov 18, 2016Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have Trailer connection not recognized or ?Check Trailer wiring? or ?Service Trailer Brake? message. Technician may find Diagnostic Trouble Codes C1112, C1113, C1114, C111B, U1556, and/or U1505. Technician will need to inspect the Trailer Brake Power Module connector for corroded terminals and replace as necessary.
• 10137951Nov 17, 2016Transmission and drivetrain, Equipment. Delayed Engagement After Sitting With Engine Off - Torque Converter Fluid Drain Back
• 10137988Nov 16, 2016Equipment, Engine cooling. This Technical bulletin provides a procedure on how to perform a quick test to check if the DPF is the cause of excessive soot from the tailpipe.
• 10137617Nov 16, 2016Engine cooling, Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on higher then expected oil consumption.
• 10114835Nov 16, 2016Brakes, Transmission and drivetrain, Vehicle speed control. 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 miles per hour steady state driving. Also shudder feeling that may be described as driving over rumble strips or rough pavement. Technician will need to run the vehicle in three different operational…
• 10114834Nov 16, 2016Steering. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on the steps to diagnosis and repair steering that feels loose or has excessive play. This concern could be caused by the Pitman Shaft Over-Center Preload Adjustment becoming misadjusted. Technician will need to replace the steering gear pitman arm shaft with an updated design.
• 10114831Nov 15, 2016Equipment, Fuel system, Engine. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block that have a possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, an out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure.
• 10114830Nov 15, 2016Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have harsh concerns. Technician are advised to use GDS2 software to confirm which shift is causing the concern. On low mileage vehicles technician are instructed to perform a drive learn procedure. On higher mileage vehicles technicians are instructed to remove the transmission fluid pan and inspect for debris.
• 10114829Nov 15, 2016Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an exhaust leak, noisy exhaust, or noise mid-vehicle. Technician will need to check for an unseated pipe to pipe mid-joint connection. Technician will need to install new exhaust band.
• 10138013Nov 14, 2016Engine cooling. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of a MIL or a engine misfire due to a loose spark plug wire.
• 10137624Nov 14, 2016Equipment. This warranty administration bulletin provide policy information on the change in product field action customer reimbursement procedure.
• 10137953Nov 10, 2016Equipment. This Technical Bulletin provides a fix to reprogram the radio for vehicles that may experience any of the following conditions: DTC U0184 Set, 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
• 10137622Nov 10, 2016Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Body and structure. This Informational bulletin describes warranty part reviews where door glass had chips or scratches.
• 10137616Nov 9, 2016Equipment, Tires. This bulletin contains information for the new tires that the vehicle is equipped with and that they are covered by General Motors against defects in material or workmanship under the New Vehicle Warranty (Base Warranty Coverage). For vehicles within this warranty period, defective tires will be replaced on a pro rata adjustment basis according to the published distance-based schedule.
• 10114825Nov 8, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have harsh shifts concerns. Technicians will use Global Diagnostic System 2 software to confirm which shift is causing the concern. On low mileage vehicles technician are instructed to perform a drive learn procedure. On higher mileage vehicles technicians are instructed to remove the transmission fluid pan and…
• 10137625Nov 7, 2016Electrical system. This technical bulletin provides information on Transport Mode On Message Displayed in Driver Information Center (DIC) and/or Battery Light is Flashing and the procedures to turn the transport mode message on and off.
• 10137615Nov 7, 2016Equipment, Tires. This warranty administration bulletin provides information on The tires supplied with a new vehicle are covered by General Motors against defects in material or workmanship under the Bumper-to-Bumper New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
• 10114824Nov 7, 2016Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicle that may have an OnStar system that has progression tones when pressing the blue or red button. Technician will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center with the scan tool data from the OnStar system.
• 10137621Nov 4, 2016Equipment, Fuel system. This informational bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors.
• 10137620Nov 3, 2016Fuel system, Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors.
• 10137619Nov 2, 2016Equipment, Fuel system. This Informational Bulletin provides information on availability of Diesel Fuel additives.
• 10137618Nov 2, 2016Fuel system, Equipment. This Informational Bulletin provides information on available Diesel Fuel Additives.
• 10114821Nov 2, 2016Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides the technician with information on vehicles with navigation radio Regular Production Option Code IO6 or UY4 that defaults to West Virginia instead of Virginia on a manual entry. General Motors engineering is currently working on a solution for this concern.
• 10114819Nov 2, 2016Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the radio will turn on unwanted after a key cycle when the radio was shut off before the key was turned off. Dealer should communicate to the customer that we apologize for this inconvenience and that General Motors is working on a solution for this concern.
• 10114817Nov 2, 2016Equipment, Engine. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that generation 5 engines with Regular Production Option Code L83, L86, or LV3 may have an oil consumption concern were one quart in 2000 miles is being used. Dealer will confirm oil level was properly checked per Owner?s Manual, and check the bolt torque on the Valve Lifter Oil Manifold Assembly, before you contacting General Motors Product Quality…
• 10137968Nov 1, 2016Engine cooling, Equipment. This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of no crank / no start.
• 10119070Oct 28, 2016Engine cooling. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician that some vehicle may have an ?Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor? on the Driver Information Center or a diesel exhaust fluid warning lamp on or other exhaust fluid quality related concerns. Technician will inspect the diesel exhaust fluid for contamination.
• 10135240Oct 27, 2016Fuel system. This informational bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors.
• 10135255Oct 26, 2016Fuel system. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to clean and repair the complete fuel system due to dirt getting into the fuel system causing the vehicle to have a hard or no start.
• 10119065Oct 26, 2016Suspension. 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.
• 10135256Oct 25, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information to replace the propeller shaft if technicians find a broken propeller shaft or U-joint due to different causes.
• 10119062Oct 25, 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 use Global Diagnostic System 2 to review the Firmware Over-the-Air version and the OnStar Customer Identifier and contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
• 10119061Oct 25, 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. Technician should be advised that concern only applies to OnStar Wi-Fi Regular…
• 10135290Oct 24, 2016Equipment. This technical bulletin provides a procedure to clear the codes and re-evaluate the XM radio channels to correct a condition of audio muting when listening to some Sirius XM channels but if they change channels they will find others that experience normal audio. This could be due to interference from transmitting sources outside of Sirius XM?s frequency range.
• 10135250Oct 24, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. Original Equipment Batteries Part Number and ACDelco Replacement Battery Approved Warranty Part Numbers
• 10135289Oct 21, 2016Equipment. this informational bulletin provides Information on Using MyBuick, MyCadillac, MyChevrolet, and MyGMC Phone Applications to Control GM Accessory Remote Start Kits.
• 10135249Oct 21, 2016Equipment. This informational bulletin provides information on approved warranty part numbers for original equipment batteries
• 10119055Oct 20, 2016Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a service engine soon malfunction indicator lamp, antilock braking system malfunction indicator lamp, service suspension system message, misfire, hesitation, no crank, heater-vent-air conditioning inoperative. Technician may find F11UA, F104UA, F35UA, and or F60UA blown. Technician should inspect the…
• 10135238Oct 19, 2016Equipment. This Bulletin has been Revised to add the 2017 Colorado, Cruze, Canyon, Chevrolet & GMC Light/Medium Duty Trucks. Please discard Corporate Bulletin Number 03-06-04-071I
• 10119051Oct 19, 2016Transmission 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.
• 10119050Oct 19, 2016Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles voice recognition inoperative for calling Bluetooth phone contacts. Technician will need to Clear All Private Data and repair any phones that were deleted.
• 10135299Oct 17, 2016Other or unknown. This engineering informational bulletin is requesting information from the field on vehicles that have the condition of a check trailer message displayed but there is no trailer connected.
• 10135254Oct 17, 2016Fuel system. This technical bulletin provides a procedure for replacing the fuel tank due to the mold flashing on the check valve causing it to fill the fuel tank.
• 10119047Oct 17, 2016Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that the voice recognition is inoperative. Technician will need to toggle through all languages then back to the desired language.
• 10119042Oct 17, 2016Electrical system. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the A4 Hybrid/EV battery Pack, A28 Generator Battery Disconnector Relay, K114B Hybrid/EV Powertrain Control Module, and G14 Drive Motor Generator Battery Cooling Blower has been placed on parts restriction by General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
• 10119041Oct 17, 2016Equipment. This Preliminary Information communication advises the technician that the Starter Generator has been placed on parts restriction by General Motors Technical Assistance Center. Dealer will need to contact General Motors Technical Assistance Center for further assistance.
• 10135259Oct 14, 2016Engine cooling. This informational bulletin provides the technicians ways to graph the exhaust temperature during a DPF regen or fluid quality test.

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