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Cadillac CTS 2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 040232002 · NHTSA communication 10008650 · issued Mar 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2004
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Power steering cold start squawk/squeal type noise when outside temperature below -24 degree c (-12 degree f). *tt

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.