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Cadillac XLR 2004–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin PIC5961 · NHTSA communication 10111895 · issued Feb 4, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2004–2014
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a "NO FOB DETECTED" message when attempting to start the vehicle. Technician will need to ensure the battery is adequately charged to start vehicle. Also check the battery in the FOB to ensure it is 2 to 3 direct current volts. Technician will need to get in the vehicle with a known good fob press the Start Button. Listen for a click noise or a series of click noises from the Remote Control Door Lock Receiver. If there is only one click instead of a series of clicks, then the transistor i

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.