Cadillac Escalade 2011–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin PIP5108A · NHTSA communication 10113060 · issued Jun 24, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011–2013
model years
36
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an audible engine whine noise at 1500-1800 revolutions per minute. Technician will need to check the coolant level, remove serpentine belt to verify noise goes away, rotate the thermostat 90 degrees and retest, then replace thermostat and retest. Technician will replace the water pump if there is no change.
Vehicles covered
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade
- 2013 Cadillac Escalade
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2013 Cadillac Escalade Esv
- 2011 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2012 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2013 Cadillac Escalade Ext
- 2011 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2012 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2013 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2011 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2013 Chevrolet Suburban
- 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2011 GMC Sierra
- 2012 GMC Sierra
- 2013 GMC Sierra
- 2011 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2012 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2013 GMC Sierra Denali
- 2011 GMC Yukon
- 2012 GMC Yukon
- 2013 GMC Yukon
- 2011 GMC Yukon Denali
- 2012 GMC Yukon Denali
- 2013 GMC Yukon Denali
- 2011 GMC Yukon Denali XL
- 2012 GMC Yukon Denali XL
- 2013 GMC Yukon Denali XL
- 2011 GMC Yukon XL
- 2012 GMC Yukon XL
- 2013 GMC Yukon XL
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.