Bulletin: 03-06-03-004M Component: 111000 electrical system:battery Summary: This warranty bulletin explains how to use the el-50313 midtronic gr8 battery tester to test a battery and determin if it is warranty or not. . The vehicle was not repaired. I have now heard of others with similar issues with the Outlook or acadia. Summary: This informational bulletin provides information on return or reimbursement of customer owned cds, dvds or navigation discs. Bulletin: 04-00-89-015J Component: 356000 equipment adaptive Summary: This warranty administration bulletin communicates gm required operating procedures u. Again, the dealership diagnosed it as and replaced the bad steering gear with only 71,183 miles.
Bulletin: 00-05-22-002O Component: 030000 brakes pws Summary: This informational bulletin provides technicians with a brake lathe calibration procedure. Click the reputation button near the bottom left corner of this message box. Complaint Number: 10620903 Incident Date: July 9, 2014 Date Added to File: August 8, 2014 Description of the Complaint: The steering column squeaks when you turn the steering wheel slowly and backing up and turning into position slowly. The gm rep told us that she was placing our vehicle under a recall and that gm would absorb all charges related to repairing this issue. Now engine light is on. Bulletin: 10-00-89-017W Component: 350000 equipment Summary: This informational bulletin provides a list of newly released pi and bulletins in regards to recent released vehicles so that vehicles can be fixed right the first time in for service. Notes: Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 tty 1-800-424-9153 , or go to www.
Bulletin: 03-00-91-001G Component: 020000 suspension Summary: This informational bulletin provides a vibration analysis worksheet the technician can use in conjunction with the appropriate vibration analysis-road testing procedure, when diagnosing vibration concerns. Bulletin: 03-06-03-004H Component: 350000 equipment Summary: This informational bulletin is a revision for 03-06-03-004g to add the 2014 model year and update the labor operation. Bulletin: 03-07-29-004J Component: 102000 power train:manual transmission Summary: This informational bulletin provides technicians with information to assist in identifying operating characteristics of manual transmissions that repair attempts will not change. The vehicle was not repaired. I have two children who I drive around all day long and I have been very lucky we haven't been in an accident due to this yet.
The contact replaced the hoses but the failure recurred. The dealer also had to correct an issue with squeaking in the steering column. Bulletin: 02-08-98-002G Component: 356000 equipment adaptive Summary: This informational bulletin provides information on new tools used for the hem flanges and how to repair and seal the flanges when the repairs are done. Bulletin: 99-09-40-005G Component: 150000 seat belts Summary: This informational bulletin provides information on availability for the seat belt extender. Bulletin: 00-03-10-006I Component: 190000 tires Summary: This informational bulletin provides information on tire radial force variation. This was extremely dangerous, as my family was in the car and had my wife been driving, I'm certain she would not have had the strength to turn the wheel and we would have gone off the roadway and crashed.
Bulletin: 12-03-10-001A Component: 190000 tires Summary: This informational bulletin provides technicians with ways to decrease the tire slipping on the rim and reduce to possible chances of the customers concerns over tire vibration are repair. I am surprised that one doesn't affect the other given the resulting issue is the same. The vehicle had not been diagnosed. Bulletin: 12-06-01-003B Component: 060000 engine pws Summary: This informational bulletin provides information for repairing engine front cover oil leak, sealing surface preparation and applying rtv sealant. Then right headlight was going in and out at 44000 miles.
Bulletin: 10-00-89-006E Component: 350000 equipment Summary: This information bulletin provides the dealers on how to submit a product information report. Bulletin: 02-08-42-001G Component: 350000 equipment Summary: This informational bulletin is to assist with the identification of issues that are not considered warrantable. Bulletin: 05-08-48-001C Component: 350000 equipment Summary: This informational bulletin provides a revision for 05-08-48-001b to add 2010-2014 model years and update labor operation. Bulletin: 13-00-89-004G Component: 350000 equipment Summary: This informational bulletin helps the technician quick reference repairs to bulletins as opposed to replacing parts that may be un necessary. I inquired with the dealership of a correlation with the repairs I experienced and of course was told that there was none. Thank you Complaint Number: 10610435 Incident Date: July 4, 2014 Date Added to File: July 14, 2014 Description of the Complaint: We were on vacation in the smokey mountains headed up the winding roads to our cabin when I was unable to turn the wheel. Bulletin: 07-07-30-010D Component: 118000 electrical system: software Summary: This informational bulletin provides explanation on how to take snapshot data with a tech 2 and upload it to a computer and where to email the info to.
Summary: This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that show an error message when a media disc is installed. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds attempting to make a turn, a loud abnormal squeaky noise emitted from the steering column and excessive force was required in order to turn the wheel. It was extremely scary as if we got 3 foot off the road we would have fell off the side of the mountain as there were no guard rails. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000. The steering will lock up and I took it to the dealer and told me it was the steering gear and steering pump; both need replaced.
Had it at the dealer 3 times now, they can't duplicate the issues so nothing has been done to repair. The dealer updated the transmission module but the failure was not corrected. It drags with no pick up. Also, my timing chain is gone. I am afraid to drive this vehicle due to the steering issue. Complaint Number: 10669809 Incident Date: April 30, 2013 Date Added to File: January 3, 2015 Description of the Complaint: I had trouble turning the steering wheel and the steering made sounds when turning.
Bulletin: 02-00-89-002M Component: 350000 equipment Summary: This informational bulletin provides additional information to the technicians and how to submit a field product report. The contact stated that the steering wheel became stiff and made an abnormal noise. Contacted the dealership and local mechanics and advised that this is a common problem with the Saturn Outlooks. I know many Saturn owners are having the same issues. Bulletin: 07-00-89-036G Component: 350000 equipment Summary: This informational bulletin ask the dealers for digital pictures to better enhance field reports only.
Can regain steering by releasing brake and accelerating. Luckily the others were covered under warranty, but were repairs that should not have been needed until much later in the vehicles life time. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the hoses with oem parts but the failure persisted. I will be looking to contact gm customer service to escalate my concerns. Bulletin: 120089002A Component: 350000 equipment Summary: This informational bulletin provides information for requesting a new key code for customers with lost or stolen keys Bulletin: 100089017W Component: 350000 equipment Summary: This informational bulletin provides a list of newly released pi and bulletins in regards to recent released vehicles so that vehicles can be fixed right the first time in for service. I assume it is the power steering pump.