Campaign - Power Steering Hose Heat Sleeve Removal: Overview
SERVICE UPDATEBulletin No.: 09334A
Date: March 24, 2010
Subject: 09334A - Service Update for Inventory and Customer Vehicles - Power Steering Line Sleeve May Retain Moisture - Expires with Base Warranty
Models:
2010 Chevrolet Equinox
2010 GMC Terrain
Supercede:
A Caution statement has been added to the service procedure advising technicians to use care when removing the heat shield from the power steering lines to prevent damage to the power steering lines or power steering line brackets.Please discard all copies of bulletin 09334, issued December 2009.
This service update includes vehicles in dealer inventory and customer vehicles that return to the dealership for any reason. It will expire at the end of the involved vehicle's New Vehicle Limited Warranty period.
Purpose
This bulletin provides a service procedure to remove the sleeve from the power steering line on certain 2010 model year Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The power steering return hose assembly routes power steering fluid from the steering gear, to a heat exchanger, and back to the steering pump. A portion of the lines are covered with a sleeve. The heat sleeve is wrapped around the pipes and secured with nylon ties. Moisture can become trapped between the sleeve and the lines, which over an extended amount of time, could cause corrosion on the line.
This service procedure should be completed as soon as possible on involved vehicles currently in dealer inventory and customer vehicles that return to the dealer for any type of service during the New Vehicle Limited Warranty coverage period.
Vehicles Involved
A list of involved vehicles currently in dealer inventory is available on the "Service Update Bulletin Information" link under the "Service" tab in GM GlobalConnect (US), or attached to the GlobalConnect message (Canada), used to release this bulletin. Customer vehicles that return for service, for any reason, and are still covered under the vehicle's base warranty, and are within the VIN breakpoints provided below, should be checked for vehicle eligibility in the appropriate system listed below.
Important
Dealers are to confirm vehicle eligibility prior to beginning repairs by using GMVIS (dealers using WINS) or the Investigate Vehicle History link (dealers/retailers using GWM). Not all vehicles within the above breakpoints may be involved.
Parts Information
No parts are required for this service update.
Claim Information
1. Submit a claim using the table above.
2. Courtesy Transportation - For dealers using WINS, submit using normal labor code; for dealers using GWM - submit as Net Item under the repair labor code.
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