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Source reference 10114894

Manufacturer communication — 2006 GMC YUKON DENALI XL

Fitment confirmedReporter type: ManufacturerSTRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERSSUSPENSION

Relation to the target vehicle

  • The source's vehicle field includes the trim.
Model year
Match 2006 — Source vehicle field
Model
Match YUKON DENALI XL — Source vehicle field
Trim
Match Denali — Source vehicle field

What the manufacturer’s document says

PIP5338 ・ information ・ for GM vehicles in general

Applies to

  • Applies to all 2000 and newer GM vehicles.

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    All 2000 and newer GM Vehicle

Fault

  • Customer vibration complaints are among the most challenging to diagnose and repair accurately.

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    Customer vibration complaints are one of the most challenging complaints to accurately diagnose and repair.

Finding the cause

Steps to confirm (in the document’s order)

  1. Drive the vehicle to verify the condition and record a Pico data file of the concern.

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    Drive the vehicle to verify condition AND record a Pico data file of the concern.
  2. Review the Pico file and use it to help determine the root cause or component.

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    Review that Pico file and use that information to assist in determining root cause or component.

Correction

Repair

  • Repair the vehicle using the Pico information together with any published information relevant to the vibration frequency observed.

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    Repair the vehicle using Pico information along with any published information relevant to the vibration frequency observed.

Caution

  • Without knowing the vibration frequency, repair attempts are just spinning wheels.

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    Without knowing the frequency we are just spinning our wheels in attempting to repair.
  • Component level vibrations such as blower motor, brake pulsation or shudder on turns do not require a Pico file; the requirement is for vehicle level vibration complaints.

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    This is for vehicle level vibration complaints, component level vibrations ie: blower motor, brake pulsation or shudder on turns type concerns do not require a Pico file.

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Stated content

  1. Communication summary

    本予備情報通知は、診断および修理が最も困難な症状の一つである振動苦情についての情報を整備士に提供します。整備士はPico Oscilloscope Diagnostic Kitを使用して車両を効果的に診断する必要があります。整備士はPico Oscilloscopeを使用しながら車両を運転してデータを記録する必要があります。データが記録された後、問題の根本原因を判断するためにレビューする必要があります。修理の試みが問題を改善させたが解消しなかった場合、または全く影響がなかった場合、General Motors Technical Assistance Centerからの支援を要請している場合は、別のPicoファイルを記録してコンピューターに保存してください。新しいPico Oscilloscopeデータが保存された後、データをGeneral Motors Technical Assistance Centerにメールで送信してください。件名に「Vibration」「Business Associate Code」および車両識別番号の下8桁を含めてください。 Machine translation (unreviewed)

    This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vibration complaints that are one of the most challenging complaints to accurately diagnose and repair. Technician will need to use Pico Oscilloscope Diagnostic Kit to effectively diagnosis vehicles. Technician should drive the vehicle will using the Pico Oscilloscope to record data. After the data is recorded it should be reviewed to determine the root cause of the concern. If a repair attempt made the concern better but not eliminated or had no affect at all, and are requesting assistance from General Motors Technical Assistance Center record another Pico file and save it to the computer. After the new Pico Oscilloscope data has been saved email the data to General Motors Technical Assistance Center in the subject line include ?Vibration? ?Business Associate Code? and the last 8 of the Vehicle Identification Number.
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Source

Source
NHTSA Manufacturer Communications
Source reference
10114894
Received by source
2017-08-15
Incident date
Unknown

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