TSB: BUICK AURA, CAPTIVA, CRUZE, EQUINOX, LACROSSE, MALIBU, REGAL, SONIC, TERRAIN, VERANO (2008–2013)

Bulletin PI0950A — February 13, 2015

Bulletin Details

Bulletin IDPI0950A
ManufacturerBUICK
ModelsAURA, CAPTIVA, CRUZE, EQUINOX, LACROSSE, MALIBU, REGAL, SONIC, TERRAIN, VERANO
Model Years2008–2013
Date IssuedFebruary 13, 2015
Date Added to NHTSAAugust 15, 2017
ComponentPOWER TRAIN
Vehicles Affected96 combinations

What is a TSB?

A Technical Service Bulletin is a document issued by the vehicle manufacturer to inform dealership technicians about a known issue and the recommended repair procedure. TSBs are not mandatory recalls — they serve as repair guidance for common problems.

If your vehicle has this issue, bring this bulletin ID to your dealer. If under warranty, the repair should be covered at no cost.

Summary

This preliminary informational bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of on an automatic transmission fluid leak.

Affected Vehicles

MakeModelYearComponent
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 2013 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 2013 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 2013 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2013 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2013 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2013 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2013 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2013 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2013 100000 POWER TRAIN
BUICK LACROSSE 2013 100000 POWER TRAIN
BUICK LACROSSE 2013 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BUICK LACROSSE 2013 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2013 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2013 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2013 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BUICK REGAL 2013 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
BUICK REGAL 2013 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BUICK REGAL 2013 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET SONIC 2013 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET SONIC 2013 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET SONIC 2013 100000 POWER TRAIN
GMC TERRAIN 2013 100000 POWER TRAIN
GMC TERRAIN 2013 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GMC TERRAIN 2013 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
BUICK VERANO 2013 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
BUICK VERANO 2013 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BUICK VERANO 2013 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 2012 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 2012 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 2012 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2012 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2012 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2012 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2012 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2012 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2012 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BUICK LACROSSE 2012 100000 POWER TRAIN
BUICK LACROSSE 2012 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BUICK LACROSSE 2012 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2012 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2012 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2012 100000 POWER TRAIN
BUICK REGAL 2012 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
BUICK REGAL 2012 100000 POWER TRAIN
BUICK REGAL 2012 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET SONIC 2012 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET SONIC 2012 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET SONIC 2012 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
GMC TERRAIN 2012 100000 POWER TRAIN
GMC TERRAIN 2012 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GMC TERRAIN 2012 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
BUICK VERANO 2012 100000 POWER TRAIN
BUICK VERANO 2012 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BUICK VERANO 2012 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2011 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2011 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET CRUZE 2011 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2011 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2011 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2011 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
BUICK LACROSSE 2011 100000 POWER TRAIN
BUICK LACROSSE 2011 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BUICK LACROSSE 2011 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2011 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2011 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2011 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BUICK REGAL 2011 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
BUICK REGAL 2011 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BUICK REGAL 2011 100000 POWER TRAIN
GMC TERRAIN 2011 100000 POWER TRAIN
GMC TERRAIN 2011 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GMC TERRAIN 2011 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
SATURN AURA 2010 100000 POWER TRAIN
SATURN AURA 2010 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SATURN AURA 2010 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2010 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2010 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET EQUINOX 2010 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
BUICK LACROSSE 2010 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BUICK LACROSSE 2010 100000 POWER TRAIN
BUICK LACROSSE 2010 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2010 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2010 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2010 100000 POWER TRAIN
GMC TERRAIN 2010 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
GMC TERRAIN 2010 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GMC TERRAIN 2010 100000 POWER TRAIN
SATURN AURA 2009 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
SATURN AURA 2009 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SATURN AURA 2009 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2009 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2009 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2009 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2008 100000 POWER TRAIN
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2008 103600 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
CHEVROLET MALIBU 2008 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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What Should You Do?

If your vehicle is affected by this TSB, contact your authorized BUICK dealer. Bring this bulletin ID (PI0950A) when you visit. If under warranty, the repair should be free. If your warranty has expired, ask about goodwill coverage — manufacturers sometimes cover TSB-related repairs beyond the warranty period.

Frequently Asked Questions

A recall is a mandatory safety fix — the manufacturer must repair every affected vehicle for free. A TSB is an advisory document that describes a known issue and the recommended fix, but repairs are not required. However, some TSBs eventually lead to recalls if the issue poses a safety risk. TSBs are generally issued for quality or performance problems, while recalls address safety defects.

If your vehicle is still under the manufacturer's warranty, TSB-related repairs are typically covered at no cost. If your warranty has expired, you can ask the dealer about goodwill or customer assistance programs. Many manufacturers will cover or partially cover repairs for well-known issues, especially if the TSB was issued recently or affects a large number of vehicles.

Check the make, model, and model year listed above against your vehicle. If they match, this bulletin likely applies. However, TSBs may only affect vehicles with specific production dates, VIN ranges, or configurations. Your dealer can confirm by entering your VIN into their service system, which will show all applicable TSBs and recalls.

This data comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Manufacturers are required to submit copies of all communications (including TSBs) sent to their dealers to NHTSA. The agency makes this data publicly available as part of its vehicle safety monitoring program.