NHTSA ID Number: 10163653
Manufacturer Communication Number: PIC6244D
Summary
This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have a Shift to Park message on the Driver Information Center. Technician will find Diagnostic Trouble Codes P1AEE, P1AEF, P1AF0, P1AF2, and P1E22. Technician will need to replace the transmission
. Technician will need to review the latest version of PIP5321 for the Volt and PIP5390 for the Malibu.
11 Affected Products
Vehicles
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Bulletin No.: PIC6244D Published date: 07/9/2019
Preliminary Information
IC6244D Diagnostic Aid For Vehicles All DTCs P1AEE P1AEF P1AF0 1AF2 P1E22
roduct Investigation Review Required
odels
Brand: Model: Model Years:
VIN:
from to
Chevrolet
Volt 2016 – 2019 All All
All 5ET50 (MKV) Chevrolet
Malibu 2016 – 2019
All All All 5ET50 (MKE) Buick![]()
LaCrosse 2016 – 2018 All All LKN
5ET50 (MKV)
Involved Region or
Country North America, Korea, China
Some customers may experience DTCs P1AEE, P1AEF, P1AF0, P1AF2,
Condition
P1E22.
Cause
If all five DTCs are present, then there is an internal concern with the drive unit (transmission
).
Important: If only two or three of these DTCs are present, then proceed with normal SI diagnostics
as the concern may not be internal to the drive unit.
Correction:
The drive unit (transmission
) will need to be replaced.
Version History
Version 5
01/09/2017 – Created
10/17/2017 – Updated to add 2018 model Year
Modified
9/17/2018 – Updated to add 2019 model year. 10/08/2018 – To Remove Shifter to park message
7/9/2019 – Removed Reference to other Service Documents
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Bulletin No.: PIC6244D
Published date: 07/9/2019
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Bulletin No.: PIC6244C
Published date: 10/9/2018
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Bulletin No.: PIC6244B
Published date: N/A
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