STS AWD V8-4.6L VIN A (2006): Steering and Suspension

Also for this vehicle: STS AWD V6-3.6L (2007), STS RWD V6-3.6L (2007), STS RWD V8-4.6L (2007), STS RWD V8-4.6L VIN A (2006), STS V8-4.6L VIN A (2005).

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01Relays and Modules Relays and Modules: Sections
02Sensors and Switches Sensors and Switches: Sections
03Maintenance Maintenance: Sections
04Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine, Cooling and Exhaust: Sections
05Powertrain Management Powertrain Management: Sections
06Transmission and Drivetrain Transmission and Drivetrain: Sections
07Brakes and Traction Control Brakes and Traction Control: Sections
08Starting and Charging Starting and Charging: Sections
09Power and Ground Distribution Power and Ground Distribution: Sections
10Steering and Suspension Steering and Suspension: Sections
- Alignment › System Information17 pages
- Relays and Modules - Steering and Suspension21 pages
  - Relays and Modules - Steering11 pages
    Steering Column Control Module › Component Information6 pages
    Locations2
    Diagrams › Steering Column Lock Control Module C1 (w/UA2)2
    Service and Repair › Steering Column Lock Control Module Replacement2
    Steering Wheel Heater Control Module › Component Information5 pages
    Locations2
    Diagrams › Heated Steering Wheel Control Module C1 - Heated Steering Wheel (KA9)2 3
  - Relays and Modules - Suspension › Suspension Control Module › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins4 pages
    Customer Interest for Suspension Control Module: › 06-03-11-0012
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Suspension Control Module: › 06-03-11-0012
  - Relays and Modules - Wheels and Tires6 pages
    Tire Pressure Module › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › TPMS System - Service And Re-Learning Sensor IDs
    Tire Pressure Monitor Receiver / Transponder › Component Information5 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Monitor System - TPM Sensor Information
    Diagrams › Tire Pressure Receiver - LF (UH3 - Japan Only)2 3 4
- Sensors and Switches - Steering and Suspension56 pages
  - Sensors and Switches - Steering18 pages
    Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3
    Service and Repair › Steering Wheel Position Sensor or Steering Shaft Lower Bearing Replacement2 3 4 5 6 7
    Steering Wheel Heater Switch › Component Information › Locations2
    Telescoping Wheel Switch › Component Information › Locations2 3
    Tilt Wheel Switch › Component Information › Locations2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Suspension28 pages
    Ride Height Sensor, Suspension Control › Component Information15 pages
    Diagrams › Suspension Position Sensor - LF2 3 4 5 6 7
    Service and Repair › Front Position Sensor Replacement - Electronic Suspension2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3
    Service and Repair › Steering Wheel Position Sensor or Steering Shaft Lower Bearing Replacement2 3 4 5 6 7
    Suspension Fluid Temperature Sensor › Component Information › Locations2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Wheels and Tires › Tire Pressure Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › TPMS System - Service And Re-Learning Sensor IDs2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Tire Pressure Sensor Grommet Replacement2 3 4
- Steering246 pages
  - Front Steering Knuckle › Component Information13 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Suspension - Ball Joint Inspection After a Collision
    Service and Repair › Rear Suspension2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  - Power Steering33 pages
    Power Steering Bleeding › System Information › Service and Repair › Bleeding the Power Steering System2 3
    Power Steering Fluid › Component Information › Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
    Power Steering Fluid Cooler › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Power Steering Fluid Reservoir › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3
    Power Steering Line/Hose › Component Information › Service and Repair › Power Steering Reservoir Inlet Pipe/Hose Replacement2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
    Power Steering Motor › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Steering - Power Steering Pump Replacement Tips
    Power Steering Pump › Component Information › Service and Repair › Power Steering Pump Bracket Replacement2 3 4 5 6
  - Relays and Modules - Steering11 pages
    Steering Column Control Module › Component Information6 pages
    Locations2
    Diagrams › Steering Column Lock Control Module C1 (w/UA2)2
    Service and Repair › Steering Column Lock Control Module Replacement2
    Steering Wheel Heater Control Module › Component Information5 pages
    Locations2
    Diagrams › Heated Steering Wheel Control Module C1 - Heated Steering Wheel (KA9)2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Steering18 pages
    Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3
    Service and Repair › Steering Wheel Position Sensor or Steering Shaft Lower Bearing Replacement2 3 4 5 6 7
    Steering Wheel Heater Switch › Component Information › Locations2
    Telescoping Wheel Switch › Component Information › Locations2 3
    Tilt Wheel Switch › Component Information › Locations2 3
  - Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3
    Service and Repair › Steering Wheel Position Sensor or Steering Shaft Lower Bearing Replacement2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Steering Column19 pages
    Air Bag(s) Arming and Disarming › System Information › Service and Repair
    Steering Column Control Module › Component Information6 pages
    Locations2
    Diagrams › Steering Column Lock Control Module C1 (w/UA2)2
    Service and Repair › Steering Column Lock Control Module Replacement2
    Telescoping Wheel Motor › Component Information › Diagrams › Telescoping Actuator C12
    Telescoping Wheel Switch › Component Information › Locations2 3
    Tilt Wheel Motor › Component Information4 pages
    Locations2
    Diagrams › Tilt Actuator C12
    Tilt Wheel Switch › Component Information › Locations2 3
  - Steering Gear › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  - Steering Mounted Controls Transmitter › Component Information115 pages
    Locations2
    Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…113
  - Steering Shaft › Component Information › Service and Repair › Intermediate Steering Shaft Replacement - Center2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  - Steering Wheel7 pages
    Steering Wheel Heater Control Module › Component Information5 pages
    Locations2
    Diagrams › Heated Steering Wheel Control Module C1 - Heated Steering Wheel (KA9)2 3
    Steering Wheel Heater Switch › Component Information › Locations2
  - Tie Rod › Tie Rod End › Component Information › Service and Repair2
- Suspension162 pages
  - Ball Joint › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Suspension - Revised Ball Joint Stud Nut Torque2 3
  - Control Arm › Component Information10 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Suspension - Ball Joint Inspection After a Collision
    Service and Repair › Front2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  - Cross-Member › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3
  - Front Steering Knuckle › Component Information13 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Suspension - Ball Joint Inspection After a Collision
    Service and Repair › Rear Suspension2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  - Rear Knuckle Alignment Link › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Relays and Modules - Suspension › Suspension Control Module › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins4 pages
    Customer Interest for Suspension Control Module: › 06-03-11-0012
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Suspension Control Module: › 06-03-11-0012
  - Sensors and Switches - Suspension28 pages
    Ride Height Sensor, Suspension Control › Component Information15 pages
    Diagrams › Suspension Position Sensor - LF2 3 4 5 6 7
    Service and Repair › Front Position Sensor Replacement - Electronic Suspension2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Steering Angle Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3
    Service and Repair › Steering Wheel Position Sensor or Steering Shaft Lower Bearing Replacement2 3 4 5 6 7
    Suspension Fluid Temperature Sensor › Component Information › Locations2 3
  - Stabilizer Bar, Sway Control8 pages
    Stabilizer Bushing › Component Information › Service and Repair › Rear Suspension2 3 4
    Stabilizer Link › Component Information › Service and Repair › Rear Suspension2 3 4
  - Subframe16 pages
    Front Subframe › System Information › Service and Repair2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Rear Subframe › System Information › Service and Repair2 3 4 5 6
  - Suspension Control (Automatic - Electronic)36 pages
    Air Filter, Suspension Control › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Air Line, Suspension Control › Component Information › Service and Repair
    Compressor/Pump, Suspension Control › Component Information › Diagrams2 3 4
    Damping Control Actuator › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2 3
    Diagrams › Suspension Damper - LF2 3 4
    Ride Height Sensor, Suspension Control › Component Information15 pages
    Diagrams › Suspension Position Sensor - LF2 3 4 5 6 7
    Service and Repair › Front Position Sensor Replacement - Electronic Suspension2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Suspension Control Module › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins4 pages
    Customer Interest for Suspension Control Module: › 06-03-11-0012
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Suspension Control Module: › 06-03-11-0012
    Suspension Fluid Temperature Sensor › Component Information › Locations2 3
  - Suspension Spring (Coil / Leaf) › Component Information › Service and Repair › Rear Suspension2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Suspension Strut / Shock Absorber › Component Information16 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Suspension - Shock Absorber/Strut Leakage Information2
    Service and Repair › Front Shock Absorber2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
  - Trailing Arm › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3 4
  - Wheel Bearing › Component Information12 pages
    Testing and Inspection
    Service and Repair › Rear Suspension2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Wheel Hub › Axle Nut › Component Information › Specifications
- Wheels and Tires141 pages
  - Vehicle Lifting › Component Information4 pages
    Service Precautions
    Service and Repair › General Information2 3
  - Relays and Modules - Wheels and Tires6 pages
    Tire Pressure Module › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › TPMS System - Service And Re-Learning Sensor IDs
    Tire Pressure Monitor Receiver / Transponder › Component Information5 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Monitor System - TPM Sensor Information
    Diagrams › Tire Pressure Receiver - LF (UH3 - Japan Only)2 3 4
  - Sensors and Switches - Wheels and Tires › Tire Pressure Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › TPMS System - Service And Re-Learning Sensor IDs2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Tire Pressure Sensor Grommet Replacement2 3 4
  - Tire Monitoring System22 pages
    Low Tire Pressure Indicator › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Pressure Monitor - TPM System Message/Service Tips2 3 4 5 6
    Tire Pressure Module › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › TPMS System - Service And Re-Learning Sensor IDs
    Tire Pressure Monitor Receiver / Transponder › Component Information5 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Tire Monitor System - TPM Sensor Information
    Diagrams › Tire Pressure Receiver - LF (UH3 - Japan Only)2 3 4
    Tire Pressure Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › TPMS System - Service And Re-Learning Sensor IDs2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Tire Pressure Sensor Grommet Replacement2 3 4
  - Tires › Component Information36 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins24 pages
    Tire Pressure Monitor - TPM System Message/Service Tips2 3 4 5 6
    Technical Service Bulletins for Tires: › 10-03-16-0012 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Description and Operation › Tread Wear Indicators Description2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Tire Mounting and Dismounting2 3 4 5 6
  - Wheels › Component Information45 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins40 pages
    Customer Interest: › 00-03-10-006F2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Wheels: › 00-03-10-002F2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
    All Other Service Bulletins for Wheels: › 00-03-10-002F2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Description and Operation › Replacement Wheels Description2
    Service and Repair › Wheel Mounting Surface Check2 3
  - Wheel Bearing › Component Information12 pages
    Testing and Inspection
    Service and Repair › Rear Suspension2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  - Wheel Hub › Axle Nut › Component Information › Specifications
  - Wheel Fastener › Component Information5 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair › Rear Suspension2 3 4
11Heating and Air Conditioning Heating and Air Conditioning: Sections
12Restraint Systems Restraint Systems: Sections
13Accessories and Optional Equipment Accessories and Optional Equipment: Sections
14Body and Frame Body and Frame: Sections
15Cruise Control Cruise Control: Sections
16Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators: Sections
17Lighting and Horns Lighting and Horns: Sections
18Windows and Glass Windows and Glass: Sections
19Wiper and Washer Systems Wiper and Washer Systems: Sections