TSB's
Won’t Shift Out of Park?
This bulletin applies to 2015 Jeep Renegade vehicles built on or before Sept. 30, 2015, and equipped with a 9-speed 948TE transmission. Some customers may experience a condition where the vehicle will not shift out of Park while the engine is running at idle and the brake pedal is applied.
Wrong Spec Tires Can Cause Issues
Owners of 2009-2017 GMC Acadia vehicles may comment that under hard acceleration at higher speeds, the traction control light will flash, or they may visit your shop for ABS or general handling/braking concerns. This may be caused by tires installed that do not meet the same tread wear, traction or temperature ratings.
Clunky Expedition
Some 2012-2014 Ford Expedition vehicles built on or before 5/13/2014 may exhibit a driveline clunk at highway speeds over 70 mph during tip-out drive conditions.
Not a Cruise in the Park
This bulletin applies to 2013-2018 Chevy Cruze vehicles. This bulletin is intended to produce direction and examples when diagnosing multiple DTCs, one of which includes U****Byte 71 DTC. Any control module may set this DTC for one of its inputs and data that is shared across the communication buss for other modules to do their respective functions.
Off the Cuff Repair
This bulletin applies to 2013 Dodge Dart vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. The bulletin involves inspecting the throttle body air inlet cuff for signs of deformation, which may result in needed replacement of the engine cover. Some vehicles may have been built with the throttle body air inlet cuff that may have had the cuff rolled during installation.
Steering Gear Inspection After Damage
This bulletin applies to all Mini Cooper vehicles that have been involved in collisions/damage. Impacts due to accidents or similar driving conditions can cause damage to the steering boxes or racks. It may be extremely difficult to diagnose internal damage which otherwise appears undamaged externally.
VW PCV Test
This bulletin applies to 2008-2013 Volkswagen Passat sedans, with regard to crankcase breather diagnosis. The technician may find rough running, engine noise and MIL on with DTCs P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P2279, P1297, P1093 or P2187 stored in the ECM.
Audi Misfire
This bulletin applies to Audi A8 vehicles, where DTC P0300 (random/multiple cylinder misfire) or P0301 – P0312 (cyl 1 – cyl 12 misfire) is detected. The engine may have reduced performance without significant loss of power or stalling.
Normal Benz Operation
This bulletin applies to 2008 and later Mercedes-Benz C350 vehicles. If you receive customer reports that the COMMAND head unit display previously selected incline angle is not saved after the display is retracted then extended, this is a normal operation for vehicles which were produced November 2007 and later.
Acura Hands-Free Issues
This bulletin applies to 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid, RDX and ILX vehicles. When using the HandsFreeLink (HFL), one or more of the following problems may occur:
