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Service bulletin 0803605

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10016028
Published by NHTSA2005-08-19
Manufacturer's number0803605
Manufacturer's date2005-11-12
Replaces0803605A
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

TRANSMISSION IN LIMP-IN MODE OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON DUE TO POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE GROUND WIRE. *TT

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE2005
JEEP LIBERTY2005

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
05V4600002005-10-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
05V3960002005-09-14. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
18-042-142018-06-18. Service bulletin. Generic Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Procedure This bulletin involves programming a generic PCM with software.
SB-18-014-092009-09-23. Service bulletin. CHRYSLER/JEEP: FLASH: ESP SYSTEM MAY PREMATURELY ACTIVATE MOMENTARILY WHEN NEGOTIATING A CURVE OR MIL ILLUMINATION DUE TO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0340, P0344 OR P0116. THIS INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE. *PE UPDATED 5/24/10. *PE
18029072007-06-15. Service bulletin. GENERIC POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROCEDURE. *KB
21005072007-04-25. Service bulletin. IMPROVED HILL CLIMB CAPABILITY IN REVERSE OR DTC'S P1713 / P1776. *KB
372007-03-26. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER MAY FAIL. FAILURE MAY CAUSE A RATTLING SOUND IN NEUTRAL OR PARK POSITIONS. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY ILLUMINATE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAN BE CAUSED. *KB
08030062007-03-23. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE INITIALIZATION. *KB
21002062007-02-01. Service bulletin. FLASH 42RLE - IMPROVED HILL CLIMB CAPABILITY IN REVERSE OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P1713/P1776. *KB
21019062006-11-15. Service bulletin. IDLE RPM FLARE COLD VEHICLE OPERATION-REVISED TRANSMISSION OIL FILL LEVEL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT SLIGHT IDLE FLARE AT LAUNCH. THIS MAY OCCUR DURING COLD 25 DEGREES TO 43 DEGREES TEMPERATURES AND IS MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER EXTENDED IDLING. ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WARMS, THE CONDITION WILL NO LONGER BE EXPERIENCED. *KB
21009062006-05-17. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION; A RATTLE-LIKE SOUND FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER; AND INTERMITTENT TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN IN LOCK-UP MODE. *TT
18008062006-04-25. Service bulletin. FLASH: ENHANCED TORQUE CONVERTER, GLOW PLUG, SKIM OPERATION. *AK