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Service bulletin SSM-63697

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10079161
Published by NHTSA2016-09-02
Manufacturer's numberSSM-63697
Manufacturer's date2013-03-01
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

"REPUBLISHED AUGUST 2013. ISSUE: FUEL INJECTOR CONCERNS, (APPLICABLE TO 5.0 AJ133 GASOLINE ENGINES), LEADING TO POTENTIAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS POOR RUNNING, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, HARD STARTING, ROUGH IDLE, MISFIRES AND ENGINE DETONATION. CUSTOMER SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE THE ENGINE CHECK LAMP ILLUMINATED WHICH MAYBE ACCOMPANIED WITH A MISFIRE/ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE. MISFIRE CODES (P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307, P0308, P0316) ARE STORED IN THE PCM DEPENDENT ON THE AFFECTED CYLINDER(S). CAUSE: POOR FUEL QUALITY OR FUEL CONTAMINANTS RESTRICTING THE FUEL INJECTOR FLOW RATE."

The document

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Components

Engine, Fuel system, Fuel injection

Trouble codes named

P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307, P0308, P0316

Vehicles listed
JAGUAR XF2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
JAGUAR XJ2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
JAGUAR XK2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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

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