Service bulletin SC118DEALERPSM
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
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| NHTSA id | 10089994 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-01-31 |
| Manufacturer's number | SC118DEALERPSM |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-04-15 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) |
NHTSA's summary
DEALER SERVICE MANAGER MEMO: ATTENTION: ALL KIA SERVICE MANAGERS - KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. WILL BE CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN, TO REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) LOGIC FOR THE ADVANCED SMART CRUISE CONTROL (ASCC) IN CERTAIN 2016 MY SORENTO SX LIMITED (SXL) VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.3L V6 ENGINE AND TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON AN INCLINE OF 6% OR GREATER, THE ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING THE SPEED SET BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE SPEED TO FALL BELOW THE SET SPEED WITHOUT AN ABILITY TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE DRIVER CANCELS THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE’S CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM IS NOT ENGAGED.
The document
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Components
Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Transmission control module
| KIA SORENTO | 2016 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 22V612000 | 2022-08-10. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| TSBTRA069R1 | 2017-08-25. Service bulletin. TSB: COMBINATION TSB / SERVICE ACTION: SHIFT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (SA292A) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) on some 2016MY Optima (JFa) 2.0T, produced from September 11, 2015 through October 6, 2016, 2016MY Sorento (UMa) 2.0T, produced from October 23, 2014 through April 18, 2016, Sorento (UMa) 2.4L, produced from November 18, 2014 through January 19, 2016, and Sorento (UMa) 3.3L vehicles, produced from October 23, 2014 through April 18, 2016, which may experience a shift quality concern, such as a harsh downshift, upshift, and/or shift delay. To correct this concern, apply the improved logic to the TCU using the KDS download as described in this bulletin. |
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| TSBENG169R1 | 2017-08-25. Service bulletin. TSB: COMBINATION TSB / SERVICE ACTION: SHIFT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (SA295A) - This bulletin provides the procedure to improve the logic of the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) on some 2016MY Sorento (UMa) 2.4L vehicles, produced from November 3, 2014 through April 18, 2016, which may experience a shift quality concern, such as a harsh downshift, upshift, and/or shift delay. To correct this concern, apply the improved logic to the ECU and TCU using KDS download as described in this bulletin. |
| SC118QA | 2017-01-31. Service bulletin. Q AND A: SC118 – 2016 MY SORENTO PCM LOGIC REPROGRAMMING VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN |
| SC118DEALERP | 2017-01-31. Service bulletin. DEALER PRINCIPAL MEMO: ATTENTION: ALL DEALER PRINCIPALS - KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. WILL BE CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN, TO UPDATE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) LOGIC TO IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE ADVANCED SMART CRUISE CONTROL (ASCC) IN CERTAIN 2016 MY SORENTO SX LIMITED (SXL) VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.3L V6 ENGINE AND THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. |
| TSBSC118 | 2017-01-31. Service bulletin. TSB: VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: PCM LOGIC REPROGRAMMING (SC118) - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM) LOGIC FOR THE ADVANCED SMART CRUISE CONTROL (ASCC) IN CERTAIN 2016MY SORENTO (UMA) SX LIMITED (SXL) VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.3L V6 ENGINE, TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE AND PRODUCED FROM OCTOBER 27, 2014 THROUGH MARCH 26, 2015. THE VEHICLES IN QUESTION MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING THE SPEED SET BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WHEN DRIVEN ON AN INCLINE OF 6% OR GREATER. TO RESOLVE THIS CONCERN, KIA HAS DECIDED TO REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) LOGIC. TO INSTALL THE NEW LOGIC, THE PCM SHOULD BE REPROGRAMMED USING THE GDS DOWNLOAD, AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN. KIA IS REQUESTING THE COMPLETION OF THIS SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, INCLUDING DEALER STOCK, PRIOR TO DELIVERY. FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE LATEST REFLASH HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE YOU ARE WORKING ON, VERIFY ROM ID USING THE TABLES IN THIS TSB. |
| SC118 | 2015-08-04. Service bulletin. KIA 2016 MY SORENTO SXL: THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE TO REPROGRAM THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM)LOGIC FOR THE ADVANCED SMART CRUISE CONTROL IN CERTAIN 2016 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.3L V6 ENGINE. *LJ |