# Service bulletin 18\-102\-19

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
- NHTSA id: 10170402
- Published by NHTSA: 2020\-01\-21
- Manufacturer's number: 18\-102\-19
- Manufacturer's date: 2019\-12\-18
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

## NHTSA's summary

Flash: Powertrain Control Module \(PCM\) Updates This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software. Customer may also experience the following: Engine hesitation/surge feeling after a cold engine start and while driving in 2nd gear under 3000 rpm \(customer may comment that the engine doesn't give full power until after a couple minutes\).

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10170402-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10170402-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Engine, Transmission and driveline

## Vehicles listed

- 2019 JEEP COMPASS

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- [S1408000384 REV.F](/bulletins/11002828.md), 2024-07-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. "Start Stop Charging Warning Lamp Illuminated On, Intelligent Battery Sensor \(IBS\) State of Charge \(SOC\) Inaccurate, Battery Charging Message, Presence of IBS related Diagnostic Trouble Codes \(DTCs\), or Battery Warning Lamp On "
- [1801923](/bulletins/10248009.md), 2024-01-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). Flash: Powertrain Control Module \(PCM\) Updates Customers may experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) illumination. Upon further investigation the technician may find that one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes \(DTCs\) have been set: ? P06E9 \- Engine Starter Performance \(NA Only\). ? P0456 \- EVAP System Small Leak. NOTE: If DTC P0456 is present use the wiTECH Small Leak Verification Test \(SLVT\) to determine if a leak is present in the system. ? P141B \- Starter Control 1 Circuit Performance. ? P141C \- Starter Control 2 Circuit Performance. ? P26E4\-64 \- Starter Control 2 Circuit Signal Plausibility Failure. ? P0615\-64 \- Starter Control Circuit Signal Plausibility Failure. In addition, the customer may notice one or more of the following conditions: ? \*\*A difference in the set cruise control speed and actual speed on the odometer \(i.e. driver sets 100 kph \(62 mph\), vehicle will hit a max of 95 kph \(59 mph\) and cruise at 95 kph \(59 mph\)\) \(Sales Code ED6 Only\).\*\* ? Long engine cranking prior to vehicle start, more noticeable when the outside temperature is above 40 °c \(104 °f\) \(EE with Sales Code ED6 Only\). ? Vehicle will intermittently not start \(South Korea Only\). ? Poor fuel economy. ? Slight engine pinging noise while accelerating and poor performance. ? The engine oil dipstick may indicate a low oil level, however the low oil pressure warning indicator does not illuminate in the Instrument Panel Cluster \(IPC\). ? No crank condition while pushing the start button numerous times, if the vehicle is turned off completely and then restarted, it will start normally. ? Cruise control and adaptive cruise control are inoperable. ? A ?Service Speed Limiter? message in the IPC and Active Vehicle Speed Limiter \(AVSL\) will be inoperable. NOTE: There will be no stored or active DTCs with this IPC message. This bulletin involves reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software.
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