Service bulletin 183995
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 | 46486 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1996-04-25 |
| Manufacturer's number | 183995 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1995-12-01 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
NHTSA's summary
BULLETIN DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMED ON TSB 18-36-95, 18-20-95REVA, OR 18-38-95 DATED DEC. 8, 1995. CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A 'TICKING' NOISE AT IDLE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONDITION IS MORE NOTICEABLE IN COLD AMBIENT UNDER 40 DEGREES F. REPAIR INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE (CALIBRATIONS).
The document
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Components
Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission
| PLYMOUTH NEON | 1995 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 210599A | 1999-10-19. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY AND INSTALLATION OF A RESUABLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL PAN GASKET. *TT |
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| 183695 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. BULLETIN DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMED ON TSB 18-20-95REVA, 18-38-95, OR 18-39-95 DATED DEC. 8, 1995. SAG OR HESITATION DURING OPERATION IN AMBIENT TEMP BELOW 32 DEGREES F, W/ HIGH HUMIDITY, AND USUALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT. REPAIR INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) W/ NEW SOFTWARE (CALIBRATIONS). |
| 183895 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. BULLETIN APPLIES TO MANUAL TRANSAXLE EQUIPPED VEHICLES. DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPRO- GRAMMED ON TSB 18-36-95, 18-20-95REVA, OR 18-39-95 DATED DEC. 8, 1995. ENGINE RPM BRIEFLY (1-5 SECS.) DOES NOT DECREASE, WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED AND THE THROTTLE IS CLOSED WHILE SHIFTING. |
| 212395 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ A 31TH TRANSAXLE. TRANSAXLE SLIPS MOMENTARILY (ENGINE RPM INCREASES/FLARES) DURING LIGHT THROTTLE 2-3 UPSHIFTS. |