Service bulletin 181998
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 | 600763 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1998-06-05 |
| Manufacturer's number | 181998 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-04-10 |
| NHTSA component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
NHTSA's summary
SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE BUCKING DURING WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT) ACCELERATION. *YC
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Throttle and cruise control
| DODGE DAKOTA | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
|---|---|
| DODGE DURANGO | 1998 |
| DODGE RAM | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| DODGE RAM VAN | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 02V161000 | 2002-06-14. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
|---|---|
| 01V037000 | 2001-02-12. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| 182997A | 2000-01-13. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLE BUCKING. *NLM |
|---|---|
| 180899 | 1999-05-21. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THEIR VEHICLE SPEED COTNROL SYSTEM MAY BE TOO BUSY OR DRIFT MORE THAN 2 MPH BELOW OR ABOVE THE INITIAL VEHICLE SET SPEED. *TT |
| 140498 | 1998-08-19. Service bulletin. ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUZZING NOISE WITH CRUISE CONTROL PEDAL ENGAGED. *AK |
| 182997 | 1998-05-27. Service bulletin. VEHICLE MAY BUCK/JERK WHILE UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION OR WHILE DRIVING AT STEADY STATE SPEED DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THROTTLE LINKAGE TO DRIVE RINPUT. *AK |
| 180698 | 1998-05-11. Service bulletin. COMPLAINTS OF HARD OR NO START CONDITONS. *YC |
| 180798 | 1998-05-11. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER MAY BE CONCERN OF INCORRECT IDLE ADJUSTMENTS. *YC |
| 082297A | 1997-08-14. Service bulletin. INOPERATIVE SPEED CONTROL. *TW |
| 081695REVA | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-16-95, DATED APR. 14, 1995. IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR **REPEATEDLY** PRESSES AND RELEASES THE SET BUTTON WITH THEIR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR (A 'LIFT FOOT SET' TO BEGIN SPEED CONTROL OPERATION), THE VEHICLE MAY ACCELERATE AND EXCEED THE DESIRED SET SPEED BY UP TO 5 MPH (8 KM/H) AND THEN DECELERATE TO LESS THAN THE DESIRED SET SPEED BEFORE FINALLY ACHIEVING THE DESIRED SET SPEED. |