# Service bulletin 081499 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: 606347 - Published by NHTSA: 1999\-08\-17 - Manufacturer's number: 081499 - Manufacturer's date: 1999\-05\-21 - NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE ## NHTSA's summary CONDITIONS WITH VEHICLE START AND STALL OR VEHICLE NO\-START. \*TT ## 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 Engine ## Vehicles listed - 1999 to 2000 CHRYSLER 300M - 1999 to 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS - 1999 to 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE - 1999 to 2000 CHRYSLER LHS - 1998 to 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE - 1999 to 2000 DODGE INTREPID - 1999 to 2000 DODGE STRATUS - 1999 to 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE - 1999 to 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - 1998 to 2000 JEEP WRANGLER - 1999 to 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE - 2000 PLYMOUTH NEON ## Recalls for the same vehicles and component - [06V199000](/recalls/nhtsa/06V199000.md), 2006-06-08: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN - [2002074](/recalls/tc/2002074.md), 2002-04-17: Engine - [1998090](/recalls/tc/1998090.md), 1998-05-05: Engine ## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component - [05191925A](/bulletins/10228094.md), 2022-12-19, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Radiator If vehicle comes in for transmission fluid leaking from trans\-oil cooler fittings on the radiator, please perform the following before replacing the radiator/cooler:\~ 1. Remove both of the transmission lines from the cooler?s top/bottom flared fittings on the radiator. \~ 2. Remove hex nut and the top flared fitting on the radiator tank.\~ 3. Using a wire brush and gasket remover, clean off the old sealant on the smaller threaded portion of the flared fitting. Do the same for the threads on the trans oil cooler.\~ 4. Apply a new application of Mopar PN 04318032 to the flared fitting, leaving the first threads free for ease of engagement.\~ 5. Install the top flared fitting by hand, then torque the fitting to 235 \+/\- 15 Lb\-In.\~ 6. Install the hex nut and torque to 100 \+/\- 10 Lb\-In.\~ 7. Repeat steps 2\-6 for bottom flared fitting.\~ 8. Reinstall transmission line per normal installation procedures and ensure correct fluid level.\~ - [68332810](/bulletins/10223854.md), 2022-10-17, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Service \- Four Piece Oil Pan Gasket All Cummins Equipped Vehicles ONLY \- The replacement oil pan gasket can be a four piece gasket rather than a single piece gasket. This applies to Cummins 5.9L and 6.7L engines only. Installation: 1. Clean the oil pan T\-joints.\~ 2. Fill the T\-joint between the pan rail/gear housing and pan rail/rear seal retainer with sealant. Use Mopar® Silicone Rubber Adhesive Sealant or equivalent. 3. Apply a 2\-mm \[0.063\-in\] bead of Mopar Engine Sealant RTV Silicone Rubber Adhesive, to the oil pan flange.\~ 4. The four piece gasket will need to be assembled to make a complete oil pan gasket. 5. Lay the oil pan gasket\(s\) onto the oil pan flange.\~ 6. Ensure the oil pan gasket segment joints are properly aligned. 7. Apply a 2\-mm \[0.063\-in\] bead of Mopar Engine Sealant RTV Silicone Rubber Adhesive, to the top of the oil pan gasket.\~ 8. Install the oil pan. Starting from the center and working outward, tighten the oil pan bolts to 28 N·m \[21 ft. lbs.\]. - [R2118796A](/bulletins/10191460.md), 2021-05-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Valve Body. These may cause over drive cycling. - [05191925A$](/bulletins/10181452.md), 2020-10-26, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. Radiator If vehicle comes in for transmission fluid leaking from trans\-oil cooler fittings on the radiator, please perform the following before replacing the radiator/cooler:\~ 1. Remove both of the transmission lines from the cooler?s top/bottom flared fittings on the radiator. \~ 2. Remove hex nut and the top flared fitting on the radiator tank.\~ 3. Using a wire brush and gasket remover, clean off the old sealant on the smaller threaded portion of the flared fitting. Do the same for the threads on the trans oil cooler.\~ 4. Apply a new application of Mopar PN 04318032 to the flared fitting, leaving the first threads free for ease of engagement.\~ 5. Install the top flared fitting by hand, then torque the fitting to 235 \+/\- 15 Lb\-In.\~ 6. Install the hex nut and torque to 100 \+/\- 10 Lb\-In.\~ 7. Repeat steps 2\-6 for bottom flared fitting.\~ 8. Reinstall transmission line per normal installation procedures and ensure correct fluid level.\~ - [22](/bulletins/10020666.md), 2006-12-08, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. REPROGRAM PCM AND INSPECT CATALYTIC CONVERTER. \*KB - [0901004](/bulletins/10006452.md), 2004-05-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DIRT AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATION AT REAR MAIN SEAL. \*TT - [2500102A](/bulletins/10006129.md), 2004-04-21, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) ILLUMINATION, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE \(DTC\) P0442, P0455, OR P0456 \- LEAK DETECTION PUMP \(LDP\), LEAK DETECTED. THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES 25\-001\-02 DATED FEB 11, 2002. \*TT - [1803903](/bulletins/10005644.md), 2004-03-10, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ROUGH IDLE DUE TO HIGH AMBIENT OR HOT SOAK TEMPERATURES. THIS CONDITION MAY BE MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED FOLLOWING A 10 TO 20 MINUTE HEAT SOAK IN HOT AMBIENT CONDITIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 32 DEGREES C OR HIGHER. \*TT - [0900204](/bulletins/10005587.md), 2004-03-04, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SHORT DURATION COLD ENGINE START\-UP TICKING LIKE SOUND. THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO MARCH 31, 2003. \*MN - [0900503](/bulletins/10005297.md), 2004-02-20, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 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