# Service bulletin 1802701

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: 628186
- Published by NHTSA: 2002\-03\-06
- Manufacturer's number: 1802701
- Manufacturer's date: 2001\-11\-23
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

## NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MODERATE TO SEVERE HIGH WAY SPEED 45\-60 MPH VEHICLE SURGE. \*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

- 2001 to 2002 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
- 2001 to 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING
- 2001 to 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE
- 2001 to 2002 CHRYSLER VOYAGER
- 2001 DODGE CARAVAN
- 2002 DODGE CARAVAN
- 2001 to 2002 DODGE STRATUS

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2001048](/recalls/tc/2001048.md), 2001-03-06: Engine
- [00V299002](/recalls/nhtsa/00V299002.md), 2000-10-02: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [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.
- [1802505](/bulletins/10016750.md), 2005-10-04, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LONG CRANK OR IDLE FLUCATION IN COLD TEMPERATURE WITH E20 \- E30 ETHANOL FUEL BLENDS. \*TT
- [1802004](/bulletins/10007938.md), 2004-07-16, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. FLASH: ENGINE SAG OR ROUGH IDLE OR VEICHLE SURGE AT ENGINE SPEEDS AROUND 3000 RPM. \*MJ
- [0901104](/bulletins/10006892.md), 2004-05-19, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INCORRECT OIL FILTER USAGE. ALSO INCLUDES 2005 SEBRING AND STRATUS. \*TT
- [0900704](/bulletins/10006455.md), 2004-05-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. IRREGULAR ENGINE SNAPPING SOUND. \*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
- [0900104](/bulletins/10005585.md), 2004-03-04, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO RESTRICTED AIR FILTER. THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L TURBO DIESEL ENGINE BUILT ON OR AFTER MARCH 1, 2002. \*MN
- [0900403](/bulletins/10003539.md), 2003-10-23, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO RESTRICTED AIR FILTER. 2004 INCLUDED. \*TT
- [1802803](/bulletins/10003419.md), 2003-10-20, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. VEHICLE WITH PROPERLY FUNCTIONING EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM REPEATEDLY SETS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0456 WHEN CUSTOMER REGULARLY COMMUTES ON A STEEP GRADE. \*TT

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