{"nhtsa_id":10076532,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2016-07-14","date":"2016-06-29","document_id":"18-050-16 REV. A","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)","mfr_system":null,"summary":"\"FLASH: POWERTRAIN DIAGNOSTIC AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS THIS BULLETIN INVOLVES SELECTIVELY ERASING AND REPROGRAMMING THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WITH NEW SOFTWARE. SYMPTOM/CONDITION: A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) SET IN THE PCM: JC VEHICLES 3.6L: · P0335 - CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT. · P2610 - PCM INTERNAL ENGINE OFF TIMER PERFORMANCE. · U0140 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). · P0456 - EVAP SYSTEM SMALL LEAK. · P0108 - MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH (2012 MY ONLY). THE FOLLOWING TRANSMISSION ENHANCEMENTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE: · CONTINUOUS CYCLING OF FUEL PUMP RELAY WHEN USING REMOTE START. · 1 - 2 UPSHIFT CLUNK OR BUMP. · 3 - 4 HARSH UPSHIFT AT CLOSED THROTTLE AFTER A WOT STAB IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. · 4 - 5 UPSHIFT CLUNK OR BUMP. · 5 - 6 UPSHIFT CLUNK OR BUMP. · 5- 4 DOWNSHIFT CLUNK OR BUMP. · 6 - 5 DOWNSHIFT CLUNK OR BUMP. · RPM FLUCTUATING OR JERKING WHILE OPERATING IN CRUISE CONTROL. CONDITION IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING UP AND DOWN GRADES. · IMPROVES THE CONSISTENCY OF HOW SHIFTS ARE CONTROLLED DURING UPSHIFTS “TORQUE MANAGEMENT”. · DELAYED DOWNSHIFTS. JC VEHICLES 2.4L: · **U0140 - LOST COMMUNICATION WITH BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM).** · P0456 - EVAP SYSTEM SMALL LEAK. THE FOLLOWING TRANSMISSION ENHANCEMENTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS SOFTWARE UPDATE: · 1 - 2 UPSHIFT CLUNK OR BUMP. · 3 - 4 HARSH UPSHIFT AT CLOSED THROTTLE AFTER A WOT STAB IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. · 4 - 5 UPSHIFT CLUNK OR BUMP. · RPM FLUCTUATING OR JERKING WHILE OPERATING IN CRUISE CONTROL. CONDITION IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING UP AND DOWN GRADES. · 1 - 2 HARSH UPSHIFT GOING DOWN A GRADE. · 3 - 2 DOWNSHIFT CLUNK OR BUMP. · 4 - 3 DOWNSHIFT CLUNK OR BUMP.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10076532","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"automatic-transmission","name":"Automatic transmission","parent":"powertrain"},{"id":"software","name":"Software","parent":"electrical"},{"id":"transmission-control-module","name":"Transmission control module","parent":"powertrain"}],"codes":["P0108","P0335","P0456","P2610","U0140"],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"CHRYSLER","model":"200","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_chrysler_200"]},{"make":"CHRYSLER","model":"TOWN AND COUNTRY","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_chrysler_town-and-country"]},{"make":"DODGE","model":"CARAVAN","year_from":2013,"year_to":2013,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"DODGE","model":"JOURNEY","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_dodge_journey","2013_dodge_journey"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}