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Smokey Mountain Blues

A small number of owners of 2011-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with the 5.7L engine built on or before Oct. 1, 2013, may experience blue smoke from the exhaust pipe when the engine is initially started after an extended cold soak and the vehicle has been parked facing uphill on a significant incline.

14.01.2016

Toyota EVAP Issue

Some 2008-2010 model year Japan-built Toyota vehicles may exhibit a MIL on with DTC P2420 (evaporative emission system switching valve control circuit high).

04.01.2016

New Mahle Technical Messenger service bulletin

Mahle Aftermarket has released a ‘Technical Messenger’ technical service bulletin, for the replacement of the oil filter element on the popular 1.4/1.6/2.0-litre TDI engines used widely across the Volkswagen Group.

07.12.2015

Nervous Audi

Owners of a 2007 Audi Cabriolet A4, S4 or RS4 may complain about a brief sudden engine stumble that lasts about one second while cruising at moderate vehicle speed.

28.10.2015

Vibration in 4WD

Some owners of a 2007-2012 Mazda CX-7 4WD vehicle may notice a vibration from the floor and/or steering wheel during acceleration at approximately 50 mph. To eliminate the concern, the amount of velocity joint grease was increased during production.

26.10.2015

BMW Goes Into Failsafe

This bulletin applies to 2010 BMW 335i xDrive vehicles. The transmission may go into failsafe mode, with fault code 4F8D (ratio monitoring, gearshift 5-4 – plausibility) stored in the EGS. The cause is over-sensitive EGS software.

20.10.2015

Sonic Signal

Owners of a 2012-2014 Chevy Sonic may complain about an intermittent engine no-crank. They may note that if they cycle the ignition off and then back on, the engine may crank.

15.10.2015

Focus on the Small Stuff

Some 2011-2013 Ford Focus vehicles may exhibit an excessive engine vibration at idle, most noticed when the transmission is engaged in reverse. This condition is caused by small stones or other road debris packed into the rear engine roll restrictor.

05.10.2015

Don’t ride the brake

This bulletin applies to the 2010 Audi A5 and S5 Cabriolet models, as well as others equipped with fly by wire throttle operation.

22.09.2015

Ford Focus bad vibe

Some 2000-2011 Ford Focus vehicles may exhibit excessive engine vibration at idle, most noticeable when the transmission is placed in reverse gear. The condition may be caused by road junk (small stones, ice or snow, etc.) lodged in the rear engine roll restrictor.