"Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp...

Bulletin number

18-011-25

Component

Power train

Summary

"Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P0420 - Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1. ● P0017 - Crankshaft/camshaft Timing Misalignment - Bank 1 Sensor 2. ● P000A - Bank 1 Camshaft 1 Position Slow Response. ● P219A - Bank 1 Air-fuel Ratio Imbalance. Customers may also experience the following: ● A no crank/no start condition. In addition, the following software enhancement is available: ● Smart Charge change: Battery life improvements This bulletin involves possibly replacing the Oil control valves (OCV)s, and/or the Catalytic Converter and also reprogramming the PCM with the latest available software"

Owners of these vehicles have filed 180 complaints in the transmission category.