Affected Component: ENGINE (PWS)

Date Published
FEB 05, 2014
NHTSA TSB #
10101241
TSB Document
Summary
"ISSUE: CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DTC’S IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE RELEVANT TO THE OXYGEN SENSORS ARE FOUND TO BE STORED, THESE MAY INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CODES P0042, P0043, P0055, P0061, P0062, P0063, P0142, P0144, P0162. CAUSE: MANUFACTURING FAULT AT THE SUPPLIER – MISALIGNMENT WITHIN THE SENSOR LEADING TO SIDE LOAD ON THE CERAMIC INTERNAL TO THE SENSOR. THIS PRE-STRESS, IN COMBINATION WITH NORMAL VEHICLE USE LEADS TO PREMATURE COMPONENT MALFUNCTION."