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P0073-00Ambient Air Temperature Sensor Circuit "A" High
P0073-00Ambient Air Temperature Sensor Circuit High
P0073-00Ambient Air Temperature Sensor Circuit "A" High
Manufacturer communications
71Original wording in English
JEEP
Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P2237-00 - O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 1. ● P2240-00 - O2 Sensor Po…
JEEP
Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● **P2237-00 - O2 Sensor Positive Current Control Circuit/Open Bank 1 Sensor 1. ● P2240-00 - O2 Sensor Po…
RAM
Flash: Powertrain Control Module (PCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illumination and the vehicle must SYMPTOM: exhibit/set one or more of the following Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs): ● P0111-00 - Intake Air Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit Performance (In Active or Stored status) ● P0071-00 …
FORD
This bulletin supersedes 26-2301. Reason for update: to update the Pinpoint Tests referenced in Step 1. Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may require the replacement of the ambient air temperature sensor for various concerns. DTCs P0071, P0072, and/or P0073 may be present in the powertrain control module (…
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Ambient Air Temperature Sensor Circuit High
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