TSB 16-0161

SOME 2015-2016 ESCAPE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.6L GASOLINE TURBOCHARGED DIRECT INJECTION (GTDI) ENGINES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 9/30/15 MAY EXHIBIT RUNS ROUGH, LACK OF POWER, SURGE, BUCK/JERK, MISS, LOSS OF RPM, HESITATION AND/OR AN ILLUMINATED MIL WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0236 STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE(PCM) MEMORY. THESE CONDITIONS MAY BE CAUSED BY A WIRING CONCERN IN THE REFERENCE VOLTAGE CIRCUIT (VREF) SPLICE. FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STEPS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.