Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 17358 | 08/01/2004 | 17963 | 10008183 | Groan/buzz/vibration when the gear selector is in park with the vehicle parked on an incline. *tt this bulletin updates previous bulletin 17358, dated 11/01/2003 to include 2005 models. *tt | 07/22/2004 |
| 15820 | 04/01/2002 | 637556 | Some vehicles equipped with an ax4n/4f50n transaxle may exhibit a shudder during a 3-4 shift. *tt | 12/02/2002 | |
| 15370 | 11/01/2001 | 630351 | Some vehicles may exhibit a groan/buzz/vibration when the gear selector is in park. *tt | 04/16/2002 | |
| 15392 | 11/01/2001 | 630356 | Some vehicles may exhibit a park pullout clunk noise when shifting from park to another gear position. *tt | 04/16/2002 | |
| 9943 | 03/08/1999 | 604751 | Information regarding reprogramming powertrain control modules (pcms). *tt | 05/11/1999 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 99152 | 07/26/1999 | 608431 | Information on the new flush and fill tool available through rotunda. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 0015 | 01/10/2000 | 612203 | Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *mjs | 06/06/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 042107 | 12/13/2004 | 042414 | 10014086 | General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
| 04217 | 11/01/2004 | 10013369 | General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures. *tt | 04/15/2005 | |
| 14918 | 05/01/2001 | 620183 | This bulletin states that on some vehicles (including 2002 blackwood) a battery disconnect or parameter reset is required during powertrain control module (pcm) or instrument cluster (vic / hec / icm) replacement. *tt | 07/19/2001 | |
| 12704 | 05/01/1999 | 6091676 | Subject regarding all vehicles requires a parameter reset to be performed on the passive anti-theft system module (pats / vic / hec) when the powertrain control module (pcm) is replaced. *tt | 11/09/2000 | |
| 0023 | 01/29/2000 | 612311 | Some vehicles may exhibit a hesitation/trailer hitch feel in the transmission operation during steady state operation at 64-72 km/h (40-45 mph) | 06/07/2000 | |
| 99147 | 07/12/1999 | 608423 | Information on using the service bay technical system (sbts) and new generation star (ngs) tester, and to update the powertrain control module (pcm) information charts. *tt | 11/24/1999 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||||
| 03148 | 07/21/2003 | 10003748 | New transmission cooler flusher - service tips. 2003 escort and super duty f series included. *tt | 10/29/2003 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||||
| 01181 | 09/17/2001 | 625715 | Brake shift interlock.*jb | 11/30/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 03123 | 06/23/2003 | 10002684 | Torque converter clutch not engaging when commanded and/or diagnostic trouble codes p0741 or p1744 stored in memory. models from 1996 to 2003. *tt | 09/10/2003 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 15059 | 07/01/2001 | 621059 | Concerns with vehicles equipped with a ax4n / 4f50n transaxle exhibiting a shudder during a 3-4 shift. *tt | 09/06/2001 | |
| 98159 | 08/03/1998 | 609548 | Transaxle , prior to repair, orange tag special service instructions was not installed. ak | 04/03/2000 | |
| 5806 | 03/01/1999 | 605216 | Some vehicles may exhibit concerns of no reverse or intermittent reverse engagement. *tt | 06/04/1999 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 12533 | 03/01/1999 | 6091781 | Concerns with the reverse clutch lip seals becoming ripped / torn during reverse engagement resulting in no reverse or intermittent no reverse engagement during extreme cold temperatures. *tt | 11/14/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 7196 | 10/01/1999 | 6092090 | Effective october 15, 1999, the ax4s and ax4n transmission assembly for the certain vehicles are available as a ford quality renewal (fqr) assembly. *tt | 11/24/2000 | |
| 13051 | 08/01/1999 | 6091844 | Some vehicles may exhibit a hesitation / trailer hitch feel at 40 to 45 mph stead state (in third gear) or 60 to 65 mph at steady state (in fourth gear). *tt | 11/15/2000 | |
| 12504 | 03/01/1999 | 605271 | Vehicles built before march 1999 may exhibit concern of no reverse or intermittent reverse engagement. *tt | 06/07/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 01/08/2009 | 140000 | 1 | |
| After pulling into a parking space at pharmacy and with foot still on brake, car lurched forward at high rate of speed, onto sidewalk and into the stone wall of pharmacy. no damage to pharmacy. airbags deployed and airbag and seat belt injuries. *tr | |||
| 05/28/2002 | 1 | ||
| Being color blind causes problem, difficult to see speedometer red needle while driving during day time. dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time. *ak consumer requesting that red speedometer needle be changed to yellow. *tt | |||