Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 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 | |
| 12119 | 11/01/1998 | 613138 | Some vehicles transmissions may exhibit a transmission fluid leak. *mjs | 06/19/2000 | |
| 0015 | 01/10/2000 | 612203 | Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *mjs | 06/06/2000 | |
| 99249 | 11/29/1999 | 6090198 | This bulletin addresses an issue with the automatic transmission fluid seeping from the vent, resulting in fluid collecting on the main control assembly. *tt | 03/10/2000 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 985136 | 11/01/1998 | 613273 | Some vehicles with cd4e transmission may exhibit a transmission fluid leak. *tt | 06/20/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||||
| 01181 | 09/17/2001 | 625715 | Brake shift interlock.*jb | 11/30/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 0224 | 02/04/2002 | 630631 | Some vehicles equipped with the cd4e transaxle may exhibit harsh and delayed 1-2/2-3 upshifts after transaxle or turbine shaft speed sensor replacement, possible diagnostic trouble codes 628, 642, 645, 646, 647, 648, p0731, p0732, p0734, p0 | 04/19/2002 | |
| 00182 | 09/01/2000 | 618586 | Some vehicles may exhibit no forward gear ranges due to the misalignment of the forward / coast clutch cylinder snap ring with respect to the legs of the forward clutch piston. *jb | 04/17/2001 | |
| 12519 | 03/01/1999 | 6091763 | Cd4e transaxle may exhibit a no forward drive concern. *tt | 11/14/2000 | |
| 0019 | 01/10/2000 | 612301 | Information regarding several internal changes that have been implemented on the mrx-75 transaxle to improve shift efforts. *mjs | 06/07/2000 | |
| 99148 | 07/12/1999 | 608424 | Some 2.5l vehicles equipped with mtx-75 transaxle may not move. this may be caused by the differential gear failing. *tt | 11/24/1999 | |
| 99175 | 02/23/1999 | 607645 | Some vehicles may have no forward engagement movement occurring although reverse engagement may be possible due to overdrive / reverse ring gear assembly causing a wobble and side loading of the forward clutch snap ring retainer. *tt | 10/04/1999 | |
| 99172 | 08/23/1999 | 607640 | Some vehicles may exhibit higher than expected engine rpm increase during a 2-3 upshift. *tt | 10/04/1999 | |
| 99137 | 06/28/1999 | 606502 | Some vehicles may exhibit a no forward engagement. *tt | 08/26/1999 | |
| 12598 | 03/01/1999 | 605321 | Information regarding two cd4e transaxles added to ford quality renewal (fqr) program. *tt | 06/08/1999 | |
| 5823 | 03/01/1999 | 605229 | Some vehicles equipped with a cd4e transaxle may exhibit a transmission no forward engagement. *tt | 06/04/1999 | |
| 98242 | 12/07/1998 | 604054 | Powertrain control module (pcm) reprogramming information when replacing transaxle. *yc | 03/16/1999 | |
| 982311 | 11/23/1998 | 603725 | Minimal clearance of the cd4e transaxle to subframe makes transaxle installation and removal more difficult. *yc | 03/03/1999 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 13761 | 01/01/2000 | 612789 | Some vehicles equipped with 2.0l engines may exhibit symptoms of clutch slippage or no clutch engagement after performinb repairs to the clutch system. *mjs | 06/12/2000 | |
| 7923 | 01/01/2000 | 7923 | 612410 | Clutch will not engage after service. | 06/08/2000 |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||||
| 7349 | 11/01/1999 | 610783 | Some vehicles equipped with 2.5l engine and cd4e transmission may exhibit a driveline rattle or clunking type noise during tip-in or transmission gear engagement. *tt | 05/15/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 11791 | 08/01/1998 | 615292 | Some vehicles with cd4e transmission may exhibit a condition of no crank / no start in park. vehicle will crank and start in neutral. *tt | 01/12/2001 | |
| 4674 | 08/01/1998 | 615213 | Some vehicles with cd4e transmission may exhibit a condition of no crank / no start in park. vehicle will crank and start in neutral. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 996041 | 05/01/1999 | 606956 | Vehicles may exhibit a hard to shift condition in cold weather. *tt | 09/08/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/08/2004 | 95000 | 15 | 10/02/2004 |
| (1) start car, drive for 10-20 minutes. (2) every time within 10-20 minutes, o/d off blinks. (3) brought to 2 service centers, both put car on computer, said tcc solenoid problem, needed new solenoid. i replaced solenoid ($300), drove, failure repeated. *nm | |||
| 02/22/2004 | 5600 | 2 | |
| While driving engine and overdrive lights illuminated. *ak | |||
| 03/09/2001 | 1 | 03/01/1999 | |
| Car was parked in motel parking lot. i entered car at 6:55am to move car by our room to pickup bags. i had my foot on brake, started engine and shifted into reverse. the car jumped rearward at a high speed. i had not put my foot on the gas pedal. the car hit a telephone pole (about 8 feet behind were the car was parked). my body went rearward when the car hit the pole. at this time, i had my hand on the shifter (floormount) and it pulled the car into forward gear. the car shot forward and slammed into a brick column directly infront of were i was parked. i tried to turn off ignition and hit the brake but i couldn't effect the forward motion. i saw the car hit the pole and my forehead hit the steering wheel. the airbags did not deploy. i was told at the hospital that you need to be going 35mph or faster for them to deploy. don't know about that. i have never had any accidents before. i know that i did not put my foot on the accelerator when i engaged reverse. i could hear the motor revving higher than normal. i was accelerating when the car was going forward. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/01/2002 | 1 | 01/03/2001 | |
| The transmission in my 1999 mercury mystique hass been slipping for 2 years and it finally went out. when i went to have it repaired, i had 2 repair shops tell me they could sell me a new or rebuilt transmission, but they would see me again in a year because of the problems with this car and transmissions. i can't find a recall that's been issued. how can a new car have such poor problems with it's transmission and lincloln mercury not do anything about it? i've tried for two years and no help. | |||