Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 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 | |
| 14838 | 04/01/2001 | 619324 | Some vehicles with cd4e transmissions built 7/1/2000 thru 12/20/200 may exhibit intermittent loss of both first and second gear, (reported as a loss of power) tcil lamp flash, malfunction indicator lamp may illuminate, with diagnostic troub | 05/23/2001 | |
| 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 - 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 99209 | 10/04/1999 | 6089655 | Service tip on clearing transaxle shift tables. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| 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 - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 7822 | 01/01/2000 | 7822 | 612213 | The new synthetic transmision fluid must be used whenever adding fluid or performing any type of service to the transaxle for vehicles equipped with the mtx-75 5-speed manual transaxle. | 06/07/2000 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/12/2004 | 3 | ||
| Transmission rebuilt at 45,000 miles by dealer when we got it back it died at a 1/4 of a tank of gas, so we can never let it go below even a half a tank now. over drive light flashes on and off periodically then goes off. at 69,000 miles car is now cutting out like it did when it first had transmission problems. | |||
| 03/04/2005 | 42000 | 4 | |
| The rear wheels are locking when the driver is slowing down to stop. this occurs when the weather is cold. the owner was informed by a mechanic that the rear brake assembly was completely rusted. the owner contacted the manufacturer, but received no assistance. *ak there was a bad noise when the vehicle was started and the vehicle would hesitate when trying to increase in speed along with hard shifting. recall campaign # 00v075000. *sc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 08/22/2003 | 1 | ||
| While traveling on the highway and without prior warning overdrive light appeared on the dashboard for transmission, causing, gear shift to fail and shutdown. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| 10/23/2001 | |||
| When shifting gears lever jams. also, can hear a grinding noise when shifting. vehicle is hard to shift as though something is ready to snap. contacted dealer, and dealer stated that cable connector to shift was tangled. wire was exposed, and had something to do with linkage and transmission. please add vin. *ak | |||