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July 1, 2003 Service bulletin

A fluid leak coming from within the converter housing on vehicles with 5R55S transmission

Ford technical service bulletin 16971 for 2003 Ford Explorer, 2003 Mercury Mountaineer and 2003 Lincoln Aviator.

Bulletin number
16971
Component
Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter
Summary
A fluid leak coming from within the converter housing on vehicles with 5r55s transmission. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 432 complaints in the transmission category.

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