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December 9, 2016 Service bulletin

Some 2015-2016 escape vehicles equipped with 1.6L gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engines...

Ford technical service bulletin TSB 16-0161 for 2015-2016 Ford Escape.

Bulletin number
TSB 16-0161
Component
Engine
Summary
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.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 522 complaints in the engine category.

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