When diagnosing crank / no start on certain vehicles equipped with passive anti-theft (PATS) check the...
Ford technical service bulletin 11530 for 1998 Ford Explorer, 1996-1998 Ford Taurus and 1997-1998 Ford Expedition and others.
- Bulletin number
- 11530
- Component
- Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
- Summary
- When diagnosing crank / no start on certain vehicles equipped with passive anti-theft (pats) check the customers key ring for any magnetic objects like the mobile speedpass key which may affect the signal transmission between the pats key and the vehicle transceiver. Tt
Owners of these vehicles have filed 1,480 complaints in the engine category.
Vehicles covered
- Ford Explorer 1998 1998
- Ford Taurus 1996-1998 199619971998
- Ford Expedition 1997-1998 19971998
- Ford Mustang 1996-1998 199619971998
- Mercury Sable 1996-1998 199619971998
- Mercury Grand Marquis 1998 1998
- Ford Contour 1998 1998
- Lincoln Town Car 1998 1998
- Ford Crown Victoria 1998 1998
- Mercury Mountaineer 1998 1998
- Lincoln Continental 1998 1998
- Lincoln Navigator 1998 1998
- Mercury Mystique 1998 1998
- Lincoln Mark Viii 1997-1998 19971998
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