December 1, 1998 Service bulletin

Some vehicles may exhibit malfunction indicator light on, stall at tip-in from idle, engine hesitation,...

Ford technical service bulletin 12295 for 1996-1999 Ford Escort, 1996-1999 Mercury Tracer and 1996-1999 Ford Zx2 (Escort).

Bulletin number: 12295
Component: Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control
Summary: Some vehicles may exhibit malfunction indicator light on, stall at tip-in from idle, engine hesitation, and / or surge caused by the mass air flow (maf) sensor. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 249 complaints in the engine category.

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