Some vehicles built through 01/1999 and equipped with a 5.0L engine may exhibit a cold start or hot engine...
Ford technical service bulletin 14489 for 1998-1999 Ford Explorer and 1998-1999 Mercury Mountaineer.
- Bulletin number
- 14489
- Component
- Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
- Summary
- Some vehicles built through 01/1999 and equipped with a 5.0l engine may exhibit a cold start or hot engine deceleration noise coming from the #5 cylinder. Tt
Owners of these vehicles have filed 331 complaints in the engine category.
Vehicles covered
- Ford Explorer 1998-1999 19981999
- Mercury Mountaineer 1998-1999 19981999
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