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January 1, 2001 Service bulletin

Some 4.0L vehicles with A4WD built prior to 9/13/99 may exhibit a vibration / pulsation at 0-45 mph on dry...

Ford technical service bulletin 14586 for 1998-2001 Ford Explorer and 1998-2000 Mercury Mountaineer.

Bulletin number
14586
Component
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
Summary
Some 4.0l vehicles with a4wd built prior to 9/13/99 may exhibit a vibration / pulsation at 0-45 MPH on dry pavement under light to moderate acceleration in 4 auto mode which may characteristic with the control trac 4x4 system. Jb

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