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October 29, 2001 Service bulletin

Some ignition switch lock cylinder assemblies may exhibit rougness and / or excess effort in turning, key...

Ford technical service bulletin 012113 for 1998-2002 Ford F-150, 1998-2001 Ford Explorer and 1998-2002 Ford Taurus and others.

Bulletin number: 012113
Component: Electrical system: ignition: switch
Summary: Some ignition switch lock cylinder assemblies may exhibit rougness and / or excess effort in turning, key does not fully return from start, a malfunction indicator lamp may illuminate with p0500, p1502 and u1039 stored in powertrian control module (PCM). Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 3,555 complaints in the electrical category.

Vehicles covered

Ford F-150 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Explorer 1998-2001 1998 1999 2000 2001
Ford Taurus 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Windstar 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Expedition 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Mustang 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Ranger 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Mercury Sable 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford F-250 1998-1999 1998 1999
Mercury Grand Marquis 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Lincoln Town Car 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Crown Victoria 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Mercury Mountaineer 1998-2001 1998 1999 2000 2001
Lincoln Continental 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Lincoln Navigator 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Excursion 2000-2002 2000 2001 2002
Ford Explorer Sport 2000-2002 2000 2001 2002
Ford Explorer Sport Trac 2001-2002 2001 2002
Ford E Series 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Super Duty F Series 1999-2002 1999 2000 2001 2002
Lincoln Blackwood 2002 2002

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