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October 15, 2001 Service bulletin

Some vehicles may exhibit vacuum or air leaks in the intake manifold and / or engine system causing...

Ford technical service bulletin 01205 for 1997-2002 Ford F-150, 1997-2002 Ford Explorer and 2001 Ford Escape and others.

Bulletin number: 01205
Component: Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline
Summary: Some vehicles may exhibit vacuum or air leaks in the intake manifold and / or engine system causing diagnostic trouble codes p0171 and or p0174. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 8,366 complaints in the engine category.

Vehicles covered

Ford F-150 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Explorer 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Escape 2001 2001
Ford Focus 2000-2002 2000 2001 2002
Ford Taurus 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Windstar 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Expedition 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Mustang 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Ranger 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford F-250 SD 1997-1998 1997 1998
Mercury Sable 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford F-250 1997-1998 1997 1998
Mercury Grand Marquis 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Escort 1997-2001 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Ford Contour 1997-2000 1997 1998 1999 2000
Lincoln Town Car 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Crown Victoria 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Thunderbird 2002 2002
Mercury Mountaineer 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Mercury Cougar 1997, 1999-2002 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002
Lincoln Continental 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Lincoln Navigator 1998-2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Excursion 2000-2002 2000 2001 2002
Mercury Mystique 1997-2000 1997 1998 1999 2000
Lincoln LS 2000-2002 2000 2001 2002
Ford Explorer Sport 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Explorer Sport Trac 2001-2002 2001 2002
Mercury Tracer 1997 1997
Ford E Series 1997-2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Ford Super Duty F Series 1999-2002 1999 2000 2001 2002
Lincoln Blackwood 2002 2002

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