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April 1, 2002 Service bulletin

Some vehicles equipped with 5R55E/5R44E transmission may exhibit a whine noise in 1ST gear that goes away...

Ford technical service bulletin 15785 for 2001-2002 Ford Ranger, 2001-2002 Ford Explorer Sport and 2001-2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac.

Bulletin number
15785
Component
Power train: automatic transmission
Summary
Some vehicles equipped with 5r55e/5r44e transmission may exhibit a whine noise in 1st gear that goes away after the 1-2 or 1-3 shift is completed. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 238 complaints in the transmission category.

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