Ford Escape 2001–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16779 · NHTSA communication 10002663 · issued Apr 1, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2001–2003
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Perceived condition of no entry or unable to manually unlock the door. This may occur when the battery is allowed to become discharged or completely dead and the remote keyless entry (keyfob) is used while the battery is in this state. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.