Ford Taurus 1996–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 03123 · NHTSA communication 10002684 · issued Jun 23, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–2003
model years
31
vehicle entries
Official summary
Torque converter clutch not engaging when commanded and/or diagnostic trouble codes p0741 or p1744 stored in memory. Models from 1996 to 2003. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 2000 Ford Taurus
- 2001 Ford Taurus
- 2002 Ford Taurus
- 2003 Ford Taurus
- 1996 Ford Windstar
- 1997 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Ford Windstar
- 1999 Ford Windstar
- 2000 Ford Windstar
- 2001 Ford Windstar
- 2002 Ford Windstar
- 2003 Ford Windstar
- 1996 Lincoln Continental
- 1997 Lincoln Continental
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1999 Lincoln Continental
- 2000 Lincoln Continental
- 2001 Lincoln Continental
- 2002 Lincoln Continental
- 1996 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- 1999 Mercury Sable
- 2000 Mercury Sable
- 2001 Mercury Sable
- 2002 Mercury Sable
- 2003 Mercury Sable
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.