Ford Freestar 1996–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 17358 · NHTSA communication 10008183 · issued Aug 1, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–2005
model years
39
vehicle entries
Official summary
Groan/buzz/vibration when the gear selector is in park with the vehicle parked on an incline. *tt this bulletin updates previous bulletin 17358, dated 11/01/2003 to include 2005 models. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 2004 Ford Freestar
- 2005 Ford Freestar
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 2000 Ford Taurus
- 2001 Ford Taurus
- 2002 Ford Taurus
- 2003 Ford Taurus
- 2004 Ford Taurus
- 2005 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
- 2004 Mercury Monterey
- 2005 Mercury Monterey
- 1996 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- 1999 Mercury Sable
- 2000 Mercury Sable
- 2001 Mercury Sable
- 2002 Mercury Sable
- 2003 Mercury Sable
- 2004 Mercury Sable
- 2005 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.