Ford Explorer Sport 2002–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 17379 · NHTSA communication 10008191 · issued Nov 1, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002–2003
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Rough idle, hesitation on cold engine tip-in and/or hesitation during a 5-3 downshift. *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.