Ford Taurus 2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 02223 · NHTSA communication 10008306 · issued Nov 11, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Driveability-malfunction indicator lamp (mil) with p0316 when using winter blend reformulated fuels at temperatures above 50 degrees f (10 degrees c) during winter months-rough or rolling idle after hot soak restart p0191. Transaxle-ax4s-1-2 upshift hesitation cold-3.0l 2v/ffv engines. *mj
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.