Ford Five Hundred 2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0516 · NHTSA communication 10013304 · issued Jan 24, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Harsh or erratic upshifts/downshifts - wrench lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p2544 - vehicles built before 1/7/2005 and equipped with the (awf21) 6 speed transaxle. *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.