Ford Five Hundred 2005–2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 05245 · NHTSA communication 10018933 · issued Jan 1, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005–2006
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Harsh/erratic/slow downshifts or tip-in hesitation -- 6 speed automatic transaxle -- vehicles built before 10/17/2005. *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.