Ford Escape 2005–2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 05261 · NHTSA communication 10018947 · issued Jan 1, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2005–2006
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Long crank/hard start -- 3.0l. *tt
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.