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Ford Escape Hybrid 2005–2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-08-24-5 · NHTSA communication 10029164 · issued Jun 1, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2005–2008
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford/mercury: vehicles may exhibit a red triangle light and codes indicating a transaxle overtemp. Condition may result in reduced power as system activates fail safe operation. *pe

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.