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Ford Escape 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-13-1-4 · NHTSA communication 10052037 · issued Jan 8, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: on left hand side of intake manifold, a plug is missing, causing gasoline turbo direction injection (gtdi) to exhibit a fast idle or a rolling. Models 2013 fusion, escape. *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.