Ford Taurus 2000–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin CSP-13B04 · NHTSA communication 10052600 · issued Jun 21, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
2000–2003
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ford: see document search button for owner letter. Speed control cable is susceptible to damage and can disconnect during hood maintenance and also interfere with full throttle return to idle after releasing accelerator pedal. Models 2000-2003 taurus, sable. *pe
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.