Ford Taurus 1995–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 996735 · NHTSA communication 608455 · issued Aug 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1995–2000
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with the ax4s transaxle may exhibit a harsh 3-2 downshift when coasting around a corner and then stepping into the throttle to accelerate away from the corner. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1995 Ford Taurus
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 2000 Ford Taurus
- 1995 Ford Windstar
- 1996 Ford Windstar
- 1997 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Ford Windstar
- 1999 Ford Windstar
- 2000 Ford Windstar
- 1995 Mercury Sable
- 1996 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- 1999 Mercury Sable
- 2000 Mercury Sable
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.