Ford Explorer 1997–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9913035 · NHTSA communication 609033 · issued Aug 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1997–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles may experience a no start condition when parked on an incline with the vehicle in a nose down position and less than 1/4 tank of fuel. *tt
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.