Ford Escort 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 7235 · NHTSA communication 6090812 · issued Oct 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1998–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles equipped with the 2.0l spi engine with manual or automatic transmission may exhibit an rpm fluctuation (idle roll) or possible stall at idle. *tt
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.