Ford Explorer 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 8008 · NHTSA communication 612506 · issued Jan 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2000
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Buzzing and grinding notchy noise when shifting(2-3 upshift).
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.