Ford Crown Victoria 1997–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12298 · NHTSA communication 615543 · issued Dec 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997–1998
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with 4r70w transmissions may exhibit delayed or no 2-3 upshift, primarily when the transmission is cold. Transmission control indicator light (tcil) may also flash with diagnostic trouble code p0782. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford E Series
- 1998 Ford E Series
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford F Series
- 1998 Ford F Series
- 1997 Ford Mustang
- 1998 Ford Mustang
- 1997 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis
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.