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Lincoln LS 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15033 · NHTSA communication 621029 · issued Jul 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built through 6/14/2001 may exhibit an intermittent crank - no start condition with a short hot soak, theft warning lamp flashing rapidly, no communication with the pcm during the occurrence, instrument cluster module may have dtc u1147 and / or u1262 stored, no ignition spark or injector pulse and the vehicle will start normally once the ignition key is cycled completely to the off position and restarted. *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.