Ford Explorer Sport 2001–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16038 · NHTSA communication 636233 · issued Jul 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001–2002
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with a 5r55e automatic transmission may exhibit a gear whine type noise in 1st and / or 2nd gears only. *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.