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Ford Escape 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15685 · NHTSA communication 636318 · issued Mar 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001–2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a 2.0l engine and a manual transmission, may exhibit a rolling idle condition in high ambient temperatures. *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.