Ford Explorer Sport 2001–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15785 · NHTSA communication 637478 · issued Apr 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001–2002
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with 5r55e/5r44e transmission may exhibit a whine noise in 1st gear that goes away after the 1-2 or 1-3 shift is completed. *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.