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Service bulletin 18173

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10011344
Published by NHTSA2005-01-18
Manufacturer's number18173
Manufacturer's date2004-09-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

A FINAL DRIVE WHINE AT 25-45 MPH (40-72 KM/H). *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20154382015-09-29. Powertrain
15V6060002015-09-29. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
04V1650002004-04-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
06452006-05-17. Service bulletin. NEUTRAL TOW CAPABILITY - SERVICE KIT REQUIREMENTS. *TT
0421072005-04-28. Service bulletin. GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
042322005-04-18. Service bulletin. WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REMOVAL TIP. *EH
042172005-04-15. Service bulletin. GENERAL POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
041412004-09-23. Service bulletin. TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP (TCIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1783 AND/OR P0733 COLD CLIMATE SHIFT/ENGAGEMENT CONCERNS WITH A CD4E TRANSAXLE. *TT
173662004-07-23. Service bulletin. FINAL DRIVE WHINE MOST NOTICEABLE AT 25-45 MPH DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. *TT
176572004-06-22. Service bulletin. CLUTCH CHATTER WHEN COLD. *TT
174822004-06-11. Service bulletin. HARSH SHIFTS AND ENGAGEMENTS WITH ONLY DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1502. *TT
031482003-10-29. Service bulletin. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
167172003-07-29. Service bulletin. AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHUDDER. *TT *JB