Service bulletin 12163
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 613178 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2000-06-19 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12163 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-11-01 |
| NHTSA component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
NHTSA's summary
SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT VIBRATION DURING ACCELERATION ONLY. *MJS
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
Throttle and cruise control
| FORD TAURUS | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
|---|---|
| MERCURY SABLE | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 98V204000 | 1998-09-01. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| 12257 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBIT A MOMENTARY HIGH IDLE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THERE MAY BE AN INSUFFICIENT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HARNESS WIRES AND TERMINALS IN THE THROTTLE POSITION CONNECTOR. *TT |
|---|---|
| 12251 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBIT A MOMENTARY HIGH IDLE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THIS CONCERN MAY BE AN INSUFFICIENT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HARNESS WIRES AND TERMINALS IN THE THROTTLE POSITION CONNECTOR. *TT |
| 5367 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INOPERABLE SPEED CONTROL. *TT |
| 5339 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH A MOMENTARY HIGH IDLE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. *TT |
| 5203 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *TT |
| 98-4737 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE SPARK KNOCK ON ACCELERATION. *AK |
| 985084 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE REDUCED DECELERATION FEEL AND LESS ENGINE RPM REDUCTION AT CLOSED THROTTLE WITH THE VEHCLE MOVING; SPEED CONTROL NOT RESPONDING QUICKLY WHEN SWITCHED TO OFF OR DECEL MAY ALSO BE NOTED. *TT |
| 12066 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WERE CALIBRATED WITH INCREASED AIR FLOW AT CLOSED THROTTLE TO PREVENT TIP-IN BUMPS, A RESULT MAY BE REDUCED DECELERATION FEEL AND LESS ENGINE RPM REDUCTION AT CLOSED THROTTLE WITH THE VEHICLE MOVING. *MJS |
| 0035 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE HIGH IDLE. *MJS |
| 6646 | 2000-05-11. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH 3.0L 4-VALVE ENGINES BUILT BETWEEN 12/17/97 AND 6/30/99 MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / LONG CRANK OR A ROUGH IDLE AFTER A COLD START. *TT |