# Service bulletin 12174

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: 613224
- Published by NHTSA: 2000\-06\-19
- Manufacturer's number: 12174
- Manufacturer's date: 1998\-11\-01
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

## NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START/LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. \*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

Engine

## Vehicles listed

- 1996 to 1999 FORD CONTOUR
- 1996 to 1999 FORD CROWN VICTORIA
- 1996 to 1997 FORD E SERIES
- 1996 to 1999 FORD ESCORT
- 1996 FORD EXPEDITION
- 1997 FORD EXPEDITION
- 1996 to 1997 FORD EXPLORER
- 1996 to 1999 FORD F SERIES
- 1996 to 1999 FORD GRAND MARQUIS
- 1996 to 1999 FORD MUSTANG
- 1996 to 1997 FORD RANGER
- 1996 to 1999 FORD TAURUS
- 1996 to 1999 FORD WINDSTAR
- 1996 to 1998 LINCOLN MARK VIII
- 1999 LINCOLN MARK VIII
- 1996 to 1997 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR
- 1996 to 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
- 1996 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
- 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
- 1996 to 1999 MERCURY MYSTIQUE
- 1996 to 1999 MERCURY SABLE
- 1996 to 1999 MERCURY TRACER

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2000308](/recalls/tc/2000308.md), 2000-12-29: Engine
- [00V367000](/recalls/nhtsa/00V367000.md), 2000-11-06: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- [1999139](/recalls/tc/1999139.md), 1999-07-27: Engine
- [1999061](/recalls/tc/1999061.md), 1999-04-15: Engine
- [1998144](/recalls/tc/1998144.md), 1998-07-20: Engine
- [1997221](/recalls/tc/1997221.md), 1997-12-11: Engine
- [1997072](/recalls/tc/1997072.md), 1997-04-02: Engine
- [1996124](/recalls/tc/1996124.md), 1996-08-22: Engine

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [CSP\-08B01](/bulletins/10026389.md), 2008-10-24, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. FORD: CERTAIN 1999\-2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES UP TO 6000 LB GVWR REGISTERED IN NEW YORK AND CERTAIN 2001 VEHICLES UP TO 6000 LB GVWR REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF MAINE, CERTIFIED FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA\-FEDERAL EMISSION WARRANTY REFUND. \*PE
- [07212](/bulletins/10023943.md), 2008-02-21, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME 1997\-2008 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L 2V, 5.4L 2V, OR 6.8L 2V ENGINE\-\-SPARK PLUG THREAD REPAIR PROCEDURE\-\-NOT COVERED UNDER NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY. \*NJ THIS INCLUDES F\-53 MOTORHOME CHASSIS. UPDATED 2/23/10. \*PE
- [19016](/bulletins/10019076.md), 2006-02-11, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. REPLACE TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY DURING 2.0L ZETEC ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT \- SERVICE TIP. \*TT
- [05N04](/bulletins/10018959.md), 2006-01-25, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM 05N04 \- EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS PROGRAM IS BEING PROVIDED AS A SETTLEMENT TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF THE ALL\-COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO 7 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY START DATE OF THE VEHICLE, WITH NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF MILES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN. \*TT
- [041601](/bulletins/10018745.md), 2006-01-13, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP \- COIL ON PLUG \(COP\) IGNITION SYSTEMS \- ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. \*TT
- [18614](/bulletins/10017916.md), 2005-12-07, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SURGE, IDLE ROLL, ROUGH IDLE ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE COOLING FANS ARE OPERATING. \*TT
- [0554](/bulletins/10014685.md), 2005-05-05, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. USE OF STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST STUDS IN SERVICE FOR 5.4L 2V ENGINE. \*TT
- [18351](/bulletins/10014620.md), 2005-05-05, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. CHARGING SYSTEM LIMITATIONS. \*EH
- [041003](/bulletins/10013368.md), 2005-04-15, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXHAUST LEAK \- CRACKED OR SEPARATED RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST PIPE \- 3.8L AND 3.9L ENGINES. \*TT
- [031404](/bulletins/10011162.md), 2005-01-06, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE OR RUNNING \- COIL ON PLUG \(COP\) IGNITION SYSTEMS \- WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIPS. TO INCLUDE VARIOUS 2005 MODELS. \* AR THIS ARTICLE 04161 SUPERSEDES TSB 03\-14\-04.

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