# Service bulletin 15482

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: 630589
- Published by NHTSA: 2002\-04\-18
- Manufacturer's number: 15482
- Manufacturer's date: 2001\-12\-01
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

## NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DURATEC ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE ENGINE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF MICROSCOPIC INTERNAL CRACKS IN A BATCH OF INTAKE VALVES. \*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

Engine

## Vehicles listed

- 2002 FORD ESCAPE
- 2002 FORD TAURUS
- 2002 MERCURY COUGAR
- 2002 MERCURY SABLE

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [12V353000](/recalls/nhtsa/12V353000.md), 2012-07-26: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- [2004426](/recalls/tc/2004426.md), 2004-12-08: Engine
- [2004126](/recalls/tc/2004126.md), 2004-04-07: Engine

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [04208](/bulletins/10019382.md), 2006-03-14, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CAMSHAFT TICK NOISE \- 3.0L 4V ENGINE ONLY. \*TT
- [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
- [052212](/bulletins/10018746.md), 2006-01-13, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. BUCK/JERK AND MISS DURING DRIVE CYCLE ABOVE 3000 RPM \- NO DTC \- 3.0L 2V GAS AND FFV ENGINE. \*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
- [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.
- [02177](/bulletins/10008581.md), 2004-08-06, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. COOLING SYSTEM\-MOTORCRAFT PREMIUM GOLD ENGINE COOLANT\-SERIVCE TIPS. \*MJ
- [02223](/bulletins/10008306.md), 2004-07-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DRIVEABILITY\-MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) WITH P0316 WHEN USING WINTER BLEND REFORMULATED FUELS AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 50 DEGREES F \(10 DEGREES C\) DURING WINTER MONTHS\-ROUGH OR ROLLING IDLE AFTER HOT SOAK RESTART P0191. TRANSAXLE\-AX4S\-1\-2 UPSHIFT HESITATION COLD\-3.0L 2V/FFV ENGINES. \*MJ
- [02221](/bulletins/10008304.md), 2004-07-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE\-GEAR DRIVEN SYNCHRONIZERS\-INCORRECT INSTALLATION\-CAMSHAFT POSITION SYNCHRONIZER \(CMP\) INSTALLATION TOOL CORRECT APPLICATION. \*MJ
- [17434](/bulletins/10008296.md), 2004-07-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) ON WITH CONTINUOUS MEMORY DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES \(DTC'S\) P0172/P0175 \(SYSTEM TOO RICH\). \*TT

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