Service bulletins for the 2003 Ford Escape
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.
72 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
By trouble code
| 05310 | 2005-04-05. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. SAFETY BELT WEB STOP BUTTON SERVICE. *EH |
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| 18173 | 2005-01-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. A FINAL DRIVE WHINE AT 25-45 MPH (40-72 KM/H). *TT |
| 031404 | 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. |
| 041514 | 2005-01-05. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT |
| 18217 | 2004-12-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MULTIPLE VEHICLES - FUEL LEVEL INDICATION CONCERNS - SERVICE TIP. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2005 SUPER DUTY F-SERIES, EXCURSION, EXPEDITION, EXPLORER, MOUNTAINEER AND AVIATOR. *TT |
| 04141 | 2004-09-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP (TCIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1783 AND/OR P0733 COLD CLIMATE SHIFT/ENGAGEMENT CONCERNS WITH A CD4E TRANSAXLE. *TT |
| 031501 | 2004-09-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (HEATED BACKLITE) GRID LINES, INTEGRAL ANTENNA CONCERNS. *TT |
| 16209 | 2004-08-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ODOR. *MJ |
| 16200 | 2004-08-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. V-6 BADGE DISCONTINUED. *MJ |
| 02176 | 2004-08-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. LAMP-BRAKE-INVADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *MJ |
| 16420 | 2004-07-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. SQUEAK, CREAK OR RATTLE TYPE NOISE FROM REAR LIFTGATE AREA. *TT |
| 16413 | 2004-07-28. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. PARK BRAKE ADJUSTMENT / CONTACT REQUEST. *MJ |
| 16410 | 2004-07-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. TRAILER TOW HARNESS INSTALLATION / SERVICE TIP. *MJ |
| 16409 | 2004-07-28. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. CLICK ON TURNS. *MJ |
| 16405 | 2004-07-28. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. BRAKE SQUEAL / ENGINEERING CONTRACT REQUEST. *MJ |
| 03252 | 2004-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE-COOLING SYSTEM-LOW COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINAION-COOLANT DEGAS BOTTLE INSPECTION-SERICE TIP. *MJ |
| 17703 | 2004-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TICKING NOISE FROM LEFT CYLINDER HEAD WITH WARM ENGINE. *TT |
| 02231 | 2004-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DRIVEABILITY-INTERMITTENT ENGINE QUIT OR IDLE DIP-NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) PRESENT-VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L DURATEC ENGINE ONLY. *MJ |
| 0471 | 2004-07-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WARNING INDICATORS-PARKING AID-REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM (RSS) AND FORWARD SENSING SYSTEM (FSS)-FALSE ACTIVATION OF WARNING TONE-SERVICE TIPS. *MJ UPDATE. *TT |
| 17380 | 2004-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. A CHECK FUEL CAP INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0457 OR A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0455 OR P0457. *TT |
| 17366 | 2004-07-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. FINAL DRIVE WHINE MOST NOTICEABLE AT 25-45 MPH DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. *TT |
| 17343 | 2004-07-23. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT. FRONT SAFETY BELT SLOW TO RETRACT AND/OR MISSING WEB STOP BUTTON. *TT |
| 17316 | 2004-07-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. FUEL SIGNAL TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 16447 | 2004-07-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. MUSTY ODOR FROM CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. *TT |
| 17532 | 2004-07-22. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. LOW PRESSURE POWER STEERING LINE LEAK AFTER COLD SOAK IN TEMPERATURES OF -23C (-10) OR LOWER. *MJ |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.