Service bulletins for the 2005 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.
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| 042421 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. SAFETY BELT RETRACTION SPEED. *TT |
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| 042107 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT |
| 042413 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE OVERHEATING AND/OR LOSS OF AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) PERFORMANCE. *TT |
| 04189 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT |
| 18281 | 2005-04-18. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS. CONDENSATION INSIDE THE FOGLAMPS. *EH |
| 04232 | 2005-04-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REMOVAL TIP. *EH |
| 04217 | 2005-04-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GENERAL POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT |
| 04214 | 2005-04-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING DRIFT/PULL - IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 18389 | 2005-04-14. Service bulletin. STEERING. INTERMITTENT HIGH STEERING EFFORT IN COLD TEMPERATURES. *TT |
| 18109 | 2005-04-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CHARGING SYSTEM CONCERNS - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 18431 | 2005-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. WHEN INSPECTING A TRANSFER CASE IT IS NORMAL TO FIND METALLIC SHAVINGS ON THE MAGNETIC FILL PLUG. *EH |
| 18408 | 2005-04-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. REAR BRAKE NOISE/MOAN (4 WHEEL DISC ONLY). *TT |
| 05310 | 2005-04-05. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. SAFETY BELT WEB STOP BUTTON SERVICE. *EH |
| 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 |
| 17919 | 2004-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. WATER PUMP PULLEY COVER NO LONGER INSTALLED. *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 |
| 17794 | 2004-08-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1639 (VEHICLE ID BLOCK CORRUPTED, NOT PROGRAMMED). *TT |
| 0443 | 2004-08-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL LEAK FROM DIPSTICK OR FRONT OR REAR CRANKSHAFT SEALS - HEATED PCV SERVICE KIT - 3.0L DURATEC ENGINE. *TT |
| 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 |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.