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Service bulletins for the 2013 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.

155 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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SSM 469002018-01-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Some vehicles may exhibit a no start condition with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and a DTC P161A after PCM replacement. This may be due to the parameter reset procedure not being properly completed. To clear this DTC, use the Ford Integrated Diagnostic System (IDS) service tool or Ford J2534 Diagnostic Software, select - Toolbox - Body - Security - PATS Functions - Parameter Reset. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the procedure. This procedure will transfer the existing Key ID information between the modules without the need of having 2 programmed PATS keys present. There is no need to program keys when the PCM is going to be replaced. Additional information can be found in the Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 419-01. Missing or lost keys are not warrantable.
CSP-14N022015-02-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. FORD/LINCOLN: THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE LOSS OF ABS SPEED SIGNAL RELATED COMMUNICATION THAT DISABLE OBDII SYSTEM MONITORS FOR PCM REPROGRAMMING. MODEL 2011-14 F-SUPER DUTY, ESCAPE, TAURUS, FUSION, MKT, MKZ. *PE
TSB-14-01292015-01-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE. FORD/LINCOLN: DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0132, P0135, P0030, P2243, P2251 ARE STORED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) MEMORY AND CAUSES MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) TO ILLUMINATE. MODEL 2013 ESCAPE, FUSION, MKZ. *PE
TSB-14-01072014-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). FORD: DURING AMBIENT TEMPERATURES THAT IS BELOW 0 "C (32 "F), CAUSES GASOLINE TURBOCHARGED DIRECT INJECTION (GTDI) ENGINES TO HAVE A LACK OF POWER AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) TO ILLUMINATE. MODEL 2013-2014 ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-13-6-282013-11-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) ARE STORED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE MEMORY, AND USING REMOTE START FEATURE, WOULD HAVE CRANK NO START OR STALL, SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN. MODELS 2013 C-MAX, FOCUS, ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-13-6-282013-09-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE INTELLIGENT ACCESS REMOTE START WILL EXPERIENCE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P025A/U0109, P025A/U0109/P0103, P025A/P0103/P1A0C, AS WELL AS STALLING AFTER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND CRANK NO START. MODELS 2013 C-MAX, FOCUS, ESCAPE. *PE
TSB-12-8-232012-12-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). FORD: DUE TO EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS VAPOR EJECTED, THAT WAS INSTALLED BACKWARDS AND BLOCKS VAPOR PURGE LINE IN AIR CLEANER OUTLET PIPE ASSEMBLY, ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P144C, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE MEMORY. MODEL 2013 ESCAPE. *PE

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