# Service bulletins for the 2002 Ford Escort

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.

24 bulletins from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

- [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
- [042107](/bulletins/10014086.md), 2005-04-28, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). GENERAL \(PCM\) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. \*TT
- [04189](/bulletins/10014062.md), 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
- [04174](/bulletins/10013116.md), 2005-04-08, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) ILLUMINATED \- SYSTEM LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES \(DTC'S\) \- SERVICE TIPS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2004 F\-SERIES. \*TT
- [02208](/bulletins/10013060.md), 2005-04-07, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. \*EH
- [041514](/bulletins/10011159.md), 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
- [04V09](/bulletins/10009870.md), 2004-11-02, Service bulletin: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. IS RECALLING CERTAIN SERVICE REPLACEMENT SEATBELT RETRACTORS \(DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT RETRACTOR IN GRAY\) MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER 2002 AND SOLD AS A SERVICE REPLACEMENT PART BETWEEN DECEMBER 2002 AND JULY 2004. \*TT
- [031501](/bulletins/10009321.md), 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
- [02176](/bulletins/10008580.md), 2004-08-05, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. LAMP\-BRAKE\-INVADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. \*MJ
- [03181](/bulletins/10004027.md), 2003-11-14, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY \(RKE\) \- SERVICE TIPS. \*TT
- [031515](/bulletins/10003194.md), 2003-10-10, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. IDLE VIBRATION ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L SPI OR ZETEC ENGINE ONLY. \*TT
- [0398](/bulletins/10002780.md), 2003-09-17, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. \*TT
- [16746](/bulletins/10002649.md), 2003-09-09, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HIGHER THAN NORMAL IDLE SPEED, RUNS ROUGH AT IDLE AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE \(DTC\) P0171. \*TT
- [15858](/bulletins/637708.md), 2002-12-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUBJECT REGARDING FUSE BOX COVER AND \#7 FUSE LOCATION. \*TT
- [020901](/bulletins/637615.md), 2002-12-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ROUGH IDLE, LOW POWER AND / OR STALL AT IDLE, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 THROUGH P0304 STORED IN MEMORY. \*TT
- [0291](/bulletins/636089.md), 2002-11-05, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.0L SPI ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP \(MIL\) ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES \(DTC\) P0300 THROUGH P0304 STORED. \*TT
- [0245](/bulletins/636065.md), 2002-11-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. INFORMATION REGARDING DISCHARGED BATTERY CHARGING SERVICE TIPS AND GUIDELINES. \*TT
- [01246](/bulletins/630515.md), 2002-04-18, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. \*TT
- [01242](/bulletins/630507.md), 2002-04-18, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1744 WITH NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS PRESENT. \*TT
- [15554](/bulletins/630088.md), 2002-04-12, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING NO START DUE TO A SEIZED CAMSHAFT. \*YH
- [0214](/bulletins/630001.md), 2002-04-11, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME ENGINE ASSEMBLIES WITH ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS REPAIRED IN\-VEHILE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO LEAK COOLANT AND/OR OIL FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AREA. \*TT
- [01181](/bulletins/625715.md), 2001-11-30, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.\*JB
- [01157](/bulletins/623988.md), 2001-10-31, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. \*SLC
- [01156](/bulletins/623944.md), 2001-10-31, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. \*SLC

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