Service bulletins for the 1997 Ford Explorer
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.
370 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 13752 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION SEAL. *MJS |
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| 13745 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION OF NO 4 X 4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4 X 4 LOW RANGE. *MJS |
| 13723 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). SOME ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A LOW SPEED WHINING NOISE FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. *MJS |
| 13857 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.0L ENGINES AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) TRANSFER CASE MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF 4X4 INDICATORS FLASHING AND MULTIPLE GEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT |
| 7918 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. FRONT AXLE PINION LIL SEAL LEAKS. |
| 8164 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION ON 5R55E - 4R55E - 4R44E PUMP ALIGNMENT TOOLS. *TT |
| 8149 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. SUBJECT REGARDING NEUTRAL TOW INOPERATIVE AFTER GEM REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 8119 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.0L ENGINE AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) TRANSFER CASE MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF 4X4 INDICATORS FLASHING AND MULTIPLE GEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT |
| 0015 | 2000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS |
| 13527 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT AN OVERHEAT CONDITION THAT MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE THERMOSTAT. ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AND IS LOOKING FOR THERMOSTATS AND COOLANTS SAMPLES FROM THESE VEHICLES. *TT |
| 13504 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION SEAL. ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE THROUGH THE HIGH MILAGE / TIME-IN-SERVICE CONCERN RESOLUTION PROCESS. *TT |
| 13484 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER. *TT |
| 13482 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / GROAN ON ACCELERATION OR TAKE-OFF DUE TO THE REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT BEING TWISTED AND ALLOWING A GROUND OUT CONDITION TO OCCUR. *TT |
| 13440 | 2000-05-16. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING VERY LIGHT STEERING VIBRATION / SHIMMY / NIBBLE AT ENGINE IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS (PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS). *TT |
| 7494 | 2000-05-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). ALL VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY TRANSFER CASES WILL DISPLAY CONTACT PLATE PIDS OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE 1999 OR EARLIER WORKSHOP MANUAL INDICATES WHEN USING NGS WITH 15.0 LEVEL OR LATER SOFTWARE. *TT |
| 7471 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER. *TT |
| 7468 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / GROAN ON ACCELERATION OR TAKE OFF. |
| 7367 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (4WABS) MAY EXHIBIT WHEEL SPEED PARAMETER IDENTIFICATIONS (PIDS) WHICH READ N/A IMMEDIATELY OR ABOVE 7 MPH WHEN VIEWED USING THE NEW GENERATION STAR (NGS) TESTER. *TT |
| 7366 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT NEUTRAL GEAR ROLLOVER NOISE (A LIGHT METALLIC RATTLING SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION) WHICH OCCURS AT IDLE WITH TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL CLUTCH ENGAGED (CLUTCH PEDAL UP). *TT |
| 7360 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING BUMPS. *TT |
| 7353 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4X4 LOW RANGE, WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES STORED IN THE GEM MODULE. *TT |
| 6640 | 2000-05-11. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. EXHIBITING AN AIR BAG LAMP ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH LAMP FAULT CODE (LFC) 24, OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1924 AND / OR B1342 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT |
| 6603 | 2000-05-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN AUDIBLE PINGING OR CREAKING NOISE THAT MAY BE HEARD FROM THE DRIVELINE WHEN ENGINE TORQUE IS INITIALLY APPLIED TO THE DRIVELINE. *TT |
| 6574 | 2000-05-11. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OCCASIONAL HOOT / MOAN FROM THE IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE. *TT |
| 981617 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FLOOR MAT INSTALLATION PROCEDURE SERVICE TIP. YD |
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