Service bulletins for the 1998 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.
352 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 99238 | 2000-03-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. A TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATION AND / OR A KNOCKING / THUMPING NOISE MAY BE AUDIBLE INTHE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT |
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| 99234 | 2000-03-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING A VEHICLE WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442 AND P0455 STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. *TT |
| 99196 | 2000-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING NON-APPROVED / ALTERNATE REFRIGERANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS IF INSTALLED IN FORD A/C SYSTEMS. *TT |
| 99194 | 2000-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 991813 | 2000-03-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. EXPERIENCING AN INOPERATIVE OR INACCURATE ODOMETER / SPEEDOMETER READINGS. *TT |
| 99185 | 2000-03-06. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN 3/15/1997 AND 12/31/1998 AND WITH 4R70W TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXPERIENCE DELAYED OR NO 2-3 UPSHIFT, TRANSMISSION CONTROL INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0782 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT |
| 99228 | 2000-03-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. EXPERIENCING WATER LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE MOONROOF OPENING. *TT |
| 99223 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. A NO START CONDITION WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE VEHICLE IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION AND LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL MAY OCCUR. *TT |
| 99222 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT |
| 99211 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. EXHIBITING A GRUNTING NOISE HEARD FROM THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM DURING SLOW SPEED TURNING, OR WHILE STATIONARY WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR COMING OFF THE STEERING STOPS. *TT |
| 99206 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONCERNS WITH BURNING ODOR OR SMOKE, AND / OR RUSTLING NOISE WHILE BLOWER MOTOR IS ON. *TT |
| 99203 | 2000-02-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. INFORMATION ON REPLACING THE FRONT BUMPER BRACKET. *TT |
| 9913138 | 1999-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. INFORMATION ON REPLACING AND REMOVING THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM). *TT |
| 9913035 | 1999-12-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A NO START CONDITION WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE VEHICLE IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION AND LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. *TT |
| 996887 | 1999-12-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; SUSPENSION. SOME 4.0L VEHICLES WITH A4WD MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / PULSATION AT 0-45 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. *TT |
| 996884 | 1999-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF AN INTERNAL LOW END NOISE THAT IS DESCRIBED AS A "DIESEL AND / OR MARBELS IN A TIN CAN RATTLE" ON VEHICLES WITH A 4.OL OVH ENGINE. *TT |
| 996777 | 1999-12-02. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. EXHIBITING A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOOT(S). *TT |
| 99156 | 1999-12-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BURNING ODOR OR SMOKE, AND / OR RUSTLING NOISE OCCURING WHEN THE BLOWER MOTOR IS RUNNING IF LEAVES OR FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERS THE BLOWER CASE. *TT |
| 99142 | 1999-11-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLES WITH A4WD TRANSMISSION AND 4.0L ENGINE MAY HAVE THE 4X4 INDICATOR LAMPS FLASHING. *TT |
| 983572 | 1999-10-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM. CONCERNS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES AND / OR ABS LIGHT FLASHING WHILE DRIVING. *TT |
| 983566 | 1999-10-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMING / DIAGNOSING ANY PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) RELATED ISSUES. *TT |
| 98-3423 | 1999-10-07. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. EXHIBITING A POWER STEERING NOISE. *TT |
| 9810930 | 1999-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE OIL LEAK FROM THE REAR MAIN CRANKSHAFT SEAL. *TT |
| 983566 | 1999-09-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION REGARDING PROGRAMMING / DIAGNOSING PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) RELATED ISSUES. *TT |
| 983315 | 1999-09-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE 4R100 TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE AN ORANGE "PRIOR TO REPAIR" TAG ON THE FLUID PAN. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.