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Service bulletins for the 1999 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.

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

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73662000-05-15. 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
73602000-05-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING BUMPS. *TT
73532000-05-15. 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
73222000-05-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN 12/1/1998 AND 8/31/1999 EQUIPPED WITH 5.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A LACK OF HEAT, EXHAUST SULPHUR SMELL AND / OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0125. *TT
130262000-05-12. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START CONDITION DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE BLEED DOWN. *TT
130042000-05-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE; SUSPENSION; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. SOME 4.0L VEHICLES WITH A4WD MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / PULSATION FELT FROM THE DRIVELINE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FLOORPAN ON ACCELERATION / LIGHT TIP-IN AT 25-35 MPH WHEN IN 4 AUTO MODE. *TT
129792000-05-12. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4.0L SOHC OR OHV ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION OR BUZZ FELT THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR FRONT FLOORBOARD AREA. *TT
129472000-05-12. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; SUSPENSION:FRONT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS FROM 10 MPH TO 40 MPH. *TT
129162000-05-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC 4 WHEEL DRIVE MAY EXHIBIT MULTIPLE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE FUNCTIONAL CONCERNS (I.E. INOPERATIVE ONE TOUCH DOWN, CHIME, 4X4 SHIFT MOTOR, ETC). *TT
66982000-05-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. EXPERIENCING RATTLE / FLUTTER NOISE FROM FRONT WHILE DRIVING. *TT
66922000-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO / LOW AIR CONDITIONER PERFORMANCE AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND PROLONGED IDLE. *TT
66432000-05-11. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINES BUILT AFTER 6/10/99 AT LOUISVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT OR AFTER 6/14/99 AT ST. LOUIS ASSEMBLY PLANT MAY EXHIBIT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASE IDLE SPEED OF 1400-1600 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY RECEIVED FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. *TT
66382000-05-11. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION OR BUZZ FELT THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH IS MOST NOTICEABLE DURING ACCELERATION UNDER 2000 RPMS. *TT
66032000-05-11. 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
65742000-05-11. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OCCASIONAL HOOT / MOAN FROM THE IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE. *TT
65592000-05-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING RADIATOR HOSE CLAMP FOR SERVICE. *TT
65362000-05-10. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTIVATION WITHOUT COMMAND. *TT
65152000-05-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH BOSS OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. *TT
65142000-05-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ABS LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1676 IN SELF TEST. *TT
134262000-04-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. EXHIBITING VERY LIGHT STEERING VIBRATION / SHIMMY / NIBBLE AT ENGINE IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS. *TT
134152000-04-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS. EXHIBITING A SQUEAK TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR STABILIZER BAR WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *TT
134142000-04-06. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. EXHIBITING A LACK OF HEAT, EXHAUST SULPHUR SMELL AND / OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0125. *TT
134122000-04-06. 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 (DTC) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE STORED IN THE GEM. *TT
133882000-04-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. VEHICLES EQUIPPED THE NEUTRAL TOW FEATURE, BE AWARE THAT WHEN THE NEUTRAL TOW FEATURE IS ENABLED AND THE CUSTOMER PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL MODE, THE NEUTRAL TOW INDICATOR WILL GO OUT WHEN THE GEM GOES TO SLEEP. *TT
133522000-04-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC 4 WHEEL DRIVE MAY EXHIBIT MULTIPLE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) FUNCTIONAL CONCERNS. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.