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Service bulletins for the 2002 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Automatic transmission are shown. Show all

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032542005-04-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 5R55W TRANSMISSION - NO 3RD GEAR OR SLIPPING 2-3 SHIFT - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0733 AND P0745 - VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 3/4/2002. *TT
0421072005-04-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
0422122005-04-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). GEAR SELECTOR LEVER - INCREASED EFFORT TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK. *TT
042172005-04-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GENERAL POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
022222004-07-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NOISE-GEAR WHINE NOISE IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ONLY-VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55E TRANSMISSION AND 4.0L ENGINE ONLY. *MJ
031482003-10-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
031472003-10-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SHUDDER DURING 4/5 UPSHIFT AND/OR 5/4 DOWNSHIFT ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L ENGINE AND 5R55W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TT
167022003-07-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). 4X4 CONTROL MODULE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE ISSUES. *TT *JB
03572003-07-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID LEAK FROM THE CONVERTER HOUSING AREA. *TT *JB
157852002-11-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55E/5R44E TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A WHINE NOISE IN 1ST GEAR THAT GOES AWAY AFTER THE 1-2 OR 1-3 SHIFT IS COMPLETED. *TT
160382002-11-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 5R55E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A GEAR WHINE TYPE NOISE IN 1ST AND / OR 2ND GEARS ONLY. *TT
02622002-11-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT REGARDING 5R55W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HARSH UPSHIFTS DURING LIGHT TO MEDIUM THROTTLE CONCERNS. *TT
012232002-04-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 11/11/2001 EQUIPPED WITH 5R55W TRANSMISSION AND 4.6L ENGINE, MAY EXHIBIT A BUZZING NOISE WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS ENGAGED. *TT
012072002-02-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE 9/6/2001 EQUIPPED WITH THE 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A TICK NOISE EMANATING FROM THE FRONT OR INTERMEDIATE SERVO COVER. *TT
012032002-02-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. EXHIBIT HARSH 1-2, 3-4 UPSHIFTS AT LIGHT TO MEDIUM THROTTLE ON SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L ENGINE AND 5R55W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUILT THROUGH 9/21/2001. *TT
011812001-11-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.*JB
011152001-10-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. FLUID LEAK IN THE CONVERTER HOUSING AREA ON VEHICLES BUILT 11/13/2000 THROUGH 4/27/2001. *TT
011112001-10-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.0L ENGINE AND 5R55W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUILT 11/13/2000 THROUGH 5/21/2001 MAY EXHIBIT LIGHT THROTTLE SOFT OR LONG 2-3 UPSHIFTS BETWEEN 16-40 KM/H (10-25 MPH) OR HARSH 3-4 UPSHIFTS BETWEEN 32-56 KM/H (20-35 MPH). *TT
150882001-09-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT NO TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT INTO FORWARD AND / OR REVERSE GEAR. *TT
150692001-09-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 5R55W AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUILT PRIOR TO 08/01/2001 MAY EXHIBIT A NEUTRAL OUT CONDITION WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *TT
150302001-09-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION SHIFTER STUCK IN THE PARK GEAR POSITION. *TT
011422001-09-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES, BUILT PRIOR TO 8/01/2001, MAY EXHIBIT A WHINE OR HOWL NOISE DURING COLD STARTS AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 4 DEGREES C (40 DEGREES F). *TT
0110022001-07-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SOME 4-DOOR VEHICLES BUILT 11/13/2000 THROUGH 4/2/2001 EQUIPPED WITH THE 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A FLUID LEAK AT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE-TO-TRANSMISSION CASE CONNECTION. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY COMTAMINATION ON THE COOLER TUBE BETWEEN THE TUBE NUT AND FLARE, CONTAMINATION ON THE TUBE NUT THREADS OR IMPROPER INSTALLATION TORQUE. *TT
149342001-07-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS FIRM AND / OR SOFT SHIFTS. *TT
149232001-07-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS FIRM AND / OR SOFT SHIFTS. *TT

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