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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: Transmission and driveline are shown. Show all

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153822002-04-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EITHER A VERY HARD OR VERY SOFT CLUTCH PEDAL FEEL, AND/OR A DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING GEARS. *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
152672001-12-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES WITH 5R5W MAY EXHIBIT A NO ENGAGEMENT CONDITION. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING. *TT
152512001-12-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES WITH FEWER THAN 10,000 MILES MAY EXHIBIT GREASE OOZING FROM THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT CV JOINT. *TT
011812001-11-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.*JB
152502001-11-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING MISDIAGNOSIS OF MAIN CONTROLS - INCORRECT PRESSURES. *TT
151812001-11-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L ENGINE AND 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS FIRM AND/OR SOFT SHIFTS. *ET
150192001-10-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5R55W TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A WHINE NOISE THAT OCCURS IN 3RD GEAR ONLY. *TT
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
150802001-09-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SOME VEHICLES WITH FEWER THAN 10,000 MILES MAY EXHIBIT GREASE OOZING FROM THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT CV JOINT. *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
148742001-07-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION SHIFTER STUCK IN THE PARK GEAR POSITION. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK SWITCH. *TT
148722001-07-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT NO CRANK CONDITION AND NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE POWERTRAIN ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER (PTEC) WITH THE WDS / NGS DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. *TT
011022001-07-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. A FLUID LEAK AT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE-TO-TRANSMISSION CASE CONNECTION. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY CONTAMINATION ON THE COOLER TUBE BETWEEN THE TUBE NUT AND FLARE, CONTAMINATION ON THE TUBE NUT THREADS OR IMPROPER INSTALLATION TORQUE. VEHICLES BUILT 11/13/2000 THROUGH 4/2/2001 EQUIPPED WITH THE 5R55W TRANSMISSION . *TT
147592001-05-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL CHECKING GUIDELINES. *TT
148662001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 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.