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Service bulletins for the 2004 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.

109 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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TSB-08-19-32009-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT. FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT OIL SEPARATION FROM THE INTERNAL LUBE FOUND IN THE UNITIZED CARTRIDGE SEAL. OIL SEPARATION APPEARS TO BE AND IS OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED, AS AN AXLE LUBE LEAK. *PE
06452006-05-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. NEUTRAL TOW CAPABILITY - SERVICE KIT REQUIREMENTS. *TT
056122005-12-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. DELAYED OR HARSH REVERSE ENGAGEMENTS - 5R55S TRANSMISSION - VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 09/23/2004. *TT
056182005-12-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR AXLE NOISE REPAIR. *TT
184782005-05-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. AXLE SEAL LEAKS. *EH
184662005-05-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. AXLE WHINE HOWL. THIS INCLUDES 1997-05 FORD VEHICLES. *EH
042682005-04-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INCREASED EFFORT DURING LOW SPEED SHARP TURNS ON 4X4 VEHICLES. *TT
062162005-04-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. LIMITED SLIP AXLE CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS. *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
04B222005-04-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IMPROPERLY FORMULATED TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT, OVER TIME, MAY CAUSE DELAYED/HARSH REVERSE ENGAGEMENTS. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 04B22. 5R55S/E & 5R44E TRANSMISSION FLUID ADDITIVE. *TT SUPPLEMENT #1. *TT SUPPLEMENT #2. *TT SUPPLEMENT #3. *TT
0417152005-04-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. FRONT AXLE TUBE LEAK. *EH
184232005-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. AXLE WHINE HOWL SERVICE WITH INDIVIDUAL PARTS INSTEAD OF AN AXLE ASSEMBLY. *EH
05372005-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. DRIVELINE 1ST ORDER VIBRATION/BOOM/DRONE. *TT
05272005-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 5R55S TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS FROM CONVERTER HOUSING AREA. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1783 ON VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 12/12/2004. *TT
182212004-12-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR AXLE NOISE. OASIS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2005 EXPLORER, MOUNTAINEER AND AVIATOR. *TT
182022004-12-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. UNINTENDED 4X4 ENGAGEMENT DURING LOW SPEED PARKING LOT TURNS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 2005 EXPLORER AND MOUNTAINEER. *TT
179052004-09-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. MULTIPLE VEHICLES USING FEHP REAR AXLE FLUID. FLUID USAGE CHANGE. *TT
041052004-09-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. AXLE SEAL LEAKS. LEAKS FROM REAR HALFSHAFT AXLE SEAL. SERVICE TIPS. *TT
174552004-07-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). 4X4 INOPERATIVE AND/OR INDICATORS BLINKING. *TT
178832004-07-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DELAYED/HARSH REVERSE ENGAGEMENT. *TT
177362004-07-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR AXLE NOISE. *TT
177172004-07-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR AXLE CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED TURNS. *TT
175602004-07-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. REAR AXLE NOISE. ALSO INCLUDES LINCOLN AVIATOR 2002. *MJ
175552004-07-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CERTIFIED REAR AXLE AVAILABLE. *MJ

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