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Service bulletins for the 1997 Ford Taurus

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.

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

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52032001-01-13. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *TT
117932001-01-12. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD / NO START CONCERN WHEN PARKED IN A STEEP NOSE-UP POSITION WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL AND FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. *TT
117732001-01-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SUBJECT REGARDING SERVICE EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLIES. *TT
46762001-01-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD / NO START CONCERN WHEN PARKED IN A STEEP NOSE-UP POSITION WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL AND FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. *TT
991522001-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON THE NEW FLUSH AND FILL TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTUNDA. *TT
9912102001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A PRIVATE LABELED MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR IRON PARTICLE / ACID RAIN SERVICE REPAIRS. *TT
991112001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION DESIGNED TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TESTING AND REPAIR OF NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) CONCERNS. *TT
99-8-152001-01-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
46552001-01-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON THE SERVICE EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLIES. *TT
46362001-01-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. DIAGNOSING HARD START / LONG CRANK CONDITION. *TT
46302001-01-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING GENERAL STALLING CONCERNS. *TT
46212001-01-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CONTAMINATED / CORRODED COOLANT, HIGH OR FLUCTUATING TEMP GAUGE, COOLANT ODOR, COOLANT OVERFLOW, BLOWN OR LEAKING HOSES, BLOWN HEAD GASKET, FAILED ENGINE, LACK OF HEAT. *TT
46192001-01-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON WITH EVAPORATIVE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455 SET. *TT
98-48032000-12-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME 1996-1998 TAURUS/SABLE VEHICLES WITH 3.0L 4-V ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN OF MOAN NOISE AT IDLE.
72922000-11-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. NNERS OF THE EDSR-OF-THE-MONTH QUALITY AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SEPTEMBER. *TT
125702000-11-15. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT FRONT OUTER TIE RODS SQUEAK AND / OR POP NOISE OVER BUMPS AND / OR TURNING. *TT
98-47412000-11-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. FUEL GAUGE ACCURACY OR FUEL GAUGE ERRATIC OPERATION. *AK
98-47372000-11-03. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. ENGINE SPARK KNOCK ON ACCELERATION. *AK
98-47352000-11-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. HARD START/LONG CRANK.
98-47312000-11-02. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. CLUNK OR PLOP COMING FROM FRONT END. *AK
98-47242000-11-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. CONTAMINATED/CORRODED COOLANT, HIGH OR FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURE GAUGE. *AK
115302000-08-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. WHEN DIAGNOSING CRANK / NO START ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT (PATS) CHECK THE CUSTOMERS KEY RING FOR ANY MAGNETIC OBJECTS LIKE THE MOBILE SPEEDPASS KEY WHICH MAY AFFECT THE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION BETWEEN THE PATS KEY AND THE VEHICLE TRANSCEIVER. *TT
140872000-07-28. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1518 AND/OR P1519, RELATED TO INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL (IMRC). **MR
85832000-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DTC P1518 AND / OR P1519, RELATED TO INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL (IMRC). *MR
80162000-07-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF INTEGRATED CONTROL PANEL (ICP) ILLUMINATION. **MR**

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