P1138 on the 1999 Mercury Sable
The bulletins listed name this code in NHTSA's summary, or are about the same components. A bulletin or a recall listed here may apply to the model year. None of it is a diagnosis.
This code is specific to a manufacturer and is not described here. Its meaning is in the manufacturer's service information.
| 0061 | 2000-06-13. Service bulletin. ISSUE OF A PERCEIVED LACK OF ENGINE BRAKING AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH A FALSE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1138 STORED IN MEMORY MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES . *MJS |
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| 99125 | 1999-08-20. Service bulletin. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO LACK OF ENGINE BRAKING WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1138 PRESENT DURING KEY ON ENGINE RUNNING (KOER). *TT |
2 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19. See them in the bulletin list. A bulletin lists model years: read the document for which vehicles it concerns.