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Service bulletins for the 2002 Mercury Sable

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.

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

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042082006-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CAMSHAFT TICK NOISE - 3.0L 4V ENGINE ONLY. *TT
0522122006-01-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. BUCK/JERK AND MISS DURING DRIVE CYCLE ABOVE 3000 RPM - NO DTC - 3.0L 2V GAS AND FFV ENGINE. *TT
186142005-12-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SURGE, IDLE ROLL, ROUGH IDLE ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE COOLING FANS ARE OPERATING. *TT
021772004-08-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. COOLING SYSTEM-MOTORCRAFT PREMIUM GOLD ENGINE COOLANT-SERIVCE TIPS. *MJ
022232004-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DRIVEABILITY-MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WITH P0316 WHEN USING WINTER BLEND REFORMULATED FUELS AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 50 DEGREES F (10 DEGREES C) DURING WINTER MONTHS-ROUGH OR ROLLING IDLE AFTER HOT SOAK RESTART P0191. TRANSAXLE-AX4S-1-2 UPSHIFT HESITATION COLD-3.0L 2V/FFV ENGINES. *MJ
022212004-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE-GEAR DRIVEN SYNCHRONIZERS-INCORRECT INSTALLATION-CAMSHAFT POSITION SYNCHRONIZER (CMP) INSTALLATION TOOL CORRECT APPLICATION. *MJ
174342004-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH CONTINUOUS MEMORY DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) P0172/P0175 (SYSTEM TOO RICH). *TT
177032004-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TICKING NOISE FROM LEFT CYLINDER HEAD WITH WARM ENGINE. *TT
04152004-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LOWER ENGINE OIL LEAKS 3.0L 2V VULCAN ENGINE. DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS. *TT
175032004-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SURGE AT A STEADY SPEED BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH NO OTHER DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS. *TT
02M012004-06-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 02M01 SUPPLEMENT #4. CERTAIN FORD 2000 THROUGH 2003 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TUBE-MOUNTED EGR PRESSURE SENSOR - ADDITIONAL EGR PRESSURE SENSOR WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TT SUPPLEMENT #3. *MJ SUPPLEMENT #6. *TT
172342003-11-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE OIL LEAKS FROM THE FILTER AREA ON VEHICLES WITH A 3.0L 2-VALVE ENGINE. *TT
172242003-11-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INTERMITTENT ROLLING IDLE ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L 2-VALVE ENGINE. *TT
169822003-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CLUNKING/POPPING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UPON ACCELERATION AND/OR DECELERATION. *TT
031442003-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION WITH COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS MAY BE MORE ACCURATELY DIAGNOSED USING THE OPTIONAL WORLDWIDE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (WDS) COIL ON PLUG (COP) KIT. 2003 SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
031112003-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE COOLING FAN INDUCED BODY BOOM, ROUGH ENGINE IDLE SENSATION OR UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE AT IDLE WHEN THE ENGINE COOLING FAN IS IN THE HIGH SPEED MODE. *TT
166132003-09-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VEHICLES WITH VERY LOW ODOMETER MILES, MAY EXHIBIT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL TEMPORARY START-UP FAST IDLE (1600-2500 RPM THAT DECREASES SLOWLY). NO SERVICE NECESSARY. *TT
03352003-09-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS. *TT
03222003-09-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. STREAMLINED DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0401, P0402, P1400 OR P1401, OR RUNS ROUGH, LACKS POWER, SURGE, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, AND THE ABOVE LISTED DTCS WITHOUT MIL. *TT
03612003-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH OR WITHOUT ROUGH RUNNING, LACK OF POWER, SURGE OR POOR FUEL ECONOMY WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0401, P0402, P1400, P1401. *TT *JB
8701972003-03-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INCORRECTLY INSTALLED GEAR DRIVEN CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLIES CAUSING SURGE, LOST OF POWER, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1336, P1309 AND P0340. *TT
159152002-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L 2V ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH RUN CONDITION AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0316 AFTER A HOT RESTART. *TT
156802002-11-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L 2V ENGINE MAY EHXIBIT A RUNS ROUGH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND / OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0316 AFTER HOT SOAK RESTART. *TT
160352002-11-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A ROUGH ENGINE IDLE, ENGINE IDLE ROUGHNESS OR IDLE RPM DIP WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0191 OR 1-2 UPSHIFT. *TT
160942002-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT FUEL DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171, P0172, P0174, P0175 OR MASS AIR FLOW DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0102, P0103, P0112, P0113. *TT

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