# NHTSA recall 04V165000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 04V165000
- Manufacturer's number: 04S13
- Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Reported: 2004\-04\-06
- Owners notified: 2004\-04\-21
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- Units potentially affected: 321903

## What is wrong

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L V6 ENGINES, DURING DECELERATION, THE ENGINE CAN STALL.


## What can happen

SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWER CONTROL MODULE \(PCM\) WITH THE APPROPRIATE CALIBRATION.  OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 21, 2004.  OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1\-800\-392\-3673.


## Notes

FORD RECALL NO. 04S13.ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2001 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-01\-31 to 2002\-09\-11.
- [2002 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2002/recalls.md). Built 2000\-01\-31 to 2002\-09\-11.
- [2003 FORD ESCAPE](/makes/ford/escape/2003/recalls.md). Built 2000\-01\-31 to 2002\-09\-11.

## Investigated as EA02027

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA02027: Engineering analysis, opened 2002\-09\-10, closed 2004\-04\-15. ENGINE STALLING. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V165000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V165000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [042107](/bulletins/10014086.md), 2005-04-28, Service bulletin
- [04232](/bulletins/10013406.md), 2005-04-18, Service bulletin
- [04217](/bulletins/10013369.md), 2005-04-15, Service bulletin
- [04141](/bulletins/10009323.md), 2004-09-23, Service bulletin
- [03148](/bulletins/10003748.md), 2003-10-29, Service bulletin
- [01181](/bulletins/625715.md), 2001-11-30, Service bulletin
- [14893](/bulletins/620178.md), 2001-07-19, Service bulletin
- [14838](/bulletins/619324.md), 2001-05-23, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V165000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/04V165000)

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