Ford Focus 2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0344 · NHTSA communication 10001897 · issued Mar 3, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Rough idle, rolling idle, stall, high idle, or back fire mainly after a cold start. Also hesitation or surge at steady cruise, or malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated condition. *tt *jb
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.