Ford Crown Victoria 2001–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 03164 · NHTSA communication 10003118 · issued Aug 18, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001–2003
model years
25
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles, equipped with the 4.6l 2v engine, with an engine build date prior to 8/29/03 may exhibit an engine tick noise that is present at all temperatures during idle. 2004 models included. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 2001 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2002 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2003 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2001 Ford E Series
- 2002 Ford E Series
- 2003 Ford E Series
- 2001 Ford Expedition
- 2002 Ford Expedition
- 2003 Ford Expedition
- 2002 Ford Explorer
- 2003 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford F-150
- 2002 Ford F-150
- 2003 Ford F-150
- 2001 Ford Mustang
- 2002 Ford Mustang
- 2003 Ford Mustang
- 2001 Lincoln Town Car
- 2002 Lincoln Town Car
- 2003 Lincoln Town Car
- 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
- 2003 Mercury Mountaineer
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.