Ford Focus 2000–2004 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 17697 · NHTSA communication 10008213 · issued Apr 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Power Train

component

2000–2004

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Gear rattle or gear rollover noise from the transaxle at idle, in neutral, with the clutch pedal up (engaged). *tt

Vehicles covered

2000 Ford Focus
2001 Ford Focus
2002 Ford Focus
2003 Ford Focus
2004 Ford Focus

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.