Lincoln LS 2003–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0597 · NHTSA communication 10017908 · issued Jun 7, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2003–2004
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Intermittent stumble on rapid tip-in from steady speed, generally between 20-50 mph (32-80 km/h) accompanied by a inductive backfire after the tip-in. *tt
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.