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Ford Crown Victoria 1997–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 99185 · NHTSA communication 6090055 · issued Sep 6, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1997–1999
model years
32
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles built between 3/15/1997 and 12/31/1998 and with 4r70w transmissions may experience delayed or no 2-3 upshift, transmission control indicator lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble code p0782 stored in memory. *tt

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.