Ford Escort 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9912701 · NHTSA communication 609024 · issued Dec 6, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–1999
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Engineering is investigating concerns with vehicles exhibiting diagnostic trouble codes po705, po708 or p1705 (transmission range sensor).
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.