Ford Taurus 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 6646 · NHTSA communication 610719 · issued Jul 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1998–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles with 3.0l 4-valve engines built between 12/17/97 and 6/30/99 may exhibit a hard start / long crank or a rough idle after a cold start. *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.