Ford Explorer 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0057 · NHTSA communication 612953 · issued Mar 6, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2000
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may experience a squawking/eeking noise that may be heard from the clutch on acceleration from a stop or when under load in first gear. *mjs
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.