Ford Taurus 1999–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00255 · NHTSA communication 616822 · issued Dec 11, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2001
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with the 3.0l 2-valve engine may exhibit a spark knock condition on heavy acceleration with 87 octane gasoline. *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.