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Mercury Villager 1999–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0157 · NHTSA communication 619436 · issued Mar 19, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2001
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a gear whine noise from the front under light acceleration while driving between 40 km/h (25 mph) and 113 km/h (70 mph). *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.