Ford Taurus 1998–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15059 · NHTSA communication 621059 · issued Jul 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2001
model years
13
vehicle entries
Official summary
Concerns with vehicles equipped with a ax4n / 4f50n transaxle exhibiting a shudder during a 3-4 shift. *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.