Lincoln LS 2000–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 01217 · NHTSA communication 627764 · issued Oct 29, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2002
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Exhibiting a moaning / droning noise during light acceleratins with the transmission in 5th gear at highway speeds 60-65 mph for v6 vehicles or 50-55 mph for v8 engines. *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.