Ford Ranger 1999–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16100 · NHTSA communication 636118 · issued Aug 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2001
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with a 3.0l gasoline engine may exhibit an engine quit upon initial starting of the engine with a normal restart and run on the subsequent attempt. *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.