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Ford Taurus 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16035 · NHTSA communication 636229 · issued Jul 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a rough engine idle, engine idle roughness or idle rpm dip with the air conditioner on, a diagnostic trouble code p0191 or 1-2 upshift. *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.