Ford Taurus 2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15680 · NHTSA communication 636310 · issued Mar 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with a 3.0l 2v engine may ehxibit a runs rough, check engine light and / or diagnostic trouble code p0316 after hot soak restart. *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.