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Ford Escort 1997–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 020901 · NHTSA communication 637615 · issued May 17, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997–2002
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Rough idle, low power and / or stall at idle, a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated and diagnostic trouble codes p0300 through p0304 stored in memory. *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.