Mustang TSB Information

[kaisoboy]

Mustang TSB

Technical Service Bulletin ID


05+ Mustangs Description
04-9-6
BODY-PAINT-IRON PARTICLE REMOVAL-INDUSTRIAL FALLOUT-ACID RAIN NEUTRALIZATION
04-14-7
SERVICE WIRING HARNESS REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES-SERVICE TIPS
04-16-1
ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING-COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS-WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIPS
04-24-14
GENERAL PCM PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES
04-26-16
WELD BONDING PROCEDURE
04-24-20
LIMITED SLIP AXLE CHATTER, SHUDDER, BINDING SENSATION, OR VIBRATION DURING LOW SPEED MANUEVERS (SUPERCEDES 04-17-5)
04-24-5
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID-INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR-TERMINAL TAB REPAIR

04-26-22
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTICE TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P035X AND NO DRIVABILITY SYMPTOMS-4.6L 3V ENGINE

05-3-1

MAF DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIP-VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EGR SYSTEM MODULE (ESM)

05-4-8

FUEL FILL SLOW, OR DIFFICULT TO FILL
05-6-9
INTERMITTENT CD PLAYER CONCERNS
05-6-15
AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ON-DTC B1891 IN RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE OR LAMP FLASHES CODE 53-VEICLES BUILT BEFORE 10/02/2004

05-7-3
AXLE WHINE-VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 11-15-2004

05-8-6
EXHAUST VIBRATION AT 850 RPM-4.0L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
05-8-8
GROWL-GRINDING NOISE IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR DURING DECELERATION-TR3650 MANUAL TRANSMISSION-VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 1-15-2005

05-9-3
INTERIOR PLASTIC TRIM-PAINT-TO-MATCH AND REPAIR-INTERIOR SPRAY PAINT AND ADHESION PROMOTER USAGE INSTRUCTIONS
05-9-11
FRONT SUSPENSION POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT-VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 4-8-2005
05-9-14
CONVERTIBLE TOP RAISE/LOWER INSTRUCTIONS
05-9-15
MIL AND ETC LAMPS ON WITH BOTH DTC P2106 AND P2135-VEHICLES BUILT 11-29-2004 AND PRIOR
05-9-18
DISCHARGED BATTERY-CHARGING SERVICE TIPS
05-10-19
INTERMITTENT CD PLAYER CONCERNS-AUDIO UNIT PROGRAMMABLE MODULE INSTALLATION (PMI) REQUIREMENTS SUPERCEDES 05-06-09

05-14-4
WRENCH LIGHT ON WITH BOTH DTC P2106 AND P2135-VEHICLES BUILT 11-29-2004 AND PRIOR (SUPERCEDES 05-09-15)
05-15-2
GROWL-GRINDING NOISE IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR DURING DECELERATION-TR3650 MANUAL TRANSMISSION-VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/21/2005

05-15-8
TICKING AND-OR KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE-4.6L-5.4L 3V

05-15-12
FUEL FILL SLOW, OR DIFFICULT TO FILL-VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 4-26-2005 (SUPERCEDES 05-4-

05-15-13
FRONT SIDE MARKER LAMP RETAINING TAB BREAKING
05-16-12
SERVICE WIRING HARNESS REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES-SERVICE TIPS
05-17-14
LOOSE SEAT CUSHION COVER TRIM ON FRONT OF FRONT SEAT

05-18-10
BRAKE NOISE-VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 3-8-2005

05-18-7
WIRING-SOLDERING AND CRIMPING REPAIRS-SERVICE TIPS

05-19-10
LOOSE SEAT CUSHION COVER TRIM ON FRONT OF FRONT SEAT (SUPERCEDES 05-17-14)
05-20-2
REAR AXLE NOISE

05-21-2
LIMITED SLIP AXLE MOAN-GROAN NOISE DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANUEVERS

05-22-8
WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIPS-COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS-ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING

05-23-17
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0340/P0344/P0345/P0349-4.6L 3V AND 5.4L 3V

05-24-6
CONVERTIBLE SYSTEM CONCERNS

05-25-15
MIL ON WITH DTC P2004 THROUGH P2008, P151A, P2015, P2020-4.6L 3V

06-1-5
DTC P1000 MAY NOT CLEAR IN HIGH ALTITUDE CONDITIONS
06-2-9

DTC P0340-P0344-P0345-P0349-4.6L 3V AND 5.4L 3V (SUPERCEDES 05-23-17)

06-3-13
FUEL FILL SLOW, OR DIFFICULT TO FILL

06-4-1
RATTLE/NOISE FROM CENTER STACK (RADIO/HEATER) OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OR GEARSHIFT AREA
06-4-2
BATTERY SERVICE-OPERATION OF BATTERY EYE-CHARGING SERVICE TIPS (SUPERCEDES 05-09-1

06-4-7
TICKING AND-OR KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE-4.6L-5.4L 3V
06-4-9
A-C COMPRESSOR NOT OPERATIONAL-LOW FREON-SHAFT SEAL LEAKS
06-5-4
PARK BRAKE CABLE FREEZING-REAR BRAKES DRAGGING
06-7-10
MIL ON WITH DTC P2004 THROUGH P2008, P151A, P2015, P2020-4.6L 3V (SUPERCEDES 05-25-15)

06-9-9
HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AFTER LONG CRUISE
06-9-11
LOUD TICKING NOISE-3-VALVE ENGINES-STUCK LASH ADJUSTER
06-10-1
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH FAILURE-REVISED COMPRESSOR CLUTCH
06-10-10
AUDIO/NAVAGATION SERVICE AND ORDERING PROCEDURES
06-10-13
MIL P0463 OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE

06-10-5
5R55S-TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK
06-12-11
LIMITED SLIP AXLE MOAN-GROAN NOISE DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANUEVERS (SUPERCEDES 5-21-2)

06-14-3
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH FAILURE-REVISED COMPRESSOR CLUTCH (SUPERCEDES 06-10-1)

06-18-16
IDENTIFYING THE CORRECT REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET FOR CERTAIN REMANUFACTURED ENGINES-SERVICE TIP

06-19-2

8.8 LIMITED SLIP AXLE MOAN-GROAN NOISE DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANUEVERS (SUPERCEDES 06-12-11)
06-19-5
CONVERTIBLE TOP WEAR
06-19-8
TICKING AND OR KNOCKING NOISE-STARTUP RATTLE FROM ENGINE 4.6L-5.4L 3V (SUPERCEDES 06-4-7)

06-19-12

DTC P0340-P0344-P0345-P0349-4.6L 3V AND 5.4L 3V (SUPERCEDES 06-2-9)
06-10-10

AUDIO / NAVIGATION SERVICE AND ORDERING PROCEDURES
06-21-07
AUDIO / NAVIGATION SERVICE AND ORDERING PROCEDURES (supercedes 06-10-10)
06-21-19
HEATER CORE LEAKAGE AND ELECTROLYSIS (INFORMATION ONLY) (supercedes 01-15-06)
06-22-16
CONVERTIBLE TOP WEAR—BUILT BEFORE 10/11/2006 (supercedes 06-19-05)
06-22-18
POWER WINDOW DIAGNOSIS
06-25-15
ALUMINUM BODY PANELS—CORROSION—SERVICE TIP

06-26-01
MERCON ATF IS BEING REPLACED BY MERCON V AS A SERVICE FLUID FOR SOME MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS

06-26-02
CARPET REMOVE AND REPLACE
07-01-07
MERCON ATF REPLACED BY MERCON? V AS A SERVICE FLUID FOR SOME POWER STEERING SYSTEMS

07-03-09
MIL ON—DTC P0456
07-04-03
LEATHER-WRAPPED STEERING WHEEL—LEATHER COMING LOOSE

07-05-08BATTERY SERVICE—OPERATION OF BATTERY EYE—CHARGING SERVICE TIPS

07-05-13
DISCHARGED BATTERIES—VEHICLES IN STORAGE/LIMITED USAGE

07-06-07
SPOILER/DECK LID CONTACT
07-10-03
AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ON—DTC 2295 IN RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE AND LAMP FLASH CODE 22—BUILT 3/1/2007- 4/15/2007

07-12-03
RCM FAULT REPORTING USING DTCS AND BIT-MAPPED PARAMETER IDENTIFIERS (PIDS)—SERVICE TIPS

07-14-06
WATER LEAK—FRONT FLOOR AREA
07-18-01
FRONT SUSPENSION POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT—VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 4/8/2005

07-18-02
FRONT END NOISE OVER BUMPS

07-19-01

CONVERTIBLE TOP WEAR—BUILT BEFORE TSB 10/11/2006 (supercedes TSB 06-22-16)

07-20-03

CONVERTIBLE TOP—TENSION CABLE NOISE—BUILT TSB BEFORE 12/1/2006

07-21-12

FUEL FILL SLOW, OR DIFFICULT TO FILL TSB (supercedes TSB 06-03-13)

07-22-08

8.8 LIMITED SLIP AXLE MOAN/GROAN NOISE DURING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS (supercedes TSB 06-19-02)

07-23-01

GRUNT/CREAK/SQUEAK/CHIRP NOISE FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING OVER BUMPS—BUILT BEFORE 2/28/2007
06-15-2
SPARK PLUG REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS—5.4 3V


The NHTSA has a good list of TSB.

ODI - Office of Defects Investigation

If you are concerned about known warranty problems about your car, Technical Service Bulletins (TSB's) are a good place to start and give you amunition when you visit the Dealer for repair. Many people talk about them here on the forums, but few know where to find them.

The TSB that Ford sends it's dealers are available to the public through National Highway Transportation & Safety Adminstration.

These TSB's do not mean there is for certain a problem with your Mustang. It just means that Ford has seen a lot of repairs for this particular problem, so they send a bulletin out to the dealers so they have general direction with warranties.

The ones listed on the NHTS website are brief and the Dealers version may have a great deal more information. None the less, it is a starting point and I thought the link may be useful. It also contains Recalls, Complaints, and Defect investigations.

Mustang Technical Service Bulletins
2007 Ford TSB
2006 Ford TSB
2005 Ford TSB
2004 Ford TSB
2003 Ford TSB
2002 Ford TSB
2001 Ford TSB
2000 Ford TSB
1999 Ford TSB
1998 Ford TSB
1997 Ford TSB
1996 Ford TSB
1995 Ford TSB
1994 Ford TSB
1993 Ford TSB
1992 Ford TSB
1991 Ford TSB
1990 Ford TSB
1989 Ford TSB
1988 Ford TSB
1987 Ford TSB
1986 Ford TSB
1985 Ford TSB
1984 Ford TSB
1983 Ford TSB
1982 Ford TSB
1981 Ford TSB
1980 Ford TSB
1979 Ford TSB

This list is from All Ford Mustangs Forum.

S197 Mustang TSB List - Ford Mustang Forums

Hope this helps others

[kaisoboy]

Maybe the Mods will make this a Sticky!!!

[TheDutchGun]

How does this work then. If you have the symptoms described, just reference the TSB and it should be done under warranty?

[kaisoboy]

Yep. If you have a problem and still have warranty it should be covered. I would also print it off and take it in with you. If you have a custum tune I would also flash your car back to original just in case. I know with my Diablo tuner if I don't and they flash the car I am screwed.

cheers

[GT4MT]

Originally Posted by kaisoboy

If you have a custum tune I would also flash your car back to original just in case. I know with my Diablo tuner if I don't and they flash the car I am screwed.

cheers

Wouldn't the hand held just delete the program they screwed with and load up your original tune? I'm not saying you're wrong kaisoboy, I'm just trying to get my head wrapped around this. Might be good to know if my tune gets accidentally monkeyed with...

That's all it does when you first install the custom tune- it deletes the factory tune and loads up the custom tune, correct?

Now...if the techs tried to load info for the factory tune into your custom tune, I can see how there would be problems. But I think it could be remedied by reloading the custom.....maybe I'm in over my head....time to call in the experts!!!!! Matthew???

Nice job with the TSB's by the way!

[kaisoboy]

Originally Posted by GT4MT

Wouldn't the hand held just delete the program they screwed with and load up your original tune? I'm not saying you're wrong kaisoboy, I'm just trying to get my head wrapped around this. Might be good to know if my tune gets accidentally monkeyed with...

That's all it does when you first install the custom tune- it deletes the factory tune and loads up the custom tune, correct?

Now...if the techs tried to load info for the factory tune into your custom tune, I can see how there would be problems. But I think it could be remedied by reloading the custom.....maybe I'm in over my head....time to call in the experts!!!!! Matthew???

Nice job with the TSB's by the way!

No. The way this programmer works is (I am talking about a Diablo and am not sure about SCT) when I first plugged it into the OBD it does a diagnostic of the car and reads the VIN code and asigns a calibration ID to it. You then choose the tune you want to install and it will then, before installing the tune save the OEM tune to memory and marry that programer to the car. (The programmer can now only be used with the vehicle it is calibrated to) It will then say that it is ready to down load the custum tune and you go ahead and load it and your done.

Now with that said here is where the problem comes if you do not reload your original back up and the dealer reflashes the car. The unit (programer) is married to your car and has asigned a Cal ID to your stock backup that is saved to memory within the unit so if the dealer reflashes the car with an OEM updated file and you go to load your custum tune and you did not restore the original before the dealer flashes the car it will not be able to find the Cal ID and you wont be able to upload your custum tune because it is married to the Original OEM tune you first saved to the unit and you will be SOL. That is why they (Diablo) suggest strongely that you reloading you original tune to the car before taking it to the dealer.

I exported my stock tune to my PC as a safety precation because and don't quote me on this I beleive you can force the programer to accept your old calibration but I think it is a PITA to do.

Now if you just had a dyno tune and they flashed that to your car it will still get erased and you will have to go back to your tuner and have them reflash you custum tune to the car.

[GT4MT]

Nice job explaining that one out man...that makes good sense, followed what you were saying the whole way through- thanks! Sounds to me that my XCALII works much the same as the Diablo, with each handheld being specific for the VIN, and how it loads the programs up.

You are correct sir! If they monkey with it, you are indeed screwed!!! Again- nicely done. I usually rely on hounding them not to download anything or putting an adhesive label over the OBD port, but for all it takes, maybe I'll start bringing the XCALII with me!!!

[smoothy]

Originally Posted by TheDutchGun

How does this work then. If you have the symptoms described, just reference the TSB and it should be done under warranty?

My neighbour brought her 06 vert mustang into Kanata Ford with a tear in the roof caused by the fabric getting caught in the metal frame when folding. The dealership claimed it was her doing and even said that a Ford rep and inspected and denied the claim. Lo and behold I looked up the TSBs and there was one for roof tears. She brought it into the dealership and they fixed the problem under warranty. (BTW she also called the Ford rep the dealership said did the inspection, he said he haden't made any sort of inspection on any vert roofs during the time frome the car was in)

[GTW]

Good job on listing the TSB's Kaisoboy, and good discussion throughout this thread. I second the motion to make this a sticky for easy updates and quick reference.

[kaisoboy]

Thanks folks. I agree making this a sticky would make it easier to udate if anyone finds new info. I am glad this is helping some folks out.

I got my car back from Maclin and i have to say again great job done by the staff there. it was the most pleasant experience I have had at a dealer. When i got there the car was not quite done yet but the Tech opted to stay late and get it done so I went and picked up a six pack of his choice and had a bear with him when he was done. Not only that but when I looked at my car in the bay he had seats covered with plastic and the floors with the cardboard mats so that they would not mess up the interior. I got my car back in the same condition I gave it to them in. CLEAN!!

Again...Great Job Maclin.

[kaisoboy]

Originally Posted by GT4MT

Nice job explaining that one out man...that makes good sense, followed what you were saying the whole way through- thanks! Sounds to me that my XCALII works much the same as the Diablo, with each handheld being specific for the VIN, and how it loads the programs up.

You are correct sir! If they monkey with it, you are indeed screwed!!! Again- nicely done. I usually rely on hounding them not to download anything or putting an adhesive label over the OBD port, but for all it takes, maybe I'll start bringing the XCALII with me!!!

No problem bud glad I could straighten that out for you and anyone else.

I keep my Diablo with me whenever I go anywhere just in case the car has a problem and i need to take it to the dealer. I simply re-flash it to the original backup just in case they decide to flash it for some reason. The only problem with flashing the original back is that it erases the custom tunes and resets the programmer so I have to wait to get back home and download my custom tunes back to the unit. Oh well, better safe than sorry.

Cheers

[lone sailor]

Good thread. Nice work on bringing over the TSB's(even if they are from another board).

[kaisoboy]

Well...If you do any kind of search they would be from one form of website or another. I just thought I would post them here so people would not have to search for them like I did.

Cheers

[Arbour88]

Originally Posted by kaisoboy

Well...If you do any kind of search they would be from one form of website or another. I just thought I would post them here so people would not have to search for them like I did.

Cheers

Thanks for the leg work kaisoboy and I couldn't agree with you more in regards to the fact that all of our info has to come from some other site. Again, thanks for the initiative.

John

[GT4MT]

+1- who needs to go over to those other sites anyway...can't speak for anybody else, but nothing on any of them interests me much anyway. Not knocking anybody who is a member of other forums, more power to yah.... just speaking for myself....