3.7L Or 3.5L – AWD – PTU Venting, Noise, Odor – 2015-2016 Ford & Lincoln

2016 Lincoln MKZ

NHTSA ID Number: 10160936 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 47993 Summary 2015-2016 Edge/MKX/Flex/MKT/MKZ/MKS/Taurus/Taurus Police/Explorer/Explorer Police vehicles built on or before 10-Jun-2016 and equipped with a 3.5L or 3.7L engine, all wheel drive (AWD) and a power transfer unit (PTU) may exhibit a PTU venting, an odor originating from the PTU, or noise originating from the PTU. These vehicles … Read more

All Wheel Drive (AWD) – Propane Or Natural Gas Odor During Idle Or Low Speed Driving – 2007-2016 Ford & Lincoln

2016 Ford Edge

NHTSA ID Number: 10137131 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 47230   Summary Some 2007-2016 Edge/MKX/Flex/MKT/MKZ/MKS/Taurus/Police Interceptor Sedan/Explorer/Police Interceptor Utility vehicles equipped with AWD and built on or before 30-Jun-2016 may exhibit a propane or natural gas odor during idle or low speed driving. This may be due to break down of the power transfer unit (PTU) fluid caused … Read more

Power Transfer Unit (PTU) Intermediate Shaft Seal Fluid Leak – 2013-2018 Ford & Lincoln

2018 Ford Escape

NHTSA ID Number: 10140315 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 47000 Summary Some 2013-2018 Escape/Fusion/MKZ vehicles equipped with 2.5L or 1.5L/2.0L/3.0L Ecoboost engine, 2015-2018 MKC/Edge/Explorer vehicles equipped with 2.0L/2.3L/2.7L EcoBoost engine, 2016-2018 MKX vehicles equipped with 2.7L Ecoboost engine, 2017-2018 Continental vehicles equipped with 2.7L/3.0L EcoBoost, and AWD may exhibit a fluid leak from the PTU intermediate shaft seal. … Read more

All-Wheel Drive Malfunction Warning Message/Wrench Light – DTC U2008 – 2017 Lincoln Continental/MKZ

2017 Continental/MKZ – 3.0L – AWDAll-Wheel Drive Malfunction Warning Message/Wrench Light – DTC U2008 – Built On Or Before 12-May-2017 Some 2017 Continental/MKZ vehicles equipped with 3.0L engine and all-wheel drive (AWD), built on or before 12-May-2017 may exhibit an all-wheel drive malfunction warning message/wrench light along with DTC U2008 that occurs when … Read more

Illuminated Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) – Multiple DTCs – Fuse F34 Open – 2017-2019 Ford Escape

2018 Ford Escape

NHTSA ID Number: 10176943 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 48895   Summary Some 2017-2019 Escape vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L engine may exhibit fuse F34 open with an illuminated MIL and diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0034, P023A, P0245, P0480, P0481, P0645, P06A0, P06DB, P188D, P02602, and/or P2681 in the powertrain control module (PCM). The vehicle may … Read more