2013 Ford Taurus Technical Service Bulletins

94 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2013 Ford Taurus. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10057834Jul 1, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Ford: no service action is recommended for this condition. Please use at your discretion. Various 2010-2015 vehicles may experience a turbulence noise, similar to an helicopter noise, at highway speeds when the rear door window(s) or sunroof are open.
• 10058067May 18, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Ford 2009-2014 escape, 2010-2014 fusion, 2012-2014 edge, explorer, 2013-2014 taurus: lincoln 2013-2014 mkt,mkz: mercury 2009- 2011 mariner, 2010-2011 milan. Some vehicles equipped with 6f35 automatic transmission may exhibit a fluid leak from the left hand transmission halfshaft seal due to wear on the transmission case bushing.
• 10058210Mar 1, 2015Equipment. Ford flex 2013 and 2013-2015 taurus: bulletin information involving the electronic manual temperature control & climate control setting inaccurate.
• 10058209Mar 1, 2015Seats. Ford 2013 taurus- bulletin information involving factory remote start activated heated seat operation after remote start without customer input.
• 10057831Jan 9, 2015Vehicle speed control. Ford: certain 2013-2015 ford fusion and taurus, 2011-2015 ford explorer, 2013-2014 ford edge and flex, 2013-2015 lincoln mks, mkx, and 2013-2014 lincoln mkt vehicles may experience problems with the cruise control speed that doesn't match the speedometer speed.
• 10058153Dec 12, 2014Engine cooling. Ford explorer 2012-2015, ford taurus 2013-2015: some vehicles equipped with 2.0l gasoline turbocharged direct injection engines built before 10/05/2014 may have lack of power and malfunction illuminated lamp code due to ambient temperatures below 0 degrees celsius.
• 10058110Sep 19, 2014Exterior lighting, Electrical system. Ford/lincoln: the ambient lighting on lincoln (mylincoln touch) vehicles will default to white and on ford (myford touch) vehicles will default to ice blue after the ignition switch cycle.
• 10057898Sep 16, 2014Equipment. Ford: some 2010 to 2014 ford taurus and 2013 to 2014 police inceptor sedan vehicles manufactured from 2010 to 2014 are not included in the 14s08 license plate lamp assembly replacement safety recall.
• 10056711Aug 26, 2014Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Ford/lincoln: there is an extended warranty coverage for the loss of abs speed signal related communication that disable obdii system monitors for pcm reprogramming. Model 2011-14 f-super duty, escape, taurus, fusion, mkt, mkz.
• 10056147May 30, 2014Engine, Engine cooling. Ford/lincoln: some vehicles, with aluminum valve cover, will experience an excessive condition of smoking engine oil and/or consumption of oil, from tail pipe, during normal engine temperature operation. Model 2010-2014 flex, taurus, explorer, mks, mkt.
• 10056139May 19, 2014Engine cooling. Ford/lincoln: some vehicles may experience a rough idle, in gasoline turbocharged direct injection (gtdi) engine, may occur after hot start. Model 2012-2014 flex, taurus, explorer, mkt.
• 10056184May 14, 2014Electrical system. Lincoln/ford: in powertrain control module (pcm), that allows anti lock brake system (abs) and output shaft speed sensor (oss) signal faults, a software error has occur and disabled on board diagnostic (obd) monitors with no illumination of malfunction indicator lamp (mil). Model 2011-2014 f-super duty, escape, taurus,fusion, mkt, mkz.
• 10056136May 9, 2014Transmission and drivetrain, Equipment. Ford/lincoln: diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0420 and/or p0430, the malfunction indicator lamp (mil), on some vehicles, will be illuminated and the powertrain control module (pcm) would be reprogram with latest calibration. Model 2013-2014 police explorer, taurus, mkt livery, mks.
• 10056207May 1, 2014Brakes. Ford/lincoln: due to corrosion buildup between brake pad and anchor bracket, vehicle experience a rear brake drag condition and need to be checked for debris and/or corrosion. Model 2011-2014 explorer, flex, taurus, edge, mkx, mkt, mks.
• 10056170May 1, 2014Seats. Lincoln/ford: on some vehicles and trucks, there is a popping, squealing, binding or grinding noise come from power seats when moving backwards or forward. Model 2009-2015 f-150, taurus, flex, mkt, mks, f-super duty, explorer.
• 10055322Mar 21, 2014Equipment. Ford: interceptor vehicles will have erratic operation with climate control blower motor and with heating ventilation air conditioning (hvac) module, an inability to communicate, during repair diagnosis. Model 2013-2014 explorer, taurus.
• 10055312Mar 1, 2014Equipment, Engine cooling. Ford: some model vehicles manual for powertrain control/emission diagnostic (pc/ed) has been updated regarding improved cooling fan circuit due to a lack of air conditioning, a malfunctioning indicator lamp (mil) and overheating.
• 10055224Feb 26, 2014Equipment. Taurus police interceptor & explorer has defects with the operation of climate control blower motor.
• 10055640Feb 1, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Lincoln/ford: on some vehicles, there are no upshift, only reverse and first gear available, which is due to a software discrepancy. Model 2013-2014 escape, fusion, edge, explorer, taurus, mkt, mkz.
• 10055022Jan 29, 2014Equipment. Ford: at rear window glass, around high mounted stop lamp area, headliner is dropping down or is loose, on some vehicles, due to mounting brackets separating from headliner. Model 2011-2014 taurus.
• 10054430Jan 24, 2014Air bags. Ford: information concerning police interceptor sedan. Some vehicles may have an illuminated air bag warning lamp with driver seat belt buckle sensor dtcs b00050: 11 or b0050:13.
• 10055042Jan 1, 2014Engine. Ford/lincoln: an accumulation of oil, in left hand valve cover baffle, migrating through fresh air intake of positive crankcase ventilation (pcv) system, may have engine oil in intake air system components. Model 2011-2013 edge, explorer, mkx, 2013 taurus, mks, mkt, flex.
• 10054975Dec 1, 2013Engine. Ford: due to fuel vapor line not being connected properly (fully seated) to underside of fuel deliver module (fdm), which leads to carbon canister saturated with liquid fuel and a fuel odor, slow fill, or hesitation or stumble, occurs while driving. Model 2013 explorer, taurus, mks, flex, mkt, fusion, mkz, police interceptor, and sedan.
• 10054961Dec 1, 2013Equipment. Ford: due to excessive lube loss from ptu, or internal ptu failure, some trucks, will experience contamination or sludging of ptu lube, resulting in an increased internal lube temperature. Model 2011-2014 explorer, taurus sho.
• 10054557Nov 1, 2013Transmission and drivetrain. Ford/lincoln: due to wear on case bushing, some vehicles will have a fluid leak from the half shaft seal on the left hand side. Model 2013 escape, fusion, edge, taurus, explorer, mkt, mkz.
• 10205008Oct 14, 2013Transmission and drivetrain. 6F35 Transmission - Fluid leak at left side halfshaft seal - built on or before 10/14/2013
• 10054326Sep 17, 2013Transmission and drivetrain. Ford/lincoln: due to ptu vent hose being disconnected or missing, some vehicles may experience fluid leaking from ptu vent. Model 2013 taurus, explorer, mks.
• 10054323Sep 9, 2013Engine. Lincoln/ford: due to diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p0106, p0236, engine on some vehicles experience hesitation, loss of idle rpm, difficult in starting, lack of power, running rough and crank no start situation. Model 2013-2014 taurus, edge, explorer, 2013-2014 mkt.
• 10053471Jun 15, 2013Equipment. Ford:lincoln: on some vehicles, there are various related concerns about the sync features, such as sync features inoperative, lack of or slow response to phone and voice button operation. Models 2012-2013 focus, e-series, edge, expedition, fusion, explorer, f-150, f-250, navigator, 2013-2014 flex, 2012-2014 fiesta, mustang, 2013 escape, c-max, taurus, 2012 mkz.
• 10053465Jun 11, 2013Body and structure, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Ford: on the left or right front door, on some vehicles, the ballistic door panels may exhibit a sticking or binding of door window glass. Models 2013 taurus, explorer.
• 10053457Jun 1, 2013Equipment. Ford: on some vehicles, with mytouch, my experience displayed time jumping or audio popping during initial ignition on cycle, or slow navigation calculations, due to amount of data, within size of contact list, creating processing problem for module during key on cycle. Models 2011-2013. No model listed.
• 10053427Jun 1, 2013Transmission and drivetrain. Lincoln/ford: on certain vehicles, the diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0741 and p1744 malfunction indication lamp (mil) will illuminate without any other symptoms present and may be caused by torn inner torque converter seal. Model 2013 edge, flex, taurus, explorer, mks, mkt.
• 10053422Jun 1, 2013Electrical system, Equipment. Ford/lincoln: on certain vehicles, the intelligent access or push button start may have an intermittent ikt, similar symptoms as discharged ikt battery. Models 2012-2013 f-150, f super duty, expedition, navigator, flex, edge, explorer, taurus, mustang.
• 10053272May 24, 2013Air bags. Ford: on some vehicles, the illumination of air bag warning lamp, with dtcs b0050:11 or b0050:13, on police interceptor needs to be corrected. Models 2013 taurus.
• 10053008May 13, 2013Electronic stability control. Lincoln/ford: intermittent service advancetrac warning message (sliding car icon) stability-traction control may illuminate on some vehicles. Models 2013 mks, taurus.
• 10052787May 13, 2013Wheels. Ford/lincoln: on some vehicles, when accelerating from stop or shifting between drive/reverse and/or reverse/drive, a noise is heard like pop, ting, click, coming from front wheel area. Models 2011-2013 taurus, explorer, flex, mks, mkt.
• 10052785May 13, 2013Electronic stability control. Lincoln/ford: some vehicles stability traction control indicator (sliding car icon) will illuminate, intermittently, and warning message center shows service advance trac. Models 2013 taurus, mks.
• 10053415May 1, 2013Transmission and drivetrain. Lincoln/ford: due to seal and/or bushing wearing caused by halfshaft surface finish, on some vehicles, transmission may experience a leakage of fluid from left hand (lh) halfshaft seal. Model 2013 escape, fusion, edge, explorer, taurus, mkt, mkz.
• 10053412May 1, 2013Transmission and drivetrain. Ford/lincoln: some vehicles may experience, a slippage during shifting or possible clutch damage might have hydraulic fluid leak in valve body. Models 2013 edge, mkx, flex, taurus, mkt, mks, mkz.
• 10053408May 1, 2013Equipment. Ford: on various vehicles with my touch,after any apim programming, replacement or disconnect from front display interface module (fdim), touchscreen calibration must be performed. Model years 2011-2013. No models listed.
• 10053358May 1, 2013Engine cooling. Ford: on some vehicles, the intake air system components may have engine oil accumulation, in left hand valve cover baffle migrating through fresh air intake of positive crankcase ventilation (pcv) system. Models 2011-2013 edge, explorer, mkx, taurus, mks, mkt, flex.
• 10052069Jan 14, 2013Equipment. Ford/lincoln: see document search button for owner letter. Information regarding extended warranty for covering accessory protocol interface module regardless of mileage. Models 2011-2013 edge, explorer, mkx, focus, escape, flex, fusion, taurus, mks, mkt, mkz, f-150, f-super duty.
• 10051743Jan 14, 2013Electrical system. Ford: see document search button for owner letter. A software upgrade is available for certain vehicles. Models 2012-2013 edge, explorer, mkx, focus, escape, flex, fusion, taurus, mks, mkt, f-150. *pe updated 5/10/13. *pe updated 9/17/13.
• 10048119Aug 29, 2012Equipment, Electrical system. Ford/lincoln: see document search button for owner letter. Systems intended for supplemental driver assist features could malfunction or be inoperative, because one or both side obstacle detection (sod) modules, on blind spot information system (blis) and cross traffic alert (cta), were programmed improperly. Models 2013 taurus, mks.

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