The Ford "fix it" program is called "customer satisfaction program 09B10" and notice letters were supposed to be sent to vehicle owners but federal safety investigators have long complained about the dismally low rate of repairs done in response to service campaigns and recalls and this one likely will be just as spotty.You can track down the specific service bulletin for this issue by clicking here for the federal safety investigators website at NHTSA. Then just put in the model year and make and model and you can see a list of all the service bulletins for that vehicle. Clue: there's a lot of them for the 08 Ford Escape.
So, if you've got a 2008 Ford Escape or Mercury Mariner, check with your local dealer to see if you need your transmission line fixed. But do it soon because the service bulletin program for free Ford repairs ran out at the end of August 2010. So now you'll spend big bucks to have your Ford dealer fix it, but if you dig around at blueovalforums (look for page 3 posted July 25, 2011 or just click here) you should be able to dig up a DIY fix/repair that'll cost you about $25.
This alert on the 25$ cooler leak fix was provided courtesy by my ever-mechanically-talented big brother, Larry, who knows more about engines than I certainly ever will! Tip of the hat and thanks!
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Known nationwide as a leading Lemon Law attorney, Ronald L. Burdge has represented literally thousands of consumers in "lemon" lawsuits and actively co-counsels and coaches other Consumer Law attorneys. From 2005 through 2018, attorney Ronald L. Burdge has been named as the only Lemon Law Ohio Super Lawyer by Law and Politics magazine and Thomson Reuters Corp., Professional Division. Burdge restricts his practice to Lemon Law and Consumer Law cases. The Ohio Super Lawyer results are published annually in the January issue of Cincinnati Magazine. Ronald L. Burdge was named Consumer Law Trial Lawyer of the Year 2004 by the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the nation's largest organization of consumer law private and government attorneys. "Your impact on the auto industry has been magnified many times over because of the trail you blazed for others," stated NACA's Executive Director, Will Ogburn. Burdge has represented thousands of consumers in Ohio, Kentucky and elsewhere since 1978 and is a frequent lecturer to national, state and local Bar Associations and Judicial organizations. Burdge is admitted to Ohio's state and federal courts, Kentucky's state courts, and Indiana's federal courts. Other court admissions are on a "pro hac" temporary, case by cases basis.