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    Bad Threads and No-Start

    Sept. 25, 2017
    Some 2010-2012 Ford Escape models equipped with a 2.5L engine, built on or before 9-15-2011, may exhibit an intermittent no-crank, no-start condition with no DTCs or PATS indicator flashing.
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    Some 2010-2012 Ford Escape models equipped with a 2.5L engine, built on or before 9-15-2011, may exhibit an intermittent no-crank, no-start condition with no DTCs or PATS indicator flashing.

    Remove the starter motor. Using a M10 x 1.5-6H tap, clean the threads of both starter motor bolt holes in the engine block to remove any excess material.

    Clean the holes with compressed air.

    Install the starter.

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