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Manufacturer communications
6Original wording in English
FORD, LINCOLN
Reported code forms P164C
Some 2017-2020 F-150 and 2018-2020 Expedition/Navigator vehicles built on or before 30-Nov-2019 and equipped with a 3.5L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a ticking/tapping or rattle type noise from the top front cover area…
FORD
Reported code forms P164C
Some 2019-2021 F-150 vehicles built on or before 04-Mar-2021 and equipped with a 5.0L engine may experience an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0171, P0172, P0174, P0175,…
FORD
Reported code forms P164C
Some 2021 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 5.0L engine and built on or before 04-Mar-2021 may experience an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0364, P060B, P062B, P164C,…
FORD
Reported code forms P164C
Some 2021 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 5.0L engine and built on or before 08-Mar-2021 may experience an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0364, P060B, P062B, P164C,…
FORD
Reported code forms P164C
Some 2021 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L PowerBoost engine and built on or before 15-Feb-2021 may experience an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostics trouble code (DTC) P2C23, P2601, P164C,…
FORD
Reported code forms P164C
Some 2017 F-150 vehicles equipped with a 3.5L GTDI engine and built on or before 01-Mar-2017 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)with DTC P164C stored in the powertrain control module (PCM)…
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