Service advisory for 2004-2005 Aviator (and Nav?)

[pro-five-oh]

I just got this letter for my Aviator. They are asking owners to come in for a voluntary service program. The program number is 04B22.

What Ford does is add (or remove a quart of fluid and THEN add) a shift enhancing fluid to the transmission to make it shift better. The main problem is banging in to reverse. I expect this is the correct solution to the problem.

Anyway, get this done NOW before 3/31/05!!! There is no mileage restrictions, just go do it!

Navigators might be included too!

[pepsi2185]

They should change the fluid while they are in there.

[pro-five-oh]

Odds are they will not. Which might be fine, the friction modifier stuff they use should compensate.

[Steve L]

Ranger, explorers, sport Tracs... We are all getting this notice on 2004 and 2005 vehicles. I am demanding fluid replacement. Tune in to Blue Oval News.com

[LaPurr]

I am just wondering how you guys that own the Aviators like them. I worked at 2 plants here in Missouri that built and protyped them. I really like them, just way out of my budget. I have since moved my career in a diferent direction, and was wondering how they are doing. Besides the prototyped models, I have only seen 1 on the road.

On a side not...Only if you guys knew what Lincoln/Ford was trying to do to these things when they were prototyped...