PATS System - Diagnostic Service Tips: Overview

Article No.
01-6-2

04/02/01

PASSIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) - DIAGNOSTIC
SERVICE TIPS

FORD:
1996-2001 MUSTANG, TAURUS
1998-2000 CONTOUR
1998-2001 CROWN VICTORIA
2000-2001 FOCUS
2002 THUNDERBIRD
1997-2001 EXPEDITION
1998-2002 EXPLORER
1999 F-250 LD
1999-2001 F-150, RANGER, WINDSTAR
2000-2001 EXCURSION
2001 ESCAPE

LINCOLN:
1997-1998 MARK VIII
1998-2001 CONTINENTAL, TOWN CAR
2000-2001 LS
1998-2001 NAVIGATOR
2002 BLACKWOOD

MERCURY:
1996-2001 SABLE
1998-2000 MYSTIQUE
1998-2001 GRAND MARQUIS
1999-2001 COUGAR
1998-2002 MOUNTAINEER

This TSB article is being republished in its entirety to update the model year vehicles and the diagnostic procedures.

ISSUE

A vehicle equipped with Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) may not start or crank. This may be caused by several different items.

OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: NONE
SUPERSEDES: 99-26-6
WARRANTY STATUS: INFORMATION ONLY
OASIS CODES: 112000, 112500, 203000, 203200, 204000, 205000