Villager V6-201 3.3L SOHC VIN T SFI (1999)
Shift Cable: Customer Interest
A/T Shift Cable - Gear Whine Noise
Article No.
01-5-7
March 19, 2001
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NOISE - GEAR "WHINE" HEARD IN PASSENGER
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COMPARTMENT
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TRANSAXLE - GEAR "WHINE" NOISE HEARD IN
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PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
MERCURY:
1999-2001 VILLAGER
This article is being republished in its entirety to update the model years affected.
ISSUE
Some vehicles may exhibit a gear "whine" noise from the front under light acceleration while driving between 40 km/h (25 mph) and 113 km/h (70 mph).
This condition may be due to the Automatic Transaxle (A/T) shift cable transmitting normal operational noise from the transaxle into the passenger
compartment.
ACTION
Install a 300 gram mass damper on the A/T shift cable to reduce the amount of noise transmitted to the passenger compartment. Refer to the following
Service Procedure for details.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
1.
Road test the vehicle to confirm a gear whine noise is heard.
