# Service bulletin 96249 A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned. - Type: Service bulletin - NHTSA id: 50908 - Published by NHTSA: 1997\-06\-17 - Manufacturer's number: 96249 - Manufacturer's date: 1996\-11\-18 - NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER ## NHTSA's summary TORQUE CONVERTER \- LEAK TEST PROCEDURE \- SERVICE TIP. \*TW ## The document No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number. ## Components Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Torque converter ## Vehicles listed - 1986 to 1997 FORD AEROSTAR - 1994 to 1997 FORD ASPIRE - 1984 to 1996 FORD BRONCO - 1984 to 1990 FORD BRONCO II - 1995 to 1997 FORD CONTOUR - 1984 to 1986 FORD CROWN VICTORIA - 1987 to 1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA - 1984 to 1997 FORD ECONOLINE - 1984 to 1997 FORD ESCORT - 1997 FORD EXPEDITION - 1991 to 1997 FORD EXPLORER - 1988 to 1997 FORD F SUPER DUTY - 1991 to 1997 FORD F\-150 - 1991 to 1997 FORD F\-250 - 1991 to 1997 FORD F\-350 - 1984 to 1990 FORD F150 - 1984 to 1990 FORD F250 - 1984 to 1990 FORD F350 - 1988 to 1993 FORD FESTIVA - 1984 to 1997 FORD MUSTANG - 1989 to 1997 FORD PROBE - 1984 to 1997 FORD RANGER - 1986 to 1997 FORD TAURUS - 1984 to 1994 FORD TEMPO - 1984 to 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD - 1995 to 1997 FORD WINDSTAR - 1984 to 1997 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL - 1984 to 1992 LINCOLN MARK VII - 1993 to 1997 LINCOLN MARK VIII - 1984 to 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR - 1991 to 1994 MERCURY CAPRI - 1984 to 1997 MERCURY COUGAR - 1984 to 1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS - 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER - 1995 to 1997 MERCURY MYSTIQUE - 1986 to 1997 MERCURY SABLE - 1984 to 1994 MERCURY TOPAZ - 1993 to 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER ## Recalls for the same vehicles and component - [98V233000](/recalls/nhtsa/98V233000.md), 1998-09-18: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT - [97V171000](/recalls/nhtsa/97V171000.md), 1997-10-07: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION \(PRNDL\) - [97V147000](/recalls/nhtsa/97V147000.md), 1997-09-09: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - [97V097000](/recalls/nhtsa/97V097000.md), 1997-06-09: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - [96V176000](/recalls/nhtsa/96V176000.md), 1996-09-18: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - [96V166000](/recalls/nhtsa/96V166000.md), 1996-09-05: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION \(PRNDL\) - [96V086000](/recalls/nhtsa/96V086000.md), 1996-05-14: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - [93V180000](/recalls/nhtsa/93V180000.md), 1993-11-05: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES - [91V189000](/recalls/nhtsa/91V189000.md), 1991-11-04: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - [91V048000](/recalls/nhtsa/91V048000.md), 1991-03-18: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component - [042107](/bulletins/10014086.md), 2005-04-28, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). GENERAL \(PCM\) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. \*TT - [04217](/bulletins/10013369.md), 2005-04-15, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). GENERAL POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE \(PCM\) PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. \*TT - [03261](/bulletins/10008279.md), 2004-07-26, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NEW SERVICE PART \- NUMBER 5 NEEDLE BEARING AND RACE KIT \- 4R70W TRANSMISSION \- SERVICE TIP. \*TT - [03148](/bulletins/10003748.md), 2003-10-29, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER \- SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. \*TT - [03123](/bulletins/10002684.md), 2003-09-10, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING WHEN COMMANDED AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0741 OR P1744 STORED IN MEMORY. MODELS FROM 1996 TO 2003. \*TT - [15894](/bulletins/637775.md), 2002-12-06, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUBJECT REGARDING AUTOMATIC SHIFTER ASSEMBLY OR THE INDICATOR HOUSING REPLACEMENT. \*TT - [15749](/bulletins/636384.md), 2002-11-07, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE MAY EXHIBIT A NOTCHY OR STICKING FEELING IN SLOW SPEED TURNS WITH NO EFFECT ON STEERING EFFORTS OR ASSIST WHILE IN THE AUTOMATIC 4X4 POSITION. \*TT - [01181](/bulletins/625715.md), 2001-11-30, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.\*JB - [01166](/bulletins/624099.md), 2001-11-01, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT WATER IN THE TRANSFER CASE, THIS COULD CAUSE LOW RANGE 4X4 LAMP TO ILLUMINATE, SHORT OF TRANSFER CASE SWITCH, OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE ERRATIC OR INOPERATIVE. \*SLC - [9987](/bulletins/621290.md), 2001-09-17, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HARSH DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 1ST GEAR WHILE STOPPING, HESITATION AFTER ACCELERATION FROM STOP AND / OR LACK OF POWER AFTER ACCELERATION FROM STOP ON VEHICLES WITH 4.0L OR 5.0L ENGINES. \*TT JSON: [/v1/bulletins/50908](/v1/bulletins/50908) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20Service%20bulletin%2096249&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Fbulletins%2F50908&vehicle=Service%20bulletin%2096249)