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Service bulletin 11791

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id615292
Published by NHTSA2001-01-12
Manufacturer's number11791
Manufacturer's date1998-08-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES WITH CD4E TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO CRANK / NO START IN PARK. VEHICLE WILL CRANK AND START IN NEUTRAL. *TT

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, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1997, 1998, 1999
FORD PROBE1997
FORD PROBE1998 to 1999
MERCURY COUGAR1997
MERCURY COUGAR1998
MERCURY COUGAR1999
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1997, 1998, 1999

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
46742001-01-05. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH CD4E TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO CRANK / NO START IN PARK. VEHICLE WILL CRANK AND START IN NEUTRAL. *TT
127022000-11-09. Service bulletin. SOME 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO MARCH 15, 1999 MAY EXHIBIT A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END ON TURNS. *TT
114942000-08-01. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE HARSH SHIFT EVENTS, USUALLY ON THE 1-3 UPSHIFT OR THE 3-2 DOWNSHIFT. *TT
99127021999-12-06. Service bulletin. SOME 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS EQUIPPED VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO MARCH 15, 1999 MAY EXHIBIT A 'GRINDING' NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WHEN ACCELERATING DURING A HARD RIGHT HAND TURN. *TT
9960411999-09-08. Service bulletin. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD TO SHIFT CONDITION IN COLD WEATHER. *TT
BC04229611191997-06-17. Service bulletin. CONCERNS OF TRANSMISSION POPPING OUT OF 3RD OR 5TH GEAR. *TW