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Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford Contour

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.

223 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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031032003-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VEHICLES WITHOUT THE COOLANT LOCK-OFF MAY EXHIBIT A NO START CONDITION. *TT
012462002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *TT
153902002-04-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND/OR EGR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES 332, P0401, P1407 (LACKOF EGR FLOW). *TT
02142002-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME ENGINE ASSEMBLIES WITH ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS REPAIRED IN-VEHILE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO LEAK COOLANT AND/OR OIL FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AREA. *TT
01472001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT
143752001-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L DURATEC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE OVERHEAT CONDITION DUE TO LACK OF CIRCULATION OF COOLANT. *JB
00M132001-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM REGARDING ADDITONAL COVERAGE FOR THE ENGINE COOLING FAN. *TT
118102001-01-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY ILLUMINATE THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON OR RUN ROUGH AFTER RECALL 97E61 IS PERFORMED. *TT
118082001-01-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY RUN ROUGH AND DISPLAY AN ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON AFTER RECALL 97E61 IS PERFORMED. *TT
99-47002000-11-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME 1995/1996 2.5LFORD, CONTOUR/ MERCURY, MYSTIQUE VEHICLES MAY RUN ROUGH AND DISPLAY AN ILLUMINATED MIL AFTER RECALL 97E61 IS PERFORMED. *AK
121742000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START/LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *MJS
117252000-05-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A KNOCKING OR CLUNKING SOUND DURING RAPID ACCELERATION / DECELERATION AS WHEN LETTING OFF AND PUTTING YOUR FOOT DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR QUICKLY. *TT
981662000-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READS HIGH IN THE NORMAL RANGE WHEN ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE.
9835901999-10-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) AND MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, AND P0306 WITH NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS. *TT
98-03141999-10-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONDITIONS WITH MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WITH 2.0L ENGINE. *TT
998161999-08-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW RECOMMENDS SAE 5W-30 VISCOSITY GRADE FOR SERVICING ANY FORD GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MODEL YEAR. *TT
98B211999-04-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT ON ENGINE BLOCK HEATERS. *TT
9823101999-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MASS AIR FLOW (MAF)- SENSOR CONTAMINATION- SERVICE TIP. *AK
9820101999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A " BUZZING " OR " RATTLING " NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC
982071999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A STALL OR ROUGH IDLE AFTER STARTING IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *YC
982131999-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH TEMPERATURE READS HIGH WITHIN NORMAL RANGE WHEN ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *YC
9825141999-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CONCERNS WITH THE TIMING ARROWS/FLAGS ON THE BACK OF THE CAMSHAFT SPROCKET (S) ARE MIS-MARKED BY AS MUCH AS 30 DEGREES ROTATION. *YC
9826721999-02-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMERS CONCERN OF A RATTLING SOUND FROM ENGINE TIMING BELT AREA DURING WARM-UP. *YC
98741998-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. A NEW SILICONE GASKET AND SEALANT. *YC
97E611998-07-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE CATALYST SUBSTRATE MATERIAL IN THE CATALYST / EXHAUST MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY. *YC

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.