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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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BC05019611111997-06-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SQUEAKS FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. *TW
BC03509611261997-06-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INOPERATIVE POWER DOOR LOCKS. *TW
BC03039611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. VIBRATION AT IDLE. *TW
BC03029611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CARPET PULLS FROM UNDER RIGHT FRONT DOOR. *TW
BC03019611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. INTERMITTENT STALLING DURING HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. *TW
BC96929610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. REVISED EVAPORATOR CASE F7RZ-19850-GA FOR WATER DRIPPING FROM EVAPORATOR CASE ONTO THE FLOOR WHILE THE A/C SYSTEM IS OPERATING. *TT
BC96889610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. INFORMATION FOR WHEN DIAGNOSING CONCERNS W/ FACTORY INSTALLED CELLULAR PHONES. *TT
BC96669610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 2.5L DURATEC ENGINE EXCHANGES NO LONGER INCLUDE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE COMPONENT, OIL LEVEL INDICATOR, WATER PUMP BELT/TENSIONER, EGR TUBE, LINKSHAFT BRACKET OR EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. *TT
BC96419610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. COMPLAINTS OF STALLING ON VEHICLES WITH 2.0L CD4E ENGINES. *TT
BC96409610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. CONCERN OF ONE OR MORE INJECTORS STAYING ON AT TIMES.
BC51919610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CONCERNS OF STALLING, REFLASH PCM W/ 1996 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT
BC08249610101997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. COMPLAINTS OF STALLING ON 1996 & 1997 VEHICLES W/ 2.0L CD4E. *TT
BC07859610141997-04-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD. DIAGNOSING CHARGING OR STARTING SYSTEM CONCERNS OF POTENTIAL CHAFE BETWEEN CIRCUIT 30 & THE SUBFRAME IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE ALTERNATOR & THE MEGA-FUSE. *TT
BC07849610141997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. WELD CONNECTION CONCERN W/ THE FORWARD/DIRECT/COAST CLUTCH CYLINDER & HUB ASSY. *TT
BC07839610141997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NEW PCM CALIBRATION TO CORRECT LOW SPEED MANEUVER, HIGH AMBIENT TEMP, & START/RUN/STALL CONCERNS. *TT
952121996-04-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE RUBBER MATERIAL USED IN THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM. IF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE IS USED TO LUBRICATE ANY PART OF THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, IT COULD CAUSE RUBBER PARTS TO SWELL IF LUBRICANT CONTACTS THE RUBBER MATERIAL.
BC02379601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. 2.5L COLD START/STALL. PERFORM NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS INCLUDING THE USE OF SBDS TO DETERMINE SYSTEM FAULTS. IF NO ERROR CODES ARE INDICATED BY NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS, REPLACE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, P/N F5RZ-9F715-A FOR 1995 MODEL. USE F5DZ-9F715-BB FOR 1996 MODEL YEAR.
BC01869601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING A CONCERN ON THE CD4E TRANSAXLE WHERE TRANSMISSION FLUID MISTS FROM THE TRANSAXLE VENT TUBE. THIS CONCERN CAUSES TRANSMISSION FLUID TO PUDDLE ON TOP OF THE TRANSAXLE & CAN BE PERCEIVED AS A PAN GASKET OR SEAL LEAK. HAS DEVELOPED A SERVICE REPAIR WHICH INCLUDES A KIT TO EXTEND THE VENT TUBE & WILL RELEASE TSB SOON.
BC01859601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. FRONT DOOR WINDOWS WHICH BEND OR COME OUT OF THE TRACK MAY BE REPAIRED BY THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE (REFER TO THE SERVICE MANUAL).
BC01839601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. OPEN FUSE 30 MAY BE CAUSED BY INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLEX CIRCUIT & THE LH SIDE STEERING COLUMN RETAINING BOLT. IF DAMAGE IS PRESENT, REMOVE THE LH STEERING COLUMN RETAINING BOLT & INSTALL A 1.5MM (1/16 INCH) WASHER (PROCURE LOCALLY) UNDER THE HEAD TO PREVENT REPEAT DAMAGE.
BC01819601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. FOR CONCERNS OF HARD START/NO START, START/STALLS OR HESITATION, MAKE SURE THE TANK CONTAINS FRESH 87 OCTANE FUEL FROM A HIGH VOLUME SERVICE STATION IN YOUR AREA. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY SUMMER BLEND FUELS WITH LOW RVP (REID VAPOR PRESSURE) WHICH DOES NOT VAPORIZE WELL IN COLD WEATHER.
BC01009601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. DISCHARGED BATTERY OR BRAKE LIGHTS STUCK ON MAY BE CAUSED BY A MAL- ADJUSTED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.
BC00909601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. TO IMPROVE STARTABILITY OF 2.0L ENGINE AT AMBIENT TEMPS BELOW 0 DEG F (-18 C) DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO APPROX. 1/4 THROTTLE & CRANK FOR 5 SEC. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START, CONTINUE CRANKING WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO INITIALIZE THE PCM DECHOKE STRATEGY. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS, MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT THROTTLE OPENING TO SUSTAIN ENGINE OPERATION UNTIL THE EXCESS FUEL IS CLEARED FROM THE ENGINE. DO NOT OVER REV THE ENGINE.

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