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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| 7349 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINE AND CD4E TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A DRIVELINE RATTLE OR CLUNKING TYPE NOISE DURING TIP-IN OR TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGEMENT. *TT |
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| 7344 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AT 60-70 MPH. *TT |
| 11725 | 2000-05-12. 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 |
| 98166 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READS HIGH IN THE NORMAL RANGE WHEN ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. |
| 13387 | 2000-04-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. VEHICLES WITH REAR DISC BRAKES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK IN THE REAR SUSPENSION AREA. *TT |
| 13364 | 2000-04-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT ON VIBRATION AT 60 - 70 MPH AT CRUISE. *TT |
| 13316 | 2000-04-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. EXHIBITING A DRIVELINE RATTLE OR CLUNKING TYPE NOISE DURING TIP-IN OR TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGEMENT. *TT |
| 13178 | 2000-03-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING CLUNK/RATTLE ON TIP-IN OR TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGEMENT. *MJS |
| 6994 | 2000-03-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING A DRIVELINE RATTLE OR CLUNKING TYPE NOISE DURING TIP-IN OR TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGEMENT. *TT |
| 6906 | 2000-03-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. EXHIBITING A STARTER GRINDING NOISE AND / OR LACK OF STARTER DRIVE ENGAGEMENT. *TT |
| 99249 | 2000-03-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS BULLETIN ADDRESSES AN ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID SEEPING FROM THE VENT, RESULTING IN FLUID COLLECTING ON THE MAIN CONTROL ASSEMBLY. *TT |
| 99196 | 2000-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING NON-APPROVED / ALTERNATE REFRIGERANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS IF INSTALLED IN FORD A/C SYSTEMS. *TT |
| 99195 | 2000-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SERVICE INFORMATION FOR MUSTY AND MILDEW TYPE ODORS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING / HEATING SYSTEM. *TT |
| 99194 | 2000-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 99222 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT |
| 99201 | 2000-02-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH A HARSH SHIFT FELT AT LARGE THROTTLE OPENINGS (OR AT HEAVY ACCELERATION RATE) ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT |
| 99M01 | 2000-02-09. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL COVERAGE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BLOWER SWITCH, RESISTOR AND ATTACHED WIRE CONNECTORS. THIS ADDITIONAL COVERAGE IS PROVIDED IN CASE THE VEHICLE OWNER EXPERIENCES DURABILITY CONCERNS WITH THESE COMPONENTS. *TT |
| 99M07 | 2000-02-09. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR ADDITONAL COVERAGE ON HEATER BLOWER SWITCH, RESISTOR AND ATTACHED WIRE CONNECTORS REPLACEMENT. THIS ADDITIONAL COVERAGE IS PROVIDED IN CASE THE VEHICLE OWNER EXPERIENCES DURABILITY CONCERNS WITH THESE COMPONENTS. *TT |
| 9913137 | 1999-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH 2.5L ENGINE EQUIPPED VEHICLES AND CD4E TRANSAXLE EXHIBITING A STARTER GRINDING NOISE AND / OR LACK OF STARTER DRIVE ENGAGEMENT. *TT |
| 9810799 | 1999-10-14. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. SUBJECT REGARDING SEAT BELT LOCATOR BUTTON REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 983590 | 1999-10-14. 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 |
| 983583 | 1999-10-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT |
| 98-0314 | 1999-10-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONDITIONS WITH MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WITH 2.0L ENGINE. *TT |
| 983216 | 1999-09-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MULTIPLE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CODES. *TT |
| 983081 | 1999-09-21. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS. CONCERNS WITH INCORRECT BRAKE SHOE / LINING ASSEMBLY. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.