Service bulletins for the 1998 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.
253 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 982687 | 1999-02-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AREA DEALERS ONLY ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF NOISE DURING CRANKING, OR NO CRANK ON 1998 2.5L VEHICLES. *YC |
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| 982513 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES WITH 2.5L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING. *YC |
| 982511 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON PERFORMING DIAGNOSIS OR PROGRAMMING KEYS ON SOME 1998 VEHICLES. *YC |
| 982473 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ATTEMPTS TO RETRO- FIT A SERVO CUSHION SPRING TO THE TRANSMISSION. *YC |
| 982472 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE HARSH SHIFT EVENTS, USUALLY ON THE 1-3 UPSHIFT OR THE 3-2 DOWNSHIFT. *YC |
| 982470 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES WITH CD4E TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A " NO DRIVE " CONCERNS WHEN IN THE OVERDRIVE SELECTOR POSITION. *YC |
| 982462 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *YC |
| 98E04 | 1999-02-02. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH REAR FUEL LINES MAY ALLOW FUEL TO SEEP AND EVAPORATE AT THE METAL LINE TO NYLON TUBE JOINT AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLES NEAR THE FUEL FILTER. *TT |
| 97L14 | 1998-08-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SPECIAL FIELD ACTION 97L14- WARRANTY GUIDES FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2. OL ZETEC ENGINES. *YC |
| 9874 | 1998-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. A NEW SILICONE GASKET AND SEALANT. *YC |
| 9873 | 1998-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINING / BUZZING NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO. *TT |
| 9852 | 1998-07-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. *YC |
| 9845 | 1998-07-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC |
| 9844 | 1998-07-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME DIFFICULTY IN MATCHING THE TEXTURE OF THE OEM ANTI-CHIP STONE ABRASION MATERIAL TO RPAIR MATERIALS WHEN SERVICING. *YC |
| 9843 | 1998-07-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. A CONDITION WITH THE THE FOAM GAP HIDER INSIDE THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE REAR LIGHT BAR. *YC |
| 9841 | 1998-07-15. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. DURING REMOVAL THE LICENSE PLATE ATTACHING FASTENERS MAY BREAK. *YC |
| 9888 | 1998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *YC |
| 9886 | 1998-07-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. AN ENGINE COOLANT LOSS MAY OCCUR FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER AREA. *YC |
| 9881 | 1998-07-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. ISSUE WITH DOOR SPEAKER GRILLES MAY CRACK DURING NORMAL USAGE ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC |
| 985A17 | 1998-06-18. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. SOME VEHICLES PARKING BRAKE EQUIPPED WITH REAR DISC BRAKES MAY STICK AND/OR BIND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE. *YC |
| 985A5 | 1998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT FROM ROTUNDA IS NOW APPROVED FOR WARRANTY AND SERVICE USE. *YC |
| 9833 | 1998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SERVICE TIPS FOR SURFACE DEFECT REMOVAL WITHOUT REPAINTING. *YC |
| 9831 | 1998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REPAIRS TO VINYL COVERED SURFACES. *YC |
| 97090297183 | 1998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL). *YC |
| 97050110630 | 1997-10-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SERVICE MANUAL CONTAINS ERRONEOUS PROCEDURE AND ART IN THE ASSEMBLY. *YC |
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