Service bulletins for the 1999 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.
182 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 7311 | 2000-03-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES WITH CD4E AUTOMATIC TRANSACLE MAY EXHIBIT AN OBJECTIONABLE SULFUR OR ROTTEN EGG ODOR FROM THE EXHAUST FOLLOWING AGGRESSIVE DRIVING. *TT |
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| 7249 | 2000-03-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON USING PEANUT STYLE A/C FITTINGS. *TT |
| 7132 | 2000-03-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CREAKING OR SQUEAKING TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. *TT |
| 13209 | 2000-03-21. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. INFORMATION REGARDING REAR SPRING CREAK/SQUEAK. *MJS |
| 6907 | 2000-03-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. EXHIBITING A BUZZ OR RATTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AREA OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TT |
| 6906 | 2000-03-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. EXHIBITING A STARTER GRINDING NOISE AND / OR LACK OF STARTER DRIVE ENGAGEMENT. *TT |
| 6904 | 2000-03-10. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. EXHIBITING A HESITATION / STUMBLE OR ROUGH RUNNING ON VEHILES WITH 2.0L ENGINES BUILT FROM 5/3/1999 TO 7/26/1999. *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 |
| 99248 | 2000-03-10. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. CONCERNS WITH THE INTERIOR LAMP STAYING ON. *TT |
| 99237 | 2000-03-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. OBJECTIONABLE EXHAUST, SULFUR, OR ROTTEN EGG ODOR AGGRESSIVE DRIVING ON VEHICLES WITH 2.5L ENGINE AND CD4E TRANSAXLE. *TT |
| 99234 | 2000-03-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING A VEHICLE WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442 AND P0455 STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. *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 |
| 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 |
| 99217 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE WITH ONE OR MORE IGNITION COIL DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES THAT MAY INCLUDE P0351, P0352 AND / OR PO0353 WITH NO ASSOCIATED COIL ON PLUG ISSUES. *TT |
| 99215 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES THAT HAVE WATER LEAKING ONTO FRONT FLOOR FROM DOOR PANEL AREA. *TT |
| 99204 | 2000-02-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. A CONDITION WITH FUEL FILLER DOOR UNABLE TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. *TT |
| 9913139 | 1999-12-07. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A "BUZZ" OR "RATTLE" TYPE NOISE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AREA OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX. *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 |
| 9913136 | 1999-12-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. CONCERNS WITH VEHCILES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L ENGINES BUILT FROM 5/3/99 TO 7/26/99 EXHIBITING A HESTATION / STUMBLE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT |
| 99148 | 1999-11-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME 2.5L VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MTX-75 TRANSAXLE MAY NOT MOVE. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR FAILING. *TT |
| 99147 | 1999-11-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). INFORMATION ON USING THE SERVICE BAY TECHNICAL SYSTEM (SBTS) AND NEW GENERATION STAR (NGS) TESTER, AND TO UPDATE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) INFORMATION CHARTS. *TT |
| 99178 | 1999-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. ON SOME VEHICLES, A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0325 (KNOCK SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) MAY APPEAR DURING KOER, BUT FURTHER TESTING DETERMINES THE KNOCK SENSOR TO BE SATISFACTORY. *TT |
| 99175 | 1999-10-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE NO FORWARD ENGAGEMENT MOVEMENT OCCURRING ALTHOUGH REVERSE ENGAGEMENT MAY BE POSSIBLE DUE TO OVERDRIVE / REVERSE RING GEAR ASSEMBLY CAUSING A WOBBLE AND SIDE LOADING OF THE FORWARD CLUTCH SNAP RING RETAINER. *TT |
| 99172 | 1999-10-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HIGHER THAN EXPECTED ENGINE RPM INCREASE DURING A 2-3 UPSHIFT. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.