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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| 13866 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. EXPERIENCING A HOOT NOISE FROM THE IDLE IDLE AIR BYPASS SOLENOID ON DECELERATION, USUALLY IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT |
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| 7923 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE AFTER SERVICE. |
| 0041 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE FLUTTERING NOISE HEARD FROM HEATER PLENUM AREA VEHICLES BUILT FROM 11/2/1998 THROUGH 12/22/1998. *MJS |
| 0037 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE THE MALFUNCTION INCIATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS). *MJS |
| 8128 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A HOOT NOISE FROM THE IDLE IDLE AIR BYPASS SOLENOID ON DECELERATION, USUALLY IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THE IDLE SPEED MAY ALSO REMAIN SLIGHTLY HIGHER OR LOWER THAN DESIRED WHEN THIS NOISE IS PRESENT. *TT |
| 0019 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION REGARDING SEVERAL INTERNAL CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED ON THE MRX-75 TRANSAXLE TO IMPROVE SHIFT EFFORTS. *MJS |
| 8054 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE AND BUILT AFTER MAY 5, 1999 MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT HARD / NO START, ROUGH IDLE OR HESITATION AFTER A HOT SOAK OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. *TT |
| 0015 | 2000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS |
| 13542 | 2000-05-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENTNOISE DESCRIBED AS A BUZZ OR RATTLE FROM THE CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OR BEHIND THE CLUSTER AREA. *TT |
| 7451 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A TIMING BELT SHREDDING OR TIMING BELT STRIKING THE FRONT COVER. *TT |
| 7430 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. INFORMATION REGARDING SPEED CONTROL SWITCH VOLTAGE READINGS - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 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 |
| 7344 | 2000-05-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AT 60-70 MPH. *TT |
| 12917 | 2000-05-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN IN ACTIVATING THE OCTAINE ADJUST FEATURE WHEN USING THE MODULE RECONFIGURATION METHOD. *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 |
| 6576 | 2000-05-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING ENGINE OIL LEAK DIAGNOSIS. *TT |
| 6555 | 2000-05-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CREAKING OR SQUEAKING TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. *TT |
| 6546 | 2000-05-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN IN ACTIVATING THE OCTANE ADJUST FEATURE WHEN USING THE MODULE RECONFIGURATION METHOD. *TT |
| 6509 | 2000-05-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A GLOVEBOX SQUEAKING OR RATTLE NOISE AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER BUMPS. *TT |
| 6501 | 2000-05-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN 7/1/98 AND 12/31/98 MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL FILLER DOOR NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. *TT |
| 98164 | 2000-04-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. A TRANSEAL COATING IS ON THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS. THIS COATING MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE DELIVERY TO THE CUSTOMER. YD |
| 13387 | 2000-04-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. VEHICLES WITH REAR DISC BRAKES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK IN THE REAR SUSPENSION AREA. *TT |
| 13386 | 2000-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON INVESTIGATING HARD START / NO START CONDITIONS ACCOMPANIED BY OVERFUELING IN AMBIENTS BELOW 32F/0C, ON VEHICLES WITH VCT EQUIPPED 2.0L ZETEC ENGINES. *TT |
| 13364 | 2000-04-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT ON VIBRATION AT 60 - 70 MPH AT CRUISE. *TT |
| 13336 | 2000-04-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION ON ACTIVATING OCTANE ADJUST FUNCTION WITH NGS/SBDS. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.