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Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford Taurus

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.

284 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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970902971811998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS AND/OR WHEN DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES AND /OR THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY MAY BE DAMAGED. *YC
BC1059597051997-09-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A KNOCK OR WOP NOISE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TW
BC22249705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A KNOCK OR WOP NOISE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TW
976101997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BLOWER MOTOR- "CHIRPING" OR "SQUEAKING" FROM BLOWER MOTOR AT LOW SPEEDS. *JD
97661997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. STALL- STALLING ON TRANSAXLE ENGAGEMENT- COLD ENGINE- 3.0L 2-VALVE VEHICLES. *JD
97651997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HESITATION- ON ACCELERATION- VEHICLES WITH 3.0L 4-VALVE ENGINE. *JD
97721997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HESITATION- ON ACCELERATION- VEHICLES WITH 3.0L 4-VALVE ENGINE. *JD
97711997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. STALL- STALLING ON TRANSAXLE ENGAGEMENT- COLD ENGINE- 3.0L 2-VALVE VEHICLES. *JD
BC32059702141997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERN OF WATER INGESTION IN ENGINE. *TW
BC10298970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. KNOCK OR WOP NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. *JD
BC31529702191997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. KNOCK OR WHOP NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. *TW
BC10213972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 1996 3.0L-2V EFI VEHICLES BUILT AT THE ATLANTA ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JUNE, 1995 UNTIL JANUARY 3, 1996, THAT EXPERIENCE A MISFIRE CONDITION &/OR NOISE FROM THE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE SHOULD HAVE THE C/S PULLEY INSPECTED FOR CORRECT INSTALLATION. *JD
BC34239712011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 3.0L-2V VEHICLES BUILT AT THE ATLANTA ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JUNE, 1995 UNTIL JANUARY 3, 1996, THAT EXPERIENCE A MISFIRE CONDITION &/OR NOISE FROM THE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE SHOULD HAVE THE C/S PULLEY INSPECTED FOR CORRECT INSTALLATION. *JD
BC10102970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A UNIQUE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ASSEMBLY WHICH THREADS INTO THE CRANKSHAFT DAMPER USING A LEFT-HANDED THREAD. HEATING THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY WILL DAMAGE THE RUBBER COMPONENTS. *JD
BC02529702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. UNEVEN IDLE RPM, STALL, ROUGH RUNNING, SURGE, AND/OR SPARK KNOCK WHEN THE COOLING FANS COME ON AT A IDLE. *JD
BC01809702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. THE CRANKSHAFT DAMPER BOLT, FOUND UNDERNEATH THE PULLEY HAS A STANDARD RIGHT AND LEFT HAND THREAD. TO AVOID DAMAGE TO PLASTIC, AVOID USING HEAT. *JD
BC07009610221997-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. VEHICLES EXHIBITING LEAN CODES P0171 & P0174 (VACUUM LEAK). NOTE: LOW FUEL PRESSURE/DELIVERY CAN ALSO SET THESE CODES. *TT
BC01119601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. REVISED R10 CALIBRATION IS AVAILABLE FOR RANDOM STALLS, NO STARTS, PERFORMANCE COMPLAINTS & CODES 1358, 1475, & 1479. PARTS LIMITED BUT PCM CAN BE REVISED W/ SBDS. TSB TO BE ISSUED SOON.
DNP95B741996-04-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. ANNOUNCEMENT OF DELIVERY HOLD AND DEALER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM 95B74 FOR 1996 MODEL TAURUS AND SABLE CARS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES HAVING CALIBRATION CODES 6-10A-RO7 AND 6-10S-RO7 (ALL 2V 3.0L ENGINES) BUILT AT THE ATLANTA ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JULY 31, THROUGH AUGUST 4, 1995. THIS ACTION IS NECESSARY AS THE AFFECTED CARS HAVE AN EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM PURGE HOSE WHICH COULD CONTACT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD AND RUB THROUGH, RESULTING IN VARYING DEGREES OF ENGINE IDLE VARIATIONS AND ROUGH RUNNING. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE PURGE HOSE FOR PROPER CLEARANCE. IF THE CLEARANCE IS LESS THAN 1 1/2 INCHES, THE HOS IS TO BE REMOVED, SHORTENED AND REINSTALLED. *TW

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