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Service bulletins for the 1996 Mercury Cougar

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.

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

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BC04909611121997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING DIAGNOSED FAILED COMPONENT. *TW
BC04719611141997-06-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. CONCERN OF A POP NOISE FROM THE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM WHEN THE WINDOW REACHES FULL UP OR FULL DOWN POSITION. *TW
BC04079611151997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING DIAGNOSED FAILED PARTS. *TW
BC96919610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PROCEDURE FOR THE ABS 'AMBER LIGHT' COMES ON. *TT
BC96889610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. INFORMATION FOR WHEN DIAGNOSING CONCERNS W/ FACTORY INSTALLED CELLULAR PHONES. *TT
BC96879610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER. PROCEDURE FOR REPAIR VEHICLES WITH THE CARPET ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT CUSHION SHOWING. *TT
BC96869610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES EXPERIENCING A DELAYED 1-2 &/OR ROUGH 3-4 SHIFTS. *TT
BC51959610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. TIRES. FIRESTONE P235 TIRES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION AT 65-75 MPH. *TT
BC51919610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CONCERNS OF STALLING, REFLASH PCM W/ 1996 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT
BC09909610211997-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE OIL PAN, FRONT COVER &/OR THE FRONT & REAR CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL. *TT
BC08109610111997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ AN AODE OR 4R70W TRANS HAS A CONCERN OF SHUDDER FROM THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR OR DURING 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
BC07619610161997-04-24. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR. WASHER FLUID LEAKAGE AT THE BASE OF THE WASHER PUMP. *TT
BC07059610221997-04-24. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. BRAKE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON (TAIL & HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT). *TT
BC07049610221997-04-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR STAYS ON RED IN CLUSTER. *TT
952121996-04-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE RUBBER MATERIAL USED IN THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM. IF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE IS USED TO LUBRICATE ANY PART OF THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, IT COULD CAUSE RUBBER PARTS TO SWELL IF LUBRICANT CONTACTS THE RUBBER MATERIAL.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.