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Service bulletins for the 1997 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.

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

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072122008-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME 1997-2008 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4.6L 2V, 5.4L 2V, OR 6.8L 2V ENGINE--SPARK PLUG THREAD REPAIR PROCEDURE--NOT COVERED UNDER NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY. *NJ THIS INCLUDES F-53 MOTORHOME CHASSIS. UPDATED 2/23/10. *PE
05N042006-01-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM 05N04 - EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS PROGRAM IS BEING PROVIDED AS A SETTLEMENT TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF THE ALL-COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO 7 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY START DATE OF THE VEHICLE, WITH NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF MILES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN. *TT
022212004-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE-GEAR DRIVEN SYNCHRONIZERS-INCORRECT INSTALLATION-CAMSHAFT POSITION SYNCHRONIZER (CMP) INSTALLATION TOOL CORRECT APPLICATION. *MJ
8701972003-03-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INCORRECTLY INSTALLED GEAR DRIVEN CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLIES CAUSING SURGE, LOST OF POWER, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1336, P1309 AND P0340. *TT
02222002-04-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTAKE MANIFOLD CROSSOVER (FIRST RUNNER) COOLANT SEEPAGE CONDITION. *TT
012462002-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *TT
02142002-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME ENGINE ASSEMBLIES WITH ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS REPAIRED IN-VEHILE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO LEAK COOLANT AND/OR OIL FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AREA. *TT
012052002-02-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VACUUM OR AIR LEAKS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND / OR ENGINE SYSTEM CAUSING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171 AND OR P0174. *TT
01472001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT
9831082000-12-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EFFECTIVE MARCH 2, 1998M3.8L ENGINE ASSEMBLY IS ADDED TO FQR(FORD QUALITY RENEWAL) ASSEMBLY PROGRAM. *AK
99B29#12000-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING REPLACMENT OF ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET. **MR
99B292000-06-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS AT THE ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM PROVIDING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET. *TT
131862000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. INFORMATION REGARDING FRONT COVER & WATER PUMP BOLTS-TORQUE VALVE REVISION/3.8-4.2L. *MJS
131802000-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR ALIGNMENT TOOL CHART. *MJS
69972000-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME SERVICE MANUALS MAY LIST THE INCORRECT CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ALIGNMENT TOOL FOR VEHICLES WITH VARIOUS ENGINE SIZES. *TT
69962000-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING A CHANGE IN THE TORQUE VALUES OF THE ENGINE FRONT COVER WATER PUMP BOLTS. *TT
992072000-02-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SUBJECT ON ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE OIL ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
9832241999-09-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE AIR FILTER AND / OR THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. *TT
9831071999-09-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING ENGINES BEING ADDED TO THE FQR (FORD QUALITY RENEWAL) ASSEMBLY PROGRAM. *TT
991311999-08-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
998161999-08-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW RECOMMENDS SAE 5W-30 VISCOSITY GRADE FOR SERVICING ANY FORD GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MODEL YEAR. *TT
9823101999-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MASS AIR FLOW (MAF)- SENSOR CONTAMINATION- SERVICE TIP. *AK
9820101999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A " BUZZING " OR " RATTLING " NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC
98741998-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. A NEW SILICONE GASKET AND SEALANT. *YC
98641998-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT

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