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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Bulletins, newest first
9834	1998-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. AIR INLET-WATER IN AIR INLET ELBOW-MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATES DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION OF AIR FILTER AND/OR MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR (MAF)- VEHICLE SWITH 4.6L ENGINE. *AK
97050110617	1997-10-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE COOLING INDICATOR LIGHT. *TW
97610	1997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BLOWER MOTOR- "CHIRPING" OR "SQUEAKING" FROM BLOWER MOTOR AT LOW SPEEDS. *JD
BC3243970210	1997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. ENGINE COOLING LIGHT ON - POSSIBLE OIL LEAK AT UPPER JAM NUT ON THE UPPER TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE. *TW
BC0192970201	1997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. LOW COOLANT LIGHT STAYS ON. THE LOW FLUIDS MODULE IN THE CLUSTER NOT MAKING ELECTRICAL CONTACT WTH THE FLEX CURCUIT IN THE CLUSTER. *JD
BC9714961101	1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICING EVAPORATIVE EMISSION PURGE FLOW SYSTEM. *TW
BC0490961112	1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING DIAGNOSED FAILED COMPONENT. *TW
BC0407961115	1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING DIAGNOSED FAILED PARTS. *TW

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