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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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99-8-152001-01-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *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
985A182000-12-08. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT BRAKE ROUGHNESS (BRAKE PEDAL PULSATION, STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AND / OR NIBBLE) UNDER LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS FROM 105 TO 0 KM/H (65 TO 0 MPH). *YC
99B29#12000-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING REPLACMENT OF ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET. **MR
9851112000-06-20. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. SOME VEHICLES WITH NON-FUNCTIONAL WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY REQUIRE WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT. *TT
120982000-06-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. SOME VEHICLES WITH NON-FUNCTIONAL WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY REQUIRE WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT. *MJS
00192000-06-07. 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
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
00152000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS
981632000-03-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. LOCKS FAILED. YD
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
992422000-03-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION ON REPLACING AND / OR REPAIRING MALFUNCTIONING (DOOR, IGNITION AND DECKLID) LOCKS. *TT
991962000-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING NON-APPROVED / ALTERNATE REFRIGERANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS IF INSTALLED IN FORD A/C SYSTEMS. *TT
991942000-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT
992222000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *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
9960411999-09-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD TO SHIFT CONDITION IN COLD WEATHER. *TT
991391999-08-26. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. CONDITIONS WITH THE BRAKE LAMPS INADVERTENTLY DISABLING THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *TT
991311999-08-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
991291999-08-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINE / BUZZ TYPE NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO ON VEHICLES WITH AN IN-TANK ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. *TT

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