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Service bulletins for the 1996 Mercury Mystique

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.

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

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121742000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START/LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *MJS
9850892000-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 6/16/98 MAY HAVE A BROKEN / DETACHED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BEZEL GAPHIDER. *TT
121402000-06-19. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED ITH 2.0L MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT AIR BAG MODULE OR STEERING WHEEL DURING NORMAL REPAIR SITUATIONS. *MJS
120752000-06-16. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 6/16/98 MAY HAVE A BROKEN/DETACHED IP CLUSTR BEZEL GAPHIDER. THE HIDER IS A HINGED FLAP BETWEEN THE STEERING COLUMN SHROUD AND THE IP BEZEL. *MJS
137612000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT SYMPTOMS OF CLUTCH SLIPPAGE OR NO CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT AFTER PERFORMINB REPAIRS TO THE CLUTCH SYSTEM. *MJS
79232000-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE AFTER SERVICE.
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
78642000-06-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. WORLD WIDE DIAGNOSTICS SERVICE TIP.
00152000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS
74302000-05-15. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. INFORMATION REGARDING SPEED CONTROL SWITCH VOLTAGE READINGS - SERVICE TIP. *TT
73492000-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINE AND CD4E TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A DRIVELINE RATTLE OR CLUNKING TYPE NOISE DURING TIP-IN OR TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGEMENT. *TT
73442000-05-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AT 60-70 MPH. *TT
117252000-05-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A KNOCKING OR CLUNKING SOUND DURING RAPID ACCELERATION / DECELERATION AS WHEN LETTING OFF AND PUTTING YOUR FOOT DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR QUICKLY. *TT
981662000-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READS HIGH IN THE NORMAL RANGE WHEN ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE.
133642000-04-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT ON VIBRATION AT 60 - 70 MPH AT CRUISE. *TT
133162000-04-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. EXHIBITING A DRIVELINE RATTLE OR CLUNKING TYPE NOISE DURING TIP-IN OR TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGEMENT. *TT
131782000-03-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING CLUNK/RATTLE ON TIP-IN OR TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGEMENT. *MJS
69942000-03-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING A DRIVELINE RATTLE OR CLUNKING TYPE NOISE DURING TIP-IN OR TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGEMENT. *TT
69062000-03-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. EXHIBITING A STARTER GRINDING NOISE AND / OR LACK OF STARTER DRIVE ENGAGEMENT. *TT
992492000-03-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS BULLETIN ADDRESSES AN ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID SEEPING FROM THE VENT, RESULTING IN FLUID COLLECTING ON THE MAIN CONTROL ASSEMBLY. *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
991952000-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SERVICE INFORMATION FOR MUSTY AND MILDEW TYPE ODORS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING / HEATING SYSTEM. *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
992012000-02-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH A HARSH SHIFT FELT AT LARGE THROTTLE OPENINGS (OR AT HEAVY ACCELERATION RATE) ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT

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