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Service bulletins for the 1998 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.

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

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121052000-06-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE ALTERNATOR. *MJS
120762000-06-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (MIL) ON AND CONTINUOUS DTC PO466 (EVAP SYSTEM MALFUNCTION). *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
9851972000-06-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A/C OR HEATER BLOWER AIR THAT FLOWS FROM THE DEFROST VENTS ONLY. *MJS
9851962000-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BROKEN OR LEAKING WATER PUMP. *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
138662000-06-08. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. EXPERIENCING A HOOT NOISE FROM THE IDLE IDLE AIR BYPASS SOLENOID ON DECELERATION, USUALLY IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TT
79232000-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE AFTER SERVICE.
00372000-06-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE THE MALFUNCTION INCIATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS). *MJS
81282000-06-07. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A HOOT NOISE FROM THE IDLE IDLE AIR BYPASS SOLENOID ON DECELERATION, USUALLY IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THE IDLE SPEED MAY ALSO REMAIN SLIGHTLY HIGHER OR LOWER THAN DESIRED WHEN THIS NOISE IS PRESENT. *TT
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
00152000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS
74512000-05-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A TIMING BELT SHREDDING OR TIMING BELT STRIKING THE FRONT COVER. *TT
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
129172000-05-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN IN ACTIVATING THE OCTAINE ADJUST FEATURE WHEN USING THE MODULE RECONFIGURATION METHOD. *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
66962000-05-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING FORD QUALITY RENEWAL (FQR) EXCHANGE PROGRAM. *TT
65672000-05-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING FORD QUALITY RENEWAL (FQR) ASSEMBLIES. *TT
65462000-05-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN IN ACTIVATING THE OCTANE ADJUST FEATURE WHEN USING THE MODULE RECONFIGURATION METHOD. *TT
65012000-05-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN 7/1/98 AND 12/31/98 MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL FILLER DOOR NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. *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.
981642000-04-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. A TRANSEAL COATING IS ON THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS. THIS COATING MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE DELIVERY TO THE CUSTOMER. YD
133862000-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON INVESTIGATING HARD START / NO START CONDITIONS ACCOMPANIED BY OVERFUELING IN AMBIENTS BELOW 32F/0C, ON VEHICLES WITH VCT EQUIPPED 2.0L ZETEC ENGINES. *TT

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