{"nhtsa_id":46390,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"1996-04-25","date":"1995-12-01","document_id":"BC0090960102","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TO IMPROVE STARTABILITY OF 2.0L ENGINE AT AMBIENT TEMPS BELOW 0 DEG F (-18 C) DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO APPROX. 1/4 THROTTLE & CRANK FOR 5 SEC. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START, CONTINUE CRANKING WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO INITIALIZE THE PCM DECHOKE STRATEGY. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS, MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT THROTTLE OPENING TO SUSTAIN ENGINE OPERATION UNTIL THE EXCESS FUEL IS CLEARED FROM THE ENGINE. DO NOT OVER REV THE ENGINE.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/46390","components":[{"id":"speed-control","name":"Throttle and cruise control","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"CONTOUR","year_from":1995,"year_to":1996,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1995_ford_contour","1996_ford_contour"]},{"make":"MERCURY","model":"MYSTIQUE","year_from":1995,"year_to":1996,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1995_mercury_mystique","1996_mercury_mystique"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}