Ford Contour 1995–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9913137 · NHTSA communication 609049 · issued Aug 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1995–1999
model years
11
vehicle entries
Official summary
Concerns with 2.5l engine equipped vehicles and cd4e transaxle exhibiting a starter grinding noise and / or lack of starter drive engagement. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.