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Ford Contour 1995–1999technical 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

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.