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Ford Contour 1997–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 11791 · NHTSA communication 615292 · issued Aug 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997–1999
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles with cd4e transmission may exhibit a condition of no crank / no start in park. Vehicle will crank and start in neutral. *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.