Ford Contour 1996–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 5203 · NHTSA communication 615335 · issued Dec 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1996–1999
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a hard start / long crank, cold start stall, cold rough idle concern. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1996 Ford Contour
- 1997 Ford Contour
- 1998 Ford Contour
- 1999 Ford Contour
- 1996 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1999 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1996 Ford Escort
- 1997 Ford Escort
- 1998 Ford Escort
- 1999 Ford Escort
- 1996 Ford E Series
- 1997 Ford E Series
- 1996 Ford Expedition
- 1997 Ford Expedition
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford F Series
- 1997 Ford F Series
- 1998 Ford F Series
- 1999 Ford F Series
- 1996 Ford Mustang
- 1997 Ford Mustang
- 1998 Ford Mustang
- 1999 Ford Mustang
- 1996 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 1996 Ford Windstar
- 1997 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Ford Windstar
- 1999 Ford Windstar
- 1996 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1997 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1999 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1996 Lincoln Navigator
- 1997 Lincoln Navigator
- 1996 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1999 Lincoln Town Car
- 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1996 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1996 Mercury Mystique
- 1997 Mercury Mystique
- 1998 Mercury Mystique
- 1999 Mercury Mystique
- 1996 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- 1999 Mercury Sable
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.