Mercury Cougar 1999–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00265 · NHTSA communication 616830 · issued Dec 25, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
1999–2001
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with rear disc brakes may exhibit a moaning / groaning noise on initial brake application (cold soak). *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.