Ford Contour 1994–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00182 · NHTSA communication 618586 · issued Sep 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1994–2001
model years
22
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit no forward gear ranges due to the misalignment of the forward / coast clutch cylinder snap ring with respect to the legs of the forward clutch piston. *jb
Vehicles covered
- 1994 Ford Contour
- 1995 Ford Contour
- 1996 Ford Contour
- 1997 Ford Contour
- 1998 Ford Contour
- 1999 Ford Contour
- 2000 Ford Contour
- 2001 Ford Escape
- 1994 Ford Probe
- 1995 Ford Probe
- 1996 Ford Probe
- 1997 Ford Probe
- 1999 Mercury Cougar
- 2000 Mercury Cougar
- 2001 Mercury Cougar
- 1994 Mercury Mystique
- 1995 Mercury Mystique
- 1996 Mercury Mystique
- 1997 Mercury Mystique
- 1998 Mercury Mystique
- 1999 Mercury Mystique
- 2000 Mercury Mystique
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.