Ford Contour 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 14836 · NHTSA communication 619322 · issued Apr 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1998–2000
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with cd4e transaxle, (does not apply to mtx) may exhibit a power steering grunt / moan type noise when returning from a right turn. *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.