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January 2, 1997 Service bulletin

There may be delayed engagements from "park" to "reverse" or "park" to "overdrive" and/or delayed 1-2...

Ford technical service bulletin 9717 for 1996 Ford Thunderbird and 1996 Mercury Cougar.

Bulletin number
9717
Component
Power train: manual transmission
Summary
There may be delayed engagements from "park" to "reverse" or "park" to "overdrive" and/or delayed 1-2 shifts or rough 3-4 shifts- this may be due to the calibration of the powertrain control module. Jd

Owners of these vehicles have filed 25 complaints in the transmission category.

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