Check a VIN

May 1, 1999 Service bulletin

Vehicles may exhibit a hard to shift condition in cold weather

Ford technical service bulletin 996041 for 1995-1999 Ford Contour, 1995-1999 Mercury Cougar and 1995-1999 Mercury Mystique.

Bulletin number
996041
Component
Power train: manual transmission
Summary
Vehicles may exhibit a hard to shift condition in cold weather. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 604 complaints in the transmission category.

Vehicles covered

VIN decoder

See the problems and recalls for an exact car

Buying a used Ford Contour?

Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.

Check its history