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April 1, 1998 Service bulletin

Some vehicles may experience harsh shift events, usually on the 1-3 upshift or the 3-2 downshift

Ford technical service bulletin 11494 for 1998 Ford Contour and 1998 Mercury Mystique.

Bulletin number
11494
Component
Power train: manual transmission
Summary
Some vehicles may experience harsh shift events, usually on the 1-3 upshift or the 3-2 downshift. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 165 complaints in the transmission category.

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