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December 1, 1998 Service bulletin

Some 2.5L equipped vehicles may exhibit an inoperative alternator due to rusting / corrosion on the brush...

Ford technical service bulletin 12301 for 1998 Ford Contour and 1998 Mercury Mystique.

Bulletin number
12301
Component
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
Summary
Some 2.5l equipped vehicles may exhibit an inoperative alternator due to rusting / corrosion on the brush path of the slip rings. Tt

Owners of these vehicles have filed 159 complaints in the electrical category.

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