Get Free 2000 FORD CONTOUR V6, 2.5L; DOHC; 24V TSBs

Released 6/4/2003
DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY

Released 4/16/2003
Customer Satisfaction Program - All 1999 and 2000 Model Year Contour and Mystique Vehicles - Instrument Panel Cover Warpage__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON MARCH 31, 2004. - Owner Letter

Released 8/19/2002
Customer Satisfaction Program - All 1999 and 2000 Model Year Contour and Mystique Vehicles - Instrument Panel Cover Warpage__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON MARCH 31, 2004. - Additional Information - Newsletter Articles

Released 5/21/2002
Customer Satisfaction Program - All 1999 and 2000 Model Year Contour and Mystique Vehicles - Instrument Panel Cover Warpage__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON MARCH 31, 2004. - Dealer Bulletin

Released 5/21/2002
Customer Satisfaction Program - All 1999 and 2000 Model Year Contour and Mystique Vehicles - Instrument Panel Cover Warpage__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON MARCH 31, 2004. - Technical Info

Released 1/20/2002
RADIO—REPLACEMENT SPEAKER HAS THREE MOUNTING HOLES INSTEAD OF FOUR— INSTALLATION TIPS

Released 11/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—CNG BI-FUEL—HESITATION ON ACCELERATION FROM STOPPED POSITION— VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY

Released 10/11/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION CHART—BI-FUEL ENGINES ONLY

Released 8/7/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL—INTERMITTENT STARTING OR DRIVEABLITY WIRE HARNESS SERVICE TIPS—IN BI-FUEL OR GASOLINE MODE—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 7/4/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL VEHICLE COMMUNICATION LINK (VCL) AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL CONTROL MODULE (AFCM) TERMINOLOGY CLARIFICATION—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 9/23/2000
DRIVEABILITY—COMPUVALVE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE—SERVICE TIP—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY, ELECTRICAL—COMPUVALVE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE—SERVICE TIP—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY, ENGINE—COMPUVALVE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE—SERVICE TIP—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 6/11/2000
CALIBRATION—RECALIBRATION OF POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS) AFTER REPLACEMENT—SERVICE TIP—ALTERNATE FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 12/23/2001
• ENGINE COOLANT—PROPYLENE GLYCOL—FORD MOTOR COMPANY POSITION ON ENGINE COOLANTS MADE FROM PROPYLENE GLYCOL • ENGINE COOLANT—PROPYLENE GLYCOL-BASED—FORD MOTOR COMPANY POSITION ON PROPYLENE GLYCOL-BASED ENGINE COOLANTS

Released 1/18/2003
ELECTRICAL—REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE)— SERVICE TIPS

Released 6/17/2002
LAMP—BRAKE—INADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK

Released 12/8/2001
• DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL WIRING CONNECTOR CROSS-REFERENCE CHART • ELECTRICAL—BI-FUEL WIRING CONNECTOR CROSS-REFERENCE CHART

Released 10/11/2001
WIRING—WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AND WIRE SPLICE PROCEDURE

Released 8/7/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL—INTERMITTENT STARTING OR DRIVEABLITY WIRE HARNESS SERVICE TIPS—IN BI-FUEL OR GASOLINE MODE—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 7/4/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL VEHICLE COMMUNICATION LINK (VCL) AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL CONTROL MODULE (AFCM) TERMINOLOGY CLARIFICATION—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 6/2/2001
PASSIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM (PATS)—DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS

Released 8/24/1999
LAMP—INTERIOR LAMP STAYS ON

Released 4/24/1999
ENGINE—2.0L—REVISED TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER SETUP PROCEDURE

Released 6/6/2003
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL—OXYGEN SENSOR DIAGNOSTICS—HIGH OXYGEN SENSOR VOLTAGE READING

Released 3/20/2003
DRIVEABILITY—MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH DTC’S P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0457

Released 11/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—CNG BI-FUEL—PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION DATA (PID) INPUT AND OUTPUT INFORMATION—VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L OR 5.4L CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY

Released 11/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—CNG BI-FUEL—HESITATION ON ACCELERATION FROM STOPPED POSITION— VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY

Released 10/11/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION CHART—BI-FUEL ENGINES ONLY

Released 10/5/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL—COMPUVALVE Article No. PRE-REPLACEMENT CHECK LIST—SERVICE TIPS

Released 9/7/2001
DRIVEABILITY—HO2S (HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR), CATALYST, AND FUEL SYSTEM MONITORS—SERVICE TIPS—OBD II VEHICLES ONLY

Released 8/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL OBD II DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR APPLICATION STRATEGIES—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 10/2/2000
HESITATION—DURING STARTUP AFTER HOT SOAK—2.5L VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 5/1/2000 ROUGH IDLE—DURING STARTUP AFTER HOT SOAK—2.5L VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 5/1/2000

Released 6/11/2000
CALIBRATION—RECALIBRATION OF POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS) AFTER REPLACEMENT—SERVICE TIP—ALTERNATE FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 4/23/1999
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)— DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0442 AND P0455—NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS

Released 5/16/2008
Customer Satisfaction Program - Certain 1999-2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of New York, and Certain 2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of Maine, Certified for Sale in California - Federal Emission Warranty Refund__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2008. - Dealer Bulletin

Released 5/16/2008
Customer Satisfaction Program - Certain 1999-2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of New York, and Certain 2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of Maine, Certified for Sale in California - Federal Emission Warranty Refund__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2008. - Maine Customer Letter

Released 5/16/2008
Customer Satisfaction Program - Certain 1999-2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of New York, and Certain 2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of Maine, Certified for Sale in California - Federal Emission Warranty Refund__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2008. - New York Customer Letter

Released 2/25/2000
EXHAUST—SULFUR ODOR FOLLOWING AGGRESSIVE DRIVING—2.5L VEHICLES—CONTOUR/MYSTIQUE AND COUGAR WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE—CONTOUR/MYSTIQUE WITH MANUAL TRANSAXLE BUILT FROM 5/7/99—COUGAR WITH MANUAL TRANSAXLE BUILT FROM 5/24/99 ONLY

Released 6/6/2003
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL—OXYGEN SENSOR DIAGNOSTICS—HIGH OXYGEN SENSOR VOLTAGE READING

Released 6/4/2003
DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY

Released 3/10/2003
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL CNG/LPG LOW FLOW NJECTOR SERVICE KIT WITHOUT COOLANT LOCK-OFF * DRIVEABILITY—CRANK NO START—BI-FUEL CNG/LPG VEHICLES—LOW FLOW INJECTOR SERVICE KIT WITHOUT COOLANT LOCK-OFF

Released 2/10/2003
DRIVEABILITY—COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG)—ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD— VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY

Released 12/8/2001
• DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL WIRING CONNECTOR CROSS-REFERENCE CHART • ELECTRICAL—BI-FUEL WIRING CONNECTOR CROSS-REFERENCE CHART

Released 12/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL—LOCK-OFF SOLENOID AND SOLENOID TANK VALVE COIL RESISTANCE CHART—SERVICE TIPS

Released 11/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—CNG BI-FUEL—PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION DATA (PID) INPUT AND OUTPUT INFORMATION—VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L OR 5.4L CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY

Released 11/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL—NO START IN BI-FUEL MODE—ALT FUEL LIGHT ON—VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY

Released 11/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—CNG BI-FUEL—HESITATION ON ACCELERATION FROM STOPPED POSITION— VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY

Released 10/11/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION CHART—BI-FUEL ENGINES ONLY

Released 10/5/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL—COMPUVALVE Article No. PRE-REPLACEMENT CHECK LIST—SERVICE TIPS

Released 8/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL OBD II DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR APPLICATION STRATEGIES—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 8/5/2000
FUEL—VENTING TANK WHEN SERVICING CNG FUEL SYSTEM—SERVICE TIP—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 10/3/2008
Customer Satisfaction Program - Certain 1999-2001 Model Year Vehicles Registered in the States of California, Massachusetts or Vermont and Certified for Sale in California - Federal Emissions Warranty Refund__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON MARCH 31, 2009. - Dealer Bulletin

Released 10/3/2008
Customer Satisfaction Program - Certain 1999-2001 Model Year Vehicles Registered in the States of California, Massachusetts or Vermont and Certified for Sale in California - Federal Emissions Warranty Refund__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON MARCH 31, 2009. - Owner Letter

Released 5/16/2008
Customer Satisfaction Program - Certain 1999-2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of New York, and Certain 2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of Maine, Certified for Sale in California - Federal Emission Warranty Refund__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2008. - Dealer Bulletin

Released 5/16/2008
Customer Satisfaction Program - Certain 1999-2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of New York, and Certain 2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of Maine, Certified for Sale in California - Federal Emission Warranty Refund__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2008. - Maine Customer Letter

Released 5/16/2008
Customer Satisfaction Program - Certain 1999-2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of New York, and Certain 2001 Model Year Vehicles up to 6000-lb GVWR Registered in the State of Maine, Certified for Sale in California - Federal Emission Warranty Refund__THIS FIELD SERVICE ACTION EXPIRED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2008. - New York Customer Letter

Released 4/14/2006
MERCON ATF IS BEING REPLACED BY MERCON V ATF AS A SERVICE FLUID.

Released 6/5/2005
ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE—COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUEL TANK INSPECTION

Released 4/10/2004
DRIVEABILITY—MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED—DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC’S) P0420 AND/OR P0430—2.5L ENGINE ONLY

Released 1/1/2004
ENGINE—SPARK KNOCK—SPARK KNOCK ON STEADY CRUISE OR LIGHT ACCELERATION—VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINE, NOISE—SPARK KNOCK—SPARK KNOCK ON STEADY CRUISE OR LIGHT ACCELERATION—VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINE

Released 12/15/2003
DRIVEABILITY—MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED—DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0340, P1380, P1381, OR P1383 IN MEMORY—VEHICLES WITH 2.0L ZETEC ENGINE

Released 8/14/2003
TRANSMISSION—NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER SERVICE TIPS

Released 2/10/2003
DRIVEABILITY—COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG)—ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD— VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY

Released 12/21/2002
OSCILLATION/BOUNCE—HIGHWAY SPEEDS—4X2 CHECKING CYLINDER HEAD AND BLOCK FLATNESS

Released 9/1/2002
ENGINE—ENGINE OIL—RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS FOR SAE 5W-20 AND SAE 5W-30 MOTOR OILS—GASOLINE AND FLEXIBLE FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 4/11/2002
ENGINE—NEW GASKET REMOVER/CLEANER AND SERVICE TIPS FOR ALUMINUM HEADS AND BLOCKS

Released 4/2/2002
TRANSAXLE—CD4E—HARSH AND DELAYED 1-2/2-3 UPSHIFTS—AFTER TRANSAXLE OR TURBINE SHAFT SPEED SENSOR (TSS) REPLACEMENT—POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) 628, 642, 645, 646, 647, 648, P0731, P0732, P0734, P0741, AND P1744

Released 12/23/2001
• ENGINE COOLANT—PROPYLENE GLYCOL—FORD MOTOR COMPANY POSITION ON ENGINE COOLANTS MADE FROM PROPYLENE GLYCOL • ENGINE COOLANT—PROPYLENE GLYCOL-BASED—FORD MOTOR COMPANY POSITION ON PROPYLENE GLYCOL-BASED ENGINE COOLANTS

Released 12/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL—LOCK-OFF SOLENOID AND SOLENOID TANK VALVE COIL RESISTANCE CHART—SERVICE TIPS

Released 11/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—CNG BI-FUEL—PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION DATA (PID) INPUT AND OUTPUT INFORMATION—VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L OR 5.4L CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY

Released 11/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL—NO START IN BI-FUEL MODE—ALT FUEL LIGHT ON—VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY

Released 11/8/2001
DRIVEABILITY—CNG BI-FUEL—HESITATION ON ACCELERATION FROM STOPPED POSITION— VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY

Released 10/11/2001
DRIVEABILITY—BI-FUEL COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION CHART—BI-FUEL ENGINES ONLY

Released 6/2/2001
PASSIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM (PATS)—DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS

Released 10/2/2000
HESITATION—DURING STARTUP AFTER HOT SOAK—2.5L VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 5/1/2000 ROUGH IDLE—DURING STARTUP AFTER HOT SOAK—2.5L VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 5/1/2000

Released 9/23/2000
DRIVEABILITY—COMPUVALVE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE—SERVICE TIP—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY, ELECTRICAL—COMPUVALVE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE—SERVICE TIP—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY, ENGINE—COMPUVALVE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE—SERVICE TIP—BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY

Released 3/7/2000
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)—MIL ILLUMINATED—DTCS P1380, P1381, OR P1383 IN MEMORY—NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERN S—VEHICLES WITH 2.0L ENGINE ENGINE—2.0L—ENGINE OIL CONTAMINATION WITH DTCS 1380, P1381, OR P1383 IN MEMORY—NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS

Released 1/18/2000
TRANSAXLE—CD4E—NO FORWARD ENGAGEMENT—FORWARD CLUTCH CYLINDER SNAP RING POSITION—SERVICE TIP

Released 1/9/2000
TRANSAXLE—MTX-75—NEW TRANSAXLE FLUID—SERVICE TIP

Released 9/24/1999
LEAK—AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID—CD4E TRANSAXLE—FLUID SEEPING FROM VENT, RESULTING IN FLUID COLLECTING ON MAIN CONTROL ASSEMBLY * LEAK—AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID—CD4E TRANSAXLE—FROM TRANSAXLE FLUID FILL TUBE

Released 9/20/1999
TRANSAXLE—CD4E—CLEARING TRANSAXLE SHIFT TABLES—SERVICE TIP

Released 8/24/1999
LAMP—INTERIOR LAMP STAYS ON

Released 4/24/1999
ENGINE—2.0L—REVISED TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER SETUP PROCEDURE

Released 10/9/2000
Safety Recall - Certain 2000 Model Year Cars and Light Trucks - Seat Belt Buckle Assembly Inspection - Administrative Information