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Ford Contour 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 99138 · NHTSA communication 606506 · issued Jun 28, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–1999
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

A rough idle, stalling at an idle, reduced power and / or malfunction indicator lamp (mil) with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p1381 and p1383 may be stored im memory on some vehicles. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.