Ford Contour 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 8128 · NHTSA communication 612319 · issued Feb 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1998–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may experience a hoot noise from the idle idle air bypass solenoid on deceleration, usually in cold ambient temperatures. The idle speed may also remain slightly higher or lower than desired when this noise is present. *tt
Vehicles covered
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.