Ford Contour 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 13866 · NHTSA communication 612464 · issued Feb 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1998–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Experiencing a hoot noise from the idle idle air bypass solenoid on deceleration, usually in cold ambient temperatures. *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.