Ford Contour 1997–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 11791 · NHTSA communication 615292 · issued Aug 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997–1999
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles with cd4e transmission may exhibit a condition of no crank / no start in park. Vehicle will crank and start in neutral. *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.