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Ford Contour 1994–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0224 · NHTSA communication 630631 · issued Feb 4, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1994–2002
model years
22
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with the cd4e transaxle may exhibit harsh and delayed 1-2/2-3 upshifts after transaxle or turbine shaft speed sensor replacement, possible diagnostic trouble codes 628, 642, 645, 646, 647, 648, p0731, p0732, p0734, p0741 and p01744. *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.