| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004285255 | Incident Date: Jun, 07 2004 |
| Consumer's City: CULPEPER | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: CONTOUR | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm) |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP6632WK | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 14 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1998 ford contour 4 door sedan bought 10/15/99; since then many incidents of car cutting off suddenly - sometimes only once in months, sometimes several times in one day; many close calls; nearly rear-ended, etc. frightening to be powerless in traffic. many repairs tried, computer analysis, electrical check ups only help is to replace idle air control - computer chip with which can go nearly a year without random shut off. many contour owners have same problem, which is potentially fatal. have had 4 shut downs in traffic in last 2 weeks and have another iac - but ford needs to find permanent solution to deadly error. *ak |
