Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / CONTOUR / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005053389 Incident Date: Nov, 14 2005
Consumer's City: PENSACOLA Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: CONTOUR Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP68G9WK Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 19 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 14 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Recurring electrical problems and dangerous exposed wiring resulting from deteriorating under hood wiring harness. same problem existing on 1995-1997 contours addressed by owner notification program 99m03. ford dealer examined and acknowledged problem exists but will not repair as onp 99m03 doesn't cover 1998 contour. see http://henning.ws/fordcontour.cfm for photographic evidence of problem. *jb