| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062995 | Incident Date: Apr, 09 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LYNNFIELD | Consumer's State: MA |
| 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 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAFP66LXWM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 18 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 15 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My daughter drove my 1998 6 cyl contour automatic on route 95 from stoneham to wakefield, ma (one highway exit). the car was behaving normally and had behaved normally until that point. a servo cover fell off of the transmission. that allowed all of the transmission fluid to pour out of the transmission in seconds. the servo cover, a three inch diameter piece of heavy metal shaped like a frisbee, nearly hit a motor cyclist. the car coasted to a stop near 128 ford of wakefield, ma. their service writer, ludlow, told me that this is a relatively common occurrence with the ford contour. that opinion was reinforced by two employees of fna transmission repair of wakefield. i called ford. i was told that they have no knowledge of this ever happening to a contour. i asked the customer service rep to file a report, and i told him that i would as well. i am concerned that this defect exists and is a serious hazard to motorcyclists (i am one.) i am worried that the rapid loss of transmission fluid usually leads to serious transmission damage. *jb |
