Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / CONTOUR / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006071271 Incident Date: Jul, 04 2006
Consumer's City: HOLIDAY Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: CONTOUR Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP6534XK Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 12 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 18 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated, while driving 45 mph blue smoke issued from under the hood and from the exhaust pipe. there was also a rattling sound emitting from under the hood. the motor then bogged down and would not accelerate above 20 mph. the vehicle was towed to the service dealer where upon inspection, the service dealer's mechanic determined there was no problem found. on 7/13/06, the vehicle experienced the same events and stalled on the side of the road and was unable to be restarted.