Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / CONTOUR / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006084503 Incident Date: Oct, 24 2006
Consumer's City: ORLANDO 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: Nov, 05 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 22 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: There's a recall on 1995-1997 ford contour ( #99m03 at www.contour.org/faq/recall/99m0). the recall is for a complete engine harness failure , due to cracking and brittle wires. my vehicle was manufactured 06/97, and i have a complete wire harness failure. they want over $3000.00 to repair a problem that should be covered under a recall. i spoke to ford and they do not have an answer as to why they are only covering some vehicle. they should cover all contour's with this problem. this is a matter they should not be aloud to get away with. *nm