Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / CONTOUR / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006104010 Incident Date: May, 04 2006
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CA
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:lever and linkage:floor shift
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP66L5WK Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 29 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 24 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*t he contact owns a 1998 ford contour se. the floor shift automatic transmission control was damaged after it was subjected to certain interior cleaning products. the gear position indicator deteriorated , and did not correctly indicate the actual gear position. while driving 50 mph in 2nd gear the vehicle shifted out of gear. the contact's vehicle had the same failure as listed in recall# 98v233000. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 103,000, and the current mileage was 106,000. *ak left message 10/16/07 *lj.