Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / CONTOUR / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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Yes Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110969 Incident Date: Jul, 05 2007
Consumer's City: WHITING Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: CONTOUR Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP66L7SK Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 05 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 11 1994
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Experienced transmission issues, with intermittent rough shifting and intermittent failures to engage in drive or reverse. it mysteriously started to run fine for several days. one morning i drove a short distance for an appointment. upon returning and starting the car i noticed smoke exiting the left side of the engine compartment. i turned of the vehicle and inspected the engine compartment, and i could still see some smoke coming from the left-rear part of the engine compartment. after this incident, several of the vehicle's electrical functions failed, including park/brake shift interlock, heater fan, backup lights, directional flashers. following the incident, the transmission issues have resumed. upon inspection, i noticed several wires had cracking insulation, and some even had bare wire exposed. *tr