Two problems related to tail light switch have been reported for the 1998 Ford Contour. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
1998 Ford Contour. Headlight connector over heated resulting in loss of tail lights and parking lights and instrument panel illumination. Terminal 15 of connector was burned. Safety recall 99s14 addresses this problem but Ford dealer says this car was not covered by the recall. . I installed Ford kit f5rz14a411ba and fixed the problem. Why was this car not covered by the recall or is the Ford dealer mistaken? should the recall be expanded? I saved the old connector.
Consumer called complaining about having problems with head light switch being inoperable (connector was burned causing no function to the tail light. Dealer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts.