Wiring Problems of Ford Contour - part 2

Intermittently transmission went in and out of overdrive by itself. When this failure occurred and the system failed to correct itself vehicle was taken to a dealership. Dealer determined that an electrical malfunction affected the speed control sensor, and the sensor needed to be replaced. The electrical failure was caused by wiring harness plastic installation disintegrating and falling off. Manufacturer issued an extended warranty on this part, but consumer's vehicle was over the warranty mileage.

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I have a Ford Contour 2000. I bought it two years ago, and it has been in and out of Ford repair shop since I have it. Had trouble with fuse in driver door-fuse burned and shift was hard to put into gear;cruise,blinkers,ac and heat did not work. And for a year now,it is stalling. Dealer has replaced wire harness from wires to gas tank. Worked without stalling for few months,now is stalling again. Does not stall with dealer-dealer cannot find cause. Also, dashboard has warped and defroster grill has popped up. As of today, defroster still works.

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While traveling on the highway and without prior warning, a fog of mist leaked through the vents. The vehicle caught on fire in the engine compartment. Per inspection; a short was found in the main wiring loom. The vehicle was totaled.

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Nhtsa#99-v-103-000: vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The terminals at the headlight switch and wiring harness connector can experience heat damage as a result of overheating. This recall failed.

No dash lights, back-up, or license plate light. Took to dealer and dash lights were fixed $200. Plus. But no clock light, license plate light or back-up lights. All fuses where checked and ok.

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Cracked wiring in the engine department. All wires leading to the engine, battery, coil and possible fuel injectors are cracked and exposed. Little or no insalation are left on the wires. Wire harness that leads to the ecu is cracked and exposed. This has not caused a fire, but all this is causing more damage everytime the car is serviced.

The consumers vehicle experienced symptoms of recall 01-v-230-0000. Recall deescription: passenger vehicles. The rough surface of the heater blower resistor's stainless steel blades can damage the copper surface of the wiring harness connector.

Something in my wiring has burnt and shorted out wires in my car from trunk to under hood. Car is being repaired as I write and is going to be very expensive. This is a 1999 Ford Contour se. A new wiring harness is being ordered and all wiring needs replacement. The car just stalled riding down road, had to have it towed. Have been without car for approx. 1 week now.

Consumer states his auto will not run when it gets hot. He has had it tested and it is showing nothing is wrong with the auto, he has had it to two different dealer. He was told that it was some wiring in the fuse box that is causing the problem. Nlm.

Electrical system - blinkers will not work, a/c will not come on, lighted switches on the doors will not light, and will not come out of park. Have been told possible electrical harness is bad. Was told by Ford service manager that this is a known problem but Ford will not make any recalls on it.

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Contour. One month ago, the contact discovered that there is a recall for her vehicle. She stated that the engine lights continue to illuminate while driving 40 mph, and a wiring repair was performed in the transmission. She also stated that the wiring harness was damaged by the heater blower. The vehicle was purchased in 2001 and the contact has been experiencing engine failure ever since. The engine size is not available. The current mileage is 110,000 and failure mileage was 90,000.

Wires attached to engine were missing and defective. Dealership was aware of problem.

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Vehicle filled with smoke, no flames just wires burning. Consumer received a recall notice 01v230000/ manufacturer's recall 01s22. Made and appointment, and part was ordered 4 days ahead, at that time information came up as a recall. Once consumer arrived at dealer was unable to pull up recall, and denied recall repairs.

Electrical fire inside car about 2 years ago. Electrical system down a/c does not work, back window switches do not work, killed battery and alternator.

The wiring was damaged by corrosion which caused the abs light to malfunction, the alarm system to be defective, the heating system to work improperly, and the cigarette lighter to not work.

My car was in the shop 5 times in one month - all electrical problems. Alternator, battery, starter, wiring harness, speed sensor and oxygen sensor were all changed. The Ford dealership does not understand why I am having all these problems. It was also in a garage fire at the dealership in this time and I had smoke damage to my car on top of the engine problems. Needless to say, I loss money on the trade in. This is the worse car I have ever owned and will never own another Ford car or truck again.

Screw for driver side sunvisor fell off while vehicle was in motion, causing blocked vision totally. The driver side visor fell off twice. The second fall shorted electrical wires causing radio, clock and other components to fail.

While driving at interstate speeds our alternator wire melted off at the connection to the alternator. The alternator, the wire and a 175 amp fuse were all bad. A replacement alternator could not be found in less than 2 days so the original alternator was rebuilt. I have in my possesion the blown 175 amp fuse and the melted alternator wire. This is the second time an electrical wire has melted on our 1998 Contour. It is the third time we have been stranded. Ford has a service bulletin for this type of problem with the correction being, replace the alternator and the wire on Contours with the 2. 5l engine.

Wiring harness problems are same symptoms as mentioned in investigation # ea01001. Has replaced wiring harness 8 times.

Whenever the automobile is driven through a puddle of water or upon prolonged driving on a wet road, the power steering locks up. When this occurs, the power steering remains locked for several seconds up to over one minute before returning to normal. These conditions also cause the "battery" light to illuminate. I returned the vehicle to the dealer in approximately June 1998, but their fix action "replacing a headlight wiring assembly" did not appear to address the problem and the problem reoccurred immediately the next time that the autombile was driven on a rainy day. Upon returning the automobile a second tme, I was informed by both a service technician and a service manager that this is a problem that the Ford company is aware of but is making no attempt to inform the automobile owners until they actually experience the problem.

There is a defective switc/ panel & wire assembely parts components of the wiring panel. This causes problem with air conditioner, blower, etc. Will be taking vehicle to dealer to have electric component checked out.

There is a short within the electrical wires which melted, causing truck light wires to hang down, and door light to work intermittently.

First day car was bought engine died, took to dealer, and they gave consumer another Contour. Currently, vehcile will shut off in middle of intersection. Dealer replaced transmission, and engine was acting up. Consumer states vehicle has been in 3 times for transmission problems, it jerks and vibrates, consumer does not think that dealer replaced transmission like they said. 1 time for engine problems. Consumer has been in 2 accidents due to sudden acceleration. Front sway bar replaced, steering would shimmy and rattle. Blower motor assembly replaced, due to rattling noise in air conditioner, also cycling switch replaced due to air conditioner not cooling. Left front seat belt buckle assembly replaced, belt would not buckle. Starter failed and was replaced. Engine light illuminated, dealer found loose connection at act. Rear struts replaced, noisy.

Consumer experienced a series of electrical problems which resulted in a fire. All lights inside and outside went out except the headlamps. Also, fuses blew out too often and smoke came from the turn signal. Mechanic replaced the turn signal and noticed that all other wires in the steering column were damaged. Dealership insisted that if there was no extnded warranty they would not repair.

The plastic insulation on the electrical wiring burned off, causing a short circuit in the heating system, heat remains on high. . Et.

I have a Ford Contour (1996 sport w/2. 5 v6. . Nearly all of the wiring under the hood either has broken or no insulation on it. Some times the temperature light comes on. . . Today the electric cooling fan smoked then blew a fuse. I've never seen wiring like this. I expect better from Ford than this. . This car just turned over to 72000 miles. . . . This car is a total fire hazard. . . . . I've owned Ford cars and trucks all my life but if nothing can be done about this car it will be the last Ford I buy. . This wiring should be against the law. I wonder if the safety team knows about this.

Vehicle started smoking, consumer took the problem to the dealer who found that some wires had melted and must have shorted something out.

The main electrical wires in the engine compartment are all peeling. The insulation of all the connectors are all dry rotted, causing numours odb codes to pop up. Because of the short in the wires.

While driving in rush hour traffic vehicle stalled. Dealer had difficulty in diagnosing the problem, and contacted the manufacturer for any recommendations. The manufacturer indicated that vehicle stalled due to a malfunction in the wiring harness.

The wiring, that relays to the starter when the key is turned on is failing, causing the battery to wear down, and stop vehicle in the middle of traffic. Dealer has been contacted.

Wiring harness malfunctioned/shorted out. Also, when turning left, vehicle made a knocking noise.