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1996 Ford CONTOUR Electrical System Ignition Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	279317
Internal NHTSA #	739992
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	CONTOUR
Model Year	1996
File date	01/11/00
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My ford contour has been stalling out and dying on me while moving along in traffic, at stop signs, and while stopped at traffic lights. The loud fog horn sound usually begins when i am slowing down to stop or while i am stopped, but it has begun even when i am at full drive speed of approx. 35 miles per hour. The stalling out and dying seems to happen more often when the temperatures outside are very cold. The car also tends to rev itself (up to 1500 rpms) when i'm stopped at a stop sign, etc. After i had the maf sensor replaced the first time, back in jan. 2000, the car continued to rev itself and tried to stall out. I took the car back to the auto service ctr. And was told they needed to reprogram the computer and that would take care of the problems. While the car did not rev itself at stop or idle, as much as before, it did still continue to rev at a full stop. The vehicle has also been roaring like a fog horn and completly stalled out and died on me when i was stopped at stop signs, traffic lights, in parking garages in long lines of traffic, and while i was driving at slow speeds. I recently took the veh. Back to the service ctr. And was told it was again the maf sensor and that a replacement would indeed fix the problems. The car is still roaring and stalling/dying on me when i'm out in traffic. This is very dangerous and i certainly consider it a safety hazard. I finally went to the nhtsa website after the 2nd maf sensor (01/01) did not correct the problems. Service bulletins on the nhtsa indicate the same problems (stalling/dying out) are happening in other contours. Now, the ford service ctr. Is telling me that i need a duct and resonator assemby (part # f-6rz-9b659-ca) to correct the noise and stalling out problems that i was told the maf sensor would correct. Evidently, the entire air intake system has a real problem in this contour. Please review and do a recall. *ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LOUISVILLE, KY
VIN pattern	3FALP65L3TMXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	01/03/98
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1996 Ford CONTOUR Electrical System Ignition Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1996 Ford CONTOUR Electrical System Ignition Problems, Complaints and Defects

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