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1996 Ford CONTOUR Electrical System Wiring Front Underhood Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	339562
Internal NHTSA #	757282
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	CONTOUR
Model Year	1996
File date	16/01/02
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Engine check light coming on. Took to kinsel ford in june 2001... Told catalytic converter going out. Engine light went off... Started coming on again and car had alot of exhaust and running rough. Took to silsbee ford and was told that the engine was out due to the engine cooling fan not coming on like it was suppose to so it also fried the wires. Ford is willing to pay for parts but refuses to pay for labor due to the fact that they say it was out of the 100,000 warrenty for the repair. I explained that the problem was going on when i brought it in in june and they didn't correct it then, according to the check out sheet they didn't even check it for that and i specifically asked for that recall to be checked. I had even been in in march of 2000 for the check engine light coming on. I was told by ford that my car had no recall for the engine and engine cooling fan. Just extremely upset that you can have a recall, take your car in and it not be checked for it and when it goes out due to the recall that the company penalizes the consumer.*ak
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SILSBEE, TX
VIN pattern	3FALP6535TMXXXXXX
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Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	01/02/97
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	FWD
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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 Wiring Front Underhood Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1996 Ford CONTOUR Electrical System Wiring Front Underhood Problems, Complaints and Defects

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