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

Issue ID	551563
Internal NHTSA #	10129297
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	CONTOUR
Model Year	1996
File date	01/09/04
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The problem started on the incident date, wire problem cause the entire fan/ac/heater panel so no longer work, the wire got so hot hot it melted our under-dash fuse box, we went for 9 months and a baby with no a/c in hot and no heat in the cold, husband(josh murphy) went to junk yard after being turned away by dealership and got replacement parts off an identical car. That was in june of 2005. On that date we saw that all of the wires under the hood were severely cracked and damaged after eltrcial taping a few of the exposed wired there became a short that now cuases a computer problem and a loss of power then trying to accelerate anf pull into traffic, or just anytime it wants to. The over-drive light comes on and transmission starts to get really jerky and the odometer and everything else in the panal starts to malfunction, most of the time we dont even know how fast we are going or how many miles we have gone. We have a 18 month old and a new baby due in just weeks and i am scared that one time when i go to pull out the car just isnt going to go at all and we might get hit by someone, o and sometimes it just turns itself off in traffic too. The deaalership tell me that all of those wires were replaced in 2000 but they should have made it longer that 4 years without degenerating again. The local dealership also tells me that i would have to just pay for the work and being a new family we cannot afford something like that, especially since it was a recall item at one time. Please there has to be something done about this, i know we are not the only 96 ford contour owners with this exact problem either.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	135000
Number of Occurences	100
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PENSACOLA, FL
VIN pattern	1FALP65L3TKXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	06/02/04
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	0
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Dealer's name	WORLD FORD
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	PENSACOLA
Dealer's state code	FL
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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.
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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