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1996 Ford CONTOUR Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Fan Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	261501
Internal NHTSA #	735467
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	CONTOUR
Model Year	1996
File date	01/01/99
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Right rear light continued to go out. Replace bulb few times. Right wheel bearing had to be replaced. Major fan belt replaced. Alternator replaced. Light on radio goes off when head lights turned on. This happened after they fixed my recall for lights. Gas cap cover is very hard to open. Takes several times to try and open. When air is on smells come through really strong from other cars. Owner notification recalls are not taken care of until they actually happen. These are coil can break and car go down blow out tires. Also electrical harness can break and wires will connect with other parts of the car and cause a fire. I have sent a letter to the president of ford and explained how i felt this car was unsafe and if anything happened to me or my family they would be held responsible. I never received a response from anyone. They should be made to take back all contours and give us a safer car for us and our families to drive. I am a single parent and cannot afford to finance another car. They need to provide a loan and new car for us. I will be contacting ford again in the near future to see if they will help with taking my car back and giving me another car/loan. As i told them in the letter they just wanted to sell and make money they didn't think of the family and or families that this car as it fell apart would effect. I appreciate that you have this web site that i can voice my concerns,problems with the ford and feel someone may pay attention before someone is hurt in these cars as have been many with the tire situation. I will help you in any way i can to clear up all of these problems. I keep the letter i sent ford in my car in case something happens someone will be able to read it and know i did try to get this problem dissolved before it was to late. Thank you so much for your help. Debbie jennings hewitt
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	6
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHATTANOOGA, TN
VIN pattern	1FALP6534TKXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/04/97
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.
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 Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Fan Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1996 Ford CONTOUR Engine And Engine Cooling Cooling System Fan Problems, Complaints and Defects

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