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1996 Ford CONTOUR Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	265194
Internal NHTSA #	736263
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	CONTOUR
Model Year	1996
File date	10/11/00
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On the morning of 11/10/2000, i just completed entering the southbound dallas tollway from legacy dr. In plano, tx. Upon reaching cruising speed, my vehicle continued to race at full throttle. Fortunately, traffic was light at the time of the incident. In addition to removing my foot from the accelerator, i tried to apply the brakes gently to find there was no power assist. I was able to get my foot under the accelerator pedal to insure that it was not stuck to the floor. With both feet and great effort i was able to apply enough braking force to safely manuever the automated toll gate. The vehicle continued to race uncontrollably and i exited at the west parker road exit in plano. The only way i was able to come to a stop at the traffic light i encountered was to slip the vehicle into neutral gear. At that point the engine was screaming, so i turned the ignition off. I restarted the vehicle on green and it started up at full throttle. Upon putting the vehicle into 'drive', the tires lost traction and the vehicle continued to speed along in a "runaway" fashion. I had to pass through another traffic light and intersection (with the same manuever as previously described) before i reached a shopping center parking lot (parkwood center, plano, tx). At this point i telephoned aaa for a tow to the dealership. While waiting for the tow truck, i made several attempts to restart the vehicle and each time the engine raced at full throttle. The dealer evaluated the problem as being a faulty resonater assembly for the engine air intake (allegedly a worn out gasket, which required replacement of the whole unit). I find it hard to believe that ford engineers would permit the development of a product which has the potential to create such a serious and life-threatening situation. Just for your information, on another matter regarding this vehicle, ford contacted me directly and reimbursed me $1,000. This was during the latter part of 1999.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ALLEN, TX
VIN pattern	1FALP6530TKXXXXXX
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	01/09/97
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	65
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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 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1996 Ford CONTOUR Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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