Consumer heard about the notification on the wire harness. Dealer refused to repair vehicle because over the mileage requirement. Took vehicle to private mechanic, and mechanic informed consumer that wiring harness was effecting entire electrical system, and melting wire insulation. Contacted manufacturer, and informed consumer that this vehicle not included in notification 99m03 because of over mileage and not under warranty.
1995 Ford Contour electrical complaints
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1995 ford contour recall letter #99m03 issued oct.1999. I purchased car apr.2001 without knowledge of this recall. Mileage when purchased, 98,042. Mileage when wiring harness was determined as problem, 121,869. I have receipts for parts and labor that was not necessary due to this problem. There is a total of 20 recalls as of jan. 1995 on my VIN number. Ford motor states recall #99m03, is not considered a safety recall and expires at 100,000 miles. Other recalls extend to 150,000 miles because they are considered customer satisfaction courtesy. The car was manufactured and sold with a wiring harness defect and several other defects. Because I purchased the car used I was not aware of all defects. I believe ford should be responsible for their defective products and not force the second owner of the car to pay for their mistakes. The car doesn't start but all light and warning signals come on, the windshield wipers won't turn off and door locks or windows don't work. The defective wiring harness has caused damage to the motor as well. Boyd's automotive will verify damage to the vehicle due to the wiring harness, and unnecessary expenses paid before discovery of defect(s). Texas department of transportation motor vehicle division, enforcement section and the texas department of transportation motor vehicle division, consumer affairs section, referred my complaint to you because of the numerous recalls.
1995 ford contour was pulled out of one of our garages and into another one. Got out of car went inside - someone walking by saw a fire in the garage. This blaze almost burned down our building. The car is a total loss and found out it was the wiring harness.ford wont back their product even though we found out there was a recall on the wiring harness. We are totally getting the run around from fords so called customer service. They wont do anything because of the miles on the car are over 100,00. Quality is job 1 with ford is a joke. They knew these cars are starting fires. Lucky it didnt kill someone in the fire. It took 4 men to put out this fire. I have seen all over internet and national news stories about this exact same problem. I guess cause there has not been enought fatalities to fix their product. This wiring harness almost burned down our business - would ford pay it - no way - I told customer service I was going to put this burned joke of a car on our front lot and write on the windshield "quality is job 1" if you dont burn up in one of our vehicles.!! I want a resolution to this matter!!!!
While driving vehicle caught on fire without warning. Dealer notified.
I bought a car on aug o8,2003. It broke down an hour later on the highway. I took it to tinks and the mechanic russ told me that the were 20-30 wires that need to be replace and that the car was no good. I wanted my money back and they said they would fix the car the warrany is for 30 days.they fixed the car and I got it back on aug 14,2003. It stalled 4 times after I picked it up. They also gave me 4 keys that would not open the car so I was locked out. They had to break into the car because they didn't have the key. I had to go phillipsburg to get an id I had lost. I was driving in the third lane when the car jerked and started smoking. Thats when we notice the car was on fire.I got over to the shoulder we got out. The car was on fire I couldn't believe it my kids,myself, and thier father were in danger.we I called the dealer and I told anthony what happen ,he had no remors he said I hope you had insurance. Not asking if we were ok. Can you help me please how can he cell a car that catches on fire. That was a scary situation and I never wanted my kids to have to have to go through that put yourself in my shoes how would you feel if it was you. Help me please .
I have a 1995 ford contour and recently had it in the garage to have some transmission work done. When I picked the car up the mechanic informed me that the car was a safety hazard as most of the under hood wiring harnesses were faulty. The insulation om the wires were cracking and in some cases bare wires were exposed. I have not been notified of any recall's on the condition have I am the original owner of the vehicle.
My car stalled on me back in march of this year, and when it was looked at a garage, they told me it was a faulty engine wiring harness on my 1995 ford contour. I looked around on the internet, and saw that there was indeed a recall on this same harness. I never received a notice from ford about it. I contacted the local ford dealer, and they verified that there was indeed a recall on it, and to bring it in to have the work done. I then had the car towed there to have it fixed. After they had it for about three or four days, I went back to check on it, and they said that they couldn't work on it, because it was five thousand miles over their "recall warranty". I had the car towed back home, and called ford themselves. I got the same runaround from them also. I notified them that I never received the recall notice on it, and they basically told me sorry, it wasn't their fault. I have found several message boards on the internet, that people complain of the same problem, and it seems that ford, knowing there is a safety problem with it, should fix it no matter what. The wiring harness on the car is completely burned through, and most all of the wires are bare, and exposed. I was told from a dealership, that if I wanted to have the work done myself, the harness would cost around $1200, just for the part. I found this website, and was hoping, maybe I could get someone to help me out in getting ford to fix a known problem on their vehicle. Thank you.
Vehicle experienced symptoms of the recall on the electrical system. Dealer will not repair because VIN# was not included.
The problem is in the wiring harness under the hood. The outer coating cracked causing the wires to melt. This is a known problem by ford motor company they did a recall on it --the recall number is 99m03. Ford will not honor the recall due to the fact the car was listed as salvage but the reasons for salvage had nothing to do with the recall issue. The wires have worked fine for the past 3 years and they are the original wires and harness.
I have a ford contour 1995 manufactured in 12/94 I have some complaints about my car. There are some recalls out on this vehicle. But there are not list for my contour VIN # but I have the same problems. My car was taken to the robins ford delership in glenolden,pa for not starting. After they inspected the vehicle they called me and told me that I have a wiring harness defect that caused it to short circuit my spark plugs. They told me that the wires for this vehicle is out dated and for have been replacing them with updated wires. But they have not issued a recall for my VIN# but it is a known manufacturer defect with this car. I also have some problems that have just started that ford have recalls on but again not my so called VIN#. My seat belts on this car have been breaking off at the connection tab as well as my defroster not working. Both have recalls on them. I also have concerns about other recalls they have open on this car that are safty haszerds one for which is a fuel tank assembly filler that can cause a flash fire and a fuel tank leakage that can cause a fire they also have a recall for their air bags. I have children that makes me very concered about their safty in this car. And the lack of concern by their ford manufacturer. How can I get this things fix so their will be no accidents.
Mechanic stated that they are getting several vehicles where the wiring harness insulation is being compromised due to heat from the exhaust. The harness is too close to the heat side of motor. Also, the wire coating is not meeting specifications and is crumbling. Ts
The wire harness has expose wires underneath the vehicle. Please furnish additional information. Ph
The wire harness has expose wires underneath the vehicle. Please furnish additional information. Ph
Wqhile traveling about 35mph on the highway without prior warning the vehicle shut down. Please fill in additional information. Dealer is aware of the problem. Ts
Problems with wiring harness. Mr
Consumer states the vehicle developed what was diagnosed as transmission problems, it was suggested that the transmission be serviced, soon after, the vehicle began performing poorly and the transmission was then replaced entirely, after less that 500 miles the vehicle began experiencing electrical problems, the alternator, battery and relay was replaced, however there was no improvement with the vehicle, the dealer then informed consumer that the actual problem was the engine wiring harness that was causing all the problems and that ford had issued a secret warranty regarding the problem, however consumer had missed the deadline.
The underhood wiring harness on this vehicle displays areas where the insulation is completely gone and/or flaking off. This leaves bare wires that are shorting out. This includes the negative and positive battery cables, which could cause the battery to explode when shorted. It also includes the wiring to the crash sensors for the airbag system. This means that if the wiring to the safing sensor (under the dash) is also shorted out and the wiring to one of the crash modules shorts out, then the airbag(s) could deploy. Not very welcome if you happen to be driving down the road at 70 MPH. Ford has been contacted about this and had issues their own recall, but it expired at 100000 miles. The original owners of this vehicle never received the recall notice, although they did receive recall notices on both sides of this notice. Fords current response is that you have to get a wiring harness from a junkyard as they no longer have them available, however they have a price of 2500.00 for one. The problem with getting one from a junkyard is that they are all displaying this problem.
Having problems with wiring harness. This could cause a fire. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.
Key is too hot when removing from ignition switch. Dealer contacted. Feel free to provide any further information.
Consumer states while driving on the expressway with air conditioner running, without warning smoke starts seeping through the vents resulting in a small engine fire.
Wiring under hood burned out,causing damage to major sensor.also, headlights kept going on and off.
Ford has a recall for wiring harness underhood...I have twice taken my car to two different dealers but they tell me the wiring with cracked insulation under my hood is not covered under the recall the wiring to several vital components have numerous cracks which could cause failure of said components.
Wiring harness under brake booster located in the engine compartment is melting together. This causing eratic behavier, possibly a short circuit and fire. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide any further information.
When trying to start vehicle it would not start. Vehicle has no power. Dealer contacted.
The underhood wiring harness in this car has been recalled by ford for replacement. However the recall expired at 100,000 miles. The previous owner of this vehicle indicates that they never received the recall notice. In addition, a subsequent recall was performed on this vehicle and the dealer never mentioned the problem with the wiring harness. All insulation on the wiring harness is either off or cracked and coming off. This leaves totally bare and exposed wiring which can arc, short out (causing other problems). There are areas where bare wiring is routed right next to gas lines and should a leak occur and a spark the results could be catastrophic. Fords response was that since the car was beyond the mileage limit and this was their recall (not the federal safety agency's) they weren't required to perform the repairs. One has only to look under the hood and see how dangerous this situation is.
Consumer was traveling about 50mph on highway and noticed a smoke smell coming through the vents. He pulled over to the shoulder and vehicle was on fire. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak prior to recall 00v367, engine was overheating and burning excess oil from overheated piston rings, after recall repairs, there was an internal antifreeze leak that was going into motor oil, engine cooling fans were operating intermittently when engine was hot, dealer found upper radiator hose at water pump had a pinhole leak, engine cooling fan wiring overheated and burned out at fan relay and fan connectors, then consumer received recall 01i009 and had these repairs completed on vehicle, after recall repairs, engine and in-dash wiring overheated and burned, dealer installed recall parts for blower motor again, consumer later informed a new motor was needed due to no compression due to overheating damage. This took place prior to vehicle fire. Headlight and taillight lenses replaced. Overdrive light was inoperative, shift lever internal sliding bezel had a stress crack, at times it was hard to get out of park when temperature was cold. A/c did not blow cold air and was noisy. Fuel door would not open at times. Speedometer cable was replaced due to a ticking noise.
Thre is a cuurent campaign recall on both defects, but does not fix problem of wire overheat and fire.
The consumer experiencing problems with air bags.
The fuses continue to blow-AC, defogger, defrost, left & right blinkers are not operationg. I have replaced the fuses many times problem still exsit.
Main wiring harness insulator cracked and fell off into pieces, exposing bare wire. Ford had a m program wiring. Consumer did not receive notice of this program. Contacted dealer, and vehicle was in for repair. Contacted ford customer service, and they stated if vehicle had less than 100000 miles they could fix it.
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