1995 Ford Contour: check engine light

Filed Aug 16, 2011 · Engine · 100,000 miles · MI · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1995 ford contour. The contact stated that while parked, a burning odor began to emit from the vents. In addition, the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostics, where the mechanic stated that the insulation on the wiring harness melted. The mechanic replaced the thermostat, radiator, oxygen sensor, fuel pump and fuel filter. The failure continued. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v367000 (engine and engine cooling) that may be related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired a second time. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 2/23/12

Filed Nov 9, 2008 · Electrical · ME

Turn car on when car reaches to normal temp check engine light comes on and stalls most of the time at a complete stop shut engine off and check engine light is off till run for a min when engine is called light stays off till engine is warm again.

Filed Jul 23, 2008 · Electrical · CA · fire

My 1995 ford contour was repaired under the recall when the engine cooling fan and wiring harness burned up. However they replaced only that part of the wiring harness that is directly connected with engine cooling fans, the rest of the underhood wiring is failing due to overheating causing the insulation to break down. I had to replace the connector to the engine temperature sensor because it has turned into a soft gelatin like substance causing shorts. I believe the entire underhood wiring harness should have been replaced when the fans caught on fire. Currently there is a shorter maybe an open circuit in the engine wiring causing the check engine light to come on and stay on at times but it sets no trouble codes.

Filed Aug 26, 2005 · Electrical · 101,000 miles · MS

Dt: consumer felt vehicle had bad wiring harness. The engine light came on and off. There were no air conditioner/ heater/ compressor or fan . Took vehicle to an a mechanic, it was there that mechanic determined that the wiring harness was faulty, and had a potential for catching on fire. No repairs were made. Consumer contacted dealership and ford manufacturer about this problem. Consumer was advised of an extended warranty through customer relations for 10 years or 100,000 miles. Consumer did not apply for extended warranty because vehicle was over 100,000 miles, and dealer never made consumer aware of this in the past. No repairs were made.

Filed Jul 8, 2005 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · SC · fire

1995 ford contour. Recall 99m03 (underhood wiring harness) was completed by ford dealership october 2000. In 2003 and since, check engine light comes on, ABS light comes on, blows fuses randomly, finally the steering column started smoking and the wiring caught fire. After inspection, it appears ford only replaced part of the wiring harness on the recall, not the entire harness as the invoice shows. Part of the wiring appears in very good shape, while some sections of the harness are frayed, insulation is falling off, and bare wire is exposed. If this is the norm and not just an individual incident, it is a very misleading and dangerous deception. It would appear they only patched a problem that was, for safety's sake suppose to be replaced. The invoice that was provided when repairs were done, does indicate that the entire harness was, in fact replaced. The bottom line is, ford has failed to repair what can potentially be a very dangerous problem. They only patched the problem. Now the only option available to the consumer is to replace the entire harness, because ford does not make sections of the harness available. The wiring harness on an automobile is not something that an owner should have to be concerned with failing. Of all the automobiles that currently reside in salvage yards, most of which are considerably older than a 1995 contour, I would suspect that a very small percent are there because of a wiring harness failure. I still have the entire harness, photos of the harness, and the invoice where the work was done. The vehicle will not run until the ABS section is replaced. As I stated before, the only way to repair the car is to purchase the entire harness from ford, which I have not yet been able to do. If this was common practice, ford needs to go back and replace the sections that were not replaced. After all that is what the invoice shows they did. Thank you for your time.

Filed Oct 10, 2001 · Electrical, Engine · MO

Vehicle developed a noise and dealer replaced the power steering pump, however noise did not go away, dealer stated noise was due to pulley that had rusted and corroded, recall 00v367, regarding the fan motor, caused the pulley to rust and corrode, therefore causing the noise, vehicle had overheated and dealer had to replace the engine and many other components due to the failure of the recall component, consumer states the engine light has illuminated.

Filed Aug 3, 2001 · Electrical, Engine · OK

Consumer had taken vehicle to dealer for recall 00 v 367 000/ engine cooling fan repairs. After consumer took it back to dealer, they found out a bare wire wich was causing problem. A general manager said that they could not be responsible for what had happened, therefore nothing could be done.*ak consumer states after vehicle was returned it began to overheat, the check engine light would come and fuses were blown, consumer was infomred that the reason the fuses were blowing was because the recall that was performed on the engine cooling fan was done wrong and that was why vehicle was overheating, delaer then stated that additional repairs would not be covered due to the mileage.

Filed Jun 22, 2001 · Engine · MI

Car has overheated on numerous occassions, engine light on constantly, blown head gasket the last time car overheated, resulting in engine failure. Dealer is trying to say that the recalled cooling fan didn't result in destruction of engine. Extremely frustrated with the dealer service and in ford customer relationship dept.

Filed Jun 1, 2001 · Engine · NY

Consumer explains that engine light stays illuminated and vehicle broke down, mechanic ordered part which was part of a recall and replaced, vehicle broke down once again due to short in the wire.

Filed Mar 14, 2001 · Engine · OH

The head gasket and sensor failed causing the check engine light to illuminate. Nlm

Filed Feb 27, 2001 · Engine · NJ

The vehicle feels as if it's going to stall intermittently while sitting at a light causing the check engine light to illuminate. Nlm

Filed Jan 3, 2001 · Electrical, Engine · IA

Driving down interstate, airconditioner went out, smelled something melting, smoke from under hood when opened, told it was air, could drive, blew 2 head gaskets due to cooling system not working, cost over 600$. Fan only runs on high and low. Heater motor going out. Manual transmission slips out of gear while driving. Back doors squeak really loud, and oil don't work. Check engine light on always. Airbag lights on always. Back seat belt broke. Altonator going out. Radiator leaks then stops, leaks then stops. Fan makes a loud noise when running.