I have a ford contour 2000. I bought it two years ago, and it has been in and out of ford repair shop since I have it. Had trouble with fuse in driver door-fuse burned and shift was hard to put into gear;cruise,blinkers,AC and heat did not work.and for a year now,it is stalling. Dealer has replaced wire harness from wires to gas tank. Worked without stalling for few months,now is stalling again. Does not stall with dealer-dealer cannot find cause. Also, dashboard has warped and defroster grill has popped up.as of today, defroster still works.
2000 Ford Contour electrical complaints
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Molded dashboard was shrinking and lifting off of the frame . Consumer was afraid that air bags would deploy prematurely if the shrinking persisted. Manufacturer had not been notified.
Dashboard is coming apart from frame. Ford told the consumer it was a recall. After two to three months past there was no part available for the consumers vehicle. *mr
Consumer states his auto will not run when it gets hot. He has had it tested and it is showing nothing is wrong with the auto, he has had it to two different dealer. He was told that it was some wiring in the fuse box that is causing the problem. Nlm
While sitting at a red light today my 2000 se started making noise - turned out to be the starter running. Took the key out and the starter continued cranking the engine. Was able to dash to the trunk, retrieve pliers and disconnect the battery cables before the car started burning. The wires in the engine compartment were smoking by this time. Turned out that the main positive cable had chafed through against the starter solenoid wire a few inches away from the battery terminal. This is right where the cable makes a 90 degree bend around the top of the battery box. Found the other 2 red wires of the terminal also showing signs of insulation wear at the bend. After tearing the solenoid wire apart from the main cable and taping everything up, I trimed the top of the battery box lower and repositioned the wiring to avoid the same thing happening again.
Car returned to shop second incident may 4 failure to start shop couldnt duplicate problem.
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