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SVT Contour-Good Daily Driver?
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<blockquote data-quote="BlownBayou" data-source="post: 6627936" data-attributes="member: 20080"><p>I must have had a bad one (98.5).......Mine was trouble from the first day I bought it. 100k miles with a new motor....... I later passed it on to the wife and every time she called me, I hated picking the phone up. Seemed like something else broke on the car.</p><p></p><p>Let me try to remember the troubles:</p><p></p><p>Fog light fuse blew (not major but it gives you a battery light on your dash and you get NO CHARGE to the battery....hence thinking alternator).</p><p></p><p>While looking at the mega fuse (see first problem......) to troubleshoot, the wire harness just fell apart in my hand and BARE WIRES were showing. Every time I tried to fix, more would come off (like walking on thin ice).</p><p></p><p>I then get a cam sensor cel due to the wire harness...I call FORD and they basically tell me it is on me (wire harness recall).</p><p></p><p>Front power seat goes out so I replace it with a manual adjustment seat</p><p></p><p>Sunroof motor just stops working on it's own. I had to pull the cover and remove the motor. Reinstall motor and the thing would work...WHO KNOWS WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT.</p><p></p><p>Driver Side window had some issues</p><p></p><p>The IAC had to be replaced THREE TIMES before the idle got right</p><p></p><p>Alternator craps out and I finally give up...Buy the wife something different and trade the Contour in (with cel and crapped alternator) for a good 2,000 smacks.</p><p></p><p>When I was driving it...it was a fun car and hopefully my problems are not across the board on these cars. </p><p></p><p>Parts are a little high but you are in a car that was made to compete with the BMWs and Mercedes Benz.....</p><p></p><p>Good Luck on your search</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BlownBayou, post: 6627936, member: 20080"] I must have had a bad one (98.5).......Mine was trouble from the first day I bought it. 100k miles with a new motor....... I later passed it on to the wife and every time she called me, I hated picking the phone up. Seemed like something else broke on the car. Let me try to remember the troubles: Fog light fuse blew (not major but it gives you a battery light on your dash and you get NO CHARGE to the battery....hence thinking alternator). While looking at the mega fuse (see first problem......) to troubleshoot, the wire harness just fell apart in my hand and BARE WIRES were showing. Every time I tried to fix, more would come off (like walking on thin ice). I then get a cam sensor cel due to the wire harness...I call FORD and they basically tell me it is on me (wire harness recall). Front power seat goes out so I replace it with a manual adjustment seat Sunroof motor just stops working on it's own. I had to pull the cover and remove the motor. Reinstall motor and the thing would work...WHO KNOWS WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT. Driver Side window had some issues The IAC had to be replaced THREE TIMES before the idle got right Alternator craps out and I finally give up...Buy the wife something different and trade the Contour in (with cel and crapped alternator) for a good 2,000 smacks. When I was driving it...it was a fun car and hopefully my problems are not across the board on these cars. Parts are a little high but you are in a car that was made to compete with the BMWs and Mercedes Benz..... Good Luck on your search [/QUOTE]
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