NHTSA Complaint #10127246 — 1998 FORD CONTOUR

VEHICLE WAS PURHASED IN JAN OF 1998. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 70,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GOODYEAR FOR TUNE UP. WHEN PICKING UP THE VEHICLE GOODYEAR INFORMED ME OF A FAUTLY WIRE HARNESS. THEY ALSO INCLUDED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS FLAKING OFF ALMOST AS IF IT WAS ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN A FIRE OR AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPPINION. THEY STATED THAT VEHICLES WIRE HARNESS WAS OF POOR QUALITY AND THAT DUE TO THE PROTECTIVE LAYER OVER THE METAL WIRES FLAKING OFF IT CAUSED A SHORT ONCE THE EXPOSED WIRES TOUCHED METAL BURNING THE COMPUTER. THEY ALSO INCLUDED THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE AND OR WORSE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED FORD AND EVEN TOOK THE CAR TO THEM AND THEY REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT THE VEHICLE CLAIMING THAT GOODYEAR DAMAGED IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS CAR AND THE SISTER VEHICLE MERCURY MYSTIC ON THE NET AND THEY BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AS FAR AS THE MANUFACTURER USING A DECECTIVE WIRE HARNESS CAUSE SHORTS AND OR SOMETIMES FIRES. I HAVE CONTACTED A LAWYER AND THEY CONTACTED FORD WITH NO RESOLUTION. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE CONTACTED MANY SPECIALIST IN FIELD AND ACCORDING TO THEM A WIRE HARNESS SHOULD LAST AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!