NHTSA Complaint #10129978 — 2000 FORD CONTOUR

THE CAR HESITATES, STALLS, LOSES POWER, SURGES, ETC. WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, GOING UP HILLS, TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY ETC. WE'VE BEEN LUCKY THAT IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN WE HAD A SHOULDER TO COAST ON TO. WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REAR-ENDED BY OTHER VEHICHLES IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES : AT FIRST IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS LESS THAN 1/4 FULL, THEN AT 1/2 TANK, NOW 3/4 FULL. WE TRY TO KEEP THE TANK FULL. NHTSA HAS A RECALL ID # 04V421000 FOR THE 1999 AND LATER MERCURY COUGAR THAT HAS THE IDENTICAL FUEL DELIVERY MODULE AS THE 2000 FORD CONTOUR (V-6). THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE FORD CONTOUR AND MERCURY MYSTIQUE V-6 MODELS AT THE VERY LEAST. NHTSA HAS ALSO RECALLED THE 2000 FORD FOCUS WITH SIMILAR FDM DESIGN DEFECTS AND PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS