NHTSA Complaint #564619 — 1995 FORD CONTOUR

CONSUMER STATES SINCE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SAFETY RECALL 00V367, THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO OVERHEAT. BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF THE FUNCTION OF THE POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT DEVICE (INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RECALL), WHICH IS TO TURNOFF THE ENGINE FAN, CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE WHY VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND STEPS TAKEN TO SOLVE IT WHICH INCLUDED FLUSHING THE RADIATOR AND REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEATING PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. CONSUMER IS APPALLED THERE WAS A $100 FEE FOR BRINGING VEHICLE BACK FOR FAILURES DUE TO RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER IS ALSO CONCERNED THAT MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO MAKE ANY FURTHER REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS TO HER VEHICLE. *TT