NHTSA Complaint #716899 — 1998 FORD CONTOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Complaint Details

ODI Number	716899
Vehicle	1998 FORD CONTOUR
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Date of Incident	December 28, 1999
Date Filed	January 5, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IL

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS OUR ALTERNATOR WIRE MELTED OFF AT THE CONNECTION TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE ALTERNATOR, THE WIRE AND A 175 AMP FUSE WERE ALL BAD. A REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR COULD NOT BE FOUND IN LESS THAN 2 DAYS SO THE ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR WAS REBUILT. I HAVE IN MY POSSESION THE BLOWN 175 AMP FUSE AND THE MELTED ALTERNATOR WIRE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AN ELECTRICAL WIRE HAS MELTED ON OUR 1998 CONTOUR. IT IS THE THIRD TIME WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED. FORD HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE CORRECTION BEING, REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE WIRE ON CONTOURS WITH THE 2.5L ENGINE. *AK

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