NHTSA Complaint #721587 — 1996 FORD CONTOUR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	721587
Vehicle	1996 FORD CONTOUR
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Date of Incident	March 10, 2000
Date Filed	April 27, 2000
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	LA

Consumer Description

IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN ONE THING STARTED TO SHORT ON MY CONTOUR EVERYTHING STARTED TO GO...FIRST THE LIGHTS STARTED GOING ON AND OFF THEN ..THE A/C STARTED SHORTING THEN IT COMPLETELY FROZE CAUSING TIMING TO JUMP AND NOEW ..I'M TOLD THE CAR NEEDS NEW COMPUTER ..IT DIES IN MIDDLE OF ROAD THE SENSORS ARE BAD ...PLEASE HELP ME REGARDING THIS MATTER ..

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