NHTSA Complaint #765788 — 1998 FORD CONTOUR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	765788
Vehicle	1998 FORD CONTOUR
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	June 10, 2000
Date Filed	August 21, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO CHARAPP FORD NUMERIOUS TIMES FOR SAME COMPLAINT. FIRST TIME VCT SOLENOID WAS REPLACED, SECOND TIME VCT REPLACED AGAIN. THIS PAST WEEK WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER TALKING WITH TECHICIAN HE CONFIRMED THE STALLING PROBLEM. WAS TOLD IT WAS A CARBON BUILD UP AND TO TRY DRIVING WITH GAS TREATMENT IN CAR. STALLED TWICE LEAVING CHARAPP. CONTINUED STALLING 6 TIMES THAT DAY. DROVE FOR OVER TWO HUNDRED MILES AND NO CHANGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT STAKE! MY CAR STALLED WHILE TURNING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC FROM A STOP SIGN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD.*AK

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