Vehicle report

1998 FORD CONTOUR

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Defect investigations

4 actions

RQ02006 · RQ

POWER TRAIN Investigation

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EA00025 · EA

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES Investigation

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PE00027 · PE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES Investigation

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SQ98002 · SQ

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES Investigation

FORD'S SERVICE BULLETIN DATED DECEMBER 8, 1997, POINTS OUT THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT READ ABOVE 3/4 TANK OR BELOW 1/4 TANK OF FUEL.THE ERRONEOUS FUEL GAUGE READING WILL INDICATE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL RESERVE THAN ACTUALLY PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK.ODI HAS ONE COMPLAINT WHERE THE DRIVER ALLEGED THAT HIS VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS DUE TO A FALSE FUEL GAUGE READING.THIS INVESTIGATION WASTO ASCERTAIN FACTS CONCERNING THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCE, SCOPE, AND RATIONAL FOR ELECTING NOT TO CONDUCT A SAFETY COMPAIGN.

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.