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Calling Mr Haines.... #53401 02/12/02 03:49 AM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 401 Lake Mary , Florida B Bad Apple OP Member
OP Bad Apple Member B Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 401 Lake Mary , Florida	i just got that new transmission not to long ago, and its starting to act up. under wot, the car will sometimes not shift into 3rd, and i have to let off some before it shifts. also, when i'm driving the car and u let off the gas, and hit it again , the car jerks sometimes. what could be wrong with it? should i take it back and have them look at it again? heh, do i really WANT them to mess , er i mean look at it again? fixed 1998.5 Contour SE Zetec No Cat, SVT Dual Exhaust, 2 N1 Mufflers, IAT , Diablo Chip, Iceman Intake, Polished TB, "new tranny" Various other crap, no more mods for a while, just moved. 17.391 @ 81.03 mph 1995 Honda Civic CX Hatchback 15.34 @ 91.67mph stuff.

Re: Calling Mr Haines.... #53402 02/12/02 11:27 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5,805 Rockford Mi USA T Terry Haines Member
Terry Haines Member T Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5,805 Rockford Mi USA	Take it back asap..was it a 'rebuild' or new under warranty?.. V6 MTX 'Don't p**s up my back then tell me it's raining!!!" 'Its only nuts & bolts!' 'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....! Haines Motor Sports Inc, Dealer for 'Quaife America' & 'Autotech Sport Tuning' SOLE USA Dealer for the American Axle 'AUSSIE BAR'... Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk ..don't talk about it DO IT !!!

Re: Calling Mr Haines.... #53403 02/12/02 05:32 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 401 Lake Mary , Florida B Bad Apple OP Member
OP Bad Apple Member B Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 401 Lake Mary , Florida	on the transmission it has a sticker on it that says "Ford Quality Renewal" on it with like a tree or somthing, kind of hard to see... i got it under warranty. fixed 1998.5 Contour SE Zetec No Cat, SVT Dual Exhaust, 2 N1 Mufflers, IAT , Diablo Chip, Iceman Intake, Polished TB, "new tranny" Various other crap, no more mods for a while, just moved. 17.391 @ 81.03 mph 1995 Honda Civic CX Hatchback 15.34 @ 91.67mph stuff.

Re: Calling Mr Haines.... #53404 02/12/02 05:55 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 102 Brooklyn, NY B brucer Member
brucer Member B Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 102 Brooklyn, NY	Possible source "Greenleaf"? From Blue Oval News: http://www.bonforums.com/greenleaf/ '96 Mystique V6, ATX

Re: Calling Mr Haines.... #53405 02/12/02 06:39 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 753 1 1_dup1 Member
1_dup1 Member 1 Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 753	Quote: Originally posted by brucer: Possible source "Greenleaf"? From Blue Oval News: http://www.bonforums.com/greenleaf/ "There are approximately 25 Ford owned GreenLeaf locations throughout the United States. Below is the ten we discovered listed by their code names. Code Name Business Name Location Dogwood AAA-Small Car World Fort Worth, TX Banana ABC Used Auto Parts Leominster, MA Cactus American Auto Recycling San Antonio, TX Palms Copher Bros. Auto Parts Tampa Bay, FL. Blueberry Fitz Auto Parts Woodinville, WA. Lemon Garry's Auto Salvage Panama, FL. Maple Kensington Preferred Auto Brighton, MI. Hawthorn Little Roberts Auto Salvage Kansas City, MO. Pineapple Palmer's Auto Salvage Hull, GA. Juniper Plazek Auto Salvage Caistor, ON. Canada Sycamore Skips Foreign Auto Parts Woodford, VA." Hmmmm - so that's where car-part.com dealers get alot of there stuff! So beware of car-part.com - you aren't necasarilly getting junked parts you could be getting factory rejects (at least from the Greenleaf dealers)! Year Model Part Description Price Stock # Dealer Info 1999 Ford Contour Transmission M.T., 6 Cyl (2.5L)- 16Ka $750 991101 Frank's Place Inc. 1-800-572-2303 E-mail USA-VA 1999 Ford Contour Transmission M.T., 6 Cyl (2.5L)- $700 R11213 Greenleaf - Hy-Way Auto Parts, Inc. 1-800-342-5499 E-mail USA-IL 1999 Ford Contour Transmission M.T., 6 Cyl (2.5L)-9K $650 ID223 Action Auto Wreckers 1-800-606-9732 E-mail USA-CA 1999 Mercury Cougar Transmission M.T., 6 Cyl (2.5L), frm 8/3/98-BROKEN $650 6213 PRP -Automotive Recycling Center - KOLT 1-800-444-0211 E-mail USA-TX 1999 Ford Contour Transmission M.T., 6 Cyl (2.5L)-16731 mi $645.95 102086 Greenleaf - ABC Used Auto Parts 1-800-343-6122 E-mail USA-MA 1999 Mercury Cougar Transmission M.T., 6 Cyl (2.5L), frm 8/3/98- $645.95 109108 Greenleaf - ABC Used Auto Parts 1-800-343-6122 E-mail USA-MA

Re: Calling Mr Haines.... #53406 02/12/02 06:39 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,445 orange county & antelope valle... G gdub520 Member
gdub520 Member G Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,445 orange county & antelope valle...	sounds exactly like the transmission i had put in my old taurusaurus....pulled much better than the original trans but had the exact same problems u describe....i figured it would go sooner or later 95 contour se...dark blue...monsterflow air filter...remanuf atx...wiring harness recall or bust!!!96k miles...motorcraft awsf32pp plugs & red ford racing 9mm wires...kvr black plated cross-drilled rotors & carbon fiber pads...currently undergoing renovation...excuse our dust!!! are my dodgers for real????

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