It's not a problem. It's a rev limiter in park/neutral that prevents people from revving their contours real high and damaging anymore than the revving to ~3500-4k rpm already does.
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
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