I replaced the entire assembly, not just the fuel pump motor. and in response to who else has had this problem, there are a number of other posts in troubleshooting with people who have this problem. the people who have the problems seem to be anyone with a late model 5 speed manual contour who have replaced the pump.
to give you more info, i actually took my car to the dealership after i couldnt figure anything out. i paid the bastards 145 bills to 'diagnose' the problem. they came back and said, 'well we cant put a direct cause to the problem, but we can start by replacing your intake gaskets, egr valve, and evr - for $850 extra... and we will not guarantee that this will fix the problem, but its a start'. obviously at that point i said no and took my car home. my opinion of Ford has taken a 180 degree turn around for the bad after all this.
