I took my Mystake to my mechanic friend. He says it's the Rely that feeds the signal to this Relay (the WOT Relay - or it's the Fuse/Relay box itself that needs to be replaced. He says the wires can melt or the connectors can go bad. (around $160?)

He has done this at least five times on Contours in the past year. He tells me they are just prone to these problems and a million more - and has never heard a good thing about these cars. I should get rid of it ASAP.

My reply, tell me something I don't know.

So, is he correct about this problem? Is he pointed in the right direction?



'96 Oxford White Mercury Mystique "Spree" 2.5L V6, 4 speed ATX Bought it new. Have had a million problems with it... but when it runs it's fun to drive. Over 100K miles so far and still going (fingers crossed). At least it still looks new!