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NAME: Chris Paredez EMAIL ADDRESS : cparedez@hotmail.com YEAR OF CONTOUR: 99 Contour SVT 38,000 PROBLEMS YOU HAD/HAVE With Motor/Ford Dealers: Spun rod bearing on number 5 cylinder (just like bnoon)and ticking val. Had to wait four month four month engine (part not avilable was there answer) LOCATION: Dallas,Tx dont know way they could not produce one fast then that almost gave up the car becuase of it , ans FoMoCo custumer service was on help at all and didn't want ot help very must and coildn't give me a strait answer or supiorvisor  .
Chris Paredez
99 SVT Frost Silver
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NAME: Ron S.
EMAIL ADDRESS: XP1Frost@aol.com
YEAR OF CONTOUR: 1999 SVT
PROBLEMS YOU HAD/HAVE With Motor/Ford Dealers. Arlinton Heights Ford is dong it for me. Been cool so far except trying to get a loaner
LOCATION: Morton Grove, IL
Engine being replaced right now. original motor had almost 27k on it. Being replaced by factory warranty. Ticking came out of no where. Didnt get what the actual problem was.
99 svt contour
-its fast. period.
91 mustang gt
-its faster. period.
86 Buick Grand National
- its way faster, double period!
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Rick Blackford
Buckshot77@aol.com
2000 SVT Contour
Broken Rod at 20,959 Miles replaced under warranty by North Country Ford in Cameron, MO
Des Moines, IA
Car Totaled at 34,500 on 10/7/01
The first Blown 3 Liter!
"Drive it till the wheels fall off" -my personal motto!!!!
98.5 T-Red SVT #6180
Many Mods
Buckshot77@aol.com
Owner of 00 #1611 Silver
Totalled on 10/7/01
SVT Parts for Sale
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shouldnt this topic apply to all with the 2.5 Duratec?
99 svt contour
-its fast. period.
91 mustang gt
-its faster. period.
86 Buick Grand National
- its way faster, double period!
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Originally posted by svtnos:
shouldnt this topic apply to all with the 2.5 Duratec? yes
Chad ----------------- http://www.1dzine.com jetski@mindless.com 98.5 SVT ? KKM Tru Rev ? Glasspack instead of resonator ? Dyno Max Super Turbo Muffler w/Brospeed 3.5" Rolled tips ? Brembo/KVR Cross Drilled Cadnium Front Rotors and KVR Carbon Brake Pads ? Blown Engine Replaced @ 41K
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Tim Cain
west palm beach fl
98 svt contour.
problems include: clutch cable went out first 5 months I had it ( im hard on it ) ford wanted $608 for the part alone.. said I had to buy the whole cable kit. so I went to ford lincoln mercury and bought the part for 60 bucks :O)~
new problem is very rough idling ford said its a character of contours that the motor mounts wear??
adn now the big one.. out of nowhere started idling 400-700 back and forth adn felt like it was running off 3 cylinders.. had to keep rpms really high to go anywhere adn it wanted to stall.. 3 mechanics later and now 4 days after ford has it adn they have no clue whats wrong :O( they say I need to put the stock air box back on so they can "properly diagnose the problem" end quote???? oh well
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C. Flanigan
- Slung a rod @ 92K
- MTX-75 replaced twice under warranty due to dealer's incompetence
Curtis
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Happy Thanksgiving gang. I'm heading back to Michigan for a few weeks.
ttt
Chad ----------------- http://www.1dzine.com jetski@mindless.com 98.5 SVT ? KKM Tru Rev ? Glasspack instead of resonator ? Dyno Max Super Turbo Muffler w/Brospeed 3.5" Rolled tips ? Brembo/KVR Cross Drilled Cadnium Front Rotors and KVR Carbon Brake Pads ? Blown Engine Replaced @ 41K
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Name...Doug Harlow
Email...DrGonzo767@aol.com
'Tour...95 SE 2.5 mtx
POS Engine...rod bearing, 74k
Other POS elements...2 mass airflow sensors, intake cleaned twice, catalytic converter, repacement c. con. staring to go bad, driver seat is breaking, pass. seat has been broke forever, water pump at 66k, alternator 75k.
Dealers...Lester Ford, Central City KY, rip-off artists, took 3 weeks to replace cat, took 4 weeks to replace engine, at least they provided a loaner, very dishonest, charged me more than quoted one time (only $50 on that $4400 engine bill, but still dishonest), a bunch of hillbilly motherfu@$ers, like everyone else in Central City, too bad a meteor didn't smash into their service dep't last weekend..........Turnpike Ford, Huntington WV, exlempary service, reminds me of the Infiniti dealer that I trusted with my Maxima
Doug former owner of a 95 SE MTX
Now driving a Bravada, no more fun in the twisties!
DrGonzo767@aol.com
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A.J. Spingola
playapimp1383@excite.com
Lawrenceville, GA
1996 Mercury Mystique GS 58,676
New timing belt
New transmission at 44k 11/99
New engine at 58,500k 11/01
Turn signal device replaced 11/01
(not functioning properly, after engine was put in...signals flickered and clicked when car was running and the lever wasnt engaged- Ford paid for it, cost me nothing- $394)
Ford put in a brand new 16V DOHC engine in my car, it was agreed upon that all i had to pay was the labor costs (@$2,300), because of the defect which ford is responsible for.
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