Guys...traction control is more than just a switch. looking at my old zetec ATX, the throttle cable comes up the firewall, over to the passenger side of the engine, and behind the headlamp it goes into a "motor" which then has another cable coming out of it and going to the TB. I'm assuming this thing is in the same place on a v6 tour, but anyway..what this does is basically sense the wheels are slipping and lowers the amount of throttle to the engine by itself. I actually had this go bad on me and wound up not able to drive the car. THe fix was running the throttle cable directly into the TB...of course resulting in a permanent TC light. But anyway, it is a physical motor as far as I know....Doesn't interrupt spark unless they changed it on late model contours. and not to sound rude, but who cares?! It's a useless feature. Trust me it does not help snow driving. I've had less trouble with my SVT in the snow than my old car...Dave your pboblem is weird...sounds like TC and at the same time doesn't...I hope you get it solved quick though. And give me all the details!
