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Can anyone tell me where can I find information on the Web on Recall and Technical Service Publication on a 1997 Contour LX.

There is a humming noice under the hood on Highway driving and it goes away when I step on the gas. It seems to happen when it is cool. Problem is intermitten.

Thanks.

You can check alldata.com for recall & TSB info on any make/model. The sound only occuring on the highway means it's not the common 'moosing' sound which usually occurrs around idle when cold. Since it only makes noise at speed, I might suspect something catching wind funny or possibly a vibration.

NotHappy am I glad to read your post. I have a 96 Contour that sounds like it does the same thing.

My Contour makes the noise when the air temperature is in the 30's or colder. It doesn't matter if the car is cold or warmed up. I get the noise mostly driving on city streets going 25 to 35 MPH and the noise occurs when I let off the accelerator. Hitting the gas will normally stop the noise. The noise is a loud hum that can be clearly heard over the radio. I am on my 4th service dept. trying to figure out what is causing this and this guy is an independent garage because I have given up on Ford dealers.

I just had a new transmission put in this car because the O/D off light would come on and the transmission wouldn't shift properly until I stopped the car and restarted it. I thought the humming noise was connected to that problem but I still get the hum. What concerns me is the humming noise was steadily getting worse and now it isn't nearly as bad. I will talk to the service guy today and if I get new info I will post it.

The main reason they put a new transmission in is because they put in two new converter solonoid packs and both burned out immediately. Too early to see if that issue was resolved.

To Herman9

You won't believe this - I also experienced the same symptom in city driving under the same outside temperature. I could hear it over the radio. Also, my O/D was flashing and I also had problem shifting. Ford dealership fixed the O/D and shifting problem as they found a broken wire at VSS (I don't know what that is). After that, my humming noise was not as loud and not as often.

I had another problem that may or may be related. My CEL light came on and off for the last 6 months. After a few replacement of the oxgyen sensers, the dealer thinks they have figured out the cause which is the 'wire harness' and Ford has a campaign to fix it for free. I am taking my car in next week and hope that they will fix it for good

Let me know if replacing the wire harness fixes your problems.

Just found out last night that even with the new transmission the O/D off light still flashes. I will start on a wiring hunt next week.

my car makes the same noise under the same conditions, and yes IT IS the moose problem.