The wires to the MAF became dis-connected on my mystique, and it did a similar thing. It's unlikely that this would happen, but it could. I think I had knocked mine loose while I was tinkering under the hood.

95 Contour Zetec, ATX (wrecked, sitting in the barn) 95 Mystique Zetec, MTX 2000 Taurus SEL 3.0L Duratec 1994 Crown Victoria LX 4.6 V8 1993 Chevy Silverado 4.3 V6