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There is a recall for all under hood wiring harnesses. I know it covered the early models, not sure about the 98+. Click here and enter your vin # under the approiate make to find out all the recalls on you car. 
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Doesn't show any recalls for mine, and I know I've still got the blower switch and the wiring harness (which I think were "service campaigns", not recalls?). I've got 125,000 miles now so I wonder if there's any chance of Ford paying for some of it...
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Great--now the black 12-position connector on the engine wiring harness is falling apart. I disconnected it to put some connector grease on the terminals, and I noticed last night that it wasn't latching when I put it back together.
So I went out to buy some wire tie-wraps to hold it together and when I pulled it apart, the plastic insert in the female end came out! And now it won't stay in!
Normally this would be a minor problem since I could just get the Ford part number off the connector sleeve and get a replacement for a few bucks, pop the wires/terminals out and put them in the new connector sleeve, but.....
...There's NO FORD PART NUMBER ON IT!!! ARRGGHHH!!!
There IS an AMP part number on it, but I think the chances of a Ford dealer being able to cross that to a Ford part number are slim.
Brian
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I just replaced the wiring harness in my son's 95 Mystique. The harness was $390. It only took me an hour to replace the whole thing, but the transmission and engine cradle was out, and the car was on a lift. The old harness was ugly. Naked wires EVERYWHERE. That's what burned up the tranny.
BTW: the car has 130k miles dealer wouldn't even consider any compensation.
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Is this same problem also found on the four cylinder models? I have noticed power fluctuation throughout my car, ex: all my lights flicker whenever i take my foot off the gas. I only have 60,000 on my 95 Mystique, if this is the problem maybe I can get the dealer to cover the cost of replacing it. Could you tell the symptoms of a brunt wiring harness?
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I was thinking, as an alternative to a new harness...a local electronics supply store sells heat-shrink tubing in 4-foot lengths in various diameters...pop the terminals out of the sleeves, slip the heat-shrink tubing over the wire and shrink it.
Brian
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Pulled the intake manifold off today, yep, the wires are cracking...only some are, and they're all the same color.
I think the shrink-wrap tubing is a viable repair option....
Brian
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ford checked my wiring harness and said it was okay when my car was in for tranny swap....
question: can u take your car in for recall check more than once? i would like to take it to another dealer before i hit 100k because they also checked my fan blower switch and said it was okay but did replace the fuse
95 contour se...dark blue...monsterflow air filter...remanuf atx...wiring harness recall or bust!!!96k miles...motorcraft awsf32pp plugs & red ford racing 9mm wires...kvr black plated cross-drilled rotors & carbon fiber pads...currently undergoing renovation...excuse our dust!!!
are my dodgers for real????
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I don't know, but the only place the wiring harness is cracking on my '95 is under the intake manifold.
Just in case anyone thinks this problem is limited to Ford:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=crumbling+insulation+harness&start=10&hl=en&selm=20000123212548.03112.00000969%40ng-dh1.aol.com&rnum=11
Older (early 80s Volvos) are affected too.
Brian
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