Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting questions about catalytic converter and warranty

Reading your warranty book is a good place to start as it will tell you the minimum warranty you have, however, certain things may have additional coverage (e.g. I have 10 years on underhood wiring harness - written advice from Ford a year or so ago). For these latter items you are at mercy of dealer if you were not registered with Ford at the time of issue and former owner did not pass info along.

On the v6 the pre-cats, as some are calling them, are between the oxygen sensors. In fact they are part of the exhaust manifold.

Catalytics are covered for 8yrs/130,000km on my cars and the Contour (120,000km) has had the hoses you mention coming off for the past six months. It was only by reading the cat plugged post on this board that I learned about true cause.

Consequential damages are rarely if ever covered by warranties.