I have a 1998.5 Contour SVT and I have had problems with the transmission for a very long time. It started a year and some months ago. First my third gear started to grind and soon after my gears are much more slushy. About a year ago I took it to a transmission place and they replaced a few things and everything was fine for about a month and then it all started again. I was told that this was a common problem with Ford Contours of my year (1998.5) Is there any information someone could speak of to enlighten me about my problem.