Thanks for the feedback. I apologize for not posting more info regarding the build of my contour. I figured that cruise control was general enough to omit.
I have a 96 Countour GL the engine is a Zetec and since I am a new DIYer I would not know what more to give you that could lend hand to resolving this.
I have checked the owners manual to try to find a fuse or relay but could not find a reference to which fuse that would be. I appreciate the referal of the cd/book to use and am confident that I will find much more help there than i did from the owners manual.
Thanks again and I certainly welcome more direction on this subject if any of you can add it.