Okay, I took it to Ford and they'll have her for a week or more fixing the entire wiring harness. They'll give me a loaner so have fun doing that big job!
I'll keep everyone posted as to the outcome and see how the new harness system looks & works.
With cracking like I had I wonder if I might have had some power loss due to wires touching, and things like that.....

i had the wiring on my 96 contour, 6 cyl. where the wires go to the high pressure cut off for the A/C where its suppose to cut off the compressor when the pressure get too high.. the wires were uncovered/cracked off insulation and they muust have touched....it blew the high pressure side a/c service valve... lost the freon.. i put some liquid tape over the exposed wires(about one inch) and put in a new high pressure service valve($20) and charged the a/c back up with R-134A and no problems.. i am really afraid to take it to the dealer.. last time we had it in there they broke a dashboard plastic piece and they kept ordering it and could not get it, it was alway on its way..took two weeks to get it.... it should have been in the next day.. another error.. i looked at the fix for the replacing the wiring and it looks like the tech. if he does not either know what he is doing or does not want to do it(it will be a poor job).. i am trying to hold out as long as it takes to not get it done.. hopefully i will get rid of the contour before i have another problem with the car.....

Well, I plan to keep mine and with that cracked wiring something bad would happen, and at the worst time I'm sure.
I'm getting a loaner tomorrow so they can keep my car until it's done, and believe me. I'll check her over thoroughly before I take it home.
From what I've read it's a huge job to replace all the wiring, the UIM & LIM must come off and all sorts of other things too. Thank goodness Ford is covering it, I couldn't do it myself with the tools and patience I have

Nate....consider yourself lucky!!

I've replaced all 4 harnesses on my own dollar using my own labor. I think total time spent replacing all 4 wiring harnesses was about 24 hours. I replace the main power harness, the fuel charge harness, the engine control harness and the cooling fan harness.

Like I say to everyone who has a Tour with under 100k miles......look for cracking and take it to Ford immediately!!!

Cracked wires cause problems from loss of the A/C system to the car not running at all!!! Do not pass go and go straight to Ford to have repaired!!!!

Hi all,

I have a 2000 se sport, V6 of course. For about the last 6 months or so I have been having a surging problem when the air or defrost is on, so I know it's a problem with the a/c. By surging I mean, while driving it feels like I have suppend losses of power, and when the curise is on (or just going a constant speed) you really notice the surging. I was wondering if this problem might be causeed by a cracked wiring harness. I have recharged my a/c so I know low freon isn't the problem. What do youguys think?

Dan
2000 V6 MTX

Well, this whole thing started when I had to replace the engine cooling fans, that's when I noticed it all. Thanks again to all CEG'ers and this wonderful site. It's probably saved me over $2000 total over the life of this car.

Hey Scooba, I'm not sure if your problem would be that or not. You should look for cracked wiring under the hood... good luck

I had to go to the dealer to get my loaner (2003 Taurus fully loaded except CD player, figure that out... ) and I stopped by my car to get the insurance form. The hood is up and the UIM is off and maybe the LIM (can I see the secondaries valve thing still on the engine if LIM if off??). Anyways, it's all cruddy and oily looking....yuck!

the old wiring harness is on the floor besides it.. So at least they've started working on it.

i have a question when i replace the temp sensor the wire broke loose from heat i put a piece of wire in it's place will this void the warranty for the wire harness

who cares...take it to them anyway...check to be sure u have other cracked wiring...the fan shroud is the best place to look...the fuse and wiring are right on top if im not mistaken...just search around and find some other cracked wiring and take your car in b4 u hit 100k miles...

i didn't get mine done because i let two mis-dealers bs me about what was covered....somewhere on this site i found a packet concerning the recall that has diagrams for each engine and where to look and what wiring is covered...it is a ford info pkg

by the time i found it and went thru it i was over the limit...its not really a recall in that i dont think ford absolutely has to replace it...its such a pita as previously mentioned so if they can get out of it they will sure as hell try...

not even a recall notice was sent to me concerning the repair, but they sent one for the piece of cake to replace fan fuse or some [censored]...

Originally posted by NateCox:

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(2003 Taurus fully loaded except CD player, figure that out... )

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Oops, I was wrong it's in the center armrest.
Folks I got to tell you I like this loaner. Leather, Power everything, sun/moon roof. Automatic climate control, traction control, 6 disk CD changer, MACH stereo system.... it puts my Contour to shame. Let them keep it in the shop for as long as it takes