Hello everyone. I have a 95Contour LX with V-6 engine that I got from the original owner a little over 2 years ago. This was his first new car and being an electrical engineer, he meticulously took care of it, keeping it in great shape. I have had no trouble with it all the while I've had it.
The EEC module fuse in the distribution block( #9) blew a couple of weeks ago and a mobile mechanic came out, replaced it and a water pump belt that was worn. I drove it the next week and it seemed fine until it happened again.
The first time I was coming out of a parking lot, slowly accelerating, when the engine chugged a few times and I pulled over and it cut off, battery was strong, but it would not start. The mechanic told me I had no spark and the scanner wouldn't communicate with the EEC. (He discovered and replaced fuse but didn't look for cause...)
The second time (a week later) I pulled across 2 north bound lanes of a highway, very slowly again,into the middle- intending to go south - and it died when I came to the stop in the middle, sounded just the same. The eec module fuse was blown again. It was 6:30pm, and I was able to get another fuse at Advanced, replace it, and get home (about 7 miles - it drove just fine, no indication of a problem) It now starts up as if nothing is wrong now, but I am afraid to drive it, not knowing if it would die when I was in traffic and cause an accident.
Another mechanic, who has not seen the car, told me about the wiring harness recall and that it sounded like that may be the problem. The first owner kept up with all repairs, maintenance and recalls - he would ask the dealer to look them up and take care of them. He never received 99MO3 and was not told about it by the dealer. I've talked to Ford about it and I no longer qualify for this because the mileage is over 100,000 and it's over 10yrs. I had them look up the vin on the car and they said it wasn't done but saw all the others. There was a heater/blower switch recall that wasn't done either but I do not qualify for that. So far no problems with that anyway.
I've got to have someone check it again to see if it is something I can afford to fix - money has been a huge problem due to illness. I had to borrow for the first repair and will need to again but it seems no other choice.
I've tried to study all I could about the wiring harness, so I'm morbidly familiar with that scenario... but I wanted to know if anyone has any other suggestions that might not be so bleak that should be checked or advice in general.
The new mechanic I am considering having it looked at by said, without seeing it, that Contours are notorious for the insulation problem and he feels two wires are shorting and blowing out the eeg module because it takes a lot to blow a fuse that big in that way and because I was able to drive it a bit in between the two occurances, he doesn't think its a relay. He says trying to patch it can end up doing more damage, knocking off more insulation elsewhere and to look for the place can be time consuming/expensive. The cost of replacing the harnesses is more than the blue book on the car and I am going to have to borrow again just to get it looked at - so that just isn't even an option.
My only hope is that it is something I can handle financially right now to get it back on the road. The alternative is no transportation in an area you have to have it. (I live near Myrtle Beach, SC) Are there any other scenarios that could be knocking this module out? Insufficient EGR flow has been a problem in the past but this is all greek to me - though I am getting a rapid education. ;-) Any input would be most appreciated.
Thank you in advance ~ Lâtka
. The first thing for you to check is this. Look at the passenger side strut tower. Is the PCM connector 16, 22 or 26 Pin? Post what it is and we will be able to assist more with the troubleshooting.