http://www.fordforums.com Forum for discussion of the Ford Contour, Ford Mondeo, Mercury Mystique and Ford Telstar en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:43:55 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.fordforums.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.fordforums.com http://www.fordforums.com/f66/95-contour-gl-168541/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:26:32 GMT I have looked through all the threads in contour section and can't find my problem.

My 95 keeps blowing the brake light fuse...even put a 30 amp in and it still blew.

The brake shift interlock quit a month ago and I rigged that so the shifter will work...

I recently noticed the cruise control doesn't work either...it worked fine before.

Could it be the brake light switch on the brake pedal or a short?

Would a brake light switch malfunction cause the short?

Any ideas or suggestions....I'm trying to avoid an expensive dealer visit.

Thanks in advance for any help:thup: ]]> Ford Contour | Ford Mondeo | Mercury Mystique | Ford Telstar hogger1007 http://www.fordforums.com/f66/95-contour-gl-168541/ http://www.fordforums.com/f66/98-controur-shifting-issue-168496/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:19:00 GMT Just bought my daughter her first car. 98 Contour 2.0L Zetec, 135k. Noticed it shifts from 1st to 2nd kind of hard. Trans fluid looks and smells fine (if it didn't I wouldn't have bought it). After 2nd it shifts fine.

Searched the forums and didn't find anything relavent other than one post that suggested cleaning MAF sensor. I'm very mechanical, but not very familiar with tranny issues.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. ]]> Ford Contour | Ford Mondeo | Mercury Mystique | Ford Telstar BTAAA http://www.fordforums.com/f66/98-controur-shifting-issue-168496/ http://www.fordforums.com/f66/problem-passing-texas-state-inspection-168452/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:04:43 GMT getting problem code egr / transmission slipping according to codes and catalyst possible problems...I don't notice anything when driving just light on. I disconnected battery before going to inspection then got not ready on the catalyst egr and evap.. any suggestions appreciated ]]> Ford Contour | Ford Mondeo | Mercury Mystique | Ford Telstar oaklandtommy http://www.fordforums.com/f66/problem-passing-texas-state-inspection-168452/ http://www.fordforums.com/f66/96-mystique-start-stall-when-cold-outside-168399/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:15:47 GMT Hello,

I have a 96 mystique and last winter my car would start and have a rpm scale from 2000 rpm's then drop to 500, this could happen for a bit then stall.

As a student on a budget I'm trying to do this myself, I cleaned the EGR but to no avail.

Also, passenger side floor gets wet when it rains, common problem?

One last question, after replacing drivers side axle, the traction control comes on spontaneously between the middle gears but not on high gears. Is there a different part # for a car with or without traction control? I am not sure if which I put in.

Thanks
Dan ]]> Ford Contour | Ford Mondeo | Mercury Mystique | Ford Telstar sneakers17 http://www.fordforums.com/f66/96-mystique-start-stall-when-cold-outside-168399/ http://www.fordforums.com/f66/96-contour-crankshaft-position-sensor-168261/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:50:02 GMT Hello, I own a 1996 Ford Contour GL and I've been having problems with the car not creating a spark. I was driving it one day and it just shut off on me and didn't start again. The engine will crank but it wont turn over. I want to try to see if the Crankshaft position sensor is the problem but I am having trouble locating the part. If anyone could explain it to me and possibly show some visuals that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. ]]> Ford Contour | Ford Mondeo | Mercury Mystique | Ford Telstar VicM91 http://www.fordforums.com/f66/96-contour-crankshaft-position-sensor-168261/