Ford ContourFord Contour combines sporty driving dynamics with the comfort and practicality of a four-door sedan. It doesn't have the rear-seat space of a Taurus, but Ford improved rear legroom and revised the styling. Contour SVT pours on the coal with a higher output version of the Duratec V6, a sports suspension and bigger brakes.
Have you checked the wiring harness for cracks, etc? The wiring harnesses get brittle and crack so check the length of it. It's going to be a PITA but that's where I'd look at this point. You can get some liquid "tape" (I forget the name of it right now) type stuff at Lowe's/HD and cover any defects you find.
Also, check the battery cables. *I think that was already suggested*
whos gonna buy it its broke.id rather fix it with the money i alreay put into it .amd im not gonna sit there and pull this thing apart and sell the parts ,plus i live in a condo complex they will just tow it on me if they see a half taken apart car.
Ok so what did you do? you got me hooked now. What's going on with it. Is it running or not? Forget all the extra garb. just give me the details that mean something.
1. my car wouldnt start i turn the key and i would hear faint clicking noises,i pushed it to a garage and they told me i need a starter so i got one.
2.my car stalled my battery and radio were losing power so i figured my battery was dead.i got a jump nothing happened so i got a new one dropped off were i was and jumped that battery to get it charged that works so i went got gas and on the way home everything was dieing i had to stay at 50 on the highway to keep my lights on .so i figured that my alternater was junk i replaced that.it works
3.out of nowhere i cant get the car past 4k,and it wont shift into 4th gear
i went to autozone to get the code read,it came up as p0705 TRS sensor it said short circut or malfuntion ok i figured it would be good as long as i dont go over 4k
and it stalled again at my friends house i looked at the TRS sensor the clip was apart so i reconnected it and it dives beutiful for 15 minutes i went through all the gears. and stalled again somewhere else i had it towwed to my house and got my own obd reader and no codes were present.i bought a wall outlet battery charger to make sure it was anything to do with the battery.
i just went to try to start it again when i go to turn it on it soundes like the engine is about to start but never really has the power to do it,then ill try to do it again and i lose all my power
Will it start if you jump it? I just had to change the alternator on mine but, before that it was acting like the battery. Also the alt. is a pain to change on mine its down near the front right tire. Not fun at all. Put a fluke on the battery (while it's running) and if it's not charging (more than 12 volts or so) then you need a alternator.
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