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'98 Contour Electrical Fire

I have a '98 Ford Contour V6 5-speed that I bought new with 135K miles. Having electrical problems. Seems that the fuse box and main wiring harness are overheating severely and caught fire. The box is melted and the wiring harness a chared black mess. Anyone had this happen?

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Larry

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LarryLarry2003
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I have gotton a few recalls abouts someswitches, but I don't recall ever seening anything like this in thenewsgroup.

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Jeff

there is an extended 100,000 mile 10 yr. warranty that ford has on the contours due to underhood wiring harness problems the insulation on the wires flakes off. i got a 96 with just about every electrical connection on it that you can see the copper wires due to the insulation coming off.. i got 2 more years or 50,000 mile left.. i think with your over 100,000 miles you are out of luck... let your insurance company know of the recall and see if they can get anyting out of ford????

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jim

Thanks for the suggestion

Larry

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