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NHTSA recall 98V233000

Power train › Automatic transmission › Lever and linkage › Floor shift

Ford Contour and 1 more

Reported Sep 18, 1998175,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Jul 18, 1994 – Jan 12, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the floor shift automatic transmission control can be damaged if subjected to certain interior cleaning products. the gear position indicator can deteriorate and not correctly indicate the actual gear position.

The risk

This condition can result in incorrect gear selection.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the automatic transmission floor shift control.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Contour
1995199619971998
Mercury Mystique
1995199619971998

Notes

Owner notification began november 20, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).