# 1996 FORD CONTOUR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
> NHTSA complaint `146097` · 1999-04-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** CONTOUR
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
## Narrative
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE.   ALL LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WENT OUT EXCEPT THE HEADLAMPS. ALSO, FUSES BLEW OUT TOO OFTEN AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE TURN SIGNAL. MECHANIC REPLACED  THE TURN SIGNAL AND NOTICED THAT ALL OTHER WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN  WERE DAMAGED. DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT  IF THERE WAS NO EXTNDED WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR.  *AK
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