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1996 FORD CONTOUR — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
crash
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267753
· 2001-01-19
Vehicle
Make
FORD
Model
CONTOUR
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING LIGHT AT ALL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT. *AK
Source
Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
878600
Machine
JSON-LD
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