2000 Ford Contour & 2000 Mercury Cougar + 1 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles not equipped with the anti-lock braking system (ABS). A pressure conscious reducing valve (pcrv) in the rear brakes may be subject to corrosion and result in malfunction, when operated in areas that use salt compounds on the roadway for de-icing or dust control.
💥 The risk
If both pcrv's malfunction, vehicle handling could be adversely affected during braking as a result of the rear wheels locking, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install improved pcrv's in the rear brake system. This recall was expanded in september 2000 to include 1999 and 2000 ford Contour, mercury Mystique and Cougar vehicles.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V075000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S03
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 436,200
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 11, 2000
- Built
- Apr 1, 1996 – Aug 24, 1998
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began april 3, 2000 for the 1996-1998 model vehicles and on october 11, 2000, for the 1999-2000 model vehicles.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).