1995 Ford Contour. It has a new battery. We’ve taken it to our FAVORITE and highly reliable mechanic (we have seven cars total). We get the car over to his lot and it starts. EVERY TIME. We bring it back and it won’t start. The mechanic hooks it up to all the computers and it checks out as noth…

Have you left the car with the mechanic for a couple days? He could try to start it first thing the morning when the air temp is colder. Maybe that is why it isn’t starting for you. Is he doing anything different than how you start it. Maybe go over to his place when the car is there, and try to…

George/ RemcoW…have left the car with the mechanic for a week. He tried starting all times of day …all temperatures. And he knows the car very very well. The starting issues that we experience were after relatively long drives - 20 miles + as well as short trips to the grocery store. The car wan…

It may be the fuel mixture is too rich on warm starts. The car is supposed to know the coolant temperature, and adjust the mixture to lean if the engine coolant is warm. If it is getting confused, and thinking the coolant temp is cold, then it will enrich the mixture, and the car would have a ha…

George, I really appreciate your trying to help. It hasn’t started from a cold stop either. He has tried changing a coil that he thought might be the problem. That didn’t help. All gauges are working as before. No check engine light. This will be the second time we will have it towed to the M…

The fuel pump is the first thing that comes to mind for me. Later fords seem to exhibit this problem more. Typical, 2 or 3 stops then no start, 30 minutes later all is good. Preferred method, have the dealer on standby, stop by every time you pass, turn off the engine, and see if it starts, if not g…

I think most mechanics would agree that figuring out why a car won’t start at all is usually one of their easiest jobs. It is much easier than figuring out why a car idles rough, or “what is causing that squeeling noise?” for example. Or “what is it that is leaking coolant?” But the car has to b…

My 99 contour does the same thing at totally random times. I discovered if I put it in neutral it will start

@Biggmuney This thread is 7 months old! I just checked and OP has not been active since October. It was good advice, but probably too late.

1995 Ford Contour mystery starting issues

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RemcoW August 25, 2012, 6:52am 3

What does it do when it doesn’t start?

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