# 99 ford contour jerks like it is skipping out

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-contour-jerks-like-it-is-skipping-out/78041>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** contour, ford\
**Created:** [March 16, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-contour-jerks-like-it-is-skipping-out/78041 "2013-03-16T21:40:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Biggmuney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@Biggmuney](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Biggmuney)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-contour-jerks-like-it-is-skipping-out/78041/1 "2013-03-16T21:40:48Z")

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Mostly occurs at high speeds and climbing hills. Could it be a transmission problem? Or a fuel pump?

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**Author:** ![DanielLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DanielLee](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DanielLee)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-contour-jerks-like-it-is-skipping-out/78041/2 "2013-03-16T22:16:40Z")

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are you up to date on your maintenence? you are due for spark plugs, or you may have a coil going bad…

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**Author:** ![98caddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/bb73d2/32.png) [@98caddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/98caddy)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-ford-contour-jerks-like-it-is-skipping-out/78041/3 "2013-03-16T22:30:44Z")

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I don’t know if you have a tachometer on that car, but if you do, if the needle does not go up suddenly when it jerks, then it is most likely not the transmission.