Ford Contour jerking

Asked by mwking0425 Oct 30, 2012 at 06:03 PM about the 1996 Ford Contour

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 96 for contour it jerks while accelerating and while mantaining a steady speed. sometime i can pull over and turn the car off wait a min. and go and it will stop. normally starts when the car is warmed up good. sometimes the jerks are hard and sudden

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I WOULD BEGIN WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL FILTER!

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change spark plugs and wires, had same problem a while back

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