1998 contour has a very loud sound coming from the rear i was told it was prob. struts or something along those lines. it sounds almost like the spare tire smacking around in the back, but thats not what it is. its very loud. is this an expensive fix?

see if this helps.

http://www.contour.org/FAQ/FAQ.php?s=probs&displayid=17

I looked at that earlier and im pretty confused by it. so basically, what i got out of it, was that its nothing major??