Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#723381May 31, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 1/2 OF TIME OWNED FOR NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED IN FIRST TWO WEEKS AND TOOK COMPANY 4 WEEKS TO "ORDER" PADS AND ROTORS. ALIGNMENT IS CONSTANTLY OFF, SINCE DAY CAR WAS PICKED UP. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE SUPPOSSEDLY,ONE IS AGAIN WEARING INCORRECTLY AND HAS VERY LOUD ROAD NOISE. PAINT WAS BUBBLY, CARPET LAID WRONG, NOW POWER WINDOW MAKES HORRIBLE NOISES GOING UP AND DOWN. CAR HAS BEEN MORE OF A PAIN THAN ANYTHING I EVER BOUGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723395May 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862642May 30, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN VEHICLE IS STANDING STILL OR WHILE DRIVING FUEL LEAKS EXCESSIVELY FROM TANK. DEALER SAYS THAT TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723309May 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
BAD SHOCKS AND STRUTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723289May 28, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
A/C STOPPED COOLING, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT AND I PULLED OVER. THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT THE CAR HAD GOTTEN HOT. NO STEAM, ETC. REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON CAR DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862630May 26, 2000
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING 70MPH, EXITED OFF THE FREEWAY AND BEGAN TO BRAKE WHEN ENGINE CUT OFF. ALSO, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. ENGINE TURNED BACK ON, AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723138May 24, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
I HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOOKED UNDER FRONT END AND FOUND A BROKEN PIECE OF SPRING HANGING NEAR BOTTOM OF STRUT TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. ESTIMATE WAS $275.00 FOR NEW SPRINGS AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. SPRINGS WERE ON BACK ORDER AT SEVERAL DEALERS, SEEMS TO BE A HARD TO COME BY ITEM AS SO MANY ARE BROKEN THAT I HAVE SEEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862360May 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO THIRD GEAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552343May 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BRAKES FAILED AND MADE NOISE WHILE IN USE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862277May 22, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PLACE WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED HAS A SPLIT IN IT. DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT SO THAT IT WILL NOT DEPLOY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552280May 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
GEAR INDICATOR BROKE. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862188May 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING BELT SLIPPED OFF THE VEHICLE. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED FIVE TIMES ALREADY. WHEN TIMING BELTS SLIPPED VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552147May 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKE PRESSURE CONTROL REDUCING VALVES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-075. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862119May 18, 2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX AIRBAG MONITOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552310May 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER IS VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE NUMBER (7) OF RECALLS THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD INCLUDING A RECENT BRAKE RECALL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861978May 16, 2000
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES BACK UNEXPECTEDLY DUE TO BROKEN PIVOTS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER FIXED DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722745May 16, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
SERVICE BULLETIN ON STABILIZER BAR ISSUED IN 1996. PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE 40,000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552294May 15, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER IS VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE NUMBER OF RECALLS (6) THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE AND FEELS THE VEHICLE IS A LEMON. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722699May 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
SINCE AN INITIAL VISIT TO THE FORD DEALER FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE AN "OUT OF BALANCE TIRE" PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 NEW FORD FACTORY REPLACEMENT AXLES IN THE FRONT PASSANGER SIDE AND 2 ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AROUND TOWN BECAUSE AXLES WILL LET GO WITHOUT WARNING. THE FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE LAST YEAR AND HAS COME UP WITH NO CAUSE FOR THE REPEATED FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO WORK DONE BY THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHICH RUINED THE LOCKUP TORQUE CONVERTER. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN WARRANTEE THROUGH FORD WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AS OF MAY 15TH 2000. NO RESOLUTION IS IN SITE THAT I CAN SEE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN A FORD DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722642May 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PISTONS AND RINGS WERE BOTH SHOT IN THE MOTOR, BUT THE MOTOR HAD OIL AND FULL COMPRESSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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