Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#10150343February 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN 10-50 MPH. THE ENGINE REVVED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE GEAR SHIFTER IS MOVED TO A LOWER GEAR THEN BACK TO DRIVE, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151875February 14, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CONSUMER WAS SOLD A VEHICLE THAT DID NOT HAVE A TITLE. *TS *NM
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No
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No
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0
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#10150173February 13, 2006
STRUCTURE
THE FRONT DASH WILL WARP, PREVENTING PROPER AIR FLOW FOR THE DEFROSTER TO WORK ON THE FRONT WINDOWS, CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN. ALSO, AS THE DASH WARPS UPWARDS, THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER GREATLY DIMINISHES, CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY HAVE EXPERIENCES WITH THE CONTOUR, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT, WHICH SEEMS STRANGE BECAUSE THERE IS A VERY VALID SAFETY CONCERN PRESENT. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND OFFERED A ONE TIME REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE DASH, WHICH DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM IF DASH KEEPS WARPING. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149430February 4, 2006
STRUCTURE
DASH BOARD ON MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR'S IS CURLING UP SO BAD, DEFROST AIR ACROSS THE WIND SHIELD IS BLOCKED NOT CLEARING FOG/FROST ON WIND SHIELD CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO THE BLOWER FAN ONLY RUNS ON HIGH SPEED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER VOLLMAN FORD OF PORTLAND, MI. WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND SPENT OVER A $ 1000.00 EXTRA DOLLARS FOR A THE FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN ESP, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY AND FORD WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE ITEMS. THAT IS STRANGE BECAUSE I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS SITES FROM CONTOUR OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149255February 1, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
FORD WILL NOT REPAIR A RECALL (99S14) ON MY 1998 CONTOUR SE DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE YEAR IS IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. (INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON.) THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FORD RECALL 99S14 IS THE SAME AS MY OBSERVED PROBLEM. UNSAFE TO DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT. NO CORRECTION HAS BEEN PERFORMED. FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149115January 31, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SEVERAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH, A HUMMING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED BOTH RIGHT FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED REPLACED. THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THE REAR WERE REPLACED 5 TIMES WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. THE HEATER BLOWER MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT BLOW HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WERE THE SENSOR TO THE HEATER BLOWER WAS REPLACED.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148774January 26, 2006
STRUCTURE
FORD HAD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION (NOT RECALL) ON DASHBOARD WARPING. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE, THE DASH ROLLS UP SO MUCH IT OBSCURES CARS OR OBJECTS THAT ARE VISIBLE NORMALLY AT THE LOW ANGLE OF THE WIND SCREEN. SUCH AS GOING UPHILL OR INCLINE. OR EVEN SMALL CHILDREN IN FRONT. THE WORK TO FASTEN THE DASH DOWN TO REDUCE OBSTRUCTION ONLY WORKED TEMPORALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148487January 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CAR CUTS OFF WHEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ON OR PRESS THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148175January 20, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
RECURRING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND DANGEROUS EXPOSED WIRING RESULTING FROM DETERIORATING UNDER HOOD WIRING HARNESS. SAME PROBLEM EXISTING ON 1995-1997 CONTOURS ADDRESSED BY OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM 99M03. FORD DEALER EXAMINED AND ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM EXISTS BUT WILL NOT REPAIR AS ONP 99M03 DOESN'T COVER 1998 CONTOUR. SEE HTTP://HENNING.WS/FORDCONTOUR.CFM FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148090January 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I OWN A 1995 FORD CONTOUR GL THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW. I RECENTLY OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INSULATION IS BRITTLE AND FALLING APART AND EXPOSING THE BARE WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF TWO OF THE EXPOSED WIRES TOUCH AND CREATE A SPARK. I TALKED TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHO TOLD ME THAT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BULLETIN WAS SEND OUT IN 1999. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AND NOT A SERVICE BULLETIN. THE BULLETIN EXPIRES AT 100,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS AFTER WARRANTY. THE WIRING IS MADE SO THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES A CERTAIN AGE, THE PLASTIC WILL FALL OFF AND THE METAL WIRES CAN BE RECYCLED. THE CARS ARE KNOWN TO MECHANICS AT FORDS DEALERSHIPS AS THROWAWAY CARS AFTER TEN YEARS, BECAUSE OF THE BIO-DEGRADABLE WIRING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148136January 19, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DELAMINATING DASHBOARD, FORD CONTOUR SE, 2000 MODEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146789January 3, 2006
SEATS
DT: THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVER SEAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY FELL BACKWARDS AND THE HINGE BROKE. THE SEAT FELT LOSE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, BUT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. AFTER INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE BREAKAGE WAS DUE TO FATIGUE OF THE SEAT FRAME. THE ENTIRE SEAT WAS REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 2/21/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146661January 1, 2006
STRUCTURE
1999 VEHICLE, IN A 6 YEAR PERIOD, THE DASH WARPED AND CAME UNGLUED. THIS RESULTED IN A VERY UNATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE, A NON WORKING DEFROSTER, AND A DASH THAT DOESN'T FIT PROPERLY. I HAD TO BUY A $80.00 KIT AND PHYSICALLY REMOVE THE ENTIRE DASH FROM THE CAR TO INSTALL A REPAIR KIT THAT FORD NO LONGER WARRANTS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. FORD CHARGES 2 HOURS LABOR AT $85.00/HOUR, PLUS THE $100.00 KIT. IT TOOK ME OVER 4 HOURS TO DO THE INSTALL, AND IT STILL DOES NOT COMPLETELY FIX THE DASH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146548December 30, 2005
STRUCTURE
MY 2000 FORD CONTOUR IS PLAGUED WITH THE "DASHBOARD CURL" PROBLEM WHICH, AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 1998-2000 MODEL YEAR FORD CONTOURS. BASICALLY, AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD (AROUND THE DEFROSTER VENT), THE DASHBOARD HAS COME LOOSE AND IS CURLING UP. BESIDE THE FACT THAT THIS IS ANNOYING AS I LIKE TO KEEP MY VEHICLE IN GOOD SHAPE, IT COULD ALSO POSE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM OF BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. I AM TRULY SURPRISED THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN ADDRESSED BY A MANUFACTURER RECALL, AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146563December 30, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 1998 FORD CONTOUR HAVE MANY KNOWN PROBLEMS, THE ONE I AM CURRENTLY HAVING AN ISSUE WITH IS A FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCH THAT CAUSES THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO GO OUT CREATING A SITUATION WHERE A DRIVER CAN NOT SEE THEIR SAFE SPEED AND WORSE THE RUNNING LIGHTS ALSO STOP WORKING, PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM SEEING YOUR CAR FROM BEHIND. THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURNING LIGHTS WORK BUT NOT THE RUNNING LIGHTS. ON A DARK ROAD THE CAR IS NOT VISIBLE FROM BEHIND. BOTH THESE CONDITIONS MAKE IT EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THERE IS A RECALL FROM FORD COVERING THIS EXACT PROBLEM HOWEVER FOR SOME REASON THE FORD CAN NOT TELL ME, MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE A 1998 FORD CONTOUR. SO FAR NO ONE AT THE DEALER WILL HELP ME TO DETERMINE WHY MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH THEY AGREE IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AND CALLS TO FORD HAVE GOTTEN ME NO WHERE AS WELL. WHAT CAN I DO NOW? IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146260December 28, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 1996 FORD CONTOUR FROM AND INDIVIDUAL IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. IT RAN WELL, FOR A FEW DAYS, AND THEN THE OD LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SHIFTING INTO LOW. I KEPT MASHING THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT ARM AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON THIS WOULD GO ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THEN IT WOULD BE OK FOR SEVERAL DAYS, JUST TO START UP ALL OVER AGAIN. THEN I HAD THE OLD CHANGED IN NOVEMBER AND THE WOULD NOT STAY CRANKED FOR ME TO GET HOME. THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD ARE ALL FLAKING OF THERE PLASTIC COVERING. I ASSUME THIS IS WHY IT WILL NOT STAYED CRANKED. I CAN NOT DRIVE IT IN THIS CONDITION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146299December 28, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1-GRADUAL WARPING OF THE DASH STARTING FROM THE EDGE CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD 2-IT IS STARTING TO SEVERELY INHIBIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DEFROSTER AND WILL INHIBIT THE LINE OF SIGHT OUT THE WINDSHIELD IF IT CONTINUES TO WARP 3-THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146142December 27, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V243000 CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS SENSOR CONTROL MODULE. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145825December 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR DIED AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145604December 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE OBSERVED AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR WHERE THE ABS COMES ON WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS (UNDER 15 MPH). I DO NOT KNOW WHAT FAILED TO CAUSE THIS CONDITION AND OFFERED TO BRING THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY DECLINED TO HAVE ME DO SO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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