Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#763910July 8, 2002
AIR BAGS
I HAD A ACTIVE RECALL 99V24300 CONCERNING AIR BAG FAILURE ON MY FORD IN EARLY 2000 AND TOOK MY AUTOMOBILE TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO GET THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPONENT AND SENSOR REPLACED IN MARCH 2000. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO BE SERVICED THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE STILL IN WORKING ORDER. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I RECIEVED THE RECALL AND I WANTED TO AVOID FUTURE PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE I USED TO TRANSPORT CLIENTS AS PART OF COMMUNITY BASED CRISIS TEAM THAT WORKED WITH TEENS WITH SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES SO I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM DUE TO SAFETY AND POTENTIAL LIABILITY ISSUES. THE REPLACEMENT PART WORKED FOR THE FIRST 15 MONTHS AND THEN FAILED AND I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL DEALERS IN MY HOME TOWN TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A 500.00 DOLLAR PLUS REPAIR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE ORIGINAL PART HAD BEEN REPLACED BACK IN MARCH 2000 AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT HAD FAILED. WHEN I FIRST TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER IN DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED WAS THE SAME PARTS OF THE RECALL IN EARLY 2000. IT IS MY BELIEVE THAT FORD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR BECAUSE THE ORGINAL PART WAS IN WORKING ORDER WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE ORGINAL WARRANTY. OBVIOUSLY THEIR OUR STILL SOME PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR SYSTEM. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND FAILURE WHICH FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. IF THESE ISSUES ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER I WILL PURSUE POSSIBLE LEGAL OPTIONS WITH FORD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013306July 5, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
RECALL 01F127000 REPAIRS ON HEATER BLOWER SWITCH WERE DONE, YET VEHICLE IS STILL OVERHEATING ON A REGULAR BASIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763829July 4, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, REPLACED O2 SENSOR WITH LIGHT RETURNING ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013267July 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING, WITHOUT WARNING SMOKE STARTS SEEPING THROUGH THE VENTS RESULTING IN A SMALL ENGINE FIRE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013234July 2, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00V367 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN ON 02/2001. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763737July 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I TOOK CAR BACK THE NEXT MORNING AFTER PURCHASE, DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE DAY ONE AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TWICE, THEY REPLACED THE DIFFERENTIAL SENSOR, IT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINS AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. NOW EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO BE GOING WRONG WITH THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763683July 1, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS A RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012994July 1, 2002
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
WHILE STALLING A CAR SEAT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TIGHT. CONSUMER WAS PULLING ON SEAT BELT TO TIGHT UP,AND IN DOING SO, SEAT BELT RIPPED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013003July 1, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WIRING UNDER HOOD BURNED OUT,CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAJOR SENSOR.ALSO, HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING ON AND OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763642June 29, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
FORD HAS A RECALL FOR WIRING HARNESS UNDERHOOD...I HAVE TWICE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS BUT THEY TELL ME THE WIRING WITH CRACKED INSULATION UNDER MY HOOD IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THE WIRING TO SEVERAL VITAL COMPONENTS HAVE NUMEROUS CRACKS WHICH COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF SAID COMPONENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763604June 28, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THIS CAR IS A LEMON - IT IS NOT SAFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012774June 27, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL BLINKING ON AND OFF. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012802June 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE BEING DRIVEN ENGINE MOUNTS COLLAPSED, CAUSING ENGINE TO JUMP AROUND AND HIT HOOD OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THREE MOUNTS UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, ALL FOUR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED,/COLLAPSING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012671June 26, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER LEAKAGE THROUGH THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THROUGH THE TRUNK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS (14) TIMES, REPLACING DIFFERENT COMPONENTS WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012624June 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
AT 60MPH AND WITH NO WARNING ENGINE-COOLING FAN WILL OVERHEAT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566233June 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE FRONT PART OF THE VEHICLE MAKES A DRAGGING SOUND WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *YH THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012432June 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, SUSPENSION
WHILE SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL, AND NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO MOVE.*AK WHEN COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN GOING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MILES PER HOUR. A LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED DAMAGE AFTER DRIVING AROUND WITH LOW FLUID. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012465June 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING WATER PUMP BLEWOUT AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED /CUT OFF. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. REPLACED PARTS 9 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012513June 24, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 5MPH ON A SIDE STREET VEHICLE HIT A CURB AND RIGHT COIL SPRING FELL OUT AND PUNCTURED TIRE, CAUSING A FLAT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012343June 21, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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