Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#564998April 11, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
FRONT COIL SPRING CRACKED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS, WHEN THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS BE MADE TO THE VEHICLE THE REQUEST WAS DENIED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007205April 10, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR RECALL 01V230000 AND 01V255000 REPAIRS NONE OF THE TWO RECALLS WERE DONE PROPERLY. NAME OF THE DEALER IS BRAD MARTIN FORD IN YOUNGSTOWN OH 330-793-2444.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007220April 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND WILL NOT START UP AGAIN/HAS BECOME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007234April 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007237April 10, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ALL THE TIME WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007252April 10, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN MAKING A TURN AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON, CAUSING VEHICLE TO START SPINNING ON THE STREET. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACT, WHILE SPINNING, FIVE PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *JG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#8007130April 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOCK EATER FELL OUT AND BURNED CYLINDERS. HOWEVER, ENGINE LOCKED UP AND LOST ALL POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007184April 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THEN HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED. ALSO, AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A TECHNICAL ERROR THAT CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO LEAK FLUID.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007199April 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CAR CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, AND WILL NOT START BACK UP. DEALER CONTACTED, FIXED PROBLEM 3 TIMES, BUT DIDN'T INFORM CONSUMER OF WHAT PART. PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007093April 9, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS/ TAIL LIGHTS, AND DASH LIGHTS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING, THERE WAS NO WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE ALTERNATORS WITHIN THREE MONTHS. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760421April 8, 2002
TIRES
THIS TIRE WAS ALWAYS PROPERLY MAINTAINED, AND HAD NOT BEEN ABUSED. IT FAILED WITH LITTLE WARNING. MAYBE 5 TO 10 SECONDS OF VIBRATION PRIO TO FAILING.*AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKOWN TIRESIZE: P18570R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760443April 8, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
THE FUEL INJECTOR HARNESS HAS DETERIORATED; THE INSULATION IS CRACKING OFF OF THE WIRES. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT FORD USED WIRE WITH THE WRONG INSULATION; THE PVC INSULATED WIRE THAT FORD USED CANNOT HANDLE THE HEAT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS A RESULT THE INSULATION BECOMES BRITTLE AND STARTS CRACKING, FLAKING OFF WHEN THE WIRE IS FLEXED. THIS LEAVES BARE WIRE UNDER THE HOOD. MY CONCERN IS THAT A SHORT IN THIS HARNESS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE. I BELIEVE ALL 95-97 FORD CONTOUR/MECURY MYSTIQUE CARS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM, EVEN IF THEY DON'T CURRENTLY SHOW ANY SYMPTOMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007024April 8, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE IS MAKING CLUNKING NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD. BACK LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. O DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760196April 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760154April 2, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
OUR CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE WE HAVE 2 DIFFERENT EMBLAMS ON THE FENDERS, WINDOW FELL OUT, SPEAKERS BUSTED, CARPET RUINED BY LEAKS, FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SETTING, INSTRUMENT PANEL SMOKED UP AS IF BURNING, HOOD DOESN'T MEET UP WITH COWL, TRUNK STAYS SOAKED, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006629March 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
CONSUMER STATE WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPING NOTICE TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISING. CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE ONE HOUR LATER VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WHILE DRIVING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO RISE AGAIN. CONSUMER RETURNED HOME AND LOOK UNDER HOOD AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE FAN WAS ON FIRE. DEALER REPLACE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006265March 22, 2002
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY VIBRATED, WHEN COMING TO A STOP IT VIBRATED SO HARD AS IF IT WAS GOING THROW CONSUMER OUT OF THE CAR. MECHANIC INDICATED THIS WAS THE WAY VEHICLE WAS OPERATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759668March 22, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT PLASTIC IS BECOMING CLOUDY AND DOES NOT PERMIT THE HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. THE VECHILE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER WHO SAID THE REPAIR WAS $400.00 AND NOT A RECALL ITEM. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS DEATHS AND INJURY. FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE ITEMS AT NO CHARGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006127March 21, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
UPON SHUTTING DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE IT OPENED BACK UP. DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH OR LOCK. HAD TO HOLD DOOR TO DRIVE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006148March 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
SHIFT LEVER DAMAGE, NO LONGER ABLE TO TELL WHAT GEAR IS SHIFTED TO, THERE IS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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