Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#833868January 21, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A POWER SURGE THAT SHORTED OUT THE SWITCH TO THE HEATER FAN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833796January 20, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
COMPUTER BOARD HAS A PROGRAMMING ERROR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AND NOT REGISTER. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN MID 2/99. AS OF 18 FEB 99 PARTS STILL NOT RECEIVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702367January 19, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702349January 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP IT WILL BE 2 WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN FIX WE HAVE SNOW AND ICE WHICH MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS ENOUGH WITHOUT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833624January 15, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE FRAME UNDERNEATH, BY THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, IS SHAKING AND RATTLING. DEALER SAYS HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833637January 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS, AND WITHIN 6 SECONDS OF ITS STALLING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833449January 13, 1999
SEATS
THE VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S SEATS COLLAPSED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833482January 13, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A MFR. RECALL REPAIRS , UNDER DASH FIRE BROKE OUT WHILE IN THE DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIRS; NEEDS HELP ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701155January 13, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
EACH TIME DEALER WAS CONTACTED, HE INFORMED ME, "THERE WAS NO POINT IN CONTACTING ANYONE BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS WERE 'NO BIG DEAL' ". IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WE HAVE REPLACED A RATHER SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PARTS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. WHEN WE HAD THE FRONT COIL SPRING REPLACED, THE MECHANIC TOLD US HE'D NEVER SEEN SO MUCH RUST UNDER A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. HE ALSO SAID NEW STRUTS WOULD BE NEEDED ALREADY NEXT YEAR TOO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702190January 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEMS OCCURRED SINCE CAR WAS LESS THAN 500 MILES OLD. THE CUTTING OFF OF THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THAT TIME AND STILL OCCURS AFTER 17,600 MILES. PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND. LOSS CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN THE ABS AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN DRIVING DURING A SNOWY WEATHER. LOSS CONTROL OF CAR AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE DRIVER SEAT MOVES FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833377January 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SURGE WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. CONSUMER PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM PULLING OFF ON ITS OWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833425January 12, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING OIL WHILE DRIVING, PULLED OVER AND NOTICED OIL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM WHICH IS CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO SMOKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702110January 11, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
FUMES ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THROUGH HEATER VENTS AFTER ENGINE IS WARM. THESE FUMES CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. MAY BE SIMILAR TO COMPLAINTS REGISTERED UNDER ODI ID 539092, 828169
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833223January 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FUSE BOX CAN BE OPENED AND THE FUSES CAN NOT BE REACHED. DEALER STATES THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS INSTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833183January 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, AND CONTACTED DEALER/MANUFACTURER IN 11/98. PARTS NOT IN AFTER 60 DAYS. OWNER CANNOT GET REMEDY OF PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832825December 30, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHEN PUMPING GAS WAS DIFFICULT TO START VEHICLE. A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. NEW GAS TANK WAS INSTALLED. FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE KNOCKING AND SQUEALING. REPLACED THREE TIMES. SUNROOF MOTOR WENT OUT. REPLACEMENT MADE. ALSO, STARTER PROBLEMS OCCURRED. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832754December 29, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT LEVER WAS DAMAGED, AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. ALSO, THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE HAS ACID RAIN IN IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701701December 29, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE FIRST NOTICABLE SYMPTOM WAS THAT MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. I THEN LEARNED THAT, ALTHOUGH MY HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND EMEMGENCY FLASHERS STILL FUNCTIONED, MY RUNNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO OUT. UPON TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD SHORTED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR WIRING HARNESS. TO ADD FURTHER INSULT TO INJURY, I HAD TO PURCHASE AN ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT I WISHED TO HAVE THE DAMAGE HARNESS REPAIRED OR REPLACED BECAUSE THE NEEDED PARTS COULD NOT BE OBTAINED SEPARATELY. THIS HAS ALL BEEN REPORTED TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE MATTER. I HAVE ONLY REPORTED MY CASE TO THE NHTSA AFTER FINDING A LISTING IN YOUR ONLINE INVESTIGATIONS DATABASE FOR ACTION NUMBER PE98063 AND THOUGHT THAT MY STORY MAY PERTAIN TO THIS INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701647December 28, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
POWER STEERING BECOMES DISABLES WHEN DRIVEN THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER. SAFETY SHOULD BE A RECALL BY FORD MOTOR CORP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701672December 28, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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