Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#527990January 8, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527628December 31, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN MELTED INTERNALLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527141December 30, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS CONTINUOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527023December 23, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526969December 16, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES FREQUENT LOSS OF POWER AND STALLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526970December 16, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
FUEL LINE CLAMP FAILED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ALL OVER THE STREET AND UNDER THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526971December 16, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819280December 15, 1997
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CV RETAINING BRACKET BROKE. CAUSE: CV BOUNCES UP/DOWN AND VEHICLE VIBRATES AND OIL LEAKAGE DEVELOPED. END RESULT: POTENTIAL FIRE. ALSO, RENDERED ENGINE INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819949December 12, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT, HIT THE BRAKES AND CAR DID NOT STOP IN TIME, RAN INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE OTHER CAR, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LIGHT HAD BEEN FLASHING PREVIOUSLY, AND DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526299December 10, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING/DOESN'T START RIGHT UP. AFTER STARTING, THE VEHICLE RUNS ROUGHLY FOR 10-15 SECONDS, THEN STALLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#525851December 5, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DESIGN ALLOWS VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKE PEDAL WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523064November 25, 1997
STEERING
STEERING FAILED 3 TIMES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523347November 25, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819135November 17, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLE'S DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604436November 4, 1997
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AUTO AIR CONTROL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524002October 28, 1997
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE IN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#604099October 27, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLANT SENSOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523829October 24, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE RADIATOR CRACKED ON THE SEAMS RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604538October 22, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING HOSE AND PUMP FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817323October 21, 1997
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING AND UPON HITTING A PUDDLE OF WATER THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP, RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER, KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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