Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#891028June 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES FOR OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEAD GASKET HAD CRACKED, AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747241June 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR HAS OVERHEATED ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS, ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, BLOWN HEAD GASKET THE LAST TIME CAR OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER IS TRYING TO SAY THAT THE RECALLED COOLING FAN DIDN'T RESULT IN DESTRUCTION OF ENGINE. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH THE DEALER SERVICE AND IN FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP DEPT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890908June 21, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER WAS GOING 55MPH WHEN DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED.CONSUMER HELD IT CLOSED AND CONTINUED DRIVING. CONSUMER HAD TO LEAN AGAINST DOOR TO LOCK DOOR.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890928June 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP FRONT BRAKES GRIND. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO REPAIR SHOP, WERE MECHANIC STATED THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE TOO SOFT, AND ROTORS HAVE WORNOUT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890766June 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN ASSEMBLY IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE HORN NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, FORD STATED THAT SINCE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED OVER THE HORN, THE REPAIR WOULD BE COSTLY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890821June 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION FAILS TO COMPLETELY SHUT VEHICLE OFF WHEN TURNED TO OFF POSITION, AND THE KEY IS REMOVED. CONSUMER STATED THAT IT ALSO TAKES EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO INSERT OR REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND WAS GOING TO REPLACE IGNITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890662June 19, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT HAND TURN WHOLE ASSEMBLY MOVES. ALSO, SPRINGS SHIFT, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN TVEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747051June 19, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING LOCKED UP PREMATURELY CAUSING CAR TO PULL VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT HAD THERE BEEN A CAR TO THE RIGHT. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL DUE TO OTHERS HAVING WHEEL BEARING PROBLEMS PREMATURELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890574June 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
CONSUMER SPED UP TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS RACING UP TO 2000 RPM/, STALLING, AND MAKING A RUMBLING SOUND. DEALER STATED OXYGEN SENSOR HAD GONE BAD. IT CONTROLS AMOUNT OF AIR AND GAS MIXTURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890518June 18, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER FILLED TANK WITH GAS AND AFTER PAYING AND COMING BACK OU NOTICED GAS WAS SPILLING ALL OVER THE GROUND. IT CONTINUED TO LEAK FOR 3 HOURS. DEALER FOUND A CRACK IN FUEL TANK. CONSUMER HAD TO GET REPLACE WHOLE ASSEMBLY AT HIS COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890527June 18, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH,ODOMETER GAUGE DROPPED TO 10 MPH. ENGINE LIGHT AND ODOMETER LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS THE SPEED SENSOR. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746928June 16, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO BACKUP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561638June 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LOSES ALL FUNCTION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561665June 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
THE VEHICLE'S REAR SPRING WAS FOUND BROKEN, THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE FOR REAR SPRING CORROSION AND BREAKING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746891June 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
PLASTIC PUMP IMPELLER UNSUITABLE FOR APPLICATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890491June 15, 2001
SUSPENSION
WAS DRIVING 20MPH WHEN FRONT END BROKE LOOSE. STRUTS HAD BROKEN. VEHCLE HIT GROUND, ANDTHEN WAS THROWN ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC. IT FINALLY HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. NO INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890499June 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR WHEN IT DOES, IT IS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. ALSO, UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGINITION SWITCH AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890503June 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS MAKING A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE TRAVELING. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, BOTH WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE, BUT UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBELM. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746773June 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE CAR WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET, ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS ALOT OF SMOKE. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER.THAT IS WHEN THE FIRE WAS FIRST NOTICED.THE FIRE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746774June 13, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN WET CONDITIONS, WATER IS BACKSPLASHED BY FRONT RIGHT TIRE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY WHERE THE MAIN DRIVE BELTS ARE. THIS CAUSES THE POWER STEERING PULLEY TO SLIP AND SIEZE, THEREBY CAUSING A LOCK UP ON THE STEERING MECHANISM. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND CREATES A HAZARDOUS SITUATION BECAUSE YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE MOMENTARILY. WE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE RECENTLY IN THE EXPRESSWAY, WHILE TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT AND PUDDLES. STEERING SIEZED AND CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY WE BROUGHT THE CAR UNDER CONTROL BEFORE CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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