Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#742381March 13, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882844March 13, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED FUEL SPILLAGE, DEALER HAS REPLACED A CANISTER, FUEL NECK, FILLER NECK ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER PROBLEMS STILL OCCUR, CONSUMER STATES PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOPS AND FUEL GUSHES OUT, DEALER STATED POSSIBLY THE FILLER NECK IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO STICK RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882863March 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEARS ARE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, AND THERE IS A DELAY WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882870March 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER HAS HAD A RECALL ON ENGINE OVERHEATING, AND DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR A WEEK. DEALER INDICATED VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL.*AK THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED, THEN NEW MOTOR DUE TO OVERHEATING, 2 MONTHS LAER THERE WAS AN INTERNAL REPAIR COMPLETE, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN AND ENGINE WAS REPLACED AGAIN, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING TOTAL REFUND AND TO TURN IN VEHICLE, ALL PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882905March 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. *AK CONSUMER STATES BROKEN SPRING HAS EXTENSIVE RUST ON BOTH SURFACES OF BREAK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742319March 12, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM I SMELLED SOMETHING THAT SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, THE BLOWER MOTOR STOP RUNNING. I PLAYED WITH THE SWITCH AND ONLY HIGH WORKED. I TURNED THE FAN OFF. THIS FORCED ME TO DRIVE WITH THE CHOICE OF A POTENTIAL FIRE OR SEEING OUT OF THE WINSHIELD. THE NEXT DAY I PURCHASED A NEW BLOWER MOTOR RELAY FROM A FORD DEALER. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT I NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTOR TO THE RESISTOR WAS MELTED TO THE RESISTOR, THERE WERE BARE WIRES ON THE HARNESS SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND PURCHASED A NEW CONNECTOR. WHAT A SURPRISE TO FIND THAT THEY HAD A CONNECTOR IN STOCK. THIS MADE ME THINK THAT THIS MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHAT WILL KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND STARTING A REAL FIRE .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742327March 12, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MY CAR FREQUENTLY SMELLS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HARDLY EVER DRIVE IT. I AM ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECENT ARTICLES ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRES IN CONTOUR MODELS. I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SITUATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882746March 12, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED REGARDING HEATER SYSTEM. WHEN HE HAD HEATER ON HIGHEST SETTING, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL THAT CAME FROM DASHBOARD. SMOKE AND FUMES WERE SO BAD THAT HAD TO STICK HEAD OUT OF VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, HEATER SYSTEM CANNOT BE TURNED ON TO HIGHEST SETTINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882747March 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN IT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882749March 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
'IMPALER' IN VEHICLES WATER PUMP BROKE APART. DUE TO THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BREAKING, CAR OVERHEATED RAPIDLY, RESULTING IN HEAD GASKETS BLOWING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882762March 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
FIRST DAY CAR WAS BOUGHT ENGINE DIED, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY GAVE CONSUMER ANOTHER CONTOUR. CURRENTLY, VEHCILE WILL SHUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, AND ENGINE WAS ACTING UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 3 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, IT JERKS AND VIBRATES, CONSUMER DOES NOT THINK THAT DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION LIKE THEY SAID. 1 TIME FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. FRONT SWAY BAR REPLACED, STEERING WOULD SHIMMY AND RATTLE. BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED, DUE TO RATTLING NOISE IN AIR CONDITIONER, ALSO CYCLING SWITCH REPLACED DUE TO AIR CONDITIONER NOT COOLING. LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED, BELT WOULD NOT BUCKLE. STARTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER FOUND LOOSE CONNECTION AT ACT. REAR STRUTS REPLACED, NOISY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882536March 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
COVER OVER SCREW ON WINDSHIELD WIPER CAME OFF. CONSUMER HAS A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, AND DEALER WANTS HER TO PAY FOR IT. CONSUMER SAID IT CAME FROM MANUFACTURER THAT WAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882583March 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK, NOZZLE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. DEALER FOUND PROBLEM WITH FUEL FILLER PIPE. FLAPPER VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882605March 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
"MOD PUMP" FOR ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. NO REASON GIVEN FOR POSSIBLE CAUSE OF DEFECT. *AK PRIOR TO BREAKING OF THE PUMP, CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882608March 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
VEHICLE HAS A CRACK IN TRANSMISSION HOUSING.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HE OBSERVED A CRACK IN THE BOTTOME OF THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING, SINCE NO TRANSMISSION WORK HAS EVER BEEN PERFORMED UNDER CONSUMER'S OWNERSHIP ROUGHLY SINCE 41,000 MILES IN THE MECHANIC'S OPINION THAT EITHER THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING WAS CRACKED WHEN INSTALLED OR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN RESULTING IN A CRACKED HOUSING, HE ALSO OBSERVED WHAT MIGHT BE BAD FRONT COIL SPRINGS, THEY ARE MAKING A RUBBING NOSIE ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE OR IN A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT,CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER THEY HAVE CALLED HER CONSUMER BACK BUT THEY HAVE TURNED THE COMPLAINT INTO A FEEDBACK REPORT CONSUMER HAS ALSO HAD ROTORS TURNED AND SERVICED TWICE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560304March 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLES ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-367 RESULTING IN A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONSUMER REQUEST FULL REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS ONLY GIVEN A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560252March 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE CONSUMER WAS NOT TOLD OF ANY WIRING/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES, NOW THEY WILL NOT HONOR ANY RECALL OR WARRANTIES BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE, THE PLASTIC COVERING ON THE WIRING HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS BREAKING OFF. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882291March 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED VEHICLE OVERHEATING. DEALER STATED ENGINE FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT PARTS WERE NOT IN . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882307March 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AT 60,000MILES HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WATER PUMP/ TIMING BELT, AND POSSIBLY NEW HEAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882349March 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
CONSUMER TURNED ON ENGINE TO WARM UP, THEN WENT TO HOUSE, BUT WHEN CAME BACK OUT, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. DEALER SAID THAT FIRE STARTED ON ENGINE COOLING LINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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