Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#835825March 12, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 10,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS TOTALLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704367March 12, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB) CONTAIN CODES (*TC, *TT ECT.) AT THE END OF EACH SUMMARY WITHOUT EXPLANATIONS. IS THERE A STANDARD FORMAT FOR THESE CODES, AND IF SO WHERE IS IT LOCATED? AND IS IT ACCESSABLE VIA THE INTERNET? I HAVE FOUND TWO TSB'S WHICH MATCH MY EXACT PROBLEM: NHTSA ITEM NUMBERS SB51042 & SB051396, BOTH WITH THE CODE OF *JD AT THE END OF THE SUMMARY. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544290March 11, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURES CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH, UNABLE TO RECTIFY FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704291March 11, 1999
SEAT BELTS
THE BELT IS FAR TOO LONG TO BE USED WITH A CAR SEAT - WE HAD TO TIE IT IN A KNOT IN ORDER TO USE OUR CHILD SEAT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704325March 11, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
THE POWER STEERING BELT SLIPS AND LOSES POWER WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER A WATER PUDDLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835650March 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHILE DRIVNG IN SNOWY/WET CONDITIONS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP/VIBRATES/SHAKE. THEN VEHICLE SLID IN THE DIRECTION IT WAS GOING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED THE REAR LEFT CALIPER. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID IT WAS THE WAY THE SYSTEM OPERATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORAMTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835668March 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE DIED OUT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, THERE IS SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER AND OVER AND THE TRANMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. BUT DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704198March 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN PRESSING BRAKES IT VIBRATES AND MAKES NOISE. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITH BECAUSE OF SAME PROBLEM. SERVICE TECH SAYS IT WILL BE A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM DUE TO THE TYPE OF BRAKE PADS THE VEHICLE USES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704226March 9, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THE PARKING BRAKE STICK AND CAUSES THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS TO FAIL WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS ARE RESET BY RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, ON TWO OCCASIONS THE TRACTION CONTROL HAS ACTIVATED, CAUSING SHARP APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES DURING ACCELERATION FOR NO REASON. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED AT 45 MPH ON THE FREEWAY DRUING A SNOW STORM AND THE SECOND OCCURED AT 25 MPH ON A SIDE ROAD DURING A SNOW STORM. PARKING BRAKE ONLY APPEARS TO STICK IN CASES WHERE THE CAR IS WARM AND SITS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPS. WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPLIED. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THE PARKING BRAKE STICKING AND THE FAILURE OF THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. THE FAILURE OF THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL HAS HAPPENED ON BETTER THAN THAN FIVE OCCASIONS, THE SLAMMING ON OF THE BRAKES CAUSED BY THE BRAKES STICKING HAS HAPPENED TWICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835535March 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE BRAKES AND A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL OCCURS. ALSO THER E IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PAD ANDSHOE ASSEMBLY AND DISC BRAKES TWICE. PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704170March 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REMAINS ON DESPITE REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS BY DEALER. THE LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE. YET THE SYSTEM DOES OPERATE. THE DEALER RECCOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE HCU UNIT, YET THE ANITLOCK BRAKES WORK OK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782009March 8, 1999
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704138March 7, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, WHEELS
THE WORST PROBLEM WAS THE WHEEL FALLING OFF WHILE IN OPERATION, WITH NO WARNING. THE AXIL, ROTOR, AND BALLJOINT WAS REPLACED. THE HEATING AND COOLING IS ALL MESSED UP. THE FAN WILL ONLY BLOW ON LOW, IT IS NIETHER HOT NOR COLD. THE TAIL LIGHTS AND PANEL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. IT'S NOT A FUSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544213March 2, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING COLUMN BOLT SIEZED CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703932March 2, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 27,800 AND 46 MONTHS. NEITHER FORD OR BOB RIDINGS WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I WILL HAVE TO PAY FULL $1,925 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AND ALL FORD OR DEALER HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT IS SORRY ABOUT THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703938March 2, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
VEHICLE IN NUMBER OF TIMES FOR POWER ASSIST GOING OUT WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN OR WATER. 2/99 ACCELERATION LOST WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC, NO POWER. HAD VEHICLE IN PREVIOUS WEEK BEFORE WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834314February 25, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, MAKING IT HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703659February 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER. DEALER REPORTED THAT REAR WHEEL ABS SENSORS AND TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH ON DASH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. UPON RETURN OF CAR TO OWNER TRACTION CONTROL INOPERATIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND ABS INOPERATIVE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER EXAMINED CAR AND SAID THAT HCU UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR RETURNED TO CUSTOMER WHILE PARTS WERE ON ORDER. TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS SUBSEQUENTLY WENT OUT DURING NORMAL OPERATION. SIMILAR OCCURRENCES HAVE PREVIOUSLEY BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA ON THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835148February 22, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, BUT ACCELERATED. RAN OFF THE ROAD. DRIVER MANAGED TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKES UP, AND SHE JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE KEPT DIGGING INTO THE DIRT.THE REAR WAS IN THE AIR . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#703526February 20, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
HEATER SWITCH AND WIRING MELTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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