Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#490677December 20, 1995
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO ACCELERATION DURING FIRST SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#976822December 19, 1995
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE TANK, THERE WAS A RUPTURE IN THE TANK. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#600652December 18, 1995
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE GAS COVER DOES NOT RELEASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#600655December 18, 1995
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
PROBLEMS WITH GAS TANK DOOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#976589December 14, 1995
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PURCHASE CAR NEW WAS DRIVING AND LOWER BALL JOINT CAME LOOSE . TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#976432December 11, 1995
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ENGINE LOSES ALL POWER ONLY WHEN COLD. AFTER DRIVING FOR 10 OR 20 SECONDS IT STARTS SLOWING DOWN. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#976180December 6, 1995
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER MADE CONTACT W/STEERING WHEEL BEFORE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#975836December 1, 1995
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#975275November 21, 1995
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE AIR BAGS PREMATURELY DEPLOYED, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, DAMAGED BOTH AIR BAG MODULES BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT ALOS SUNROOF WAS DAMAGED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#975074November 17, 1995
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
CONNECTION BLEW AND BRAKE PEDAL AND GEAR SELECTOR WENT TO THE FLOOR. DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#974896November 13, 1995
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE HEAD LIGHT CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD IN THE DARK. TTWHEN MEETIMG TRAFFIC UNABLE TO SEE THE ROADS ADJUSTMENT IS NOT THE PROBLEM, THE MANUFACTURER PUT A SHIELD OVER THE BULB THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE LIGHT TO SHINE BRIGHT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#974324November 1, 1995
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING , DURING RAINING WEATHER . TT CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PULLEY-CRANKSHAFT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#974014October 26, 1995
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL BEFORE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 10 MPH. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#973792October 23, 1995
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
LAP/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, VEHICLE HAD IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#973802October 23, 1995
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED OUT, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. T
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#973551October 18, 1995
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILS IN WET WEATHER.TT CONSUMER STATES SERPENTINE BELT BECOMES WET POWERE STEERING FAILS BECAUSE WET BELT LSIPS TRACTION ON POWER STEERING PULLEY, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT PRESENT TIME TO CORRECT FAILURE, AS OF NOW THERE IS NO REMEDY.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#487093October 16, 1995
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK RUPTURED WHILE FILLING. *DSH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#973099October 6, 1995
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 35MPH, THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER, SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER, WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#601511September 21, 1995
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
GAS CAP FAILED. *DH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#971851September 11, 1995
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER THE STEERING AND ALTERNATOR BELTS LOCK UP. TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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