Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#739343January 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WIRES ARE FUSED TOGETHER AND SHORTED OUT. NO FUSE OR CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENNED. FIRE WENT OUT WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739302January 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CAR OVERHEATED SEVERLY WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, I HAD IT TOWED AND SPENT 2 WEEKS AT 2 DIFFERENT AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES (INCLUDING THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN BURIEN, WA) TRYING TO GET IT FIX BEFORE DISCOVERING IT HAD CRACKED THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE. I SPENT ABOUT $1,300 AND HAD TO SALVAGE THE CAR. IS THERE A POSSIBLE WAY TO GET SOME COMPENSATION BACK FROM FORD? I HAVE ALL MY PAPER WORK SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP. GAIL BOWMAN*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559035January 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND CRACK, DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558934January 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REGARDING THE HEAD GASKETS AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558904January 11, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:REAR, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SERPENTINE BELT NOISY, IDLER PULLEY FLAT WITH FLAT SPOT AND TENSIONER NOT TIGHT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877841January 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE COOLING MOTOR QUIT DUE TO WIRING OVERHEATING . IT ALL MELTED IN A BLOB ON ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS OVERHEATED. SAME PROBLEM AS ONE MENTIONED IN RECALL 00V367000 CONCERNING COOLING FAN IN 2.5 ENGINES, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BECAUSE OF A 4.0 ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877893January 10, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
FRONT SUPPORT SYSTEM BOLT HAS STRIPPED OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE LEFT FRONT SUBFRAME REPLACED. *AK THE STRIPPED BOLT IN THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW BOLT AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877944January 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ENGINE OVERHEATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WAS BLOWING OUT BLUE SMOKE AND MAKING CLUNKNIG NOISES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877699January 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL VAPOR LEAKAGE OCCURS CAUSING HEAVY FUEL SMELL FROM UNDER VEHICLE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY FUEL PUMP WHICH HAD NO RUBBER CAP. *AK THE CAUSE FOR GAS VAPOR LEAK WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK SEAL AT THE FUEL PUMP UNIT, AND WAS FIXED. THE CONSUMER STATES IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877802January 9, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739010January 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING AT 75MPH THE ENGINE WATER PUMP GOES OUT. ONLY THING HEARD OR SEEN WAS A ENGINE KNOCK. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877593January 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE KEEPS OVERHEATING AND CAUSING SMOKE UNDER HOOD WHEN DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO FORD ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND FORD CLAIMED THAT THEY REPAIRED PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877682January 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOWER SPEEDS DRIVER HEARD A 'RUBBING' SOUND, CONSEQUENTLY HAD ROTORS TURNED AND THEN REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738948January 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING AND STALLED. CAR WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP AND HAD TO GET TOWED. COMPRESSION TEST REVEALED ZERO PRESSURE IN 2 CYLINDERS THUS MEANING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. CURRENTLY, CAR IS AT REPAIR SHOP WHERE ENGINE IS BEING COMPLETELY TORN DOWN TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738963January 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF TIMES MY CAR WOULD GET STUCK IN PARK AND AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF HITTING AND TRYING TO PRESS THE BUTTON IN ON THE GEAR SHAFT, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT INTO PARK. I GOT THE PROBLEM FIXED AND IT COST $345.00, WHICH LUCKILY WAS COVERED IN MY 30 DAY WARRANTY. BUT I STILL WORRY THAT THE PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND PART OF THE DASHBOARD VIBRATE EXTREMELY HARD WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR IN DRIVE, LIKE WHEN I'M AT A STOP LIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738869January 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TEMPERATURE GAUGE DIDN'T WORK ALL THE TIME. CAR OVERHEATED, TOOK CAR TO PEP BOYS THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, PAID FOR RADIATOR SERVICE. ABOUT 5 DAYS LATER CAR OVERHEATED AND BLEW A HEAD GASKET. TOWED CAR HOME. 2000 MILES OVER WARRANT. WHAT TO DO?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738894January 6, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I ONLY HAVE 2 SPEEDS ON MY HEATER BLOWER,LO AND 2. I ALSO HAVE HAD SMOKE COMMING FROM UNDER THE DASH OR FROM A HEATER VENT WHEN THE HEATER HAS BEEN ON. WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP REGARDLESS OF HOW SMALL THERE IS A THUMP SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE TRUNK AREA. THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM SEEMS TO HIT REALLY HARD WITH ANY KIND OF BUMP IN THE ROAD. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSY FIXED ACCORDING THE RECALL BECAUSE OF TAILLIGHT AND PANEL FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877484January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
DEFECTIVE ENGINE COLLING FAN CAUSED A FIRE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V367000 ALTHOUGH IT HAD SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877505January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
FORD HAS A RECALL FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN ON SOME FORD CONTOURS. THIS VEHICLE HAS THAT PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. DEALER HAS TOLD CONSUMER THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877528January 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE CUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. IT WS RAINING AND ENGINE WAS A V-4. RECALL WAS FOR A V-6 ENGINE. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. VEHICLE HAD A NEW ENGINE. CONSUMER STATED THAT ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM BEGINNING, AND ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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