Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#856237February 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF GEAR ,CAUSING LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856327February 4, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD GET TANGLED UP AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. DEALER NOTIFIED, HAD BOTH BELTS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718322February 4, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FORD HAS A RECALL ON THIS, BUT THE REP THAT RESPONDED TO MY EMAIL, CLAIMED MY VIN NO. DISQUALIFIES MY CAR. I DISAGREE, THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM & I HAVE THE PROBLEM. THREE TIMES I HAVE ACCIDENTLY PUT IT IN REVERSE WHEN I WANTED TO GO FORWARD. YOU CANNOT TELL WHAT GEAR YOU HAVE SELECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856144February 3, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V103/MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS 99M07, 99M03 AND 99S14 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT FAILURE. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856175February 3, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V103000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S14 CONCERNING HEADLIGHTS. DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE RECALL. CONSUMER RECEIVED A REFUND. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL, DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856202February 3, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND SHE REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856203February 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHLE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. THE SAME HAPPEND WHEN IT WAS IN THIRD GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718243February 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FROM INFORMATION I'VE READ VIA THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE CARS MODELS 1995-96. IMPELLER EXPLODES SUDDENLY INTO 100S OF PIECES, DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. ENGINE OVERHEATS SUDDENLY, SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE IF NOT CAUGHT IMMEDIATLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856069February 2, 2000
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER WAS AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF HIM HAD SLOWED DOWN, BUT THE CAR BEHIND DIDN'T COMPLY. CAR HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, AND SMASHED IT IN. SEA TBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#856097February 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN CONSUME R STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED OR TO STOP VEHICLE, HE COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES, LIKE THEY WERE FALLING APART. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718208February 2, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855855February 1, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG SENSOR IS ON BACK ORDER SINCE OCTOBER 1999. AS OF YET DEALER HAS NO PART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855865February 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING SMELLED AN AWFULL SMELL LIKE WIRES BURNING. BLOWER/ HEATER, AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718072January 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718087January 30, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
IT SEEMS TO BE A RECOURING PROBLEM IN THAT THE DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK MAKES IT VERY HARD TO FILL UP THE TANK WITHOUT GASOLINE EJECTING FROM THE TANK WHILE FILLING. I FIND MYSELF PUTTING IN 5 CENTS OF GAS AT A TIME. 4/5 TIMES FILLING THE TANK I HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND A GOOD AMOUNT OF FUEL IS SPILLED EACH TIME. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE BRANDS/OCTANES OF FUEL, AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717981January 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BECAUSE THE AXLE WAS PUT IN WRONG, MANY PROBLEMS OCCURED, INCLUDING TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I DO NOT KNOW ALL THE DETAILED PROBLEMS, BUT I HAVE A RECEIPT FROM MY MECHANIC WITH EVERYTHING LISTED. HE SAID THAT BECAUSE THE AXLE WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED THROUGH IT AT AN ODD ANGLE. I ALSO HAVE A FAX FROM FORD THAT WAS SENT TO MY MECHANIC REGARDING WARNINGS OF THE AXLE BEING INCORRECTLY INSTALLED ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. YOU MAY CONTACT MY MECHANIC FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY NEED. HIS NAME IS KEN FOWLER, THE OWNER OF A-1 TRANSMISSIONS IN LUBBOCK, TX. HIS PHONE NUMBER IS 806-792-4319.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855610January 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND CAR MAKES A HARD NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855613January 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
BATTERY NOT ABLE TO HOLD THE CURRENT. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855654January 27, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALERSHIP HAD CAR OVER TWENTY TWO DAYS, AND VEHICLE STILL HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717959January 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
FAILURE OF DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSED POWER ASSIST FAILURE IN ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SITUATION. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND STOPPED CAR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION DUE TO DRASTIC REDUCTION IN BRAKING. DEALER REPORTS THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS RECENTLY. GASKET IS UNAVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT FOR OVER 2 WEEKS BECAUSE IT IS BEING REDESIGNED. CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED NOT TO TAKE IN PERSONAL THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS SAFETY DEFECT. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS DEFECT IS THAT IT IS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT NOTICE. CAR RAN ROUGH FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT GAVE NO INDICATION OF POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE UNTIL IT WAS ALMOST TOO LATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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