Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#706015April 27, 1999
WHEELS:RIM
RIGHT REAR RIM DEVELOPED A CRACK APPROX. 4 " LONG. CAUSED A VBRATION WHILE BRAKING. DEALER SAID THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH FORD CONTOURS ONLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837071April 26, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705988April 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES FOR 2-3 SECOND INTERVALS TRAVELING ANYWHERE FROM 30-60 MPH. FORD HAS TOLD ME THAT BOTH COMPONENTS NEED REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED WITH ME THAT THIS IS A PREMATURE DEFECT. I AGREE AND ALSO BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE WANT TO CHARGE ME $2200-$2400 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR FAULT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705957April 24, 1999
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
RACK & PINION & POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836975April 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PAPER GASKET IS CAUSING OIL LEAKS WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO BLOW. MANUFACTURER HAS REDESIGNED THE PAPER GASKET TO A METAL GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836923April 20, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
PE98063, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS MALFUCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF. THIS MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY, AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED HEADLIGHTS, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. EADELR DID DETERMINE AN "ELECTRICAL PROBLEM". PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705815April 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE LEFT FRONT AXLE BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT PUNCTURED MY TIRE AND DAMAGED THE RIM OF IT. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT WAS JUST WORN OUT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME, AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE ENGINE RUMBLES WHEN IT IDLES. THE BRAKES GRIND ALL THE TIME, AND I HAVE REPLACED THE LEFT ROTOR 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE CARPET COMES OUT FROM UNDER THE REAR SEATS AN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705816April 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
IN JUNE 1998 REPLACED BRAKE PADS, AND HAD ROTORS TURNED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AGAIN, INCLUDING ROTORS IN FEBRUARY 1999. TWO MONTHS LATER ROTORS AGAIN WARPED. IN JULY 1998 HAD TO REPLACE ALTERNATOR. IN APRIL 1999 DASH LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS QUIT WORKING - HAD HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705820April 20, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR STUCK , COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836845April 19, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
WHEN THE HORN IS IN USE IT FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN PRESSED. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, WHICH WERE NOT DONE. HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER, AGAIN, AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705786April 19, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LOSS OF ALL POWER ASSIST WHEN DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES, HAD A CLOSE CALL. ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK WHEN TURNING A CORNER. TOOK BOTH HANDS ON WHEEL TO COMPLETE TURN. SOMEONE LESS STRONGER AND/OR UNAWARE WILL HAVE A WRECK SOME DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705682April 16, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND IN PARK WHILE I WENT IN THE HOUSE TO GET SOMETHING. I HEARD AN EXPLOSION. I LOOKED OUTSIDE AND MY CAR WAS IN FLAMES. THE HOOD WAS BLOWN OFF AND NOW THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF MY CAR. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL INJECTOR LINE AND ALSO SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE FIREWALL AREA. I WAS TI SHAKEN UP TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING. NOW I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIND OUT IF THIS WAS IN FACT A DEFECT IN THE CAR OR WHAT. CAN YOU HELP?
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705646April 15, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FEMALE PART OF SEATBELT IS PRONE TO FALL APART MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FASTEN SEATBELT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836740April 14, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WAS PULLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RETRACT ON ITS OWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705525April 11, 1999
TIRES
DEALER FINALLY REPLACED TIRES WITH MICHELIN X1 AND VIBRATION IS DOWN TO BARELY NOTICEABLE. WE FEEL THE TIRES ARE MASKING THE PROBLEM. FORD ADMITS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SISTER MODEL SOLD IN GERMANY, DOESN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES IT BUT THESE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TIRES SEEM TO HELP. THEY USE PIRELLI GOLD, MICHELLIN X1 IN GERMANY TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM. THEY RULED OUT OTHER CAUSES SUCH AS SUSPENSION, ALIGNMENT, WHEEL BALANCE, ETC. WE ARE WORRIED THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW THAT WILL CAUSE MAJOR FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705488April 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS OUR SECOND CAR WITH THIS MODEL OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION (CD4E) THAT HAS FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILEAGE, THE FIRST WAS A 1995 MAZDA 626 VIN# [XXX]. THE MAJORITY OF THE DRIVING MILES ON BOTH VEHICLES WERE CONSIDERED HIGHWAY MILES AT A CRUISING SEED OF 55MPH OR GREATER, GENERALLY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834586April 7, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
RECALL 98V233000/98S26. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT LEVER LEVER WILL SHIFT, BUT DRIVER CANNOT NOTICE IN WHAT GEAR VEHICLE IS IN. VEHICLE DEFECT IS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO RECALL. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836572April 7, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE. ALL LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WENT OUT EXCEPT THE HEADLAMPS. ALSO, FUSES BLEW OUT TOO OFTEN AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE TURN SIGNAL. MECHANIC REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL AND NOTICED THAT ALL OTHER WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN WERE DAMAGED. DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT IF THERE WAS NO EXTNDED WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705342April 6, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON PUSHING IN THE CLUTCH, VEHICLE WILL INTERMINTENTLY MAINTAIN RPM OR GAIN RPM UNTIL VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP OR UNTIL IT DECIDES TO FALL BACK DOWN. DRIVING CONDITIONS DO NOT AFFECT THE PROBLEM, BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT MAINTAIN AN RPM OVER 5000. VEHICLE WILL ALSO MAINTAIN CURRENT SPEED WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING THE DRIVER TO TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR TO STOP WHILE CAR MAINTAINS AN RPM OVER 3000. CONSULTED SVT SERVICE MANAGER WHO STATED PROBLEM WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. MANAGER OWNS SAME VEHICLE AND HAS SAME PROBLEM, AND STATES MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. HE HAS FOUND NO FIX FOR VEHICLE DESPITE MANY ATTEMPTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705303April 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON HARD FRONTAL IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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