Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#701675December 28, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, WHEELS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER( DOT NUMBER: ??? TIRE SIZE: ??? )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832657December 24, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING LOSS OF INSTRUMENT AND TAIL LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIRED MALFUNCTION AT THE COST TO CONSUMER, REPLACED HEADLAMP SWITCH AND CONNECTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832597December 23, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONER DOES NOT FLOW AIR FROM THE VENTS LIKE IT SHOULD. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832627December 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
AT 37,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN, CAUSING THE WATER PUMP TO LEAK/ENGINE NOT COOL. HEATER ALSO FAILED TO WORK, HEATER MOTOR REPLACED AT 3,000 MILES. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701553December 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
1: IN COLD WEATHER, PARKING BRAKE WILLN'T RELEASE THUS DRAGS TIRES. 2: CALIPERS DON'T FULLY DISENGAGE; NOTICABLE DRAGGING (WEATHER NOT FACTOR) 3: DEALER RELUCTANT TO ASSIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701460December 18, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DEALER UNABLE TO FIX HESATATION- THEN WHEN SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED VIBRATION OCCURRED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832396December 17, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
CONSUMER RECEIVED MFR. RECALL NOTICE #98 S 26 / FORD: SHIFT LEVEL DAMAGE WHICH THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR CAN DETERIORATE AND NOT CORRECTLY INDICATE THE ACTUAL GEAR POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832421December 17, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHENEVER DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS THE ENGINE WOULD LOCK UP. VEHICLE WOULD BUCK BEFORE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 8 DIFFERENT TIMES. TOLD NO PROBLEM EXISTS. NOW NEEDS PARTS FOR REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832346December 16, 1998
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE INSTRUMENT AND TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT. LEARNED THAT THE SWITCH WAS BURNT OUT AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS & SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832365December 16, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE #98V233000. DEALER HAD CHECKED VEHICLE & COULD NOT SHIFT LEVER. INFORMED OWNER PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. WOULD NEED TO ORDER PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832275December 15, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND WATER SPLASHES UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE PULLEY ON THE POWER STEERING SLIPS, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701297December 12, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONSISTENTLY JAM. THIS MAKES THEM USELESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT SEATBELT MECHANISM (REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR UP OR BACK THE SEAT IS ADJUSTED) CAUSE THE BELTS TO TWIST AND JAM. IN ORDER TO UNJAM THEM, YOU MUST STOP THE CAR AND FIGHT WITH THE SEATBELTS. ANY MOVEMENT LOOSENS THEM AND THEY DO NOT RETRACT. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, THE SEATBELTS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE MORE HARM THAN PROTECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832096December 10, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED SMELLED GAS FUMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP VEHICLE AND THE GAS PUMP CUTS OFF AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS FULL, EVEN WHEN IT WAS NOT. THE DEFECTS DESCRIBED COMPLY WITH RECALL NUMBERS 94V203000 AND 94V184000. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830263December 9, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING BELT SLIPPING. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN THE WET CONDITION ROAD THE WATER WOULD COME UNDERNEATH ONTO THE POWER STEERING BELT, CAUSING THE BELT TO SLIP, AND STEERING TO FAIL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, CONSUMER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WA SUNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SOLD BY THE DEALER. HOWEVER, WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER ANY ITEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701230December 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FRONT AND REAR BRAKE MAKING EXCESSIVE GROANING NOISE. REPEATED REPAIRS HAVE BEEN NESSARY YET THE PROBLEM REMAINS. YH *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831959December 8, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A NOISE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES 5 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, AND THE PASSENGER REAR SEATBELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. DAVID RANDOLPH CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS SISTER MARY HATZELL. PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS TO HIM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701146December 6, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT WHAT IS WRONG YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831770December 4, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. CONTACTED THE DEALER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER 98V233000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831796December 4, 1998
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS NOT STAYING ON TRACK, AND THE CONSUMER STATES THE COVER IS COMING OFF THE TRACK OF THE SEAT BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831802December 4, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN WET CONDITIONS ,WATER WOULD GET ONTO POWER STEERING BELT, CAUSING THE BELT TO SLIP ON THE PULLEY, RESULTING IN POWER STEERING FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MFR IS AWEAR OF DEFECT AND HAS A CORRECTIVE KIT. DEALER REFUSES TO DO REPAIRS UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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