Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#526208October 21, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
DURING WET WEATHER POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL WHILE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. IN ADDITION, REPLACED WARPED FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817200October 17, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. RECALL # 97V067000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526602October 14, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOCK HEATER CLIPS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523562October 7, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
DESIGN OF THE POWER STEERING RETURN LINE INTERFERES WITH RIGHT DRIVE SHAFT, RESULTING IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE BEING CUT, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816830October 2, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING,THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#520789September 29, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING LOCKS/FAILS WHEN TURNING A CORNER AFTER DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER. A REPAIR KIT WAS INSTALLED BY DEALER, YET, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522332September 23, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN CONSUMER LOOSES POWER, THE WATER GETS ON THE ENGINE BELTS, CAUSING BELTS TO SLIP, CAUSING COMPLETE POWER LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817415September 18, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHENEVER STARTING UP VEHICLE, ENGINE WOULD RACE AT VERY LOW SPEED & THEN SUDDENLY WOULD ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. HAD TAKEN TO A GARAGE TO CHECK OUT, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603602September 11, 1997
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE INSIDE RELEASE FOR FUEL COMPARTMENT FILLER DOOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523437September 11, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WITH A/C OFF THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, NEEDLE CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816179September 9, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX. 65 MPH WHEN THE HOOD FLEW OPEN . CONSUMER STOPPED PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND THE WINDSHEILD HAD SHATTERED. THE HOOD IS BENT, THE FRONT TOP OF ROOF HAS CAVED IN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#816088September 8, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROAD ANY SPEED ABOVE 5MPH AND APPLICATION OF BRAKES WILL CAUSE BRAKES TO COLLAPSE, CONSUMER CHECKED MASTER CYLINDER AND IT IS FULL. THERE IS NO LEAK IN BRAKE LINE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603865September 8, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR STALLS IN FORWARD/REVERSE GEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816011September 4, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THE HOOD FLEW UP, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A MISSING LATCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#521641September 3, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THE ACCELERATOR CABLE SHREDDED AND JAMMED CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK AT 65 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815949September 3, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WILL GO OFF; WILL STAY OFF FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND THEN COME BACK ON. BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP BURNING ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603815September 3, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
BRAKES FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815860August 29, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUTS OFF ERRATICALLY. VEHICLE'S ENGINE GETS EXTREMLY HOT AT TIMES. OWNER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOE REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER NEVER GAVE OWNER EXACT CAUSE OR A REASON WHY VEHICLE CUTS OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523028August 28, 1997
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603749August 28, 1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
GEAR SHIFTER FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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