Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#8018449September 11, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING 50MPH HEAT WAS EXTREMLY HOT COMING FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018356September 10, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A FIRE ON RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE IN COOLING FAN. CAR WAS TOTALED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#766905September 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
CONSOLE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR FAILED, CAUSING SHIFTER TO BE STUCK IN GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017635August 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017594August 29, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN VEHICLE RAN OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017423August 28, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN VEHICLE GET TO HALF A TANK OF GAS IT WILL STALL OUT. CONTACTED DEALER. FUEL PUMP HAD RUSTED ON INSIDE. HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED 3 TIMES,BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017269August 27, 2002
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE AIR CONDITIONER SERVICED, AND THE PRODUCT THAT WAS USED CAUSED A LARGE PROBLEM IN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. A LEAK HAS DEVELOPED. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766155August 24, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TOP MOUNTED TAIL LIGHT FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016933August 22, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ALL POWER WINDOWS ARE OFF TRACK, CONSUMER UNABLE TO PUT WINDOWS DOWN. *AK THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016935August 22, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TEMPERATURE GAUGE CONSTANTLY SHOWS VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING, WHEN IN FACT IT IS NOT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016937August 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION, HORN WILL SOUND ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER HAS DISCONNECTED FUSE.*AK JLG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016939August 22, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016842August 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VHEICLE WAS TOWED TO GARAGE AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT FLYWHEEL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016828August 21, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP,COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016831August 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS HAVE WARPED, AND CONSUMER HAD THEM REPLACED SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES LATER. NEW ROTORS ALSO WARPED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE ORIGIONAL ROTORS WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD UP AND WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006948August 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
ADVISED BY DEALER THIS COMPONET, THOUGH SUBJECT TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR IDENTICAL FAILURE WAS NOT ON MY VIN. I MAINTAIN IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED/REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. WITHOUT THE INDICATOR IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHICH POSITION YOU ARE IN. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A HAZARD IN THE MODE OF THE FAILURE CAUSING BINDING IN THE SHIFT LEVER, PREVENTING SOME POSITIONS FROM BEING ENGAGED. *AK *JB *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS*765858
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765872August 19, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY THROUGH A PUDDLE THE CAR CAN EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN, TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS RESULTS IN DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765788August 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO CHARAPP FORD NUMERIOUS TIMES FOR SAME COMPLAINT. FIRST TIME VCT SOLENOID WAS REPLACED, SECOND TIME VCT REPLACED AGAIN. THIS PAST WEEK WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER TALKING WITH TECHICIAN HE CONFIRMED THE STALLING PROBLEM. WAS TOLD IT WAS A CARBON BUILD UP AND TO TRY DRIVING WITH GAS TREATMENT IN CAR. STALLED TWICE LEAVING CHARAPP. CONTINUED STALLING 6 TIMES THAT DAY. DROVE FOR OVER TWO HUNDRED MILES AND NO CHANGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT STAKE! MY CAR STALLED WHILE TURNING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC FROM A STOP SIGN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#786429August 16, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ENGINE WENT FROM NORMAL TO RED HOT IN TEMPERATURE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND FOUND PLASTIC WATER PUMP FAN HAD BROKEN INTO PIECES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016502August 16, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR BRAKE DISC PADS, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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