Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#888377May 16, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON/ HORN, AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE NOT WORKING. CONSUEMR STATED THIS WAS SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 99 V 243 000. CONSUMER WAS SCARED THAT AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY IN FACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888403May 16, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON DASHBOARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888412May 16, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
COMSUMER NOTICED THAT CIGARETTE LIGHTER MALFUNCTIONED, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAN SWITCH DID NOT WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745413May 16, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
THE SHORT CAUSED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTING AND BACKLIGHTS NOT TO FUNCTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888244May 15, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE BECAME AIRBORN OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AT 55MPH, AND WHEN HITTING GROUND VEHICLE RAN INTO A DITCH, AND FLIPPED OVER ABOUT 7 TIMES. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888262May 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WAS A BAD OIL LEAK THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS CRANKSHAFT SHIELD. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE CONTACTED THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD AND WAS DENIED HER ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745340May 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. THIS OCCURRED TWO MONTHS AFTER THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. VEHICLE IS ALWAYS DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888154May 14, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
INDICATOR ON TRANSMISSION IS MISSING BECAUSE OF A DEFECT, AND CONSUMER CAN NOT TELL WHICH GEAR VEHICLE IS IN. THERE IS RECALL 98V23300. *AK FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS AS SOON A PASSENGER MOVES, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED, HOWEVER DEALER STATES THAT THER IS NO PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888051May 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FUSE BOX MELTED DUE TO A LOOSE WIRE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887923May 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED PREMATURELY AT ONLY 80,000 MILES, CAUSING INCORRECT READING OF SPEED. IT IS NOT REGISTERING THE MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887927May 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
WHEN TURNING OR BEARING TO LEFT THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. SOUND GOT LOUDER, AND VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO LEFT. CONSUMER WENT TO FIRESTONE TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT FOR VIBRATION. FIRESTONE TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE TO LISTEN TO IT. BEARINGS AND SEALS WERE SHOT, AND NEEDED REPLACEMET. ALSO, LUBRICATION HAD DRIED UP. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745150May 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT ANY RECALLS UNTIL AFTER THE CAR WAS DAMAGED AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOST. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745165May 10, 2001
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE, AFFECTING DRIVER CONTROL OF CAR. ADDITIONALLY, LOOSE SEAT ALSO PRESENTS SAFETY HAZARD IN EVENT OF A CRASH. TWO DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM BUT BOTH WERE UNWILLING TO FIX. THEY JUSTIFIED THEIR REFUSAL TO FIX BY SUGGESTING THE NEED FOR A RECALL SINCE "ALL CONTOURS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM". ONE DEALER EVEN USED THE TERM DEFECT TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887902May 10, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ENGINE SPUTTERED ALOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WIRES HAD MELTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887906May 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED ENGINE COOLING FAN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2000. AT THIS TIME, ENGINE COOLING FAN NEEDED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. VEHICLE NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745090May 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
SPRINGS ARE BROKEN AT THE DRIVER SIDE AND MAKING CLICKING NOISE . MECHANIC ( MIDAS SHOP) TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A CLASSIC PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CARS DUE TO BAD DESIGN FOR THESE CARS TO BREAK VERY EASY MOSTLY ON THE LEFT SIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887804May 9, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, AND PRESSING ON GAS VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887814May 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO BATTERY DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING COVER TO EXPOSE THE WIRES WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887674May 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
INSULATION OF WIRES IN WIRING HARNESS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE "SHAKEN" SOMETIMES IN ORDER TO START VEHICLE. ALSO, TURN SIGNAL CAME ON BY ITSELF, AND AFTER THAT WIRES STARTED SMOKING. CONSUMER THEN PULLED A FUSE WHICH STOPPED WIRES FROM SMOKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887743May 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE WILL STALL WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED/TEMPERATURE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND CANNOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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