Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#885047April 4, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH WHEN HOOD FLEW UP, SMASHING WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER HAD TO HAMMER HOOD DOWN TO GET IT HOME. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTOBODY SHOP, THEY HAD NO EXPLAINATION WHY IT HAPPENED. CONSUMER WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES ONE PERSON WAS INJURED DUE TO INCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#743487April 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE GAS TANK SUPPLY SPOUT ACTS LIKE IT IS PLUGGED WILL NOT TAKE THE GAS VERY FAST. HAS NEVER SEEMED TO BREATHE PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884916April 3, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND FROM FRONT RIGHT OF VEHICLE, HAD IT INSPECTED, AND WAS TOLD THAT RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743401April 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLING GUAGE SHOWS ENGINE RUNNING AT HIGH END-ALMOST TO RED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560603March 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE MASS AIR FLOW WAS OUT OF RANGE, DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884648March 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DESIGN FLAW IN ENGINE IS CAUSING A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL ,GEAR SHIFT AND DOWN IN BRAKE PEDAL. IT HAS BECOME WORSE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE JERKS AND PULSATES WHILE BRAKING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743202March 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR WAS SOLD WHEN THEY KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE-THEY ARE NO LONGER MAKING THEM. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884502March 28, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED ON/OFF. BASED ON INFORMATION FROM MECHANIC, AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE BEFORE REPLACING SENSOR. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884300March 27, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SHINE AS BRIGHT AS THEY SHOULD SHINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT CONSUMER HAS TO CHANGE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884135March 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH HIT AN ENBANKMENT AND WENT UP RAILROAD TRACK , TEARING BUMPER., AND MADE A HOLE IN OIL PAN. ALSO ,ABOUT $3,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO FRONT END. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#884172March 26, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR AND COURTESY LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLASH RAPIDLY ON AND OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884238March 26, 2001
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 95E006002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL# 7243. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. AIRBAG BLEW UP, CAUSING DASHBOARD TO CRACK/ WINDSHIELD/ SUNVISOR AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW TO BREAK. SUNVISOR FLEW TO REAR OF VEHICLE, AND CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO A CHILD. CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 10 MPH, CAUSING AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. DURING DEPLOYMENT, VEHICLE HAD BLACK SMOKE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#883927March 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMERS HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM 7 TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER RECALL 00V075001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S03/ REAR BRAKE VALVES WAS DONE. BRAKES SQEUAL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DEALER COULDN'T FIND A REMEDY.*AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES SQUEAL AND SOMETIMES THEY FEEL LIKE THERE IS AIR IN THEM, DEALER HAS REPLACED REAR BRAKE DRUMS, PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884008March 23, 2001
WHEELS
FRONT WHEELS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING AND CORROSION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884010March 23, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED TO PRODUCE PROPER LIGHTING AT NIGHT, CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. TO DEALER 3 TIMES, REPLACED HEADLIGHTS, DID NOT REMEDY. THEN DEALER STATED IT WAS A DEFECT BECAUSE LIGHTS WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884015March 23, 2001
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EA O1 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE ENGINE WAS OKAY BUT THE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD CAMES AND STAYS ON. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884020March 23, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE WHILE VEHICLE WAS COLD. AFTER VEHICLE HAD WARMED UP, WOULD RELEASE EMERGENCY BRAKES. REAR DISC BRAKES WOULD STICK AFTER BEING RELEASED. WATER WAS GETTING INTO CABLES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP,AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC A NEW CALIPER, WHICH WAS REDESIGNED, WOULD BE NEEDED ALONG WITH BRAKE CABLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884039March 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STEERING
WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE OR MAKING A TURN WHEN VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884045March 23, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. "NO RECALLS AND OUT OF ITS WARRANTY". *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883920March 23, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM LOCKED POSITION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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