Ford Contour Complaints

3,154 consumer complaints on file.

#558478December 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A FENCE AND DAMAGING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL 00V-075 REGARDING PCRV CORROSION, CONSUMER REQUEST THAT DEALER LOOK AT BRAKES BUT THEY REFUSED TO CHECK THEM UNLESS SHE PAID ALTHOUGH VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558004December 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE WIRING WAS DAMAGED BY CORROSION WHICH CAUSED THE ABS LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION, THE ALARM SYSTEM TO BE DEFECTIVE, THE HEATING SYSTEM TO WORK IMPROPERLY, AND THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO NOT WORK. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737637December 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED FRONT TIRE, CAR LEFT ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737663December 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ABS DID NOT WORK IN SNOW. DEALER SAID WIRE HARNESS HAD MOISTURE IN IT. HAVE TO REPLACE HARNESS. COST: $3000+*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876289December 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737586December 10, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK:SELECTOR DEVICES
AC/HEATER SWITCH WHICH PREVIOUSLY FAILED (VERY SIMILAR TO EXISTING INVESTIGATION # PE00023) IN OCT 2000, HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE AC/HEATER SWITCH WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ENGAGE THE HVAC SYSTEM AND WILL FAIL TO ENGAGE THE AC COMPRESSOR WHEN AN AC MODE IS SELECTED. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS PART AND I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART IN THE DATABASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876152December 7, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER OR IN RAIN, POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. AT THAT TIME ALERNATOR LIGHT COMES ON, HAS BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS , SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. ALSO, FILLING UP WITH GASOLINE VEHICLE WILL SMELL FOR LONG TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785097December 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE BRAKES MAKE A CONSTANT GRINDING NOISE AND MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS HEATED, THE DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737381December 6, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
GASOLINE SPURTS BACK OUT OF THE FILLER LINE EVERYTIME I GAS UP. IT IS NECESSARY TO JUST LET THE GAS TRICKLE IN FROM THE PUMP TO AVOID THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737436December 6, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
LOUD HUMMING NOISE AND VIBRATION DURING RIGHT TURN. TAKEN TO DEALER AND REPAIRED AT MY COST PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876001December 5, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE HESTITATED. THROTTLE WOULD ROAR UP HIGH. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND THEN VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. BOTH DEALERSHIPS WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875933December 4, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULDN'T START. IGNITION SWITCH DAMAGED KEY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875935December 4, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED AND STARTED A FIRE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737193December 2, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
IN OCT 1999 AMERICAN FORD TOLD US THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SUSPENSION SPRING WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. COSTIN US $262 FOR FIX. NOW A YEAR LATER THEY TELL US THE REAR SPRING IS BROKEN AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THIS TIME FOR A COST OF $400 APRX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737133December 1, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I WAS UNABLE TO REFUEL VEHICLE AT ALL, I TOOK VEHICLE TO NOURSE FAMILY FORD OF DELAWARE, OH, FOR REPAIRS, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL NECK TO TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737146December 1, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
UNABLE TO FILL GAS TANK WITHOUT GAS OVERFLOW, OR GAS FEEDBACK, SHUTTING OFF FUEL NOZZLE. ATTEMPTED TO TURN FUEL NOZZLE, IN EVERY POSITION TO NO AVAIL. CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NO RECALL, JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FRUST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737077November 30, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
HEATER OPERATES INTERMITTENT, VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWS WIRE CONNECTOR AND RESISTOR PACK MELTED. FORD REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT APPEAR TO WANT TO GET INVOLVED. I NOW FIND SEVERAL OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM, AND HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR, AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, SINCE MY WIFE HAS THE GRANDCHILDREN WITH HER AN INJURY OR DEATH COULD HAVE OCURRED. THE AGGREVATION COMES FROM FORD AND THE DEALERS WITH THE "SO WHAT ATTITUDE" ABOUT MY HAVING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND THEN SEE THE WARRANTY COMPANY ABOUT GETTING PAID, AND THE FACT THAT THEY NEVER BOTHERED TO TELL ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM, SAFETY BULLETIN RECALLS 99M07 AND 99M08. I HAVE TO FIND THIS OUT MYSELF? LOOKING THROUGH THE DATA, SEEMS FORD HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, AND ARE NOT FIXING IT, MORE THAN ONE REPORT OF DASHBOARD FIRES, CARS BLOWING UP WHEN STARTING, ETC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737058November 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
WHEN THE ABS FAILED, THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION AT ALL. LUCKILY, I WAS GOING SLOWLY ON A LOCAL CITY STREET, AND USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON NO MORE THAN 15 SECONDS BEFORE I HAD TO USE THE BRAKES TO PREVENT HITTING A CAR THAT PULLED OUT AHEAD OF ME. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, I SLOWED THE CAR SLOWLY WITH THE STANDARD BRAKES, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY THE OTHER CAR PULLED OUT. IT TOOK 3 WEEKS FOR THE BRAKES TO BE REPAIRED, AT A COST OF $2399, NOT INCLUDING COST OF RENTAL CARS, ETC. FORD HAS DECLINED ANY REIMBURSMENT, AS THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36, 000 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875709November 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH REAR DIFFERENTIAL BLEW OUT. ALSO AXLE TOPPLED OUT. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THERE HAD BEEN TROUBLE WITH CD4E TRANSMISSIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557621November 28, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND LEAVING THE CONSUMER STRANDED, THERE IS A RECALL (97V225), HOWEVER THE DEALER STATES THAT THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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