1995 FORD CONTOUR Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION SENSOR WAS NEE...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED A BURNING ODOR WAS EMITTED FROM THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...

Mileage: 158,140

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE, WHICH WAS ALSO PUNCTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING....

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A BURNING ODOR BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE VENTS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE I...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON WHILE IN PARK WHEN A FUSE BLEW AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC THEN CONFIRMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO ...

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD WAS FRACTURING FROM THE PLASTIC COVERING AND THE WIRES WERE TOUCHING WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF THE WIRES SHORTENING OR CAUSING A F...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 1995 FORD CONTOUR AND JUST FOUND OUT ALL ALONG THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN ON THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT . THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND IS CAUSING THE CAR TO ACT ERRATICALLY IT IS A FIRE HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THE WIRING HARNESS IS FRAYED IF I TOUCH ANY OF THE WIRES THE INSULATION JU...

Mileage: 198,000

THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC COVERING THE WIRES IS CRACKED AND PEELING OFF IN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM CAUSING THE CAR TO OCCASIONALLY BRAKE FOR NO REASON AND TO KICK AND SPUTTER WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS BEEN RAINING. THE FORD DEALER ADMITS IT IS ...

Mileage: 118,754

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1995 FORD CONTOUR AND I NOTICED ITS BEEN SMOKING THE MECHANIC KEEPS SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR THEY CANT DETECT A PROBLEM. I NOTICED THIS MODEL CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS. COULD THIS USED CAR BE AFFECTED BY A FAULTY PART AND CAN I QUALIFY FOR A RECALL PART REPAIR IF T...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN OVER HEATING CONTINUOUSLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE BURNING SMELL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. AT TIMES, THE KEY WAS TOO HOT T...

Mileage: 80,000

MY '95 FORD CONTOUR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING, SMELLING HOT, WITH THE STEERING COLUMN HEATING UP TO THE POINT OF THE CAR KEY, IN THE IGNITION, GETTING TOO HOTTO HANDLE--FOR SOME TIME, NOW. FEARING THAT THERE MIGHT BE A FIRE HAZARD, I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. HE SAID MY CAR, PER IT'S VIN NO., HAS ...

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 1995 FORD CONTOUR WHICH HAS A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS THAT LED TO VEHICLE PROBLEMS. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT A RECALL (99M03) WAS ISSUED FOR FAULTY WIRES. MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. WHY WER...

Mileage: 112,000

I TOOK MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR IN TO MY LOCAL PERRY LINCOLN FORD DEALER, ON HITCHCOCK ST., IN SANTA BARBARA, CA--TODAY (10/12/09. I STATED TO THE REPAIRMAN THAT I NOTICED, ON THE INTERNET, THAT THE '95 FORD CONTOURS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR IGNITION FIRES. I TOLD HIM THAT MY IGNITION SWITCH HEATS UP...

Mileage: 80,000

I TOOK MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR IN TO MY LOCAL PERRY LINCOLN FORD DEALER, ON HITCHCOCK ST., IN SANTA BARBARA, CA--TODAY (10/12/09. I STATED TO THE REPAIRMAN THAT I NOTICED, ON THE INTERNET, THAT THE '95 FORD CONTOURS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR IGNITION FIRES. I TOLD HIM THAT MY IGNITION SWITCH HEATS UP...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V367000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) IN 2004. FIVE YEARS LATER, THE FAN MOTORS HAVE OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO MELT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT TH...

Mileage: 58,109

THIS WAS AN "OWNER NOTIFICATION" OR A FORD RECALL (NOT ORDERED BY THE FED GOV.) NUMBER 99M03, WHEREIN FORD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS ON 1995 FORD CONTOUR VEHICLES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ...

Mileage: 80,000

ITS 1995 FORD CONTOUR ALL WIRING UNDER HOOD HAS INSULATION CRACKING AND FALLING OFF ALL THE WAY TO HOT CABLES AT POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. CHECKED SEVERAL CARS AT WRECKING YARD FOR GOOD HARNESS ALL WERE THE SAME CAR DOESN'T RUN NOW WIRES GOING TO CRANK SENSOR SHORTED OUT CAR HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. *T...

Mileage: 57,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, BUT MAINTAINED THE SAME SPEED THE ENTIRE TIME. ALL POWER WAS LOST, INCLUDING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE TOOK APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS...

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE ALSO OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...

Mileage: 37,000

TURN CAR ON WHEN CAR REACHES TO NORMAL TEMP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STALLS MOST OF THE TIME AT A COMPLETE STOP SHUT ENGINE OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF TILL RUN FOR A MIN WHEN ENGINE IS CALLED LIGHT STAYS OFF TILL ENGINE IS WARM AGAIN. *TR

LTR FROM REGARDING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN HIS 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS WAS BRITTLE AND THE INSULATION COATING WAS PEELING OFF EXPOSING THE WIRE HARNESS. *JB

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR MOUNTED ON MY FLOOR CONSOLE HAS DISINTEGRATED OVER TIME, AND NO LONGER EXISTS. THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED PREVIOUSLY, AND IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE, POOR QUALITY, PLASTIC MATERIAL THAT THE SHIFT INDICATOR IS MADE OF. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS FAILU...

Mileage: 36,500

WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE ONE EVENING AS IT WAS GETTING DARK I NOTICED THAT MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DARK. I ASKED MY BOYFRIEND TO GET OUT AND CHECK IF I HAD TAIL LIGHTS (REMEMBERING MY SISTER HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHEN I WAS LITTLE) INDEED I DIDN'T HAVE TAIL LIGHTS OR DASH LIGHTS AND WHEN THE SWITC...

Mileage: 123,945

MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL WHEN THE ENGINE COOLING FAN AND WIRING HARNESS BURNED UP. HOWEVER THEY REPLACED ONLY THAT PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS THAT IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH ENGINE COOLING FANS, THE REST OF THE UNDERHOOD WIRING IS FAILING DUE TO OVERHEATING CAUSING THE IN...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC ...

Mileage: 150,000

I HAD BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR FAIL (LEFT SPRING BROKE INTO TWO PIECES, THE RIGHT INTO THREE). RESULTED IN CAR DRIFTING BACK AND FORTH. NO RESPONSE FROM DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

FORD'S CONTOUR AND ITS SISTER CAR THE MERCURY MYSTIQUE HAVE DEFECTIVE WIRE HARNESSES. THE WIRE SHIELDS CRACK CAUSING SHORTS, WHICH LEAD TO MECHANICAL BREAK DOWNS AND CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FIRES. FORD ISSUED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM #99M03, WHICH ADMITS TO THIS PROBLEM AND EXTENDS COVERAGE TO NOTI...

Mileage: 125,000

UNDER HOOD WIRING HARNESS GOT HOT AND MELTED THE INSULATION OFF THE WIRES,CAUSING SMOKE AND BURNT SMELL OF PLASTIC AND ON SOME OF THE SENSORS THAT CONTROL THE ENGINE,RESULTING IN HIGH ENGINE SPEED,LACK OF STOPPING POWER AND STEERING,I PARKED THE CAR AT HOME AND NOW WILL NOT START. *TR

1995 FORD CONTOUR REAR DOORS DO NOT HAVE CHILD LOCKS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE REAR DOORS DO NOT HAVE CHILD LOCKS AND HER CHILD CAN OPEN THE BACK DOOR WHEN IT IS LOCKED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT HOLD TIGHT ENOUGH. *JB UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE DRIVER'S DOOR DIDN'T OP...

1995 FORD CONTOUR REAR DOORS DO NOT HAVE CHILD LOCKS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE REAR DOORS DO NOT HAVE CHILD LOCKS AND HER CHILD CAN OPEN THE BACK DOOR WHEN IT IS LOCKED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT HOLD TIGHT ENOUGH. *JB UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE DRIVER'S DOOR DIDN'T OP...

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE. AFTER YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO WARM UP GOOD, THE TRANSMISSION WILL QUIT PULLING. YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT ACTS AS IF IT JUST KICKS INTO NEUTRAL. YOU CAN PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK ...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SHE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTATANTLY SKIPPING GEARS, AND DOWNSHIFTS WHEN IT SHOULD CHANGE GEARS. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON BOTH OF THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE FAILING ON HER VEHICLE. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC...

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SHE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CONTATANTLY SKIPPING GEARS, AND DOWNSHIFTS WHEN IT SHOULD CHANGE GEARS. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON BOTH OF THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE FAILING ON HER VEHICLE. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC...

EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION ISSUES, WITH INTERMITTENT ROUGH SHIFTING AND INTERMITTENT FAILURES TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT MYSTERIOUSLY STARTED TO RUN FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ONE MORNING I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE FOR AN APPOINTMENT. UPON RETURNING AND STARTING THE CAR I NOTICED SMOKE EXITING T...

Mileage: 141,720

EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION ISSUES, WITH INTERMITTENT ROUGH SHIFTING AND INTERMITTENT FAILURES TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT MYSTERIOUSLY STARTED TO RUN FINE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ONE MORNING I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE FOR AN APPOINTMENT. UPON RETURNING AND STARTING THE CAR I NOTICED SMOKE EXITING T...

Mileage: 141,720

I HAVE A 1995 FORD CONTOUR AND I PAID OVER $16,000.00 FOR IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I GOT THIS CAR. I HAVE 50,888 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND WORKED ON 4 TIMES. WATER PUMP WENT OUT, AIR WENT OUT ALL WIRING COVERS HAS CRUMBLED OFF LEAVING EXPOSED WIRES TO ...

I HAVE A 1995 FORD CONTOUR AND I PAID OVER $16,000.00 FOR IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I GOT THIS CAR. I HAVE 50,888 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND WORKED ON 4 TIMES. WATER PUMP WENT OUT, AIR WENT OUT ALL WIRING COVERS HAS CRUMBLED OFF LEAVING EXPOSED WIRES TO ...

I HAVE A 1995 FORD CONTOUR AND I PAID OVER $16,000.00 FOR IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I GOT THIS CAR. I HAVE 50,888 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND WORKED ON 4 TIMES. WATER PUMP WENT OUT, AIR WENT OUT ALL WIRING COVERS HAS CRUMBLED OFF LEAVING EXPOSED WIRES TO ...

I HAVE A 1995 FORD CONTOUR AND I PAID OVER $16,000.00 FOR IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I GOT THIS CAR. I HAVE 50,888 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND WORKED ON 4 TIMES. WATER PUMP WENT OUT, AIR WENT OUT ALL WIRING COVERS HAS CRUMBLED OFF LEAVING EXPOSED WIRES TO ...

MY CAR HAS CONTINUALLY TO RUN HOT, THE PART THAT SENDS THE INFORMATION THE ENGINE FOR THE FAN TO COME ON WAS DEFECTIVE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO PURCHASE THE PART AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS PART WAS A RECALL PART. BY THIS PART BEING DEFECTIVE IT HAS DAMAGED MY ENGINE AND...

Mileage: 198,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS INSULATION ON THE 1995 FORD CONTOUR'S ENGINE BECAME BRITTLE AND CRACKED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS FORD RECALL NUMBER 99M03 WHICH STATED THAT THE REASON FOR THIS WAS DUE TO HEAT AND MOISTURE. THE CONTACT STATED MOST OF THE INSULATION...

Mileage: 188,000

MY 95 CONTOUR STARTED FOR TWO SECONDS, THEN DIED. IT WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP QUIT. I ONLY HAD THE CAR TWO DAYS FROM PURCHASE, SO I CHECKED ONLINE FOR SERVICE ISSUES, RECALLS, ETC., AND FOUND OUT ALL THE VARIOUS FUEL, ELECTRICAL, EMISSION AND OTHER PRO...

Mileage: 120,088

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1995 FORD CONTOUR WITH 36000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 55 MPH THE FRONT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FORD ENGINEER CHECKED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 36,000

WIRING ON 95 FORD CONTOUR, WE DID A VALVE JOB TO THIS CAR AND AT THIS TIME WE NOTICED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS A MESS THE COATING WAS COMING OFF THE WIRES, WHAT COATING THAT IS THERE IS DRY AND BRITTLE EXPOSING THE WIRES, THE BARE WIRES TOUCHING AT PLACES, WENT AND GOT ONE FROM THE RECYCLE PARTS YARD...

Mileage: 136,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR A NORMAL TUNE UP; IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS WAS DETERIORATED. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL RISK OF FIRE WHILE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO GO TO THE DEALER. WHEN THE ...

Mileage: 100,000

CONSUMER 1995 CONTOUR DIED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD WIRING PROBLEMS UNDER THE HOOD. *JB

CONSUMER 1995 CONTOUR DIED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD WIRING PROBLEMS UNDER THE HOOD. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT GROANING AND CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HUB WAS PUNCHING OUT THE SEALED BEARINGS. THE BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. PRIOR TO T...

Mileage: 166,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT GROANING AND CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HUB WAS PUNCHING OUT THE SEALED BEARINGS. THE BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. PRIOR TO T...

Mileage: 166,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK, THE ENGINE RACED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH VEHICLE SPEED CONT...

Mileage: 196,000

GASOLINE LEAK WHERE FILLER PIPE MEETS GAS TANK . EXCESSIVE LEAKING OF GASOLINE WHICH CAN LEAD TO A FIRE. *NM

FORD "OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM" 99M03 DESCRIBES, AND OFFERS TO FIX FOR FREE, A PROBLEM IN WHICH ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION ROTS DUE TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. PROGRAM INVOLVES A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 10 YEARS BEYOND ORIGINAL WARRANTY, OR 100,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SYMPT...

Mileage: 120,000

CAR CUTS OFF WHEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ON OR PRESS THE BRAKES. *AK

Mileage: 129,000

I OWN A 1995 FORD CONTOUR GL THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW. I RECENTLY OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INSULATION IS BRITTLE AND FALLING APART AND EXPOSING THE BARE WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF TWO OF THE EXPOSED WIRES TOUCH AND CREATE A SPARK. I TALKED TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHO TOLD M...

Mileage: 119,000

DETERIORATION OF THE WIRING HARNESS, FORD CONTOUR 95 WERE MADE WITH A DEFICIENT ENGINE WIRING HARNESS ISOLATION SYSTEM. VERY DANGEROUS ! SHORT CIRCUITS! THEY JUST EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES, MY CAR HAS ONLY 45,000 AND THE WIRING HARNESS IS IN SUCH BAD CONDITIONS I AM AFRAID...

Mileage: 39,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM MY SISTER SHE SOLD IT TO ME BECAUSE WHEN IT RAINS, RUN OVER A PUDDLE OR THE WATER IS UP SOME THE CAR STARTS SPUTTERING -IF THE RAIN IS HEAVY THE BRAKES LOCK AS WELL AS THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE HAS TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIX 1995 CONTOUR--HAS IT BEEN ...

DT: CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE HAD BAD WIRING HARNESS. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. THERE WERE NO AIR CONDITIONER/ HEATER/ COMPRESSOR OR FAN . TOOK VEHICLE TO AN A MECHANIC, IT WAS THERE THAT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY, AND HAD A POTENTIAL FOR CATCHING ON FIRE. NO RE...

Mileage: 101,000

DT: CONTACT STATES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD THE HARNESS WIRING MELTED. . RECALL CAMPAIGN 011009000 WAS ISSUED. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CONSUMER WITH RECALL 00S44, CONCERNING ELECTRICAL FUSE CONNECTORS AND RECALL 99M03 REGARD...

DT: CONTACT STATES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD THE HARNESS WIRING MELTED. . RECALL CAMPAIGN 011009000 WAS ISSUED. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CONSUMER WITH RECALL 00S44, CONCERNING ELECTRICAL FUSE CONNECTORS AND RECALL 99M03 REGARD...

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT ON HIS 1995 FORD CONTOUR HE FOUND THE WIRES IN THE ENGINE WERE FRAYED, HE WAS CHANGING THE AIR COMPRESSOR, AND HE CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AT THAT TIME HE WAS TOLD THERE ARE TWO RECALLS ON THAT VEHICLE. THE FORD RECALL NUMBERS ARE 00544, FOR THE ENGINE FUSE FAN, AND 99M03...

1995 FORD CONTOUR. RECALL 99M03 (UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS) WAS COMPLETED BY FORD DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 2000. IN 2003 AND SINCE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, BLOWS FUSES RANDOMLY, FINALLY THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING AND THE WIRING CAUGHT FIRE. AFTER INSPECTION, IT APPEARS ...

Mileage: 120,000

HESTITATES WHEN YOU PUT ON THE GAS,SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES,SPITS AN SPUDERS

DT: CONTACT STATES THE WIRING HARNESS IS CRACKING , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, GASOLINE FUMES FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR IS COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN WASHING THE VEHICLE IT GETS WATER INTO THE COMPUTER OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT...

DT: CONTACT STATES THE WIRING HARNESS IS CRACKING , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, GASOLINE FUMES FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR IS COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN WASHING THE VEHICLE IT GETS WATER INTO THE COMPUTER OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT...

1995 FORD CONTOUR HAD FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. *MR DURING AN INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF ANY RECALLS. THE CONSUMER HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECAL...

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR LOCKED UP SUDDENLY ONE EVENING RECENTLY. TRANS SHOP REBUILT THE TRANS FOR ME. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THEM WITH BAD NEWS. THE BAD NEWS WAS THAT THE MECHANIC REALIZED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS BEING DAMAGED. IT WAS DAMAGED ...

Mileage: 130,000

AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 123,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 95V232000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY:PIPE:FILLER:NECK. AFTER HAVING THE FUEL TANK REPLACED CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...

FAN MOTOR ON THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED TO COME ON ITS ON. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RECALL 00V367000 FOR THE FAN BLOWER EXPIRED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

FOUND ALL 4 SPRINGS BROKEN, THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRENTY ON FRONT BUT NOT ON THE REAR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *AK

Mileage: 123,000

ALL 4 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CONCERN. *AK

Mileage: 123,000

BOTH REAR SPRINGS WHERE BROKEN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. CUSTOMER SAID THE FRONT SPRINGS HAD BEEN REPLACED AT AN EARLIER DATE. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

IN 2002, REAR SPRING BROKE ON HER 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE BREAKAGE, UNTIL A REPAIR SHOP FIXING THE CAR FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM INFORMED US. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR SPRING. NOW, SEPT. 8, 2004 WHEN TAKING OUR 1995 FORD CONTOUR TO THE SHOP FOR N...

Mileage: 59,750

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH COOLING MOTOR OVERHEATED. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

Mileage: 12,000

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTED IDLING ROUGH. THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND TOWED IT TO A MECHANIC. THE <A " WIRE HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM ...

Mileage: 107,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE JERKED AND CHANGED GEARS ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. I FOUND OUT THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY USED THE WRONG WIRING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE WIRING THAT WAS USED CAN NOT WITHSTAND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THAT IT IS EXPOSED TO HEAT. FORD MOTOR IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ENGINEERING DE...

Mileage: 45

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE DID NOT LOCK. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE CLOUDED FROM THE INSIDE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE DUE TO HEADLIGHT CLOUDING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LENSES WERE REPLACED. *...

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO USE THE POWER CONTROL TO ROLL UP THE WINDOWS. CONSUMER HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE WINDOW UP TO CLOSE. IT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AIR BAG MODULE (DRIVER SIDE) COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO THREE DEALERSHIPS (FORD) AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT CAUSE THE VIBRATION INSIDE (FRONT) OF CAR. ON 4-17-04 THE CENTER OF THE AIR MODULE POPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY...

FRONT SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSED TO ASSIST CONSUMER. *AK

MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR MANY YEARS. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET ALLOWED ME TO FIND MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FORD CONTOUR. IT APPEARS TO NOT BE SPECIFIC TO ANY ONE MODEL YEAR. MY VEHICLE IS A 1995, BUT I HAVE SEEN INTERNET QUERIES FOR MANY OTHER NEWER VEHICLES. ...

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK FLOORBOARD BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 89,007

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, HE WAS SHOWN A RECALL NOTICE, WHICH HE THOUGHT COVERED THIS VEHICLE. BUT WHEN CONSUMER CALLED FORD, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE CAR WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE CALLED AAA, REPLACED THE BATTERY, SCOPED THE VEHICLE, ETC., BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. MY DAUGHTER HAS PARKED THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO RESTART IT, IT WOULD NOT CRANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. ...

Mileage: 78,000

THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING OR WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WE CANNOT PREDICT WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK/START. YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS; IT DOES NOT CRANK OR MAKE ANY NOISE AT ALL. IF YOU PARK THE CAR AND GO INSIDE, RETURN AND TRY TO START THE CAR, SOMETIMES IT D...

Mileage: 78,000

THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING OR WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WE CANNOT PREDICT WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK/START. YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS; IT DOES NOT CRANK OR MAKE ANY NOISE AT ALL. IF YOU PARK THE CAR AND GO INSIDE, RETURN AND TRY TO START THE CAR, SOMETIMES IT D...

Mileage: 78,000

THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING OR WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WE CANNOT PREDICT WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK/START. YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS; IT DOES NOT CRANK OR MAKE ANY NOISE AT ALL. IF YOU PARK THE CAR AND GO INSIDE, RETURN AND TRY TO START THE CAR, SOMETIMES IT D...

Mileage: 78,000

THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING OR WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WE CANNOT PREDICT WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK/START. YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS; IT DOES NOT CRANK OR MAKE ANY NOISE AT ALL. IF YOU PARK THE CAR AND GO INSIDE, RETURN AND TRY TO START THE CAR, SOMETIMES IT D...

Mileage: 78,000

THE CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING OR WILL NOT START. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WE CANNOT PREDICT WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK/START. YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENS; IT DOES NOT CRANK OR MAKE ANY NOISE AT ALL. IF YOU PARK THE CAR AND GO INSIDE, RETURN AND TRY TO START THE CAR, SOMETIMES IT D...

Mileage: 78,000

HVAC FAN UNDER DASH ON PASSENGERS SIDE HAS A SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING TO THE FUSE BOX UNDER DASH ON DRIVERS SIDE. COULD OPEN AND CLOSE FUSE BOX TO GET FAN TO WORK THEN STOPPED WORKING AT ALL. REAR SEAT BELT LOCKS ALL FELL APART. PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. *AK

HVAC FAN UNDER DASH ON PASSENGERS SIDE HAS A SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING TO THE FUSE BOX UNDER DASH ON DRIVERS SIDE. COULD OPEN AND CLOSE FUSE BOX TO GET FAN TO WORK THEN STOPPED WORKING AT ALL. REAR SEAT BELT LOCKS ALL FELL APART. PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. *AK

HVAC FAN UNDER DASH ON PASSENGERS SIDE HAS A SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING TO THE FUSE BOX UNDER DASH ON DRIVERS SIDE. COULD OPEN AND CLOSE FUSE BOX TO GET FAN TO WORK THEN STOPPED WORKING AT ALL. REAR SEAT BELT LOCKS ALL FELL APART. PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFTER CONTROL WAS DAMAGED, AND DID CORRESPOND WITH THE GEAR THAT VEHICLE WAS IN. RECALL 98V233000 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THERE WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. *AK

MY 1995 CONTOUR GL V-6 SEDAN'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 43,000 MILES. AN INTERNAL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. FORD APOLOGIZED BY OFFERED NO COMPENSATION.*AK

Mileage: 43,000

THE CAR HAS ALWAYS RUN HOT AND I HAVE HAD THE COMPRESSOR FIXED AND A MONTH LATER I KNOW HAVE A BURNT OUT BLOWER MOTOR THAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL AND THAN WAS TOLD I MISSED THE CUT OFF DATE TO FILE FOR A REPAIR, BOTTOM LINE I WASNT COVERED. I ALSO BROUGH...

Mileage: 75,000

THE CAR HAS ALWAYS RUN HOT AND I HAVE HAD THE COMPRESSOR FIXED AND A MONTH LATER I KNOW HAVE A BURNT OUT BLOWER MOTOR THAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL AND THAN WAS TOLD I MISSED THE CUT OFF DATE TO FILE FOR A REPAIR, BOTTOM LINE I WASNT COVERED. I ALSO BROUGH...

Mileage: 75,000

I'M A HEARING IMPAIRED DRIVER/OWNER OF FORD '95 CONTOUR GL (LOW-INCOMER, AVERAGE $21,000 A YEAR). I'VE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1997 FROM A MINNEAPOLIS-AREA FORD DEALERSHIP (QUALITY AUTO DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA). AT THE TIME, I HAD LESS THAN $10,000 TO PAY FOR A RECENT USED CAR(ONE THAT IS W...

I'M A HEARING IMPAIRED DRIVER/OWNER OF FORD '95 CONTOUR GL (LOW-INCOMER, AVERAGE $21,000 A YEAR). I'VE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1997 FROM A MINNEAPOLIS-AREA FORD DEALERSHIP (QUALITY AUTO DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA). AT THE TIME, I HAD LESS THAN $10,000 TO PAY FOR A RECENT USED CAR(ONE THAT IS W...

I'M A HEARING IMPAIRED DRIVER/OWNER OF FORD '95 CONTOUR GL (LOW-INCOMER, AVERAGE $21,000 A YEAR). I'VE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1997 FROM A MINNEAPOLIS-AREA FORD DEALERSHIP (QUALITY AUTO DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA). AT THE TIME, I HAD LESS THAN $10,000 TO PAY FOR A RECENT USED CAR(ONE THAT IS W...

I'M A HEARING IMPAIRED DRIVER/OWNER OF FORD '95 CONTOUR GL (LOW-INCOMER, AVERAGE $21,000 A YEAR). I'VE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1997 FROM A MINNEAPOLIS-AREA FORD DEALERSHIP (QUALITY AUTO DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA). AT THE TIME, I HAD LESS THAN $10,000 TO PAY FOR A RECENT USED CAR(ONE THAT IS W...

I'M A HEARING IMPAIRED DRIVER/OWNER OF FORD '95 CONTOUR GL (LOW-INCOMER, AVERAGE $21,000 A YEAR). I'VE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1997 FROM A MINNEAPOLIS-AREA FORD DEALERSHIP (QUALITY AUTO DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA). AT THE TIME, I HAD LESS THAN $10,000 TO PAY FOR A RECENT USED CAR(ONE THAT IS W...

I'M A HEARING IMPAIRED DRIVER/OWNER OF FORD '95 CONTOUR GL (LOW-INCOMER, AVERAGE $21,000 A YEAR). I'VE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1997 FROM A MINNEAPOLIS-AREA FORD DEALERSHIP (QUALITY AUTO DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA). AT THE TIME, I HAD LESS THAN $10,000 TO PAY FOR A RECENT USED CAR(ONE THAT IS W...

I'M A HEARING IMPAIRED DRIVER/OWNER OF FORD '95 CONTOUR GL (LOW-INCOMER, AVERAGE $21,000 A YEAR). I'VE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1997 FROM A MINNEAPOLIS-AREA FORD DEALERSHIP (QUALITY AUTO DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA). AT THE TIME, I HAD LESS THAN $10,000 TO PAY FOR A RECENT USED CAR(ONE THAT IS W...

I'M A HEARING IMPAIRED DRIVER/OWNER OF FORD '95 CONTOUR GL (LOW-INCOMER, AVERAGE $21,000 A YEAR). I'VE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1997 FROM A MINNEAPOLIS-AREA FORD DEALERSHIP (QUALITY AUTO DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA). AT THE TIME, I HAD LESS THAN $10,000 TO PAY FOR A RECENT USED CAR(ONE THAT IS W...

I'M A HEARING IMPAIRED DRIVER/OWNER OF FORD '95 CONTOUR GL (LOW-INCOMER, AVERAGE $21,000 A YEAR). I'VE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1997 FROM A MINNEAPOLIS-AREA FORD DEALERSHIP (QUALITY AUTO DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA). AT THE TIME, I HAD LESS THAN $10,000 TO PAY FOR A RECENT USED CAR(ONE THAT IS W...

I WAS REAR-ENDED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BUMPER REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIP DID NOT INFORM ME THAT FORD DISCONTINUED MY BUMPER MODEL, SO THEY REPAIRED IT INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT -- WITHOUT MY PERMISSION! SILVER PLASTIC STRIP THAT RUNS THROUGH CENTER OF BUMPER WAS RE-...

I WAS REAR-ENDED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BUMPER REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIP DID NOT INFORM ME THAT FORD DISCONTINUED MY BUMPER MODEL, SO THEY REPAIRED IT INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT -- WITHOUT MY PERMISSION! SILVER PLASTIC STRIP THAT RUNS THROUGH CENTER OF BUMPER WAS RE-...

I WAS REAR-ENDED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BUMPER REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIP DID NOT INFORM ME THAT FORD DISCONTINUED MY BUMPER MODEL, SO THEY REPAIRED IT INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT -- WITHOUT MY PERMISSION! SILVER PLASTIC STRIP THAT RUNS THROUGH CENTER OF BUMPER WAS RE-...

I WAS REAR-ENDED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR BUMPER REPLACEMENT. DEALERSHIP DID NOT INFORM ME THAT FORD DISCONTINUED MY BUMPER MODEL, SO THEY REPAIRED IT INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT -- WITHOUT MY PERMISSION! SILVER PLASTIC STRIP THAT RUNS THROUGH CENTER OF BUMPER WAS RE-...

THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT OF GEAR AT ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR (OD TRANSMISSION) AND THE VEHICLE &#34;BANGS AND SPUDDERS&#34;. ADDITIONAL, THE TEMPERTURE GAUGE HAS ALWAYS RUN HOT AND YET THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE FIND- MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING....

Mileage: 84,000

THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT OF GEAR AT ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR (OD TRANSMISSION) AND THE VEHICLE &#34;BANGS AND SPUDDERS&#34;. ADDITIONAL, THE TEMPERTURE GAUGE HAS ALWAYS RUN HOT AND YET THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE FIND- MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING....

Mileage: 84,000

AFTER GOING THROUGH THE CAR WASH VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND NO INSULATION ON THE WIRES WHICH CAUSED A SHORT. *AK

Mileage: 150,000

I HAVE A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. MY HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE GETTING SO CLOUDY I CAN HARDLY SEE WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I THINK THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE. REPLACEMENTS COST $98.00 FOR EACH SIDE. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE OR ANY RECALL ON THE LENS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *AK

REFUSAL OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO REIMBURSE FOR BROKEN COIL SPRINGS.*MR THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED THE CONSUMER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE BROKEN COIL SPRINGS.*CB *JB

Mileage: 151,229

DEFECTIVE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS IN MY 1995 FORD INSULATION EVIDENTLY DOES NOT MEETS THE PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS NEEDED TO SURVIVE THE ENVIRONMANTAL CONDITIONS PRESENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALL WIRES ARE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF CRACKING AND BARE WIRES ARE ACTUALLY SHOWING THROUGH. I...

Mileage: 128,000

VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR CABLES NEED TO BE REPLACED.*MR THIS IS A SECOND REQUEST FOR AN EXPLANATION REGARDING THGE MATTER REFERRED TO IN THE EARLIER LETTER.*CB

CONSUMER HEARD ABOUT THE NOTIFICATION ON THE WIRE HARNESS. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE OVER THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO PRIVATE MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WIRING HARNESS WAS EFFECTING ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND MELTING WIRE INSULATION. CONTACTED MANUFA...

WATER PUMP FAILURES VERY COMMON AROUND 60K MILES, PLASTIC IMPELLER FAILURE, AND ENGINE OVERHEATS. *LA

Mileage: 58,000

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT. REAR SEATBELTS HAVE FALLEN APART. HVAC FAN MOTOR DOESN'T WORK. ALSO, FAN MOTOR RELAY FAILS.

Mileage: 50,000

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT. REAR SEATBELTS HAVE FALLEN APART. HVAC FAN MOTOR DOESN'T WORK. ALSO, FAN MOTOR RELAY FAILS.

Mileage: 50,000

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT. REAR SEATBELTS HAVE FALLEN APART. HVAC FAN MOTOR DOESN'T WORK. ALSO, FAN MOTOR RELAY FAILS.

Mileage: 50,000

1995 FORD CONTOUR RECALL LETTER #99M03 ISSUED OCT.1999. I PURCHASED CAR APR.2001 WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECALL. MILEAGE WHEN PURCHASED, 98,042. MILEAGE WHEN WIRING HARNESS WAS DETERMINED AS PROBLEM, 121,869. I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR PARTS AND LABOR THAT WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THERE I...

Mileage: 121,869

1995 FORD CONTOUR WAS PULLED OUT OF ONE OF OUR GARAGES AND INTO ANOTHER ONE. GOT OUT OF CAR WENT INSIDE - SOMEONE WALKING BY SAW A FIRE IN THE GARAGE. THIS BLAZE ALMOST BURNED DOWN OUR BUILDING. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS.FORD WONT BACK THEIR PRODUCT EVEN THOUG...

COOLING FAN INOPERATIVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM A BEARING SEIZE. FAN WAS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE TWICE AND IS STILL INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND THE AIR CONDITIONING TO FAIL.*AK

Mileage: 150,000

VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR CABLES NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*MR DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

MY FORD 95 SE 4-DOOR CONTOUR, CAME WITH P205/60RX15T BSW TIRES. I REPLACE THE ORIGINAL FRONT TIRES, WHICH WERE (FIRESTONE F-HAWK GTA BW-WTH SAME, AFTER 35 THOUSAND MILES. AFTER AN ADDITIONAL 15 THOUSNAND, I REPLACED THE ORIGINAL REAR TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND NAME-ROTATING THE NEWER FIRESTONES TO T...

Mileage: 58,521

I BOUGHT A CAR ON AUG O8,2003. IT BROKE DOWN AN HOUR LATER ON THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO TINKS AND THE MECHANIC RUSS TOLD ME THAT THE WERE 20-30 WIRES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACE AND THAT THE CAR WAS NO GOOD. I WANTED MY MONEY BACK AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX THE CAR THE WARRANY IS FOR 30 DAYS.THEY FIXE...

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE TAIL PIPE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATED DIDN'T RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER, AND MANUFACTURER STATED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES, AND WAS NOT COVERED ANY LONGER UNDER THIS RECALL. VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE COIL SPRING AND IT APPEARED TO BE RUSTED. *AK *CB *NLM

Mileage: 89,195

THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS NOT PERFORMING. SIGNIFICANT HAZE ON THE LENSES HAS REDUCED LIGHT OUTPUT TO DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVELS. PARTS ARE INTEGRAL TO THE AUTOMOBILE [NOT CUSTOMER REPLACEABLE].*AK

ENGINE COOLING FAN CAUGHT FIRE IN 1999 - CAR UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. 2 MORE ENGINE COOLING PROBLEMS IN 1999 THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM WAS WHEN THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN 2002 THE ENGINE BEGAN OVERHEATING AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT, OTHER PRO...

Mileage: 88,000

ENGINE COOLING FAN CAUGHT FIRE IN 1999 - CAR UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. 2 MORE ENGINE COOLING PROBLEMS IN 1999 THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM WAS WHEN THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN 2002 THE ENGINE BEGAN OVERHEATING AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT, OTHER PRO...

Mileage: 88,000

ENGINE COOLING FAN CAUGHT FIRE IN 1999 - CAR UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. 2 MORE ENGINE COOLING PROBLEMS IN 1999 THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM WAS WHEN THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN 2002 THE ENGINE BEGAN OVERHEATING AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT, OTHER PRO...

Mileage: 88,000

I HAVE A 1995 FORD CONTOUR AND RECENTLY HAD IT IN THE GARAGE TO HAVE SOME TRANSMISSION WORK DONE. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AS MOST OF THE UNDER HOOD WIRING HARNESSES WERE FAULTY. THE INSULATION OM THE WIRES WERE CRACKING AND IN SOME CASES BAR...

Mileage: 140,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THE DEFECT WITH ITS FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AS STATED IN RECALL 94 V 203 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 127,777

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE FUEL FILLER NECK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

MY CAR STALLED ON ME BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, AND WHEN IT WAS LOOKED AT A GARAGE, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FAULTY ENGINE WIRING HARNESS ON MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR. I LOOKED AROUND ON THE INTERNET, AND SAW THAT THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL ON THIS SAME HARNESS. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT IT....

Mileage: 155,121

RECALL PROBLEM WITH FORD/CONTOUR, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V367000. *AK

Mileage: 111,421

THE VEHICLES SHIFT INDICATOR WAS NOT VISIBLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM

Mileage: 142,310

THE VEHICLES GAS TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL WAS SEEPING FROM THE WELD AT THE FILLER PIPE OPENING. RELATED RECALLS 94V203000, 95V228000 AND 94V184000, CONSUMER'S V.I.N. IS NOT INCLUDED. *NLM

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED, THE ENGINE OVER HEATED AND THE PLASTIC WATER PUMP DISINTEGRATED. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE STEERING PROBLEM DUE TO A BROKEN SPRING. MECHANIC FOUND ALL FOUR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE MECHANIC STATED ALL FOUR SPRINGS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN FOR A LONG TIME. THE CAR IS ONLY USED ON PAVED ROADS. *JB

Mileage: 62,400

I OWN A 1995 FORD CONTOUR THAT QUITS WITH NO WARNING, MY SON HAS HAD IT STALL ON THE EXPRESSWAY 8 TO 10 TIMES AND THE FORD DEALERS KEEP REPLACING THINGS, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A CAR THAT WILL JUST STALL OUT AT ANY TIME. WHAT CAN I DO. *NLM

SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. ESPECIALLY THE ONES IN THE BACK SEAT. *NLM

CAR IDLES VERY ROUGHLY. HAD THE IDLER PULLEY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 1 1/2 YEARS. *NLM

GAS TANK LEVER INSIDE THE CAR DOES NOT OPERATE. *NLM

TRANSMISSIONS FREEZES AND STOPS THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL #98V23300 POWER TRAIN, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. *NLM

THE PROBLEM IS IN THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD. THE OUTER COATING CRACKED CAUSING THE WIRES TO MELT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY THEY DID A RECALL ON IT --THE RECALL NUMBER IS 99M03. FORD WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THE CAR WAS LISTED AS SALVAGE BUT THE REASONS F...

Mileage: 84,000

THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY.*JB

CONSUMER SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESSED ON THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL.*JB

I HAVE A FORD CONTOUR 1995 MANUFACTURED IN 12/94 I HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY CAR. THERE ARE SOME RECALLS OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. BUT THERE ARE NOT LIST FOR MY CONTOUR VIN # BUT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE ROBINS FORD DELERSHIP IN GLENOLDEN,PA FOR NOT STARTING. AFTER THEY I...

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A FORD CONTOUR 1995 MANUFACTURED IN 12/94 I HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY CAR. THERE ARE SOME RECALLS OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. BUT THERE ARE NOT LIST FOR MY CONTOUR VIN # BUT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE ROBINS FORD DELERSHIP IN GLENOLDEN,PA FOR NOT STARTING. AFTER THEY I...

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A FORD CONTOUR 1995 MANUFACTURED IN 12/94 I HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY CAR. THERE ARE SOME RECALLS OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. BUT THERE ARE NOT LIST FOR MY CONTOUR VIN # BUT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE ROBINS FORD DELERSHIP IN GLENOLDEN,PA FOR NOT STARTING. AFTER THEY I...

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A FORD CONTOUR 1995 MANUFACTURED IN 12/94 I HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY CAR. THERE ARE SOME RECALLS OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. BUT THERE ARE NOT LIST FOR MY CONTOUR VIN # BUT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE ROBINS FORD DELERSHIP IN GLENOLDEN,PA FOR NOT STARTING. AFTER THEY I...

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A FORD CONTOUR 1995 MANUFACTURED IN 12/94 I HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY CAR. THERE ARE SOME RECALLS OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. BUT THERE ARE NOT LIST FOR MY CONTOUR VIN # BUT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE ROBINS FORD DELERSHIP IN GLENOLDEN,PA FOR NOT STARTING. AFTER THEY I...

Mileage: 45,000

MAKE : FORD MODEL : CONTOUR YEAR : 1995 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 00V367000 RECALL DATE : NOV 03, 2000 COMPONENT: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 262559 TERRE HAUTE FORD DEALER(IN) SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, AND WILL NOT PERFORM THIS RECALL.

MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY ARE GETTING SEVERAL VEHICLES WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION IS BEING COMPROMISED DUE TO HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST. THE HARNESS IS TOO CLOSE TO THE HEAT SIDE OF MOTOR. ALSO, THE WIRE COATING IS NOT MEETING SPECIFICATIONS AND IS CRUMBLING. TS

CONSUMER NOTICE GAS TANK VENT TUBE BROKE CAUSING A GAS LEAK. REPLACED A YEAR LATER PROBLEM RECCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE SECOND GEAR OR OVERDRIVE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 89000 MILES.

Mileage: 89,000

ABRUPT LOSS OF STEERING POWER WHEN DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES, RECURRING ISSUE. FOUND DESCRIPTION AFTER INTERNET SEARCH (TSB 97-11-2). DATE CITED IS MOST RECENT EVENT. DEALER AND FORD ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT INSTALL KIT TO PREVENT RECURRENCE AT THEIR EXPENSE.

Mileage: 5,000

CAR OVERHEATED. PLASTIC PART ON WATER PUMP BROKE AND MELTED. MECHANICS SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF A PLASTIC IMPELLER FOR THE WATER PUMP.

WHILE IN MOTION GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL DECELERATE AND JERK BACK AND FORTH. *JG *JB

THE WIRE HARNESS HAS EXPOSE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

THE WIRE HARNESS HAS EXPOSE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

HAD RECEIVED A NOTICE (00V367000) AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC REFUSE TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR AND INDICATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CONTACTED FORD AND A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT. MECHANIC FINALLY INDICATED HAD PARTS FOR REPAIR. ONCE RECALL WAS REPAIRED AND WAS DRIVING, STARTED SMELLI...

CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER REGARDING RECALLS. DEALER REPAIRED 2 RECALLS BUT STATED THEY WOULD NOT FIX REMAINING BECAUSE CONSUMER HAS DRIVEN VEHICLE 105K MILES SINCE PURCHASE. CONSUMER STATES THE FOLLOWING RECALL REMEDIES WERE REFUSED 95V232000, 94V203000 AND 94V184000. TS

THE ENGINE MOUNT ON THE BELL HOUSING IS WEAKLY MADE, POSSIBLY FRACTURES CAN OCCUR IN THE ALUMINUM. IT WILL BREAK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE BELL HOUSING IN MY PERSONAL VEHICLE BROKE AND CAUSED A DOMINO EFFECT OF OTHER PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 95,400

I PURCHASED CAR 1998 AND NOW I HAD TO GET A ENGINE PUT IN MY CAR. DT

WQHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRE ARE BURNED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING DASHBOARD DAMAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN TURNED OFF, A FAINT ODOR OF SOMETHING HOT WAS NOTICED BUT FIGURED THE HEATING FAN MOTOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, THE BICKNELL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED US THAT THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULF...

Mileage: 130,000

CONTOURS HAVE A HISTORY OF HEATER RESISTOR DEFECTS AND I BELIEVE IN MY CAR THIS IS RELATED DAMAGE TO THAT DEFECT. DT

THIS IS THE THIRD SPRING TO BREAK ON THIS VEHICLE....NOT GOOD. MR

PROBLEMS WITH WIRING HARNESS. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS COVER GETS FOGGED UP,RESULTING IN A DIM REFLECTION FROM THE LIGHTS. CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.CONTACTED DEALER, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED WHAT WAS DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE SERVICED, SOON AFTER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PERFORMING POORLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS THEN REPLACED ENTIRELY, AFTER LESS THAT 500 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ...

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING HEADLIGHT LENS WILL FOG UP, DISTRACTING CONSUMER'S VIEW, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO SEE DURING NIGHT HOURS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE CLOUDED NOT FOGGED AND THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SHINE AS BRIGHT, THE HEADLIGHT IS MADE OF PLAS...

GEAR AND INDICATOR DO NOT MATCH. INDICATOR SAYS REVERSE WHEN REALLY DRIVE. ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC WHEN OTHERS DRIVE THE CAR! DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED VIN NOT COVERED UNDER PREVIOUS RECALL 98V-233. SEEMS TO BE AN AWFUL LOT OF VIN NOT COVERED, BUT WITH PROBLEM.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILS TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. CONSUMER AFRAID IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT WOULD BECOME TRAPPED IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALE...

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILS TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. CONSUMER AFRAID IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT WOULD BECOME TRAPPED IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALE...

CONSUMER STATEST THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENSES TURN YELLOW AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO SEE OTHER CARS CLEARLY AT NIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP,COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

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 ...

Mileage: 55,800

OWNER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SOME MINOR WORK. SHE WAS TOLD THAT FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AT FILLER NECK. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA RECALL 95V232000. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS ON THIS VEHICLE DISPLAYS AREAS WHERE THE INSULATION IS COMPLETELY GONE AND/OR FLAKING OFF. THIS LEAVES BARE WIRES THAT ARE SHORTING OUT. THIS INCLUDES THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE BATTERY CABLES, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO EXPLODE WHEN SHORTED. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE...

WELL MY REAR SEATBELTS DON'T WORK ANYMORE THEY COMPLETELY FELL APART. THE ONLY THING THATS LEFT IS THE CABLE. *AK

VEHICLE IS EMMITTING NOISES AS IF THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE IS FALLING APART. *JG

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE STARTS WHEN IT WANTS TOO. ALSO, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AFTER A RECALL CAME IN THE MAIL. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR. *JG

THE VEHICLE IS IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND PROBLEMS ARE STILL OCCURING. *JG

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON AND OFF. *JG

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFICE LIGHT, WHEN SHE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, HOWEVER THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THEM AND BOTH DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE THROWN FOWARD, ALSO THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE DRIV...

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFICE LIGHT, WHEN SHE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, HOWEVER THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THEM AND BOTH DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE THROWN FOWARD, ALSO THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE DRIV...

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS SMOKE , AND VEHICLE CUTS OFF, WHICH IS CAUSED BY VEHICLE OVERHEATING, AND HEAD GASKET FAILING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS SMOKE , AND VEHICLE CUTS OFF, WHICH IS CAUSED BY VEHICLE OVERHEATING, AND HEAD GASKET FAILING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP.*AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE POSITIVE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR DEVICE. FAN MOTOR BEARINGS WERE TOO TIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE POSITIVE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR DEVICE. FAN MOTOR BEARINGS WERE TOO TIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION.*AK

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WIRING HARNESS. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AFTER STARTING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

KEY IS TOO HOT WHEN REMOVING FROM IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH COURTESY LIGHTS ON FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS ONLY COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY / MOMENTARILY COME ON AND REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RECALL 01F127000 REPAIRS ON HEATER BLOWER SWITCH WERE DONE, YET VEHICLE IS STILL OVERHEATING ON A REGULAR BASIS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING, WITHOUT WARNING SMOKE STARTS SEEPING THROUGH THE VENTS RESULTING IN A SMALL ENGINE FIRE.*JB

THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00V367 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN ON 02/2001. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK

THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00V367 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN ON 02/2001. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK

WIRING UNDER HOOD BURNED OUT,CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAJOR SENSOR.ALSO, HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING ON AND OFF.*AK

WIRING UNDER HOOD BURNED OUT,CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAJOR SENSOR.ALSO, HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING ON AND OFF.*AK

FORD HAS A RECALL FOR WIRING HARNESS UNDERHOOD...I HAVE TWICE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS BUT THEY TELL ME THE WIRING WITH CRACKED INSULATION UNDER MY HOOD IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THE WIRING TO SEVERAL VITAL COMPONENTS HAVE NUMEROUS CRACKS WHICH COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF SAID COMPONEN...

WHILE BEING DRIVEN ENGINE MOUNTS COLLAPSED, CAUSING ENGINE TO JUMP AROUND AND HIT HOOD OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THREE MOUNTS UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, ALL FOUR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED,/COLLAPSING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

AT 60MPH AND WITH NO WARNING ENGINE-COOLING FAN WILL OVERHEAT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WATER PUMP BLEWOUT AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED /CUT OFF. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. REPLACED PARTS 9 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR.*AK

FUEL IS LEAKING AT WELD OF FUEL FILLER NECK, THERE IS RECALL 95V232000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS IS AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING GEARS CONSUMER CAN NO LONGER TELL WHAT GEAR VEHICLE IS IN. THERE IS A RECALL 98V232000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. *AK

DRIVER'S SEATBELT IS LOOSE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO SIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK

WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. 30 SECONDS LATER, I HEARD NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE BICYCLE CHAIN SWITCHING GEARS. 90 SECONDS AFTER THAT, THE OIL LIGHT LIT , TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED HOT SUDDENLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGINE DIED. FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPT. DIAGNOSE...

WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. 30 SECONDS LATER, I HEARD NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE BICYCLE CHAIN SWITCHING GEARS. 90 SECONDS AFTER THAT, THE OIL LIGHT LIT , TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED HOT SUDDENLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGINE DIED. FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPT. DIAGNOSE...

WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. 30 SECONDS LATER, I HEARD NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE BICYCLE CHAIN SWITCHING GEARS. 90 SECONDS AFTER THAT, THE OIL LIGHT LIT , TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED HOT SUDDENLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGINE DIED. FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPT. DIAGNOSE...

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE PROBLEM RE REOCCURRED. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENT ALTHOUGH RECALL LETTER STATED THAT WILL REPLACE IF PROBLEM REOCCURRES. *AK

FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, I HAVE MADE EXCUSES, STUCK BY MY CHOICE IN BUYING THE 1995 FORD CONTOUR, BUT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE SPENT OVER 6,000 DOLLARS ON REPAIRS, MOST OF WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BEEN REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL (OCT.99) OR THE MOT...

FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, I HAVE MADE EXCUSES, STUCK BY MY CHOICE IN BUYING THE 1995 FORD CONTOUR, BUT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE SPENT OVER 6,000 DOLLARS ON REPAIRS, MOST OF WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BEEN REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL (OCT.99) OR THE MOT...

THE EGR VALVE, EGR GAS REGULATOR VALVE WENT BAD. THE SHIFTING SENSOR WENT BAD CAUSING IT TO FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNT BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO VIBRATE VERY BADLY. THE A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP CAUSING THE BELT TO BRAKE AND STRANDING MY WIFE AND 8...

THE EGR VALVE, EGR GAS REGULATOR VALVE WENT BAD. THE SHIFTING SENSOR WENT BAD CAUSING IT TO FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNT BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO VIBRATE VERY BADLY. THE A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP CAUSING THE BELT TO BRAKE AND STRANDING MY WIFE AND 8...

THE EGR VALVE, EGR GAS REGULATOR VALVE WENT BAD. THE SHIFTING SENSOR WENT BAD CAUSING IT TO FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNT BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO VIBRATE VERY BADLY. THE A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP CAUSING THE BELT TO BRAKE AND STRANDING MY WIFE AND 8...

THE EGR VALVE, EGR GAS REGULATOR VALVE WENT BAD. THE SHIFTING SENSOR WENT BAD CAUSING IT TO FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNT BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO VIBRATE VERY BADLY. THE A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP CAUSING THE BELT TO BRAKE AND STRANDING MY WIFE AND 8...

WHEN TRYING TO THE FILL VEHICLE WITH GAS FUEL WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, AND CONSUMER CANNOT FILL TANK IN THE USUAL TIME IT WOULD TAKE A PERSON. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO STAND THERE AND CONTINUE TO PUSH NOZZLE OVER AND OVER BEFORE FILLING UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ...

HEADLIGHT COVERS HAVE YELLOWED WITH AGE, THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.*AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK AFTER DEALER PERFORMED RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V367000, CONSUMER COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, ANOTHER MECHANIC FOUND WIRING HARNESS WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CONSUMER ADDS THAT THE OIL PUMP ALSO FAILED. *TT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK AFTER DEALER PERFORMED RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V367000, CONSUMER COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, ANOTHER MECHANIC FOUND WIRING HARNESS WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CONSUMER ADDS THAT THE OIL PUMP ALSO FAILED. *TT

CONSUMER STATES STEAM FROM THE RADIATOR CAUSED HER DAUGHTER TO BE INJURED, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT OTHER FAILURES OCCURRED DUE TO THE FAILED RADIATOR. *YH

CONSUMER STATES STEAM FROM THE RADIATOR CAUSED HER DAUGHTER TO BE INJURED, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT OTHER FAILURES OCCURRED DUE TO THE FAILED RADIATOR. *YH

THE CORE ALWAYS RUNNING HOT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DAMAGED. *YH

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WENT OUT. *YH

THE VEHICLE HAS AIR BAG PROBLEM. *YH

MODULE IN ENGINE COOLING FAN SYSTEM BURNED, MELTING THE WIRING HARNESS AND COOLING FAN. ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V367000 JUNE 29, 2001. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

STEERING COLUMN IS HITTING ARM OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER .*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS IS NOTICEABLE UNDER 20MPH. *YD

WIRING HARNESS UNDER BRAKE BOOSTER LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS MELTING TOGETHER. THIS CAUSING ERATIC BEHAVIER, POSSIBLY A SHORT CIRCUIT AND FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER GETTING VEHICLE WORKED ON FOR A RECALL 00V367000 ON COOLING MOTOR FAN VEHICLE HAS STARTED SMOKING WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND WILL NOT START UP AGAIN/HAS BECOME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ALL THE TIME WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

THE FUEL INJECTOR HARNESS HAS DETERIORATED; THE INSULATION IS CRACKING OFF OF THE WIRES. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT FORD USED WIRE WITH THE WRONG INSULATION; THE PVC INSULATED WIRE THAT FORD USED CANNOT HANDLE THE HEAT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS A RESULT THE INSULATION BECOMES BRITTLE AND STARTS CRAC...

HEADLIGHT PLASTIC IS BECOMING CLOUDY AND DOES NOT PERMIT THE HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. THE VECHILE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER WHO SAID THE REPAIR WAS $400.00 AND NOT A RECALL ITEM. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS DEATHS AND INJURY. FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE ...

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE THAT OCCURS WITH IN REAR END OF VEHICLE CAUSED BY BROKEN COIL SRPINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD REPLACED STABLIZER BAR AND LINKS DUE TO RUST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS ABOUT AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *JG

CONSUMER COMPLAINS ABOUT AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *JG

THE UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS IN THIS CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED BY FORD FOR REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER THE RECALL EXPIRED AT 100,000 MILES. THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE INDICATES THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. IN ADDITION, A SUBSEQUENT RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALER N...

CONSUMER STATES SINCE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SAFETY RECALL 00V367, THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO OVERHEAT. BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF THE FUNCTION OF THE POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT DEVICE (INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RECALL), WHICH IS TO TURNOFF THE ENGINE FAN, CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE WHY VEHIC...

DOOR LATCH FAILED TO LOCK; INVESTIGATION SHOWS LATCH SPRING FAILED HAVE PART IN HAND. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE WIPER ASSEMBLY FELL APART, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDINDG NOISE WHEN SHE TURNED WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON.*AK DURING A RAIN STORM THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED.*AK. THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLA...

CATALYTIC CONVERTER PLUGGED. MECHANIC ADVISED ME THIS IS A FORD ORDERED RECALL. I HAVE DOCUMANTATION THAT FORD RECALL 97E61 WAS PERFORMED, BUT NOW CONVERTES THEY HAVE REPLACED ARE CLOGGED. FORD TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO PROCEED WITH ANY REPAIRS AND NHTSA ARE THE ONLY BODY TO POST A RECAL...

ACCORDING TO NEWS GROUPS ON THE INTERNET, THOUSANDS OF FORD WATER PUMPS HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY BUT SO FAR NO RECALL. THIS SEEMS TO BE WRONG.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE, INDICATOR SHOWS GEAR TO BE IN NEUTRAL. SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98V233000. YET, THIS VEHICLE NOT IN RECALL. *AK *JG

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK PRIOR TO RECALL 00V367, ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND BURNING EXCESS OIL FROM OVERHEATED PISTON RINGS, AFTER...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK PRIOR TO RECALL 00V367, ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND BURNING EXCESS OIL FROM OVERHEATED PISTON RINGS, AFTER...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK PRIOR TO RECALL 00V367, ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND BURNING EXCESS OIL FROM OVERHEATED PISTON RINGS, AFTER...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK PRIOR TO RECALL 00V367, ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND BURNING EXCESS OIL FROM OVERHEATED PISTON RINGS, AFTER...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK PRIOR TO RECALL 00V367, ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND BURNING EXCESS OIL FROM OVERHEATED PISTON RINGS, AFTER...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK PRIOR TO RECALL 00V367, ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND BURNING EXCESS OIL FROM OVERHEATED PISTON RINGS, AFTER...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK PRIOR TO RECALL 00V367, ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND BURNING EXCESS OIL FROM OVERHEATED PISTON RINGS, AFTER...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK PRIOR TO RECALL 00V367, ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND BURNING EXCESS OIL FROM OVERHEATED PISTON RINGS, AFTER...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK PRIOR TO RECALL 00V367, ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND BURNING EXCESS OIL FROM OVERHEATED PISTON RINGS, AFTER...

THRE IS A CUURENT CAMPAIGN RECALL ON BOTH DEFECTS, BUT DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM OF WIRE OVERHEAT AND FIRE. *AK

THE MOUNTS FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT ARE ABOUT TO BREAK OFF. I HEARD A LOUD "POP" WHILE IN MID CORNER, THEN THE SEAT BEAN TO LEAN HARD. WHEN THESE MOUNTS COMPLETELY BREAK, I BELIEVE IT MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD CONTOURS, PLEASE DO SOMETHING AS THESE SEA...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION WITH SOME FRONTAL DAMAGES, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMASTION.*AK

WHILE FILLING VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE FILLER NECK WILL ONLY ACCEPT EIGHT GALLONS OF GASOLINE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS. *YH

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *YH

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *YH

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE GETS HOT AND STALLS. *YH

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE GETS HOT AND STALLS. *YH

MY COIL SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE (REAR) BROKEN. FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WASN'T NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY CAN ONLY FIX THE FRONT COIL SPRING IF IT WAS BROKEN THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO FIX ALL OF THEM. BUT SI...

THE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE. FORD REFUSES TO HELP N ANY WAY. THIS CAN CAUSE UNTOLD PROBLEMS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. *AK

WE CURRENTLY OWN A 1995 FORD CONTOUR 2.5 V-6. OUR CAR OVERHEATED FOR THE 1ST TIME EVER DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE WATER PUMP. WE CONTACTED FORD TO EVALUATE THE DAMAGE FOR REPAIR. THEY CONTACTED US BACK AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE WATER PUMP CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND NOW THEY SAY WE NEED...

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 00S-440 ON ENGINE COOLING FAN ELECTRONIC FUSE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AFTER REPAIR THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT WORSE THAN BEFORE. *YH

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 00S-440 ON ENGINE COOLING FAN ELECTRONIC FUSE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AFTER REPAIR THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT WORSE THAN BEFORE. *YH

CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK *JG

THE FUSES CONTINUE TO BLOW-AC, DEFOGGER, DEFROST, LEFT & RIGHT BLINKERS ARE NOT OPERATIONG. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUSES MANY TIMES PROBLEM STILL EXSIT. *AK

AFTER HEARING ENGINE NOISE, SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT OF THE FRONT HOOD, AND WATER DRIPPING PROFUSELY ONTO THE GROUND. THE SMELL OF RUBBER WAS OVERWHELMING. IT APPEARS THE BEARING ON WATER PUMP IS FROZEN SOLID AND BELT MELTED. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIRS.. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN RAINING HEAVY WHILE DRIVING. ALSO CONSUMER GOT A SAFETY LETTER TO GET CORRECTION ON VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED FORD HAD PART THAT COULD CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

COIL SPRINGS ARE CRACKED IN REAR AND FRONT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

MAIN WIRING HARNESS INSULATOR CRACKED AND FELL OFF INTO PIECES, EXPOSING BARE WIRE. FORD HAD A M PROGRAM WIRING. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF THIS PROGRAM. CONTACTED DEALER, AND VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIR. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY STATED IF VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 100000 MILE...

A FUEL ODOR IS PRESENT IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE, STRONGEST ODORS ARE IN REAR SEATING POSITIONS. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL 95V23200 REPAIRS FOR FUEL FILLER NECK WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO HIS OWNERSHIP, AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY AD...

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMP IS HIGH. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN KILLED. REFER TO TSB NUMBER BC0301961101. *AK

CONSUMER WAS SMELLING GASOLINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC STATED THAT FUEL HOSE HAD A HOLE INSIDE OF FUEL LINE, CAUSING GASOLINE TO LEAK UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ENCLOSED INFORMATION ON RECALL 94S97 REGARDING THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WHICH MAY LEAK...

FEMALE'S PART OF TWO OF MY REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED. *AK

RECALL 98V23300; SHIFT LEVER INDICATOR SHOWS VEHICLE BEING IN "PARK" WHILE IT IS ACTUALLY IN "DRIVE". DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

MY SON GIRL FRIEND HAS A CONTOUR 95 SAME AS MINE. IT DID THE SAME THING AND A DEALER TOLD HER ITS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU SPILL GAS ALL OVER THE THE SERVICE STATION PUMP AREA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS MATER, JAN. *AK

RADIATOR FAN MOTOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WATER PUMP FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THIS THEN CAUSED THE ENGINE HEAD OR GASKET TO FAIL. ALSO EXPECT TO FIND WATER PUMP IMPELLER DAMAGE. THESE COMPONENT FAILURES HAVE PRODUCED A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ESTIMATE. BY SEARCHING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS O...

RADIATOR FAN MOTOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WATER PUMP FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THIS THEN CAUSED THE ENGINE HEAD OR GASKET TO FAIL. ALSO EXPECT TO FIND WATER PUMP IMPELLER DAMAGE. THESE COMPONENT FAILURES HAVE PRODUCED A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ESTIMATE. BY SEARCHING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS O...

RADIATOR FAN MOTOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WATER PUMP FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THIS THEN CAUSED THE ENGINE HEAD OR GASKET TO FAIL. ALSO EXPECT TO FIND WATER PUMP IMPELLER DAMAGE. THESE COMPONENT FAILURES HAVE PRODUCED A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ESTIMATE. BY SEARCHING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS O...

MANUFACTURERS RECALL 99 M 03/WIRING HARNESS UNDER HOOD: VEHICLE WOULD NOT START/RUN. NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER, AND INFORMED OF A RECALL CONCERNING WIRING HARNESS. NOTIFIED DEALER; GERRY FORD, LEEBURG; VA, PHONE# 703/777-0000, WHO REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATT...

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE LEFT/MIDDLE REAR SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH, HAS TO TAKE COVER OFF LATCHING PART TO FASTEN SEAT BELT. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS, CAN NOT DRIVE WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *AK

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A NOISE AND DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, HOWEVER NOISE DID NOT GO AWAY, DEALER STATED NOISE WAS DUE TO PULLEY THAT HAD RUSTED AND CORRODED, RECALL 00V367, REGARDING THE FAN MOTOR, CAUSED THE PULLEY TO RUST AND CORRODE, THEREFORE CAUSING THE NOISE, VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED...

TIE RODS NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

SWAY BAR LINKS NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

THE FUSE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROSTER CONTINUES TO BLOW. *SLC

POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *SLC

CONVERTERS WERE BAD, PER RECALL 97E61, AND THEY WERE BLOWING MATERIAL INTO MUFFLER, DEALER REPLACED CONVERTERS AND MUFFLER, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIRS, THE MUFFLER FELL OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION LEAK, DRIVELINE IS ERRATIC. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION LEAK, DRIVELINE IS ERRATIC. *SLC

SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. *SLC

DPF SENSOR NEEDS REPLACED. *SLC

VEHICLE DEVELOPED A NOISE AND DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, HOWEVER NOISE DID NOT GO AWAY, DEALER STATED NOISE WAS DUE TO PULLEY THAT HAD RUSTED AND CORRODED, RECALL 00V367, REGARDING THE FAN MOTOR, CAUSED THE PULLEY TO RUST AND CORRODE, THEREFORE CAUSING THE NOISE, VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED...

TIE RODS NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

SWAY BAR LINKS NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

THE FUSE FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROSTER CONTINUES TO BLOW. *SLC

POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *SLC

CONVERTERS WERE BAD, PER RECALL 97E61, AND THEY WERE BLOWING MATERIAL INTO MUFFLER, DEALER REPLACED CONVERTERS AND MUFFLER, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIRS, THE MUFFLER FELL OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION LEAK, DRIVELINE IS ERRATIC. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION LEAK, DRIVELINE IS ERRATIC. *SLC

SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC. *SLC

DPF SENSOR NEEDS REPLACED. *SLC

I HAVE HAD COUNTLESS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE LATEST IS THE INSULATING COATING ON THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD IS CRACKED AND BREAKING OFF. THIS IS CAUSING NUMEROUS ENGINE CODES. THESE SHORTS ARE CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE HIWAY AND NOT RESTART. I WAS NOTIFIED OF FORD'S EXTENDED WARR...

HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS ALWAYS WARM AND HOT TO TOUCH.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY FULLY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ORANGE LETTERING FOR FLOOR SHIFT LEVER CAN NO LONGER BE READ, AND DOES NOT SHOW GEAR THAT VEHICLE IS IN. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V233000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATED WILDLY, THEN IT REGISTERED ZERO. TEN SECONDS LATER THE CAR'S DRIVEABLITY WENT DOWN DUE TO THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER RECEIVING ZERO SPEED INPUT: LIMITED ACCELLERATION, NO CRUISE CONTROL, ETC. END RESULT: BOTH SPEED CABLE AND SPEED CONTROL SENSOR BROKEN; CONNECTION PIN FROM...

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATED WILDLY, THEN IT REGISTERED ZERO. TEN SECONDS LATER THE CAR'S DRIVEABLITY WENT DOWN DUE TO THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER RECEIVING ZERO SPEED INPUT: LIMITED ACCELLERATION, NO CRUISE CONTROL, ETC. END RESULT: BOTH SPEED CABLE AND SPEED CONTROL SENSOR BROKEN; CONNECTION PIN FROM...

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATED WILDLY, THEN IT REGISTERED ZERO. TEN SECONDS LATER THE CAR'S DRIVEABLITY WENT DOWN DUE TO THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER RECEIVING ZERO SPEED INPUT: LIMITED ACCELLERATION, NO CRUISE CONTROL, ETC. END RESULT: BOTH SPEED CABLE AND SPEED CONTROL SENSOR BROKEN; CONNECTION PIN FROM...

SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATED WILDLY, THEN IT REGISTERED ZERO. TEN SECONDS LATER THE CAR'S DRIVEABLITY WENT DOWN DUE TO THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER RECEIVING ZERO SPEED INPUT: LIMITED ACCELLERATION, NO CRUISE CONTROL, ETC. END RESULT: BOTH SPEED CABLE AND SPEED CONTROL SENSOR BROKEN; CONNECTION PIN FROM...

CONSUMER STATES THAT DUE TO RECALL 00S44 HE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN HIS VEHICLE, AT THE DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE COOLING FAN HAD BEEN CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE, 1500 MILES LATER CONSUMER ASKED THE SAME SERVICE MANAGER HOW THE COOLING FAN COULD BE CHECKED WITHOUT THE MOTOR RU...

CONSUMER STATES THAT DUE TO RECALL 00S44 HE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN HIS VEHICLE, AT THE DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE COOLING FAN HAD BEEN CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE, 1500 MILES LATER CONSUMER ASKED THE SAME SERVICE MANAGER HOW THE COOLING FAN COULD BE CHECKED WITHOUT THE MOTOR RU...

CANNOT RELEASE LOCKS.DANGEROUS IN COLLISION /FIRE WE NO LONGER LOCK OUR CAR DOORS. *AK

REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS 7/15/2000. NOW THE RIGHT FRONT IS BROKEN.*AK

BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE ALLOWING THE BODY TO LOWER SO THAT THE TIRES WERE ALMOST AGAINST THE WHEEL WELLS. IF THEY HAD CONTACTED EACHOTHER WHILE DRIVING, IMMEDIATE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURRED TO THE TIRES, OR THE CAR'S STEERING COULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ...

WHILE DRIVING, THREE MOUNTS ON THE TRANS MOUNT AXLE RUSTED AND SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO CUT THE BRAKE LINES, CONSUMER WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER STATES THE SHEARED MOUNTS CAUSED OTHER DAMAGES AS WELL BUT DID NOT ELABORATE, CONSUMER RECEIV...

WHILE DRIVING, THREE MOUNTS ON THE TRANS MOUNT AXLE RUSTED AND SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO CUT THE BRAKE LINES, CONSUMER WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER STATES THE SHEARED MOUNTS CAUSED OTHER DAMAGES AS WELL BUT DID NOT ELABORATE, CONSUMER RECEIV...

RECALL #98V233000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98S26. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER ABOUT RECALL NOTICE, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. CONSUMER CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY ALSO STATED THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL, TOLD CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA TO BE CORRECTED ABOUT RECALL.*AK *SLC

RECALL 97V225000/ MANFACTURER'S RECALL 97S95. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER ABOUT RECALL NOTICE, BUT DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO NOTICE. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY ALSO STATED THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL. MANFACTURED TOLD CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA TO GET RECALL CORRECTED. *AK

SEATBACK BROKEN SIX INCHES UP FROM BOTTOM ON OUTSIDE POST.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT PRODUCING COLD AIR . ALSO, VEHICLE WAS STALLING, AND ENGINE WAS CRACKED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT PRODUCING COLD AIR . ALSO, VEHICLE WAS STALLING, AND ENGINE WAS CRACKED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

ENGINE/ BRAKES/ STARTER /CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ FUEL PUMP AND FUSE FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, AND RADIATOR WENT OUT ALSO. *AK

ENGINE/ BRAKES/ STARTER /CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ FUEL PUMP AND FUSE FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, AND RADIATOR WENT OUT ALSO. *AK

ENGINE/ BRAKES/ STARTER /CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ FUEL PUMP AND FUSE FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, AND RADIATOR WENT OUT ALSO. *AK

ENGINE/ BRAKES/ STARTER /CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ FUEL PUMP AND FUSE FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, AND RADIATOR WENT OUT ALSO. *AK

ENGINE/ BRAKES/ STARTER /CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ FUEL PUMP AND FUSE FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, AND RADIATOR WENT OUT ALSO. *AK

ENGINE/ BRAKES/ STARTER /CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ FUEL PUMP AND FUSE FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, AND RADIATOR WENT OUT ALSO. *AK

ENGINE/ BRAKES/ STARTER /CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ FUEL PUMP AND FUSE FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, AND RADIATOR WENT OUT ALSO. *AK

IN RAINY WEATHER WATER WILL GET UNDER POWER STEERING BELT AND CAUSE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT. THERE WAS A TSB ON INSTALLING A SHIELD TO PROTECT BELT FROM WATER. THIS WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, AND WATER STILL GETS TO DRIVE BELT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SMELL OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE DASH AND THEN THE HEATER BLOWER CONTROL SWITCH STOPPED WORKING. I HAD A LETTER FROM FORD DATED OCTOBER OF 1999 THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWITCHES. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THAT COMPONENT. NOW WHEN I ASK TH...

WHILE DRIVING THE SMELL OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE DASH AND THEN THE HEATER BLOWER CONTROL SWITCH STOPPED WORKING. I HAD A LETTER FROM FORD DATED OCTOBER OF 1999 THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SWITCHES. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THAT COMPONENT. NOW WHEN I ASK TH...

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL 00 V 367 000/ ENGINE COOLING FAN REPAIRS. AFTER CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER, THEY FOUND OUT A BARE WIRE WICH WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. A GENERAL MANAGER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THEREFORE NOTHING COULD BE DON...

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL 00 V 367 000/ ENGINE COOLING FAN REPAIRS. AFTER CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER, THEY FOUND OUT A BARE WIRE WICH WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. A GENERAL MANAGER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THEREFORE NOTHING COULD BE DON...

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF THE HEATER / AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER OVER THE PAST YEAR. LAST FALL AND WINTER, THE BLOWER WOULD OCCASIONALLY CEASE WORKING FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, BUT WOULD ALWAYS COME BACK ON IF THE SWITCH POSITION WAS CHANGED (OR OCCASSIONALLY IF THE IGNITION WAS T...

HEADLAMP LENSES TURNED YELLOW AND HAZED OPAGUE SO LIGHT OUTPUT IS POOR!*AK

TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTION BECAME DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE. LEVER WOULD INDICATE DRIVE AND WOULD ACTUALLY BE IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. LEVER BECAME STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. CONTACTED FORD ABOUT NHTSA RECALL FOR PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. DON'T UNDERSTAND. PROBL...

THREE OF THESE TIRES FAILED WITH TREAD SEPARATION AND WERE REPLACED. I JUST NOTED THAT THESE TIRES WERE MADE AT FIRESTONE'S DECATUR PLANT WHICH PRODUCED THE RECALLED WILDERNESS TIRES. IT SEEMS THEIR PROBLEMS MAY BE WIDER THAN JUST THE EXPLORER ISSUE.*AK

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW GRINDS WHEN GOING UP, THE GLASS TRACKS ARE UNEVEN GOING UP CAUSING THE REAR EDGES TO COME OUT OF THE TRACK, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE REGULATOR AND MOTOR 5 TIMES, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS DEFECT IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT IS COMING APART. NLM

THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE FAILED. NLM

DROVE INTO A SPACE, BEFORE TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, PUT GEAR SHIFT IN PARK, CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD, ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RAN INTO A TREE

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AFTER RECEIVING RECAL ON 00 V 367 000/ ENGINE COOLING FAN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. UPON RECEIVING VEHICLE BACK FROM DEALER,. TWO DAYS LATER, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALER. DEALER STATED NOTHING THEY DID WOULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER INS...

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH 3 YEAR OLD RELEASED SEATBELT, APPLIED BRAKE, AND SEATBELT WRAPPED AROUND CHILD'S NECK. CONSUMER TRIED TO GET SEAT BELT OFF CHILD'S NECK, BUT IT KEPT RETRACTING, CHOKING THE CHILD. SHE FINALLY HAD TO CUT SEAT BELT.*AK

SUSPENSION PROBLEM

DRIVER' S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. SEAT BELT LATCHES HAVE FALLEN COMPLETELY APART WHICH PREVENTS THE LATCH FROM BUCKLING IN HOUSING MECHANISM. *AK FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED TWICE AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS. REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT RECA...

DRIVER' S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. SEAT BELT LATCHES HAVE FALLEN COMPLETELY APART WHICH PREVENTS THE LATCH FROM BUCKLING IN HOUSING MECHANISM. *AK FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED TWICE AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS. REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT RECA...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE BURNED WIRING UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OVERHEATS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE BURNED WIRING UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. DEALER STATED IT WAS WIRING HARNESS, BUT NO WARRANTY WILL COVER IT. CONSUMER INSISTED MORE INFORMATION THAT DEALER DIDN'T GIVE.*AK

THE ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-367 RESULTING IN A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE IN MOTION. NLM

ALTERNATOR SHORTED INTERNALLY CAUSING A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING. NLM

THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES FOR OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEAD GASKET HAD CRACKED, AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN REPLACED SIX TIMES FOR OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HEAD GASKET HAD CRACKED, AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

CAR HAS OVERHEATED ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS, ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, BLOWN HEAD GASKET THE LAST TIME CAR OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER IS TRYING TO SAY THAT THE RECALLED COOLING FAN DIDN'T RESULT IN DESTRUCTION OF ENGINE. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH THE DEALER SERVICE AND IN FORD...

CAR HAS OVERHEATED ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS, ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, BLOWN HEAD GASKET THE LAST TIME CAR OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. DEALER IS TRYING TO SAY THAT THE RECALLED COOLING FAN DIDN'T RESULT IN DESTRUCTION OF ENGINE. EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH THE DEALER SERVICE AND IN FORD...

HORN ASSEMBLY IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE HORN NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, FORD STATED THAT SINCE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED OVER THE HORN, THE REPAIR WOULD BE COSTLY. *SLC

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT HAND TURN WHOLE ASSEMBLY MOVES. ALSO, SPRINGS SHIFT, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN TVEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PLASTIC PUMP IMPELLER UNSUITABLE FOR APPLICATION. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S REAR SPRING WAS FOUND BROKEN, THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE FOR REAR SPRING CORROSION AND BREAKING. *YH

THE CAR WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET, ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS ALOT OF SMOKE. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER.THAT IS WHEN THE FIRE WAS FIRST NOTICED.THE FIRE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. *AK

I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD TO REQUEST A REFUND OF REPAIR WORK DUE TO INFERIOR SPRINGS. I AM ALSO SENDING A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO YOU (NHTSA). *AK

AIR CONDITIONER HAD QUIT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. DURING THIS REPAIR MECHANIC FOUND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL PLASTIC COATING WAS FALLING APART WHEN BEING TOUCHED. WIRES WERE EXPOSED, AND ONE CIRCUIT HAD SHORTED OUT. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER HAD QUIT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. DURING THIS REPAIR MECHANIC FOUND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL PLASTIC COATING WAS FALLING APART WHEN BEING TOUCHED. WIRES WERE EXPOSED, AND ONE CIRCUIT HAD SHORTED OUT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. SHE SAW SMOKE COMING IN THROUGH VENTS OF VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER AND LIFTED UP HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH ALTERNATOR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK THIS IS THE SECOND FIRE V...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. SHE SAW SMOKE COMING IN THROUGH VENTS OF VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER AND LIFTED UP HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH ALTERNATOR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK THIS IS THE SECOND FIRE V...

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH. ALSO, NOTICE LITTLE OVERHEATING NEXT DAY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE FLYWHEEL WAS REPLACED.*JB

INSULATION ON WIRES IS CRACKED, AND WIRES ARE EXPOSED, MOSTLY WHERE COOLING FAN IS LOCATED. *AK

CONSUMER EXPLAINS THAT ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, MECHANIC ORDERED PART WHICH WAS PART OF A RECALL AND REPLACED, VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ONCE AGAIN DUE TO SHORT IN THE WIRE. *JG

CONSUMER EXPLAINS THAT ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, MECHANIC ORDERED PART WHICH WAS PART OF A RECALL AND REPLACED, VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ONCE AGAIN DUE TO SHORT IN THE WIRE. *JG

CONSUMER EXPLAINS THAT ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, MECHANIC ORDERED PART WHICH WAS PART OF A RECALL AND REPLACED, VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ONCE AGAIN DUE TO SHORT IN THE WIRE. *JG

CONSUMER EXPLAINS THAT ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, MECHANIC ORDERED PART WHICH WAS PART OF A RECALL AND REPLACED, VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ONCE AGAIN DUE TO SHORT IN THE WIRE. *JG

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF THE TEPERATURE GAUGE BEING OVER TOO FAR. *JG

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF THE TEPERATURE GAUGE BEING OVER TOO FAR. *JG

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE ROLLED SEVEN TIMES, THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

WATER PUMP PROPELLOR DISINTEGRATED AND CAUSED ENGINE TO EXTREMLY OVERHEAT WITH IN A MATTER OF MINUTES WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. *AK

TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL #00S44.THE FIRST TIME OUTSIDE TEMP. RISED ABOVE 85 DEGREES THE FAN FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY @ABOUT 45 MPH.VEHICLE HAD TO BE ABANDONED . WHITE SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE EXHAUST LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE MAY BE DAMAGED AS A RESU...

FIRST THE A/C STARTED FLOODING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. RESULT THE CONDENSER WAS REPLACED BY PLANTATION FORD, WHO TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LURCHING IN REVERSE. RESULT $2000, AND AGAIN FORD TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CONTOU...

FIRST THE A/C STARTED FLOODING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. RESULT THE CONDENSER WAS REPLACED BY PLANTATION FORD, WHO TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LURCHING IN REVERSE. RESULT $2000, AND AGAIN FORD TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CONTOU...

FIRST THE A/C STARTED FLOODING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. RESULT THE CONDENSER WAS REPLACED BY PLANTATION FORD, WHO TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LURCHING IN REVERSE. RESULT $2000, AND AGAIN FORD TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CONTOU...

FIRST THE A/C STARTED FLOODING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. RESULT THE CONDENSER WAS REPLACED BY PLANTATION FORD, WHO TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LURCHING IN REVERSE. RESULT $2000, AND AGAIN FORD TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CONTOU...

CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ENGINE COOLING FAN RECALL 00V367000. CONSUMER MADE THREE APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED; HOWEVER, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT APPOINTMENTS WERE NEVER PUT INTO COMPUTER AND SERVICE WAS DENIED. ON MAY 19TH, 2001 THERE WAS AN...

CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ENGINE COOLING FAN RECALL 00V367000. CONSUMER MADE THREE APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED; HOWEVER, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT APPOINTMENTS WERE NEVER PUT INTO COMPUTER AND SERVICE WAS DENIED. ON MAY 19TH, 2001 THERE WAS AN...

ENGINE CONTINUALLY OVERHEATED AND WOULD STALL WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH 78,200 MILES ON ENGINE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. SECOND ENGINE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND STALLING APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES AFTER ENGINE COMPONENTS HAD BEEN REPLACED. CONSUMER...

ENGINE CONTINUALLY OVERHEATED AND WOULD STALL WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH 78,200 MILES ON ENGINE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. SECOND ENGINE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND STALLING APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES AFTER ENGINE COMPONENTS HAD BEEN REPLACED. CONSUMER...

WITH 3 TO 4 CAR LENGTHS IN OPTIMAL DRY DAYLIGHT WEATHER CONDITIONS THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AT A CRUISING SPEED OF 35MPH, THE CONDITION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. *AK

KEY WILL PULL OUT OF IGNITION WHILE RUNNING, CAN LEAVE IN GEAR WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF IGNITION. *AK

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED, 00V367, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO BLOW, NOW ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. *JB

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED, 00V367, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO BLOW, NOW ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. *JB

REAR END OF VEHICLE HAS DROPPED DUE TO REAR COIL SPRINGS RUSTING AND BREAKING. DEALER SAID COULD CAUSE A BLOWOUT.*AK

OUTER RING IS PLASTIC AND IT WORE OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO QUIT RUNNING. CONSUMER WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, THERE WAS A CRUNCHING SOUND, AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH TENSION AGAINST PULLEY, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. *AK ...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL COME ON DASHBOARD.*AK

COMSUMER NOTICED THAT CIGARETTE LIGHTER MALFUNCTIONED, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAN SWITCH DID NOT WORK.*AK

COMSUMER NOTICED THAT CIGARETTE LIGHTER MALFUNCTIONED, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAN SWITCH DID NOT WORK.*AK

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

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. *...

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. *...

ENGINE SPUTTERED ALOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WIRES HAD MELTED. *AK

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

SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED PREMATURELY AT ONLY 80,000 MILES, CAUSING INCORRECT READING OF SPEED. IT IS NOT REGISTERING THE MILES.*AK

I WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT ANY RECALLS UNTIL AFTER THE CAR WAS DAMAGED AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOST. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO BATTERY DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING COVER TO EXPOSE THE WIRES WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.*AK

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT LIGHTS, TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED TIMING BELT, AND SOMETHING WITH IDLE. *AK

THERE WERE BURNT PLUG WIRES AND A BLOWN IGNITION MODULE. *SLC

THERE WERE BURNT PLUG WIRES AND A BLOWN IGNITION MODULE. *SLC

PCV TUBE WORN THROUGH BY WATER PUMP PULLEY, EGR LINE CLOGGED CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DEALER FOUND FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET TO FAIL, CONSUMER STATES 18 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL(97E61...

PCV TUBE WORN THROUGH BY WATER PUMP PULLEY, EGR LINE CLOGGED CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DEALER FOUND FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET TO FAIL, CONSUMER STATES 18 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL(97E61...

VEHICLE STALLED AT IDLE IN COLD CONDITIONS, WATER PUMP IMPELLER BROKE. *SLC

POWER STEERING LINE WAS WORN THROUGH DUE TO THE CV JOINT RUBBING IT. *SLC

HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER FUSEBLOCK WAS CHARRED AND BLOWER DID NOT FUNCTION. *SLC

THE VEHICLES ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC: FAILURE TO START VEHICLE DUE TO THREE THINGS: PROBLEMS IN FUSE BOX BY BATTERY, BURNED WIRES IN SAME AREA, CORROSION OF CONNECTORS TO BATTERY -- FORD STORE DIAGNOSIS: NEED NEW WRAP AROUND BATTERY CABLE CONNECTORS -- DANGER OF FIRE -- WHEN VEHICLE STARTED...

ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC: FAILURE TO START VEHICLE DUE TO THREE THINGS: PROBLEMS IN FUSE BOX BY BATTERY, BURNED WIRES IN SAME AREA, CORROSION OF CONNECTORS TO BATTERY -- FORD STORE DIAGNOSIS: NEED NEW WRAP AROUND BATTERY CABLE CONNECTORS -- DANGER OF FIRE -- WHEN VEHICLE STARTED...

ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC: FAILURE TO START VEHICLE DUE TO THREE THINGS: PROBLEMS IN FUSE BOX BY BATTERY, BURNED WIRES IN SAME AREA, CORROSION OF CONNECTORS TO BATTERY -- FORD STORE DIAGNOSIS: NEED NEW WRAP AROUND BATTERY CABLE CONNECTORS -- DANGER OF FIRE -- WHEN VEHICLE STARTED...

ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC: FAILURE TO START VEHICLE DUE TO THREE THINGS: PROBLEMS IN FUSE BOX BY BATTERY, BURNED WIRES IN SAME AREA, CORROSION OF CONNECTORS TO BATTERY -- FORD STORE DIAGNOSIS: NEED NEW WRAP AROUND BATTERY CABLE CONNECTORS -- DANGER OF FIRE -- WHEN VEHICLE STARTED...

MY CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ENGINE COOLING FANS. THIS DEFECT WAS NOT DISCOVERED AND CORRECTED UNTIL AFTER IT HAD ALSO CAUSED $1900 OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO THE WATER PUMP AND THE A/C CONDENSER AND SYSTEM. FORD CONTENDS THESE OTHER ITEMS ARE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR...

ACCESORY WIRE HARNESS INSULATION WORE OUT. THEREFORE BARE WIRES TOUCHED FRAME OF CAR AND SHORTED OUT. THEREFORE CAUSING FIRE. AFTER INSPECTION, ALL OTHER WIRES SEEM TO BE CRACKING AND WEARING OUT. *AK

FRONT COIL SPRINGS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. REAR SPRINGS ARE SIMILAR AND SUBJECT TO THE SAME ENVIRONMENT. FAILURE OF REAR SPRINGS CAN BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IF VEHICLE IS USED FOR LIGHT TOWING. *AK

DURING AUGUST, 2000, I WAS DRIVING FROM MARIETTA, GA TOWARD STONE MOUNTAIN, GA AND HAD GONE FROM I-285 TO 85 NORTH. THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 7:00 AS I HAD NOT LONG GOTTEN OFF OF WORK WITH THE INTENTION OF DRIVING SAID VEHICLE TO STONE MOUNTAIN. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING PRETTY SLOWLY--SOMETIMES COMING ...

I OWN A 1995 FORD CONTOUR SE, 2.5L V6, WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISION. I AM A MEMEBER OF A CAR ENTHUSIASTS CLUB CALLED THE CONTOUR ENTHUSIASTS GROUP. AFTER READING A POST IN THE WEB SITE ABOUT BOKEN REAR SPRINGS I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE NOISE I HAD BEEN HEARING COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR MIGHT BE THA...

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD A NOISE AROUND FRONT TIRE. WHILE PULLING IN DRIVEWAY NOTICED A PICE OF COIL SPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99MO3. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING POOR TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER SAID WIRING HARNESS COULD CAUSE IT NOT TO WORK. DEALER WON'T DO RECALL BECAUSE TITLE WAS BRANDED. DEALER WAS WOOD HOUSE FORD IN BLAIR NE. PHONE ...

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99MO3. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING POOR TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER SAID WIRING HARNESS COULD CAUSE IT NOT TO WORK. DEALER WON'T DO RECALL BECAUSE TITLE WAS BRANDED. DEALER WAS WOOD HOUSE FORD IN BLAIR NE. PHONE ...

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99MO3. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING POOR TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER SAID WIRING HARNESS COULD CAUSE IT NOT TO WORK. DEALER WON'T DO RECALL BECAUSE TITLE WAS BRANDED. DEALER WAS WOOD HOUSE FORD IN BLAIR NE. PHONE ...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON, AND ENGINE GASKET BLEWOUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON, AND ENGINE GASKET BLEWOUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN. SEE WWW.CONTOUR.ORG AND GO TO THE PROBLEMS FORUM FOR MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V-367), HOWEVER DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE UNTIL PART ACTUALLY FAILS. *JB

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL 00V367000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44/ COOLING FAN FAILURE. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS WAITING TO BE COMPLETED ON VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS SMELLING SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE , STARTER/ BRAKES AND OTHER PARTS WERE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS SMELLING SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE , STARTER/ BRAKES AND OTHER PARTS WERE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN IT RAINS IT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE CAR, FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS LOCKING UP, IN ORDER TO DRIVE CONSUMER HAS TO PUT IN TRACKING CONTROL WHEN IT IS ON THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE HAD 6 CODES IN SYSTEM ALL HAD TO BE CLEARED TO VERIFY PROBLEM, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

THE ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-367. NLM

PLASTIC RADIATOR IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, CANNOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT REPLACING COMPLETE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN FUEL LINES WHICH HAS RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FORD LOST CONSUMERS ORIGINAL PART OF VEHICLE THAT WAS ON RECALL, CURRENTLY, ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX RECALL 00367000/ COOLING FAN. *AK

WATER PUMP FAILED. IT WENT OUT FIRST TIME TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS HAD FIVE WATER PUMPS REPLACED. *AK

SAFETY RECALL PROGRAM 00S44 -- ENGINE DAMAGED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FORD PER RECALL LETTER BUT EMPIRE FORD SERVICE TECH. SAID ENGINE PROBLEMS NOT RELATED TO RECALL; MONTHS OF PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES RELATED TO PROBLEM AND VERIFIED BY TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS; SENT DETAILED INFO TO FORD MOTOR CO. ...

REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK *SLC

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

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

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

THE MASS AIR FLOW WAS OUT OF RANGE, DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. NLM

THE VEHICLES PLUGS AND WIRES WERE REPLACED. NLM

FAULTY A/C SYSTEM CAUSED WATER IN THE FLOOR BOARD, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR A WHILE BUT RETURNED. NLM

CAR WAS SOLD WHEN THEY KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE-THEY ARE NO LONGER MAKING THEM. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SHINE AS BRIGHT AS THEY SHOULD SHINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT CONSUMER HAS TO CHANGE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.*AK

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, AN...

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

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

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

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, WO...

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, WO...

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, WO...

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

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

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 00V367000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44.DEALER CORRECTED RECALL PROBLEM, AFTER RECALL WORK HAS BEEN CORRECTED, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY DRAINING OUT. ALSO, A NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN PLACING VEHICLE ...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON A SIDE STREETAND HEARD A RUBBING NOISE. THEN, LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. TIRE DROPPED DOWN ON CONSUMER, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. COIL SPRING ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE BROKE, AND PUNCTURED TIRE, CAUSING FOUR INCH SLASH INSIDE OF TIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATES ...

THE ENGINES COOLING FAN BECAME INOPERATIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR (00V-367), BUT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED TWICE AFTER REPAIR. NLM

THREE COIL SPRINGS HAD BEEN BROKEN. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT ONLY FRONT COIL SPRING WERE COVER BY RECALL, BUT NOT REAR ONES. HAD TO BE REPLACED BY CONSUMER. *AK CONSUMER ALSO HAVE A SECOND 1995 FORD CONTOUR VIN # [XXX] TWO COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN ON THAT VEHICLE. *YH INFORMATION REDACTED PU...

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 000V367000 LETTER CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING SYSYEM: FAN. WENT TO THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEMS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WIRES ARE BURNING OUT BECAUSE FAN MOTOR KEEPS GOING OUT.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET AND SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED REGARDING HEATER SYSTEM. WHEN HE HAD HEATER ON HIGHEST SETTING, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL THAT CAME FROM DASHBOARD. SMOKE AND FUMES WERE SO BAD THAT HAD TO STICK HEAD OUT OF VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, HEATER SYSTEM CANNOT BE TURNED ON TO HIGHEST SETTINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ...

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN IT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

'IMPALER' IN VEHICLES WATER PUMP BROKE APART. DUE TO THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BREAKING, CAR OVERHEATED RAPIDLY, RESULTING IN HEAD GASKETS BLOWING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

'IMPALER' IN VEHICLES WATER PUMP BROKE APART. DUE TO THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BREAKING, CAR OVERHEATED RAPIDLY, RESULTING IN HEAD GASKETS BLOWING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE VEHICLES ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-367 RESULTING IN A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONSUMER REQUEST FULL REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS ONLY GIVEN A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED VEHICLE OVERHEATING. DEALER STATED ENGINE FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT PARTS WERE NOT IN . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AT 60,000MILES HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WATER PUMP/ TIMING BELT, AND POSSIBLY NEW HEAD. *AK

AT 60,000MILES HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WATER PUMP/ TIMING BELT, AND POSSIBLY NEW HEAD. *AK

CONSUMER TURNED ON ENGINE TO WARM UP, THEN WENT TO HOUSE, BUT WHEN CAME BACK OUT, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. DEALER SAID THAT FIRE STARTED ON ENGINE COOLING LINE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE DUE TO ENGINE COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING ENGINETO MELT. AND WAS REPLACED. PRESENTLY, CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44 FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN.*AK RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING WIRING HARNESS AND HAD REPAIRS, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DE...

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE DUE TO ENGINE COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING ENGINETO MELT. AND WAS REPLACED. PRESENTLY, CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44 FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN.*AK RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING WIRING HARNESS AND HAD REPAIRS, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DE...

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE DUE TO ENGINE COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING ENGINETO MELT. AND WAS REPLACED. PRESENTLY, CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44 FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN.*AK RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING WIRING HARNESS AND HAD REPAIRS, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DE...

THE CONSUMER WAS NOT TOLD OF ANY WIRING/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES, NOW THEY WILL NOT HONOR ANY RECALL OR WARRANTIES BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE, THE PLASTIC COVERING ON THE WIRING HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS BREAKING OFF. NLM

THE CONSUMER WAS NOT TOLD OF ANY WIRING/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES, NOW THEY WILL NOT HONOR ANY RECALL OR WARRANTIES BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE, THE PLASTIC COVERING ON THE WIRING HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS BREAKING OFF. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON .VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED VALVE JOB .*AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE COMPONENT IN RECALL 00V367 MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND YET HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WITH THE VALVE AND GASKE...

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON .VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED VALVE JOB .*AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE COMPONENT IN RECALL 00V367 MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND YET HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WITH THE VALVE AND GASKE...

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON .VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED VALVE JOB .*AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE COMPONENT IN RECALL 00V367 MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND YET HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WITH THE VALVE AND GASKE...

AFTER DRIVING PARKED THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INSIDE OF HOUSE, THEN CAME BACK OUT TO VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. BELIEVED THAT FIRE HAD STARTED FROM UNDERHOOD.*AK

THE DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX RECALL (00S44/00M13), WHEN THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE RECALL LETTER BACK BUT THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE THREW IT AWAY NOW THE CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL NOTICE TO TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR REPAIR. NLM CONSUMER STATES HE IS STILL CONTINUING TO HAVE TRACKIN...

WHILE WATING FOR DEALERSHIP TO RECEIVE PARTS TO REPAIR RECALL #00V367000/ 00S44 FOR ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE SUFFERED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

I HAD THE HEATER BLOWER FIXED UNDER WARRANTY ON FEB1,2000. ON NOV 17 2000, I HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN AT MY OWN COST. ON JAN 24, 2001 I HAD IT FIXED AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUSE BOX JUNCTION PANEL AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIME IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OW...

I HAD THE HEATER BLOWER FIXED UNDER WARRANTY ON FEB1,2000. ON NOV 17 2000, I HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN AT MY OWN COST. ON JAN 24, 2001 I HAD IT FIXED AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUSE BOX JUNCTION PANEL AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIME IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OW...

RECALL 00V367000/ COOLING FAN FAILURE. CONSUMER MADE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP ALL DAY, REPAIRS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO NO PARTS. WAS TOLD DEALER WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS CAME IN. 10 DAYS LATER, CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT PART. WAS TOLD PART WAS IN, AND GIV...

PROBLEM STARTED AT 59000 MILES AND HAS WORSENED. HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND TOLD THAT THIS IS "NORMAL FOR MILEAGE". DIFFICULTY ENGAGING GEARS 2,3,4 ESPECIALLY ON DOWN SHIFT. CAN NOT ENTER 4TH GEAR AT 50-55 MPH. CANNOT ENTER 3RD AT 40-45MPH. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V367, HOWEVER REPAIRS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED FOR ANOTHER WEEK DUE TO A LACK OF PARTS. *SLC

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP REGARDING RECALL 00V367000/MANUFACTURER RECALL 00S44/00M13/COOLING FAN FAILURE. DEALER WAS REFUSING TO PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS. *AK THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS DIED AND THE DAUGHTER BROUGHT IN THE VEHCILE FOR RECALL SERVICE. ORIGINAL DOCUMET WAS ...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 34MPH WHEN BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT UP AND DOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED QUICKLY DAMAGING THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SHE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIR UNDER RECALL 00V-367, DEALER REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RECALL (00V-367) FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR PRIOR TO NOTICE RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. NLM

VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND OWNER REPLACED COOLING FAN. A WEEK LATER, RECALL 00V36700/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S440VM13 ARRIVED AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR ENGINE COOLING FAN DUE TO OWNER HAVING IT REPAIRED. INDICATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE....

THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

PREMATURE FAILURE OF WATER PUMP (PLASTIC IMPELLOR DISINTEGRATION). *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ENGINE OVERHEATED, CAUSING "HEAD GASKET" TO GO OUT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT COOLING FAN WAS OPERATING, BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT FAN WAS WORKING AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THERE WAS A RECALL 00V367000 REGARDING THE COOLING FAN. CONSUME...

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ENGINE OVERHEATED, CAUSING "HEAD GASKET" TO GO OUT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT COOLING FAN WAS OPERATING, BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT FAN WAS WORKING AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THERE WAS A RECALL 00V367000 REGARDING THE COOLING FAN. CONSUME...

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. TECHNICIAN REPLACED THERMOSTAT. THEN, DAYS TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR A RECALL NOTICE THAT HAD RECEIVED FOR COOLING FUSE WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO FUSE HEAD GASKET WAS DAMAGED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. TECHNICIAN REPLACED THERMOSTAT. THEN, DAYS TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR A RECALL NOTICE THAT HAD RECEIVED FOR COOLING FUSE WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO FUSE HEAD GASKET WAS DAMAGED. *AK

HEAD LAMPS ARE DIM. THEIR IS SOMETHING FORMING ON LENS THAT IS CAUSING THIS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AIR BAG FELL FROM STEERING WHEEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, WOULD NOT TURN OVER. RAISED HOOD OF VEHICLE AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT A FIRE STARTED AND WAS IMMEDIATELY PUT OUT BY CONSUMER. INSURANCE COMPANY WAS IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS, AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICL...

CONSUMER COMPLAINED, EXHIBITING FEATURES OF NHTSA RECALL #95V232000. THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE. RANDOM OCCURRENCE, NO SPECIFIC CAUSE FOUND. *AK THE FUEL SMELL COMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE ONLY WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN. *YH

BEGINNING A MONTH AGO, MY CAR WILL NOT START ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED INTO 2 DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT SHOPS, REPLACED FUEL FILTER, AND FUEL PUMP. CAR STILL WON'T START EARLY MORNINGS. HAD CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THE RETAINED CAR 48 HOURS, COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. FRI...

BEGINNING A MONTH AGO, MY CAR WILL NOT START ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED INTO 2 DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT SHOPS, REPLACED FUEL FILTER, AND FUEL PUMP. CAR STILL WON'T START EARLY MORNINGS. HAD CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THE RETAINED CAR 48 HOURS, COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. FRI...

BEGINNING A MONTH AGO, MY CAR WILL NOT START ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED INTO 2 DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT SHOPS, REPLACED FUEL FILTER, AND FUEL PUMP. CAR STILL WON'T START EARLY MORNINGS. HAD CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THE RETAINED CAR 48 HOURS, COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. FRI...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50-55MPH , AVEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AT A STOP LIGHT, AND WHEN TAKING OFF. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND IT BURSTED INTO FLAMES. INSURANCE COMPANY NEVER SAID WHAT CAUSED FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED

ENGINE COOLING FAN SHUTDOWN, RENDERING ENGINE INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE. *AK

ALL FOUR MAUAL DOOR LOCKS WHEN LOCKED WILL NOT UNLOCK, PREVENTING ALL/ ANY OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING VEHICLE. CONSUMER EXITED VEHICLE FROM WINDOW OR AFTER KICKING ON DOOR LOCKS WOULD UNLATCH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN DOOR LATCHES. DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO...

ELECTRICAL DEFECT IS CAUSING ERRATIC PERFORMANCE OF PARKING LIGHT ON PASSENEGR'S SIDE, AND AIRBAG LIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

REAR BUCKLES CAME OFF, AND CAN'T FASTEN SEATBELTS.*AK

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR. VEHICLE HAD REQUIRED LARGE AMOUNTS OF ANTIFREEZE AND OIL. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON COOLING FAN. QUESTIONED DEALER IF RECALL HAD ANYTHNG TO DO WITH GASKET BLOWING. DEALER SAID THE...

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR. VEHICLE HAD REQUIRED LARGE AMOUNTS OF ANTIFREEZE AND OIL. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON COOLING FAN. QUESTIONED DEALER IF RECALL HAD ANYTHNG TO DO WITH GASKET BLOWING. DEALER SAID THE...

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR. VEHICLE HAD REQUIRED LARGE AMOUNTS OF ANTIFREEZE AND OIL. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON COOLING FAN. QUESTIONED DEALER IF RECALL HAD ANYTHNG TO DO WITH GASKET BLOWING. DEALER SAID THE...

1.) REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH ON TWO OCCASIONS; 2.) FRONTAL TORSION BAR HAD TO BE REPLACED; 3.) AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL HAS A RATTLE NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL, AND 4.) AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE ALL REPAIRS EXCEPT RATTLE IN AIR BAG ON STEERING WHEEL, AN...

1.) REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH ON TWO OCCASIONS; 2.) FRONTAL TORSION BAR HAD TO BE REPLACED; 3.) AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL HAS A RATTLE NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL, AND 4.) AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE ALL REPAIRS EXCEPT RATTLE IN AIR BAG ON STEERING WHEEL, AN...

1.) REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH ON TWO OCCASIONS; 2.) FRONTAL TORSION BAR HAD TO BE REPLACED; 3.) AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL HAS A RATTLE NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL, AND 4.) AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE ALL REPAIRS EXCEPT RATTLE IN AIR BAG ON STEERING WHEEL, AN...

1.) REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH ON TWO OCCASIONS; 2.) FRONTAL TORSION BAR HAD TO BE REPLACED; 3.) AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL HAS A RATTLE NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL, AND 4.) AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE ALL REPAIRS EXCEPT RATTLE IN AIR BAG ON STEERING WHEEL, AN...

CONSUMER CONTACTED FT MILL FORD FOR RECALL00V367000/ COOLING FAN SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER HAS NOT SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS IN TIMELY MANNER . IN MEANTIME CONSUMER IS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE, TOTALLING VEHICLE . RECALL 00 V367 000/ COOLING VAN HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM STARTED TO ACT UP, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE INSIDE VEHICLE STARTED TO REACH THE OVERHEATING AREA, AND THEN ENGINE BLEW. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THEY WILL TAKE A LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK THERMOSTAT HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM STARTED TO ACT UP, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE INSIDE VEHICLE STARTED TO REACH THE OVERHEATING AREA, AND THEN ENGINE BLEW. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THEY WILL TAKE A LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK THERMOSTAT HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM STARTED TO ACT UP, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE INSIDE VEHICLE STARTED TO REACH THE OVERHEATING AREA, AND THEN ENGINE BLEW. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THEY WILL TAKE A LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK THERMOSTAT HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ...

THIS VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD TO REPLACE WITH A NEW VEHICLE IN JUNE 2000. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD TO REPLACE WITH A NEW VEHICLE IN JUNE 2000. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD TO REPLACE WITH A NEW VEHICLE IN JUNE 2000. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD TO REPLACE WITH A NEW VEHICLE IN JUNE 2000. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD TO REPLACE WITH A NEW VEHICLE IN JUNE 2000. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ONE OF FRONT AND TWO OF REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE, CONSUMER STATES THE SPRINGS WERE SO SHARP THEY COULD OF RUPTURED TIRES.*AK THE REAR STRUTS AND THE TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AT CONSUMER'S COST. *YH *SLC

ONE OF FRONT AND TWO OF REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE, CONSUMER STATES THE SPRINGS WERE SO SHARP THEY COULD OF RUPTURED TIRES.*AK THE REAR STRUTS AND THE TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AT CONSUMER'S COST. *YH *SLC

RECALL 98V233000/TRANSMISSION. EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER IS SUFFERING THE SAME PROBLEM THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, NOT ABLE TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. IN FOR REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. 2 CABLES UNDER HOOD HAD MELTED. ALSO SEAT BELT CASING ON REAR MIDDLE SEAT FELL APART. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, NOT ABLE TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. IN FOR REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. 2 CABLES UNDER HOOD HAD MELTED. ALSO SEAT BELT CASING ON REAR MIDDLE SEAT FELL APART. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, NOT ABLE TO START VEHICLE AGAIN. IN FOR REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. 2 CABLES UNDER HOOD HAD MELTED. ALSO SEAT BELT CASING ON REAR MIDDLE SEAT FELL APART. *AK

FIRST START OF DAY WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FAN MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSING ABOUT $4000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL GO ALL WAY TO RED PART, AND A DARK SMOKE WILL COME FROM DASHBOARD WITH A PLASTIC SMELL. COOLING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL GO ALL WAY TO RED PART, AND A DARK SMOKE WILL COME FROM DASHBOARD WITH A PLASTIC SMELL. COOLING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WILL GO ALL WAY TO RED PART, AND A DARK SMOKE WILL COME FROM DASHBOARD WITH A PLASTIC SMELL. COOLING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND VEHICLE COOLED DOWN. ABOUT 25 MINUTES LATER, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. ALSO, ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *AK THE MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED RECALL NOTICE...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND VEHICLE COOLED DOWN. ABOUT 25 MINUTES LATER, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. ALSO, ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *AK THE MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED RECALL NOTICE...

WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND CRACK, DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACED. *SLC

DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T RIGHT AND THAT HE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH, HOWEVER AFTER THIS WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE, THE RPM'S SURGED INTO THE 3500'S, AND VEHICLE FELT SLUGGISH WHEN FIRST APPLYING THE GAS, DEALER FOUND THA...

VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REGARDING THE HEAD GASKETS AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

SERPENTINE BELT NOISY, IDLER PULLEY FLAT WITH FLAT SPOT AND TENSIONER NOT TIGHT. NLM

SERPENTINE BELT NOISY, IDLER PULLEY FLAT WITH FLAT SPOT AND TENSIONER NOT TIGHT. NLM

THERMOSTAT COOLANT SENDER AND WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, FAULTY WATER PUMP CAUSED COOLANT LEAK, LOW COOLANT LIGHT STAYS ON DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. NLM

THERMOSTAT COOLANT SENDER AND WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, FAULTY WATER PUMP CAUSED COOLANT LEAK, LOW COOLANT LIGHT STAYS ON DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. NLM

THE ENGINE IDLES ROUGHLY WHEN STARTED IN COLD WEATHER ALMOST TO THE POINT OF STALLING DUE TO CONTAMINATED MAF SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY AND EGR SYSTEM. NLM

BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE BACKING UP AND A RUBBING NOISE IS HEARD, CONSUMER HEARS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL, BRAKES ARE GRABBING, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES (DEALER REPLACED FRONT DISC BRAKES, BRAKE PADS, MACHINED ROTORS, CLEANED/LUBED CALIPER SLIDES, REPACKED WHEEL BEARINGS, ABS SENSOR). NLM

SWAY BAR LINK FAILED CAUSING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS. NLM

THE BLOWER CONTROL SWITCH WAS HARD TO TURN, STUCK ONE THEN BROKE, DEALER REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR AND SOLDERED IN NEW CONNECTOR FOR BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH. NLM

SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED RESONATOR ASSEMBLY AND DUCT. NLM

LOOSE BOLTS CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW TO RATTLE/LOOSE WHEN GOING DOWN, DEALER ALSO LUBED SLIDE TRACK AND WINDOW FELT. NLM

FAULTY HOOD CABLE CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE HOOD TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. NLM

THE FRONT OUTBOARD ENDS OF THE SAFETY BELT TO THE FRONT OF THE SEAT FRAME MAY BE CRACKIED, DEALER ADDED A REINFORCEMENT PLATE TO THE OUTBOARD FRONT SAFETY BELT ANCHOR. NLM

THE FUEL RELEASE SWITCH WAS INOPERABLE. NLM

INADEQUATE LUBE CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SEAT BUTTON TO NOT RELEASE THE SEAT. NLM

THE ALTERNATOR WAS VERY NOISY. NLM

THE VEHICLE NEARLY STALLED ON COLD START AND THE BATTERY SES LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSMER ALSO NOTICED A SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CONSUMER TURNED VEHCLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT WITH NO PROBLEM AND THE SMELL WAS NO LONGER PRESENT, CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT WHEN IT WAS W...

ENGINE COOLING MOTOR QUIT DUE TO WIRING OVERHEATING . IT ALL MELTED IN A BLOB ON ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS OVERHEATED. SAME PROBLEM AS ONE MENTIONED IN RECALL 00V367000 CONCERNING COOLING FAN IN 2.5 ENGINES, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BECAUSE OF A 4.0 ENGINE. *AK

CAR OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING AND STALLED. CAR WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP AND HAD TO GET TOWED. COMPRESSION TEST REVEALED ZERO PRESSURE IN 2 CYLINDERS THUS MEANING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. CURRENTLY, CAR IS AT REPAIR SHOP WHERE ENGINE IS BEING COMPLETELY TORN DOWN TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAIL...

A NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF TIMES MY CAR WOULD GET STUCK IN PARK AND AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF HITTING AND TRYING TO PRESS THE BUTTON IN ON THE GEAR SHAFT, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT INTO PARK. I GOT THE PROBLEM FIXED AND IT COST $345.00, WHICH LUCKILY WAS COVERED IN MY 30 DAY WARRANTY. BUT I STILL WORRY THAT...

DEFECTIVE ENGINE COLLING FAN CAUSED A FIRE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V367000 ALTHOUGH IT HAD SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FORD HAS A RECALL FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN ON SOME FORD CONTOURS. THIS VEHICLE HAS THAT PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. DEALER HAS TOLD CONSUMER THIS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE CUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. IT WS RAINING AND ENGINE WAS A V-4. RECALL WAS FOR A V-6 ENGINE. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. VEHICLE HAD A NEW ENGINE. CONSUMER STATED THAT ENGINE WAS DEFE...

ON JUNE 5, 1999 I WAS DRIVING MY FORD CONTOUR AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO AL SERRA FORD IN ALPHARETTA TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. THE FORD MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE CALLED AND WRITTEN TO FORD MOTOR CO. SINC...

SWITCH FAILED WHEN REMOVED TO REPLACE IT WAS MELTED TO THE TO THE WIRING CONECTOR AND ONE YEAR LATER THE SAME PART FAILED IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IT WILL NOT WORK IN THE HIGH BUT WILL WORK ON OTHER TWO SPEEDS. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE, AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT, AND HEATER MOTOR BURNED OUT, THERE WAS NO HEAT. SHE HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE, AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT, AND HEATER MOTOR BURNED OUT, THERE WAS NO HEAT. SHE HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE, AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT, AND HEATER MOTOR BURNED OUT, THERE WAS NO HEAT. SHE HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE, AIRCONDITIONER WENT OUT, SMELLED SOMETHING MELTING, SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD WHEN OPENED, TOLD IT WAS AIR, COULD DRIVE, BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS DUE TO COOLING SYSTEM NOT WORKING, COST OVER 600$. FAN ONLY RUNS ON HIGH AND LOW. HEATER MOTOR GOING OUT. MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT...

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE, AIRCONDITIONER WENT OUT, SMELLED SOMETHING MELTING, SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD WHEN OPENED, TOLD IT WAS AIR, COULD DRIVE, BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS DUE TO COOLING SYSTEM NOT WORKING, COST OVER 600$. FAN ONLY RUNS ON HIGH AND LOW. HEATER MOTOR GOING OUT. MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT...

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE, AIRCONDITIONER WENT OUT, SMELLED SOMETHING MELTING, SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD WHEN OPENED, TOLD IT WAS AIR, COULD DRIVE, BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS DUE TO COOLING SYSTEM NOT WORKING, COST OVER 600$. FAN ONLY RUNS ON HIGH AND LOW. HEATER MOTOR GOING OUT. MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT...

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE, AIRCONDITIONER WENT OUT, SMELLED SOMETHING MELTING, SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD WHEN OPENED, TOLD IT WAS AIR, COULD DRIVE, BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS DUE TO COOLING SYSTEM NOT WORKING, COST OVER 600$. FAN ONLY RUNS ON HIGH AND LOW. HEATER MOTOR GOING OUT. MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT...

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE, AIRCONDITIONER WENT OUT, SMELLED SOMETHING MELTING, SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD WHEN OPENED, TOLD IT WAS AIR, COULD DRIVE, BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS DUE TO COOLING SYSTEM NOT WORKING, COST OVER 600$. FAN ONLY RUNS ON HIGH AND LOW. HEATER MOTOR GOING OUT. MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT...

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE, AIRCONDITIONER WENT OUT, SMELLED SOMETHING MELTING, SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD WHEN OPENED, TOLD IT WAS AIR, COULD DRIVE, BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS DUE TO COOLING SYSTEM NOT WORKING, COST OVER 600$. FAN ONLY RUNS ON HIGH AND LOW. HEATER MOTOR GOING OUT. MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT...

CONSUMERS SON LEANED FORWARD AND THE SEAT BELT LATCH CAME OUT OF THE BUCKLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO REFASTEN THE BELT BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY BUCKLED. NLM

WHEN DRIVING ON WET ROADS AND GOING THROUGH STANDING WATER CONSUMER LOOSES POWER STEERING, THE POWER STEERING BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, A SPLASH GAURD WAS INSTALLED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. NLM

AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER, AND DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK, CONSUMER SOMETIMES CAN NOT SEE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO WINDOWS FOGGING UP. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A PARKING LOT SMOKE PERMEATED PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT OPENED HOOD, AND STATED THAT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAD OCCURRED. NO INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. UNDER INVESTIGATION AT PRESENT. 059749 # FIRE DEPARTMENT, REPORT STATION 46 LOOP, 1604 US 281 NORTH...

ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

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

COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED AND STARTED A FIRE.*AK

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

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH REAR DIFFERENTIAL BLEW OUT. ALSO AXLE TOPPLED OUT. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THERE HAD BEEN TROUBLE WITH CD4E TRANSMISSIONS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH REAR DIFFERENTIAL BLEW OUT. ALSO AXLE TOPPLED OUT. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THERE HAD BEEN TROUBLE WITH CD4E TRANSMISSIONS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH REAR DIFFERENTIAL BLEW OUT. ALSO AXLE TOPPLED OUT. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THERE HAD BEEN TROUBLE WITH CD4E TRANSMISSIONS. *AK

ENGINE COOLING FAN BURNED OUT, CAUSING OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL AND TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE NEEDED.*AK

WHEN TRUNK WAS SHUT REAR PASSENGER'S WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT A RECALL THAT CONSUMER SAW, AND DEALER SAID THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. *AK

ALL 4 COIL SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN. FORD CAMPAIGN 98M04 COVERS THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS FOR 2.0L ENGINE VEHICLES. THERE IS NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN FOR THE REAR SPRINGS. THE DEALER AND THEIR FORD SERVICE REP CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY MY 2.5L ENGINE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER 98M04, THOUGH THE S...

TIRE BLOWED OUT ON DRIVER SIDE - FRONT ON INTRRSTATE. TOTAL TIRE PEELED JUST LIKE FIRESTONE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS TORN UP DOWN TO THE RIM. WHEN I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR WHEN IT FIRST HAPPEN, THE DEALTER I CARRIED IT TO TOLD ME NOT TO GET IT FIX, TAKE IT BACK WHERE I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE IT WAS A BAD DE...

I JUST PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED A FORM, I TRIED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY E-MAIL ADDRESS WAS WRONG. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER THERE IS A LOSS OF STEERING FOR A SHORT TIME.HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW.WE ARE OLDER NOW & IT IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.I READ WHERE YOU HAD HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT SEVERAL TIMES.WHEN YOU LOOK UNDER LRIGHT FRONT OF CAR YOU CAN SEE WHY THIS HAPPENS.THE ...

CONSTANT FAILURE OF EMISSION RELATED COMPONENTS. REPLACED AT 75K FOR $1000, BUT FAILS AGAIN AT 85K MILES. FORD CLAIMS 100K MAINTAINENCE FREE FOR ENGINE, BUT NOT TRUE FOR 1995 CONTOUR. *AK

I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR, THE MILEAGE IS STILL FAIRLY LOW,,,HOW CAN IT BLOW A HEADGASKET.*AK

WATER PUMP HAS FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK. WATER PUMP IMPELLER FRACTURED AT HUB, AND THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE IMPELLER WAS CONSTRUCTED EITHER OF IMPROPER MATERIAL OR MATERIAL OF INSUFFICIENT CROSS SECTION. FORD HAS REDESIGNED THE PUMP. *YH

ENGINE OVERHEATED, HEAD GASKET BLOWN, ENGINE COMPLETLY DESTROYED, NO SIGNS BEFORE OVERHEATING, GAUGES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *AK

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS 1995 FORD CONTOUR LX IN 1997, IT WAS AN ALMOST NEW CAR. THEN IT ROLLED OVER THE 36,000 MI. MARK AND THINGS STARTED TO BREAK. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS FIRST. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I HAVE BEEN TO FIX IT AT AN AUTHORISED FORD SHOP AN IT IS IF THE...

VEHICLE IS MAKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, MAKES NOISES IN GEAR AND WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, DEALER CLAIMED THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEMS BUT SOON AFTER REPAIR THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. NLM

VEHICLE IS MAKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, MAKES NOISES IN GEAR AND WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, DEALER CLAIMED THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEMS BUT SOON AFTER REPAIR THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P185/70R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/70R14 )

A HOSE BROKE ON THE RADIATOR DRAINING VEHICLE OF ALL FLUID AND RUINING THE ENGINE, NONE OF THE GAUGES INDICATED ANY INTERNAL FAILURE, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT.

A HOSE BROKE ON THE RADIATOR DRAINING VEHICLE OF ALL FLUID AND RUINING THE ENGINE, NONE OF THE GAUGES INDICATED ANY INTERNAL FAILURE, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT.

THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED HAVE HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES WITHIN 2 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 3 WELL KNOWN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS, AND NO ONE CAN LOCATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, THEN THE PROBLEM IS THERE. UNLESS THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE IT'S IN THE SHOP NO ONE CAN S...

THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED HAVE HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES WITHIN 2 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 3 WELL KNOWN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS, AND NO ONE CAN LOCATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, THEN THE PROBLEM IS THERE. UNLESS THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE IT'S IN THE SHOP NO ONE CAN S...

THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED HAVE HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES WITHIN 2 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 3 WELL KNOWN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS, AND NO ONE CAN LOCATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, THEN THE PROBLEM IS THERE. UNLESS THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE IT'S IN THE SHOP NO ONE CAN S...

BROKEN SPRING-FRONT SPRING HAS EXTENED WARRANTY BACK DOESNT

GAS SENSOR FAILED EARLY ON, HAD IT FIXED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, HAD THAT FIXED. NOW BOTH REAR SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN, ONE FRONT BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH FRONT STABILISER BAR. CONTACTED FORD THIS MORNING AND WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TA...

GAS SENSOR FAILED EARLY ON, HAD IT FIXED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, HAD THAT FIXED. NOW BOTH REAR SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN, ONE FRONT BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH FRONT STABILISER BAR. CONTACTED FORD THIS MORNING AND WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TA...

GAS SENSOR FAILED EARLY ON, HAD IT FIXED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, HAD THAT FIXED. NOW BOTH REAR SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN, ONE FRONT BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH FRONT STABILISER BAR. CONTACTED FORD THIS MORNING AND WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TA...

GAS SENSOR FAILED EARLY ON, HAD IT FIXED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, HAD THAT FIXED. NOW BOTH REAR SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN, ONE FRONT BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH FRONT STABILISER BAR. CONTACTED FORD THIS MORNING AND WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TA...

THERMOSTAT GOES UP TO THE RED. THEN, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND LET CAR SIT FOR A WHILE. GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED, WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. *AK

THERMOSTAT GOES UP TO THE RED. THEN, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND LET CAR SIT FOR A WHILE. GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED, WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. *AK

THERMOSTAT GOES UP TO THE RED. THEN, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND LET CAR SIT FOR A WHILE. GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED, WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. *AK

THERMOSTAT GOES UP TO THE RED. THEN, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND LET CAR SIT FOR A WHILE. GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED, WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. *AK

COOLING FAN MOTOR REPLACED BY AUTOPACT CAR SERVICE IN CHARLOTTE NC, BUT ENGINE STILL OVERHEATED. CAR THEN TOWED TO HARRELSON FORD IN CHARLOTTE WHERE I WAS TOLD ENGINE WAS "BURNED UP" DUE TO ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILURE. THEY RECOMMENDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND COMPONENTS AT COST NEARLY $5000. IN 1999, ...

COOLING FAN MOTOR REPLACED BY AUTOPACT CAR SERVICE IN CHARLOTTE NC, BUT ENGINE STILL OVERHEATED. CAR THEN TOWED TO HARRELSON FORD IN CHARLOTTE WHERE I WAS TOLD ENGINE WAS "BURNED UP" DUE TO ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILURE. THEY RECOMMENDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND COMPONENTS AT COST NEARLY $5000. IN 1999, ...

HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE NOW GREENISH COLOR AND SIGNIFICANTLY DIMS THE HEADLIGHTS. NEW LIGHT BULBS DO NOT HELP. IN RAIN AND RURAL AREAS, LIGHTING RANGE IS SO DECREASED, SPEED HAS TO BE REDUCED. NO ACCIDENTS AT THIS TIME. I FEEL THIS IS SIGNIFICANT AND THE MATERIALS THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE DISINGRATI...

FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED LEAK AT POINT WHERE FILLER NECK CONNECTS TO TANK. THIS APPEARS TO BE IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V203000 AND RELATED TO 95V232000. FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX STATING THAT THE RECALLS CITED DO NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. IT APPEARS THAT THEY DID NOT ESTABLISH THE RECALL B...

LOSS STERRING WHEN SUBFRAME WELD SEPERATED

LOSS STERRING WHEN SUBFRAME WELD SEPERATED

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

COOLING FAN SHORTED OUT - NOTICED THICH BLACK SMOKE - FIRE DEPT DETERMINED FIRE ORIGINATED FROM COOLING FAN MOTOR SHORTING OUT

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98V233000. WHEN SHIFTING IN FOWARD IT ACTUALLY IS IN REVERSE.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER HOSE IS ROUTED AGAINST THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE, CAUSING IT TO GET HOT AND BURN A HOLE THROUGH THE BRAKE HOSE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER HOSE IS ROUTED AGAINST THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE, CAUSING IT TO GET HOT AND BURN A HOLE THROUGH THE BRAKE HOSE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK

STOPPED@STORE, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING (THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT), DROVE HOME, NOTICED SAME SMELL, OPENED HOOD AND NOTICED FAN WAS SMOKING, DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN SINCE. - FORD REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THE FAN.

BOTH REARS DOORS SQUEAK, HAVE TRIED WD40;MACHINE OIL;SILICON LUBRICANT, VERY LOUD

BLOWER MOTOR DOES NOT WORK; A WHILE BACK, SMELLED LIKE A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURED

I HVAE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR 8 MONTHS AGO, STARTING WITH ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A MISSING VACUUM CAP. NEXT, I ENCOUNTERED A DRIVE BELT THAT WAS ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING, IT WAS SEVERLY CRACKED. THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE STICKING CAUSING MAJOR VEERING WHEN STOPPING AT SPEED...

I HVAE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR 8 MONTHS AGO, STARTING WITH ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A MISSING VACUUM CAP. NEXT, I ENCOUNTERED A DRIVE BELT THAT WAS ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING, IT WAS SEVERLY CRACKED. THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE STICKING CAUSING MAJOR VEERING WHEN STOPPING AT SPEED...

I HVAE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR 8 MONTHS AGO, STARTING WITH ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A MISSING VACUUM CAP. NEXT, I ENCOUNTERED A DRIVE BELT THAT WAS ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING, IT WAS SEVERLY CRACKED. THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE STICKING CAUSING MAJOR VEERING WHEN STOPPING AT SPEED...

I HVAE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR 8 MONTHS AGO, STARTING WITH ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A MISSING VACUUM CAP. NEXT, I ENCOUNTERED A DRIVE BELT THAT WAS ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING, IT WAS SEVERLY CRACKED. THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE STICKING CAUSING MAJOR VEERING WHEN STOPPING AT SPEED...

WHILE IN REVERSE FRONT COIL SPRING SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE . DEALER HAS REPLACED COIL SPRINGS. *AK

VEHICLE DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT GEAR, IT SHOWS ONE GEAR LESS THAN ACTUALLY IS.*AK

CONSUMER HAD A/C ON & WENT TO TURN IT DOWN, AND KNOB WOULDN'T TURN. KNOB HAD STARTED TO BURN & MELTED DOWN TO THE SWITCH. DEALER BASICALLY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT.*AK

TRANSMISSION PLASTIC FLOOR SHIFT GEAR INDICATOR CRACKED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO TELL WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THEN SAW COOLING FAN ON FIRE. *AK *ML

DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG IS LOOSE AND CONSUMER CAN STICK HAND BEHIND AIRBAG. CONSUMER IS SCARED AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY AND INJURE SOMEONE. TWO WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 50 ANOTHER DRIVER HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK

AT TIME OF ACCELERATION TRANSMISSION WILL SWITCH GEARS AND WILL JUMP. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

PE00023, WIRING HARNESS WHICH CONNECTS TO THE FAN SHORT CIRCUIT AND CAUSED A FIRE. THERE IS AN IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN 99M03 WHICH STATES THAT THEY WILL FIX THE WIRING HARNESS. BUT, FORD IS TRYING TO COVER UP THE DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN IN 3 PIECES ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER A RECALL. *AK

THE ENGINE RPM'S DO NOT DROP FAST ENOUGH TO ENABLE A SMOOTH GEAR CHANGE. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW IT HAS 125000 ON IT AND STILL DOES THE SAME THING. THE ENGINE RPM'S DO NOT DROP FAST ENOUGH TO ENABLE A SMOOTH GEAR CHANGE. IF YOU TR...

I HEARD A THUMPING NOISE THAT I THOUGHT WAS A TIRE OR BRAKE CALIPER.DROVE CAR FOR A WEEK.WENT TO DEALER AND WHEN I PULLED IN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE CAR. POWER STEERING LINE WAS REPLACED ($600), CAR RELEASED TO ME. DROVE HOME. HEARD METALLIC SOUND AND RETURNED CAR THE NEXT DAY. DEALER SAID PROBLE...

I HEARD A THUMPING NOISE THAT I THOUGHT WAS A TIRE OR BRAKE CALIPER.DROVE CAR FOR A WEEK.WENT TO DEALER AND WHEN I PULLED IN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE CAR. POWER STEERING LINE WAS REPLACED ($600), CAR RELEASED TO ME. DROVE HOME. HEARD METALLIC SOUND AND RETURNED CAR THE NEXT DAY. DEALER SAID PROBLE...

I HEARD A THUMPING NOISE THAT I THOUGHT WAS A TIRE OR BRAKE CALIPER.DROVE CAR FOR A WEEK.WENT TO DEALER AND WHEN I PULLED IN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE CAR. POWER STEERING LINE WAS REPLACED ($600), CAR RELEASED TO ME. DROVE HOME. HEARD METALLIC SOUND AND RETURNED CAR THE NEXT DAY. DEALER SAID PROBLE...

PLASTIC IMPELLER ON WATER PUMP BROKE, CAUSING FAILURE TO PUMP COOLANT, CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. MY MECHANIC SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANOTHER AUTOMAKER USE A PLATIC IMPELLER WHICH IS INHERENTLY UNSAFE BECAUSE, AS COMPARED TO STEEL IMPELLERS, IT IS BOUND TO BREAK UNDER THE PRESSURE OF YEARS OF USE, ...

ENGINE COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE FAN ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR. *ML

RECALL 95V223000/ FUEL PIPE: FILLER:NECK. UPON RECEIPT OF THE RECALL, DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS NOT AFFECTED. SINCE THAT INSPECTION, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. FORD WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL ( AUGUST 96) BECAUSE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION VEHICLE DID NOT SHOW A PROBLEM. ...

WHILE IDLING IN TRAFFIC, COOLING FAN MADE TERRIBLE NOISE AND SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. COOLANT TEMP. QUICKLY ROSE. HAD TO STOP AND LET VEHICLE COOL BEFORE LIMPING HOME WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE COOLING FAN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ( 70 MPH ) ENGINE JUST STOPPED . DEALER SAID ENGINE LOCKED UP .WITHOUT WARNING,NO NOISES .*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS STANDING STILL OR WHILE DRIVING FUEL LEAKS EXCESSIVELY FROM TANK. DEALER SAYS THAT TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML

BAD SHOCKS AND STRUTS. *AK

A/C STOPPED COOLING, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT AND I PULLED OVER. THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT THE CAR HAD GOTTEN HOT. NO STEAM, ETC. REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON CAR DONE. *AK

A/C STOPPED COOLING, TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT AND I PULLED OVER. THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT THE CAR HAD GOTTEN HOT. NO STEAM, ETC. REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON CAR DONE. *AK

I HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOOKED UNDER FRONT END AND FOUND A BROKEN PIECE OF SPRING HANGING NEAR BOTTOM OF STRUT TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. ESTIMATE WAS $275.00 FOR NEW SPRINGS AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. SPRINGS WERE ON BACK ORDER AT SEVERAL DEALERS, S...

GEAR INDICATOR BROKE. YH

SERVICE BULLETIN ON STABILIZER BAR ISSUED IN 1996. PROBLEM EXISTED SINCE 40,000 MILES. *AK

SINCE AN INITIAL VISIT TO THE FORD DEALER FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE AN "OUT OF BALANCE TIRE" PROBLEM THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 NEW FORD FACTORY REPLACEMENT AXLES IN THE FRONT PASSANGER SIDE AND 2 ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AROUND TOWN BECAUSE AXLES WILL LET GO WITHOUT WARNI...

REAR SEATBELTS ARE NOT OPERABLE. SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM *AK.ET.

EA00005, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE FLAMES CAME OUT, STARTING A FIRE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. *AK

I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING WHEEL BECOMING LOOSE. THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE STEERING WHEEL ON LOOSENS EVERY 5 TO 6 MONTHS.I HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECALL DEPT. AND THEY DONT REALLY CARE ABOUT MY PROBLEM.I FEEL THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE.I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A MEC...

WHEN DRIVING SMELLED GAS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED GAS TANK FUEL FILLER NECK. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. *AK *ML

A REAR END IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH CAUSED THE REAR END TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ENGINE RACES IN WARMER WEATHER (65 AND UP) AT STARTUP AND WHEN IDILING AT STOPS, AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE BUCKS AND WANTS TO TAKE OFF, DEALER HAS RESET THE COMPUTER CODES, REPLACED THE COMPUTER CONTROLS AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT NONE OF THIS HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE. NLM

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED OVER SPEEDBUMP. NO OTHER RELATED VEHICLE DAMAGE. BODY AND PAINT ORIGINAL. *AK

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN 3 MPH COLLISION. SMALL BUMPER COVER TEAR ONLY. AIRBAGS DEPLYED BREAKING WINDSHIELD ON DEPLOYMENT. I FEEL THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLYOYED ON SUCH A LIGHT IMPACT. *AK

TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY SAID CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER , TOTALLING $1200. CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND THERE IS STILL NO TRACTION CONTROL OR ABS BRAKES. CURRENTLY, DEALER INDICATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO...

TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY SAID CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER , TOTALLING $1200. CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND THERE IS STILL NO TRACTION CONTROL OR ABS BRAKES. CURRENTLY, DEALER INDICATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO...

TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY SAID CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER , TOTALLING $1200. CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND THERE IS STILL NO TRACTION CONTROL OR ABS BRAKES. CURRENTLY, DEALER INDICATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO...

TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY SAID CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER , TOTALLING $1200. CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND THERE IS STILL NO TRACTION CONTROL OR ABS BRAKES. CURRENTLY, DEALER INDICATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO...

RECALL 97V225000 WAS PERFORMED 03/27/1998. THE CABEL FAILED AND FORD DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK. PROJECTED DATE IS JUNE 2000. I SUSPECT THAT THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. PART #F5RZ-9775-AA WAS REPLACED WITH RECALL AND PART NUMBER F5RZ-9A758-A FAILED. WITH 38000 POTENTIAL CAR...

AFTER DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. BECAUSE PEDAL WAS BROKEN. DEALER AND MANUFACTUREER WERE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CAR OVERHEATED. I PULLED OVER, FORD DEALER SAID HEAD GASKET CRACKED, ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. FORD JUST EXTENDED WARRANTY ON V6 TAURUS & SABLE OF SAME YEAR BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS, WHICH START TO OCCUR AT 65-70K. I THINK THIS IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD REPLACE MY ENGINE. *AK

TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT FOR NO REASON ON FREEWAY. *AK *ML

HAD TO REPLACED BRAKES. HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED,INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN LEFT TAIL LIGHT GOES OUT (REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE 1996) STEERING WHEEL BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHEN SITTING WITH CAR RUNNING AND IN GEAR MUST PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AT STOP LIGHTS OR SITTING IN GEAR, SO AS TO NOT GET V...

HAD TO REPLACED BRAKES. HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED,INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN LEFT TAIL LIGHT GOES OUT (REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE 1996) STEERING WHEEL BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHEN SITTING WITH CAR RUNNING AND IN GEAR MUST PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AT STOP LIGHTS OR SITTING IN GEAR, SO AS TO NOT GET V...

HAD TO REPLACED BRAKES. HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED,INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN LEFT TAIL LIGHT GOES OUT (REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE 1996) STEERING WHEEL BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHEN SITTING WITH CAR RUNNING AND IN GEAR MUST PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AT STOP LIGHTS OR SITTING IN GEAR, SO AS TO NOT GET V...

HAD TO REPLACED BRAKES. HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED,INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN LEFT TAIL LIGHT GOES OUT (REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE 1996) STEERING WHEEL BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHEN SITTING WITH CAR RUNNING AND IN GEAR MUST PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AT STOP LIGHTS OR SITTING IN GEAR, SO AS TO NOT GET V...

HAD TO REPLACED BRAKES. HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED,INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN LEFT TAIL LIGHT GOES OUT (REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE 1996) STEERING WHEEL BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHEN SITTING WITH CAR RUNNING AND IN GEAR MUST PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AT STOP LIGHTS OR SITTING IN GEAR, SO AS TO NOT GET V...

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY LESS THEN 5 MPH, FRONT AXLE BROKE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

COOLING FAN MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE AND DAMAGED THE ELECTICAL SYSTEM. YH

CONSUMER COULD SMELL BLOWER SWITCHES MELTING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. NLM

DRIVING THROUGH WET ROADS STEERING WILL LOCK UP, LASTING FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, AND CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS REPLACED SWAY BAR AND SERPENTINE BELT, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN. *AK

DRIVING THROUGH WET ROADS STEERING WILL LOCK UP, LASTING FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, AND CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS REPLACED SWAY BAR AND SERPENTINE BELT, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN. *AK

DRIVING THROUGH WET ROADS STEERING WILL LOCK UP, LASTING FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, AND CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS REPLACED SWAY BAR AND SERPENTINE BELT, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN. *AK

FORD HAS A RECALL ON THIS, BUT THE REP THAT RESPONDED TO MY EMAIL, CLAIMED MY VIN NO. DISQUALIFIES MY CAR. I DISAGREE, THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM & I HAVE THE PROBLEM. THREE TIMES I HAVE ACCIDENTLY PUT IT IN REVERSE WHEN I WANTED TO GO FORWARD. YOU CANNOT TELL WHAT GEAR YOU HAVE SELECTED. ...

FROM INFORMATION I'VE READ VIA THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE CARS MODELS 1995-96. IMPELLER EXPLODES SUDDENLY INTO 100S OF PIECES, DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. ENGINE OVERHEATS SUDDENLY, SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE IF NOT CAUGHT IMMEDIATLY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMELLED AN AWFULL SMELL LIKE WIRES BURNING. BLOWER/ HEATER, AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMELLED AN AWFULL SMELL LIKE WIRES BURNING. BLOWER/ HEATER, AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. *AK

BECAUSE THE AXLE WAS PUT IN WRONG, MANY PROBLEMS OCCURED, INCLUDING TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I DO NOT KNOW ALL THE DETAILED PROBLEMS, BUT I HAVE A RECEIPT FROM MY MECHANIC WITH EVERYTHING LISTED. HE SAID THAT BECAUSE THE AXLE WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED T...

BECAUSE THE AXLE WAS PUT IN WRONG, MANY PROBLEMS OCCURED, INCLUDING TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I DO NOT KNOW ALL THE DETAILED PROBLEMS, BUT I HAVE A RECEIPT FROM MY MECHANIC WITH EVERYTHING LISTED. HE SAID THAT BECAUSE THE AXLE WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED T...

BECAUSE THE AXLE WAS PUT IN WRONG, MANY PROBLEMS OCCURED, INCLUDING TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I DO NOT KNOW ALL THE DETAILED PROBLEMS, BUT I HAVE A RECEIPT FROM MY MECHANIC WITH EVERYTHING LISTED. HE SAID THAT BECAUSE THE AXLE WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED T...

FAILURE OF DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSED POWER ASSIST FAILURE IN ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SITUATION. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND STOPPED CAR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION DUE TO DRASTIC REDUCTION IN BRAKING. DEALER REPORTS THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED ON A NUMBER OF DI...

FAILURE OF DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSED POWER ASSIST FAILURE IN ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SITUATION. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND STOPPED CAR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION DUE TO DRASTIC REDUCTION IN BRAKING. DEALER REPORTS THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED ON A NUMBER OF DI...

TWO OTHER VEHICLES EXHIBIT SAME DEFECTAS 95 CONTOUR VIN [XXX] AND 95 MERCURY MYSTIQUE 2.5 VIN [XXX]. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) STATED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER AND RUNS ROUGH. I HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPAIRED FROM RECALL. IT HAS BECOME ONCE AGAIN DEFECTIVE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER AND RUNS ROUGH. I HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPAIRED FROM RECALL. IT HAS BECOME ONCE AGAIN DEFECTIVE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW, CAUSING ENGINE TO WARP. *AK

ORIGINAL OXYGEN GAS SENSOR CAUSING CHECK ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TO COME ON. COST TO FIX $400. LOW COOLANT SENSOR WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. COST TO FIX $70. THESE SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO TO CAUSE THESE ITEMS TO MALFUNCTION. THESE ARE MANUFACTURERS' PARTS PROBLE...

ORIGINAL OXYGEN GAS SENSOR CAUSING CHECK ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TO COME ON. COST TO FIX $400. LOW COOLANT SENSOR WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. COST TO FIX $70. THESE SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO TO CAUSE THESE ITEMS TO MALFUNCTION. THESE ARE MANUFACTURERS' PARTS PROBLE...

ORIGINAL OXYGEN GAS SENSOR CAUSING CHECK ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TO COME ON. COST TO FIX $400. LOW COOLANT SENSOR WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. COST TO FIX $70. THESE SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO TO CAUSE THESE ITEMS TO MALFUNCTION. THESE ARE MANUFACTURERS' PARTS PROBLE...

BOTH FRONT DOORS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WILL NOT UNLOCK/OPEN FROM INSIDE. THIS POSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ALL OCCUPANTS IF INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE REAR SWAY BAR IS BEING REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME BY THE DEALER . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AT ABOUT THE TIME INDICATED PREVIOUSLY, THE PLASTIC STRIP THAT INDICATES WHICH GEAR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS SEPARATED. THE BASIC WARRANTY WAS UP, SO I HAD REPAIRS ATTEMPTED BY MY SERVICE AND INSPECTION STATION. THEY DID NOT WORK. OCCASIONALLY THE PIECES BIND SOMEWHAT AND MAKE SHIFTING DIF...

THE BEZEL FIRST FAILED ON 12/20/95 AT ABOUT 31,000 MILES. THE BEZEL WAS REPLACED ON 01/05/96 AT ABOUT 33,460 MILES. THE REPLACED BEZEL FAILED AT ABOUT 85,000 MILES. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ( 98S26 ) THAT INVOLVES 1994-998 MODEL YEAR CONTOUR/MYSTIQUE ( SEE ATTACHED RECALL NOTICE FRO...

WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THE ENGINES IDLE DOESN'T CHANGE. IT FILLS LIKE THE THROTTLE CABLE IS BINDING. WILL EVEN HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE BRAND OF GAS AFTER SPENDING $70.00 IN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH FOUND ...

IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECALL TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER & EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH & STALLS AFTER START-UP UNTIL 15-20 MINUTES

THROTTLE CABLE FAILED. MJS

DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DETACHED FROM STEERING WHEEL/WITHOUT CAUSE

NEIGHBOR HAS SAME CAR WITH IDENTICAL MILEAGE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK

WHEN PUTTING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE PEDAL WILL STICK. AT TIMES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBROAD, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. OWNER IS STILL EXPERINCEING THE PROBLEM AS LISTED IN RECALL 97V225000 FORD/THROTTLE CABLE. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. THE PROBL...

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED A GAS SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. ALSO, NOTICED GAS PUDDLE ON DRIVEWAY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

EXHAUST LEAK AT THE FRONT END OF COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL DANGER. NLM

THE HEATER AND AC FAN FIRST FAILED AT 34,000 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAN MOTOR (UNDER HOOD) AND FAN CONTROLS (UNDER DASH) WERE BOTH "CHARED". THE SAME ROUTINE OCCURED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 60 AND 80 000 MILES. THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A NEW REPAIR KIT FOR THIS DEFECT ON...

THE HEATER AND AC FAN FIRST FAILED AT 34,000 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAN MOTOR (UNDER HOOD) AND FAN CONTROLS (UNDER DASH) WERE BOTH "CHARED". THE SAME ROUTINE OCCURED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 60 AND 80 000 MILES. THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A NEW REPAIR KIT FOR THIS DEFECT ON...

THE HEATER AND AC FAN FIRST FAILED AT 34,000 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAN MOTOR (UNDER HOOD) AND FAN CONTROLS (UNDER DASH) WERE BOTH "CHARED". THE SAME ROUTINE OCCURED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 60 AND 80 000 MILES. THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A NEW REPAIR KIT FOR THIS DEFECT ON...

REAR DOORS CREAK VERY LOUDLY - HAVE TO APPLY OIL MONTHLY, ENGINE CONSTANTLY RUNS HOT - HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED, OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED CAUSING VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, ALTERNATOR HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR -VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS BOTH TIMES, WINDSHIELD MOLDING SHIFTING OUT OF PLACE, HAVE TO REPLACE...

REAR DOORS CREAK VERY LOUDLY - HAVE TO APPLY OIL MONTHLY, ENGINE CONSTANTLY RUNS HOT - HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED, OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED CAUSING VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, ALTERNATOR HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR -VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS BOTH TIMES, WINDSHIELD MOLDING SHIFTING OUT OF PLACE, HAVE TO REPLACE...

REAR DOORS CREAK VERY LOUDLY - HAVE TO APPLY OIL MONTHLY, ENGINE CONSTANTLY RUNS HOT - HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED, OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED CAUSING VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, ALTERNATOR HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR -VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS BOTH TIMES, WINDSHIELD MOLDING SHIFTING OUT OF PLACE, HAVE TO REPLACE...

REAR DOORS CREAK VERY LOUDLY - HAVE TO APPLY OIL MONTHLY, ENGINE CONSTANTLY RUNS HOT - HAD THERMOSTAT REPLACED, OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED CAUSING VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS, ALTERNATOR HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR -VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS BOTH TIMES, WINDSHIELD MOLDING SHIFTING OUT OF PLACE, HAVE TO REPLACE...

1) THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH/ROLLER DIAL CAUSED A SHORT AT 45,000 MILES AND MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS IN TOTAL HAVE BEEN OUT EVER SINCE. 2) THE REAR/BACK SEAT RESTRAINT BELT ON THE RIGHT SIDE NO LONGER RETRACTS INTO THE HOUSING. 3) THE BACKSEAT RESTRAINT HOUSING IN THE SEAT HAS COME APART MAKING IT DIFFICUL...

1) THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH/ROLLER DIAL CAUSED A SHORT AT 45,000 MILES AND MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS IN TOTAL HAVE BEEN OUT EVER SINCE. 2) THE REAR/BACK SEAT RESTRAINT BELT ON THE RIGHT SIDE NO LONGER RETRACTS INTO THE HOUSING. 3) THE BACKSEAT RESTRAINT HOUSING IN THE SEAT HAS COME APART MAKING IT DIFFICUL...

1) THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH/ROLLER DIAL CAUSED A SHORT AT 45,000 MILES AND MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS IN TOTAL HAVE BEEN OUT EVER SINCE. 2) THE REAR/BACK SEAT RESTRAINT BELT ON THE RIGHT SIDE NO LONGER RETRACTS INTO THE HOUSING. 3) THE BACKSEAT RESTRAINT HOUSING IN THE SEAT HAS COME APART MAKING IT DIFFICUL...

HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS W/ TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT AT 120,000

CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END SPRINGS. HAD A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPAIRS. TOK CAR IN TO FORD DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE. FRONT SPRINGS WERE BROKE. WA SNOT INFORMED THAT CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. EVIDENTLY, WHEVEVER FRONT SPRINGS ARE REP...

(1) DUAL ELECTRIC RADIATOR FANS COUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON - MAY (2) WATER PUMP FAILED. PLASTIC IMPELLER CRUMBLED AT FINGER PRESSURE (3) SMELLS OF GAS, WHEN LOW ON GAS (4) CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING RESTRICTION (5) POWER LOSS INCLUDING POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVEN THROUGH A WATER PU...

TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ALL WIRING WAS NOT INSULATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE DANGEROUS TO START. NLM

TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ALL WIRING WAS NOT INSULATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE DANGEROUS TO START. NLM

TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ALL WIRING WAS NOT INSULATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE DANGEROUS TO START. NLM

DRIVING THROUGH SMALL PUDDLES CAN THROW WATER ON THE DRIVE BELT FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP. A GAP IN THE FRONT WHEEL WELL LINER ALLOWS THE WATER TO BE THROWN ON THE BELT. THE PROBLEM IS MORE COMMON WHEN TURNING RIGHT. THE BELT SLIPS AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST. IF THE DRIVER IS NOT AWARE OF ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

REAR SEAT BELTS AREN'T WORKING DUE TO SEAT BELT LOCK NOT LOCKING INTO PLACE. *AK

HORN MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG COVER FELL INTO CONSUMER'S LAP. *AK

FUEL IS LEAKING FORM THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK. THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN REPAIRED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ELECTRICAL COOLING FAN SEIZED UP, OVERHEATING/MELTING AND THEN CATCHING ON FIRE. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE CAR INTO DIFFERENT GEARS THE GEAR BOX IS READING A DIFFERENT A STATUS OF WHAT THE CAR IS SUPPPOSE TO BE IN. GEAR INDICATOR DOES NOT CORRECTLY INDICATE THE ACTUAL GEAR. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND ABOUT 15 TO 20 FEET UP, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. PULLED OVER, POPPED THE HOOD ,AND THERE WAS A FIRE DUE TO THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM OVEHEATING. *AK

DEFECT CORRECTED AT 28,000 MILES, AND RE-OCCURRED AT APPROX 45,000 MILES. DEFECT CORRECTED AGAIN AT 58,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AS THEY HAVE ISSUED SEVERAL TSB'S TO DEALERS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM

FRONT SHIFT INDICATOR ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL IS DAMAGED. THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR HAS DETERIORATED, AND DOES NOT CORRECTLY INDICATE THE ACTUAL GEAR POSITION. THIS CAN CAUSE THE GEARS TO JUMP BACK INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

BATTERY FAILED. MJS

ENGINE CONTINUALLY DIES, REPLACEMENT OF SPARK PLUGS AND H20 SENSOR DID NOT RECTIFY STALLING. MJS

FUSE PANEL AND WIRING LOOM MELTED CAUSING HEATER SWITCH TO FAIL. MJS

WHEN VEHICLE IS SITTING IN PARKING LOT FUEL LEAKS EXCESSIVELY FROM TANK . DEALER SAYS TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

UNDER WET CONDITION POWER STEERING GOES OUT, CAUSING THE WHEE TOL HAVE TO TURN BACK TO THE NORMAL POSITION MANUALY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL (99V-103)NOTIFICATION. NLM

ENGINE COOLING FAN SEIZED UP/OVERHEATING, RESULTING IN A FIRE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED FAN TO OVERHEAT. *AK

ON APR 8 1999 I TOOK MY CAR TO AMHERST MOTORS INC BECAUSE I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ONT HE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH THE FORD COMPANY FAILED TO INFORM ME ABOUT. WHEN QUESTIONED, THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ME. NOW THEY ARE SAYING I NEED A NEW ENGINE BEC...

ON APR 8 1999 I TOOK MY CAR TO AMHERST MOTORS INC BECAUSE I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ONT HE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH THE FORD COMPANY FAILED TO INFORM ME ABOUT. WHEN QUESTIONED, THEY RESPONDED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ME. NOW THEY ARE SAYING I NEED A NEW ENGINE BEC...

WHEN TRAVELING SPEEDOMETER READING IS INCORRECT,VEHICLE COULD BE GOING AS FAST AS 60 MPH, AND SPEEDOMETER READING STATES ZERO. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR FIVE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE FUEL TANK FILLER WOULD LEAK OUT FUEL. CAN NOT PUT OVER 1/4 TANK OF FUEL IN TANK WITHOUT IT SPILLING OUT ON GROUND. HAPPENS EVERY TIME TANK IS FILLED. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #98V233000 & CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE IN ON DATE. AFTER ARRIVING, THE MECHANIC FAILED TO LOOK AT OR REPAIR VEHICLE. WAS INFORMED TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK. OWNER UPSET. *AK

PROTECTIVE COATING ON WIRE HARNESS IS FLAKING OFF ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS CAUSES BEAR WIRES TO BE TOUCHING. A HAZARD DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK

DEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE, AND TRANSMISSION STILL WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

POSSIBLE DEFECT IN BRAKE DESIGN RESULTING IN REPAIRS SEVEN TIMES WITH MULTIPLE ROTOR, CALIPER, AND PAD REPLACEMENTS. *YC

I WAS DRIVING MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR WHEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO CHECK MY POWER STEERING FLUID. THE FLUID CONTAINER WAS EMPTY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO FIRESTONE SERVICE TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MECHANIC ASKING IF I HAD TRANSMISSION WORK ...

I WAS DRIVING MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR WHEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO CHECK MY POWER STEERING FLUID. THE FLUID CONTAINER WAS EMPTY. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO FIRESTONE SERVICE TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MECHANIC ASKING IF I HAD TRANSMISSION WORK ...

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. FRONT ONE DID TOO, BUT WAS RECALLED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE REAR ALSO.

MY THROTTLE CABLES WERE REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1998 PURSUANT TO A RECALL. IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR, THE THROTTLE CABLES COMPLETELY SEVERED. BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS BEYOND THE 12000 MILES FORD ALLOWS UNDER WARRANTY, I HAD TO PAY $225 TO HAVE MY THROTTLE CABLES REPLACED, AGAIN, AND INCURRED $150 TOWIN...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THROUGH A RATHER BUSY INTERSECTION THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN 5 TO 10 SECONDS LATER MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OF THI...

REGARDING NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: SB039188, IT IS NOT THE SPARE TIRE. BOTH MY CAR AND MY MOTHERS CAR HAVE THE SAME THUNKING SOUND AND WE COMPLETELY EMPTIED THE TRUNKS TRYING TO LOCATE THE SOURCE. I SUSPECT THAT IT IS NEAR THE REAR FUEL FILLER AREA.

THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ONCE, BUT THE CABLE IS STILL DEFECTIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY THIS TIME. *AK

SPEEDOMETER CABLE BROKE, EMERGENCY BRAKE FROZE UP. MJS

SPEEDOMETER CABLE BROKE, EMERGENCY BRAKE FROZE UP. MJS

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING VIBRATION AND WOBBLE IN THE STEERING PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL RESULTING IN VEHICLE ROLL OVER DUE TO POSSIBLE SUSPENSION FAILURE, CAUSING INJURY. MJS

RECALL CAMPAIGN 96E60 10/97 REPLACED CATALYST ON THIS VEHICLE, PRESENT CARBON BUILD UP IN INTAKE EGR RUNNERS BELIEVED STEMMED FROM THIS CATALYST FAILURE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY RECALL IN 10/97. BECAUSE CARBON BUILD UP NOT REMOVED AT RECALL, EMISSION SYSTEMS COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED NOW

RECALL CAMPAIGN 96E60 10/97 REPLACED CATALYST ON THIS VEHICLE, PRESENT CARBON BUILD UP IN INTAKE EGR RUNNERS BELIEVED STEMMED FROM THIS CATALYST FAILURE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY RECALL IN 10/97. BECAUSE CARBON BUILD UP NOT REMOVED AT RECALL, EMISSION SYSTEMS COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED NOW

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WIRING MELTED AND BURNED, CAUSING A SMELL COMING FROM THE VENTS WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 08-AUG-99, AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE. METAL IS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

SINCE I PURCHASED THE 95 FORD CONTOUR I HAVE HAD ABOUT ONE GOOD YEAR OF USE. LAST YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN CENSOR AND NOW THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING FROM FIRST TO SECOND ALONG WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. BECAUSE THIS CAR IS USED I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS CAR IS A SAFETY RISK BE...

THE TIRE FELL OFF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FRONT KNUCKLE , RESULTING IN HITTING OTHER PARKED VEHICLE, DAMAGES TO VEHICLES COSTED $3,564.03 *AK

DASH BOARD SWITCH FOR AIR CONDITIONER HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AIR (REGULAR OR MAX) DOES NOT BLOW OUT THE DASH BOARD VENTS NOR THE FLOOR VENT - ALL AIR BLOWS OUT OF THE DEFROST VENTS UNDERNEATH FRONT WINDOW. THIS CAR WAS TAKEN TO FORD/LINCOLN/MERCURY DEALERSHIP IN WEST PALM BE...

FUEL PUMP AND WATER PUMP LEAKAGE CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FUEL PUMP AND WATER PUMP LEAKAGE CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP 5-17-99 NOT FIXED UNTIL 5-21-99. REPLACED MODULE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON 6-11-99 AND PRESENTED CAR TO THE SARASOTA FORD DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM THIS DEALERSHIP WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CALLED PHOENIX AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALERSHIP 5-17-99 NOT FIXED UNTIL 5-21-99. REPLACED MODULE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON 6-11-99 AND PRESENTED CAR TO THE SARASOTA FORD DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM THIS DEALERSHIP WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CALLED PHOENIX AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP...

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT REALLY HARD, AND I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW. I ADDED FLUID AND THE PROBLEM LESSENED, BUT WAS STILL THERE. ALSO THERE WAS A STRANGE HIGH PITCHED SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AS IT TURNED OUT, WE HAD A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AS WELL. SO I TOOK ...

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT REALLY HARD, AND I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LOW. I ADDED FLUID AND THE PROBLEM LESSENED, BUT WAS STILL THERE. ALSO THERE WAS A STRANGE HIGH PITCHED SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AS IT TURNED OUT, WE HAD A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AS WELL. SO I TOOK ...

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 1997 WITH 36000 MILES ON IT ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER I AM APPROACHING 60000 MILES AND IT SEEMS THE CAR IS BREAKING DOWN SURELY THE CAR WAS MADE TO LAST LONGER THAN THIS THE DRIVING THAT HAS BEEN DONE HAS BEEN EASY DRIVING MOSTLY INTERSTATE I AM ALSO WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER...

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 1997 WITH 36000 MILES ON IT ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER I AM APPROACHING 60000 MILES AND IT SEEMS THE CAR IS BREAKING DOWN SURELY THE CAR WAS MADE TO LAST LONGER THAN THIS THE DRIVING THAT HAS BEEN DONE HAS BEEN EASY DRIVING MOSTLY INTERSTATE I AM ALSO WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER...

THE POWER STEERING LINE IS TOO CLOSE TO THE RIGHT DRIVESHAFT, CAUSING THEM TO RUB AND ULTIMATELY CAUSING A SERIOUS LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING LINE. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SMOKE AND SQUEL AND POWER STEERING TO FAIL.

DURING RAINY WEATHER THE POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED. REPAIRS WERE DONE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YCS

FAN SPEED KNOB STOPPED WORKING, SHORTED OUT BURNED WIRE, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN POSSIBLE FIRE. *YC

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT, AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A GROUP OF TREES. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT, AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A GROUP OF TREES. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

"DURATEC" ENGINE ADVERTISED TO GO 100,000 MILES - REQUIRED TUNE UP AT 44,000.

CONSUMER HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPAIRED, BUT IT BECAME ONCE AGAIN DEFECTIVE. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED, BUT OF NO AVAIL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT APPROX. 50 MPH. THE CAR SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF DRIVE. THIS RESULTED IN A RAPID DECELLERATION, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATLY BEHIND ME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE CAR IN THAT DAY AS THERE REGULAR TRANSMISSION PERSON WAS OFF. I CONTINUED DRIVI...

THE BREK EPADS AND DISCS WEAR DOWN QUICKLY. HAD TO REPLACE THEM EVERY 10K MILES. *AK

THE STABILIZER BAR AND PINS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE AFTER IN A TWO YEAR PERIOD. ALSO DEALER STATES THAT THEY SALE MANY STABILIZER BARS FOR THIS CAR YEAR PARTICULARLY. *AK

THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A GAS LEAK AT THE JOINT OF THE FUEL PIPE AND GAS TANK CREATING A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON MANY 95 CONTOURS DUE TO DEFECTIVE GAS TANK ASSEMBLIES. I TOOK OUR VEHICLE DOWN TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE...

RECALL ON THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS DOES NOT COVER BACK COIL SPRINGS WHICH WERE RUSTED AND BROKEN (INADEQUATE RECALL)(98M04). MJS

FRONT STABILIZER BAR FAILED. MJS

THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, WHICH MAY CAUSE A TIRE BLOWOUT AND LOSS OF CONTROL. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING, BUT NOT FOR THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. *AK

SWAY BAR BROKE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, MAKING IT UNSAFE WHEN TURNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE COOLING FAN CAUGHT FIRE AND IGNITED WIRES IN THE ENGINE AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER LESS THAN 10 MILES OF DRIVING

THE COOLING FAN CAUGHT FIRE AND IGNITED WIRES IN THE ENGINE AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER LESS THAN 10 MILES OF DRIVING

WHILE STOPPING VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND KEPT GOING FORWARD UNTIL OCCUPANT PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL POSITION IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. REPLACED PARTS IN VEHICLE. BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING FAN BELT MADE CONTACT WITH WATER, FAN BELT SLIPPED OFF, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AN D ISSUED A TSB. ALSO, FRONT END ASSEMBLY DRIVE BELT NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING FAN BELT MADE CONTACT WITH WATER, FAN BELT SLIPPED OFF, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AN D ISSUED A TSB. ALSO, FRONT END ASSEMBLY DRIVE BELT NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CALIPERS REPLACED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ALSO THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *YC

CALIPERS REPLACED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ALSO THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *YC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT INDICATOR HAS DISINTEGRATED. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. VEHICLE NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL #98V233000 DUE TO VIN #. *AK

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER DRIVING 2MI AND TURNING ENGINE OFF. THE CAR ENGINE THEN STARTED UP AUTMATICALLY AND BEGAN INTO OTHER CARS WHILE ON FIRE WITH OUT KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR HAD NO PREVIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND WAS NOT RUNNING HOT. *AK

SWAY BARS FRONT AND REAR FAILED. *ET

SWAY BARS FRONT AND REAR FAILED. *ET

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS FAILED. *ET

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS FAILED. *ET

SWAY BARS FRONT AND REAR FAILED. *ET

SWAY BARS FRONT AND REAR FAILED. *ET

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS FAILED. *ET

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS FAILED. *ET

AFTER THE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS, MY CAR IS NOW FULL OF ELECTRICAL BUGS THAT THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY. ENGINE STALLS, ETC.

AFTER THE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS, MY CAR IS NOW FULL OF ELECTRICAL BUGS THAT THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY. ENGINE STALLS, ETC.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION - SHOULD BE ON A RECALL. DUE TO MY PHYSICAL DISABILITY I DO NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO STEER THE CAR WHEN POWER ASSIST FAILS. *AK

THEY DON'T KNOW WHY MY ENGINE CUTS OUT. I BELIEVE PROBLEM IS LEFT OVER FROM ALL THE WORK THEY DID ON ABS AND CAT. CONVERTER CHANGEOVER. THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY CAR NOW THAT FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED. REFUSED TO INSTALL "FLIGHT RECORDER" TO TROUBLESHOOT. DEALER REFUSED TO OFFER EXTENDED WARRANTY AT N...

THEY DON'T KNOW WHY MY ENGINE CUTS OUT. I BELIEVE PROBLEM IS LEFT OVER FROM ALL THE WORK THEY DID ON ABS AND CAT. CONVERTER CHANGEOVER. THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY CAR NOW THAT FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED. REFUSED TO INSTALL "FLIGHT RECORDER" TO TROUBLESHOOT. DEALER REFUSED TO OFFER EXTENDED WARRANTY AT N...

THEY DON'T KNOW WHY MY ENGINE CUTS OUT. I BELIEVE PROBLEM IS LEFT OVER FROM ALL THE WORK THEY DID ON ABS AND CAT. CONVERTER CHANGEOVER. THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY CAR NOW THAT FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED. REFUSED TO INSTALL "FLIGHT RECORDER" TO TROUBLESHOOT. DEALER REFUSED TO OFFER EXTENDED WARRANTY AT N...

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING, BRAKES, & ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN WET CONDITIONS. *AK

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING, BRAKES, & ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN WET CONDITIONS. *AK

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING, BRAKES, & ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN WET CONDITIONS. *AK

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH, AND ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. ALSO, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE WIRING HARNESS. IT IS COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH, AND ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. ALSO, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE WIRING HARNESS. IT IS COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE IN A ACCIDENT,WOBBLED AT 55,DEALER CAN NOT/WILL NOT FIX IT.

INTERMITENT/ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SURGING AND BUCKING DURING HIGHWAY SPEED WITHIN 10-45 SECONDS. VEHICLE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING ONLY EXTENDS WARRANTY COVERAGE TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVE FRONT SPRING REPLACEMENT CAUSED BY CORROSION, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH WARRANTY AND FEELS THAT REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE SPRING SHOULD BE THE REPAIR. MJS (98V-094)

VEHICLE SLAMS INTO GEAR AND JERKS SLIGHTLY AT A CONSTANT SPEED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T TURN IT OFF. *AK

BRAKES: WHEN TURNING OR STOPPING & BRAKES ARE IN USE,THEY WOULD MAKE SCRUBBING NOISES. HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. GEAR PLACEMENT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHEN IT HAPPENS. HAD REBUILT TRANSMISSION REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL ...

BRAKES: WHEN TURNING OR STOPPING & BRAKES ARE IN USE,THEY WOULD MAKE SCRUBBING NOISES. HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. GEAR PLACEMENT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHEN IT HAPPENS. HAD REBUILT TRANSMISSION REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL ...

BRAKES: WHEN TURNING OR STOPPING & BRAKES ARE IN USE,THEY WOULD MAKE SCRUBBING NOISES. HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. GEAR PLACEMENT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHEN IT HAPPENS. HAD REBUILT TRANSMISSION REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL ...

THE PLASTIC LENSES IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE FROSTED BADLY CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MJS

RIGHT REAR RIM DEVELOPED A CRACK APPROX. 4 " LONG. CAUSED A VBRATION WHILE BRAKING. DEALER SAID THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH FORD CONTOURS ONLY.

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. *AK

MY BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES FOR 2-3 SECOND INTERVALS TRAVELING ANYWHERE FROM 30-60 MPH. FORD HAS TOLD ME THAT BOTH COMPONENTS NEED REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED WITH ME THAT THIS IS A PREMATURE DEFECT. I AGREE AND ALSO BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE WANT TO CH...

RACK & PINION & POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. *AK

RACK & PINION & POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. *AK

ACCELERATOR STUCK , COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. *AK

LOSS OF ALL POWER ASSIST WHEN DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES, HAD A CLOSE CALL. ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK WHEN TURNING A CORNER. TOOK BOTH HANDS ON WHEEL TO COMPLETE TURN. SOMEONE LESS STRONGER AND/OR UNAWARE WILL HAVE A WRECK SOME DAY.

I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND IN PARK WHILE I WENT IN THE HOUSE TO GET SOMETHING. I HEARD AN EXPLOSION. I LOOKED OUTSIDE AND MY CAR WAS IN FLAMES. THE HOOD WAS BLOWN OFF AND NOW THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF MY CAR. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL INJECTOR LINE AND ALSO SAID SOMETHING A...

FEMALE PART OF SEATBELT IS PRONE TO FALL APART MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FASTEN SEATBELT

RECALL 98V233000/98S26. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT LEVER LEVER WILL SHIFT, BUT DRIVER CANNOT NOTICE IN WHAT GEAR VEHICLE IS IN. VEHICLE DEFECT IS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL. VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO RECALL. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLE...

FORD RECALLED FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT NOT THE BACK COIL SPRINGS.

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION IN MY CAR FROM WHEN I PICKED IT UP. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE STOPPED IN ORDER TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SHAKING TERRIBLY. AFTER HAVING IT IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH CONTOURS AND DID NOT PURSUE IT ...

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION IN MY CAR FROM WHEN I PICKED IT UP. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE STOPPED IN ORDER TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL FROM SHAKING TERRIBLY. AFTER HAVING IT IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH CONTOURS AND DID NOT PURSUE IT ...

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING BUT DEALER CANNOT LOCATE SHORT.

FUEL TANK REPLACED DUE TO RECALL NOTICE (#95S30), HOWEVER REPLACEMENT TANK FAILED DUE TO SAME DEFECT.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH WATER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY AND SERPENTINE BELT.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH WATER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY AND SERPENTINE BELT.

THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB) CONTAIN CODES (*TC, *TT ECT.) AT THE END OF EACH SUMMARY WITHOUT EXPLANATIONS. IS THERE A STANDARD FORMAT FOR THESE CODES, AND IF SO WHERE IS IT LOCATED? AND IS IT ACCESSABLE VIA THE INTERNET? I HAVE FOUND TWO TSB'S WHICH MATCH MY EXACT PROBLEM: NHTSA ITEM NU...

THE POWER STEERING BELT SLIPS AND LOSES POWER WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER A WATER PUDDLE.

THE PARKING BRAKE STICK AND CAUSES THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS TO FAIL WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS ARE RESET BY RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, ON TWO OCCASIONS THE TRACTION CONTROL HAS ACTIVATED, CAUSING SHARP APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES DURING ACCELERATION FOR NO REASON. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED A...

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REMAINS ON DESPITE REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS BY DEALER. THE LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE. YET THE SYSTEM DOES OPERATE. THE DEALER RECCOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE HCU UNIT, YET THE ANITLOCK BRAKES WORK OK.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 27,800 AND 46 MONTHS. NEITHER FORD OR BOB RIDINGS WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I WILL HAVE TO PAY FULL $1,925 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION AND ALL FORD OR DEALER HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT IS SORRY ABOUT THAT.

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE, MAKING IT HARD TO STEER THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER. DEALER REPORTED THAT REAR WHEEL ABS SENSORS AND TRACTION CONTROL SWITCH ON DASH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. UPON RETURN OF CAR TO OWNER TRACTION CONTROL INOPERATIVE LIGHT CAME...

HEATER SWITCH AND WIRING MELTED. *AK

HEATER SWITCH AND WIRING MELTED. *AK

FORD HAS AGREED TO FIX (NOT A RECALL) CARS UNDER WARRANTY. IT'S EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON CONTOUR/MYSTIQUE AUTOMOBILES. NO DEFEC (S) MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND BRAKES. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE POWER BRAKES FAIL. ALSO, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND BRAKES. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE POWER BRAKES FAIL. ALSO, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND BRAKES. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND THE POWER BRAKES FAIL. ALSO, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

THIS VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT OF RECALL FOR THROTTLE LINK CABLE. IGNITION/PLUG CABLES ALSO FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER CABLE THAT FAILED FAILED BECAUSE OF A LINK. THIS LEADS TO A QUESTION ABOUT THE OVERALL FITNESS OF CABLES THAT FORD IS USING ON THIS VEHICLE. I'VE NEVER ...

THIS VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT OF RECALL FOR THROTTLE LINK CABLE. IGNITION/PLUG CABLES ALSO FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER CABLE THAT FAILED FAILED BECAUSE OF A LINK. THIS LEADS TO A QUESTION ABOUT THE OVERALL FITNESS OF CABLES THAT FORD IS USING ON THIS VEHICLE. I'VE NEVER ...

THIS VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT OF RECALL FOR THROTTLE LINK CABLE. IGNITION/PLUG CABLES ALSO FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER CABLE THAT FAILED FAILED BECAUSE OF A LINK. THIS LEADS TO A QUESTION ABOUT THE OVERALL FITNESS OF CABLES THAT FORD IS USING ON THIS VEHICLE. I'VE NEVER ...

AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM, AND IS WAITING FOR THE SYSTEM TO RECODE ITSELF. *AK

RECALL 98V233000.GEAR SHIFT LEVER DOES NOT REGISTER WHICH GEAR VEHICLE WAS IN. DEALER CONTACTED, AND VEHCILE DOES NOT COMPLY TO RECALL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. REPAIRWORK TO BE DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE BEARING FAILED RESULTING IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.

WHEN TAKEN IN TO DEALERSHIP IT WILL BE 2 WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN FIX WE HAVE SNOW AND ICE WHICH MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS ENOUGH WITHOUT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKING

THE FRAME UNDERNEATH, BY THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, IS SHAKING AND RATTLING. DEALER SAYS HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

EACH TIME DEALER WAS CONTACTED, HE INFORMED ME, "THERE WAS NO POINT IN CONTACTING ANYONE BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS WERE 'NO BIG DEAL' ". IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WE HAVE REPLACED A RATHER SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PARTS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. WHEN WE HAD THE FRONT COIL SPRING REPLACED, THE MECH...

AT 37,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN, CAUSING THE WATER PUMP TO LEAK/ENGINE NOT COOL. HEATER ALSO FAILED TO WORK, HEATER MOTOR REPLACED AT 3,000 MILES. *AK *ML

AT 37,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN, CAUSING THE WATER PUMP TO LEAK/ENGINE NOT COOL. HEATER ALSO FAILED TO WORK, HEATER MOTOR REPLACED AT 3,000 MILES. *AK *ML

1: IN COLD WEATHER, PARKING BRAKE WILLN'T RELEASE THUS DRAGS TIRES. 2: CALIPERS DON'T FULLY DISENGAGE; NOTICABLE DRAGGING (WEATHER NOT FACTOR) 3: DEALER RELUCTANT TO ASSIST.

1: IN COLD WEATHER, PARKING BRAKE WILLN'T RELEASE THUS DRAGS TIRES. 2: CALIPERS DON'T FULLY DISENGAGE; NOTICABLE DRAGGING (WEATHER NOT FACTOR) 3: DEALER RELUCTANT TO ASSIST.

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND WATER SPLASHES UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE PULLEY ON THE POWER STEERING SLIPS, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED SMELLED GAS FUMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP VEHICLE AND THE GAS PUMP CUTS OFF AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS FULL, EVEN WHEN IT WAS NOT. THE DEFECTS DESCRIBED COMPLY WITH REC...

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE MAKING EXCESSIVE GROANING NOISE. REPEATED REPAIRS HAVE BEEN NESSARY YET THE PROBLEM REMAINS. YH *MJS

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A NOISE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES 5 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, AND THE PASSENGER REAR SEATBELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE...

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A NOISE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES 5 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, AND THE PASSENGER REAR SEATBELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE...

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A NOISE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES 5 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, AND THE PASSENGER REAR SEATBELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN WHICH WONT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE...

CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT WHAT IS WRONG YET.

WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN WET CONDITIONS ,WATER WOULD GET ONTO POWER STEERING BELT, CAUSING THE BELT TO SLIP ON THE PULLEY, RESULTING IN POWER STEERING FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MFR IS AWEAR OF DEFECT AND HAS A CORRECTIVE KIT. DEALER REFUSES TO DO REPAIRS UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER.

CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS. EVERYTIME I WENT IN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CARS COMPLETE SHUTDOWN WHEN WET, I WAS TREATED AS IF I WERE IMAGINING THINGS. EVENTUALLY, A RECALL WAS INITIATED AND THAT PROBLEM WAS FIXED - SEVERAL TIMES. NOW, AT 62000 MILES, ONE DAY I HAVE A TRANSMISSION AND THE NEXT DAY ...

MADE A LITTLE NOISE AT START-UP/HAD WOBBLY ROUGH FEEL/ CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE DEPT. SINCE OCT.21/REQUESTS TO SEE VEHICLE WERE DENIED /SNEAKED IN BEHIND DEALERSHIP TONIGHT AFTER WORK/CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY BROKEN DOWN FOR INSPECTION &REBUILD /I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH WITH SPOTLIGHT AND THE OILPAN HAS BEEN R...

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS. FOUR COIL SPRINGS BROKE OFF VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

SENSOR HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND CAR STILL DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY, WAS INFORMED BY SOME MECHANICS THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST, OR MAYBE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE THERE'S A DELAY IN CHANGING SPEED IF I ACCELERATE OR DECREASE SPEED

SENSOR HAS GONE OUT TWICE AND CAR STILL DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY, WAS INFORMED BY SOME MECHANICS THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST, OR MAYBE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE THERE'S A DELAY IN CHANGING SPEED IF I ACCELERATE OR DECREASE SPEED

HAVE NOT RECIEVED OFTEN REQUESTED TECHNICIANS REPORT ON MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN COSTS AND REPAIR AND ESTIMATED TIME FOR PICKUP

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE, CAUSING THE REAR BRAKES TO PREMATURELY WEAR.*AK *JB

AT AROUND 50,000 MILES, DURING NORMAL USE BY CHILDREN, PLASTIC HOUSING OF CENTER REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE IN HALF AND INTERNAL BUCKLE COMPONENTS FELL APART. AROUND 59,000 MILES LEFT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE ALSO FELL APART IN THE SAME MANNER AS PREVIOUSLY STATED. IF SEAT BELT BUCKLES FALL APART DU...

WHILE DRIVING AND PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE DIDN'T FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS ENGAGING, TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER PAID $650 FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PART THAT HOLDS THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ONTO THE CONTROL ARM BROKE APART. *AK

GOING 40-45MPH TOWARDS A CURB. APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. STEERED TO SIDE OF ROAD. STEERING HARD TO CONTROL. CROSSED MEDIAN & HIT METAL FENCE POLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK

GOING 40-45MPH TOWARDS A CURB. APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. STEERED TO SIDE OF ROAD. STEERING HARD TO CONTROL. CROSSED MEDIAN & HIT METAL FENCE POLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK

ONLY WHEN TURNING RIGHT OVER BUMPY ROAD. 10-20 MPH. THE SUSPENSION(?) MAKES A GRINDING/CHAFFING NOISE.

ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED,FORD DEALER SPENT 2.2 HOURS DIAGNOSTIC TIME, CHARGING $139.00 TO ADVISE ABS MODULE FAILED DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL SIMILAIR COMPAINTS AND EVEN A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON MANUFACTURING DEFECT. DEALER ADVISED THEY WOULD CHARGE ME ONLY $1277.00,...

CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND THE GEAR WON'T GO INTO DRIVE. HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSH THE VEHICLE BACK SO THAT HE COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THE GEAR HAD FAILED AND DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY. ALSO, THE WIRE THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE HOOD RELEASE CAME APART. CONTACTED DEALER FOR REPAIR, TO REPLACE HOOD CABLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY. ALSO, THE WIRE THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE HOOD RELEASE CAME APART. CONTACTED DEALER FOR REPAIR, TO REPLACE HOOD CABLE. *AK

ACCELERATOR CABLE FRAYED AT FIRE WALL ALLOWING ACCELERATOR TO SUDDENLY STICK AT FULL THROTTLE.

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN.

POWER LOCKS STICKING.

TIRE WENT FLAT, AND WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE THE TIRE THE PANEL IN WHICH THE JACK PAD IS LOCATED PULLED OUT OF THE BODY WHEN CAR WAS JACKED UP RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE FALLING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TIRE WENT FLAT, AND WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE THE TIRE THE PANEL IN WHICH THE JACK PAD IS LOCATED PULLED OUT OF THE BODY WHEN CAR WAS JACKED UP RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE FALLING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AFTER TAKING CAR TO TRANSMISSION MECHANIC WE WERE TOLD OF A SEVICE BULLETIN PRETAINING TO THIS PATICULAR FAILED PART. IN BREIF THE BULITEN STATED THAT THE FORWARD GEAR DRUM HAD A FAULTY WELD. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PARTICULAR...

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/FAILING TO ENGAGE IN OVERDRIVE. ALSO, LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN IT RAINS.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/FAILING TO ENGAGE IN OVERDRIVE. ALSO, LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN IT RAINS.

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE, AND HORN WOULD BLOW WHENEVER CONSUMER MAKES A RIGHT TURN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE, AND HORN WOULD BLOW WHENEVER CONSUMER MAKES A RIGHT TURN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL IS FAILING TO OPERATE, AND WHENEVER CONSUMER MAKES A RIGHT TURN THE HORN WOULD BLOW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL IS FAILING TO OPERATE, AND WHENEVER CONSUMER MAKES A RIGHT TURN THE HORN WOULD BLOW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER'S HIGH LEVEL SWITCH FAILS TO OPERATE; A/C IS SET ON LOW/ MEDIUM SETTING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOED TO CONSUMER. *AK

DRIVER WAS AT TRAFFIC TIE U WHEN A VEHICLE STRUCK THE DRIVER FROM BEHIND, THE TRUCK WAS MOVING AT A HIGHT RATE OF SPEED, PUSHED THE DRIVER INTO A VAN THAT WAS STOPPED IN FRONT AND INTO THE CENTER CEMENT DIVIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK FELL INTO A SEMI-RECLINE POSITION AND THE SEAT SLID BACK, AIRBAG ...

DRIVER WAS AT TRAFFIC TIE U WHEN A VEHICLE STRUCK THE DRIVER FROM BEHIND, THE TRUCK WAS MOVING AT A HIGHT RATE OF SPEED, PUSHED THE DRIVER INTO A VAN THAT WAS STOPPED IN FRONT AND INTO THE CENTER CEMENT DIVIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK FELL INTO A SEMI-RECLINE POSITION AND THE SEAT SLID BACK, AIRBAG ...

WHEN PUMPING FUEL INTO GAS TANK, THE FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE NECK AREA. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE FUEL LEAKAGE PROBLEM. *AK

HAD BRAKE REPAIRS DONE IN MAY 1998 ON FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. CURRENTLY, REPAIRMAN INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CALIPERS ARE STICKING, REASON UNKNOWN . DEALER NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

RIGHT AND LEFT ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. ENGINE IS CURRENTLY RESTING ON THE FRAME AND CAUSED THE LEFT CONTROL ARM TO BREAK.

TANSMISSION HAS FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. DRIVER CUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, BUT THE GAS PEDAL REMAINED STUCK. *AK

BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH LOCKED UP AND BURNED.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON/OFF.

WATER PUMP FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH FAILED.

ABS BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED.

ABS BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED.

DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS.

WHEN GOING THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT MAY COME BACK, BUT SHORTLY WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THE POER STEERING BELT SLIPS WHEN WET.

POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL AND BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SMALL PUDDLES.

BRAKES ARE GOING INTO THE MAGG WHEELS. THE DEALER HAS PUT THREE SETS OF BRAKES ON VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE LOCKED, INCLUDING STEERING AND ALL RELATED ASSEMBLIES.

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO FAULTY VACCUM HOSE THAT WAS CUT IN HALF FROM RUBBING AGAINST BRACKET, RESULTING IN CONSUMER HITTING GARAGE DOOR.

WIRING HARNESS FROM BACK OF ALTINATOR TO BACK OF ENGINE BURNED.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF ANYONE HAS REPORTED LEAKY BRAKE CYCLINDERS.

THE HEATER PLUG WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE COOLANT DISLOCATED, CAUSING ALL FLUID TO LEAK OUT THE VEHICL. ALSO, CAUSING THE THERMOSTAT TO GO, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE TEMPATURE RISING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER VEHICLE WILL STALL. ENGINE BELT MAKES NOISE AND VEHICLE DIES. *AK

THE EXPLOSION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, REAR VIEW MIRROR AND GLOVE BOX. HAD THERE BEEN A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE RESULTED.

FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTS BROKE.

LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE DISENTEGRATING IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, VIBRATION AND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE BRAKING.

THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT BEING TAMPERED WITH. DEALER REPLACED SEAT TRACK MECHANISM AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG BECAME LOOSE & FELL IN DRIVER'S LAP. TOOK BACK TO DEALER & SERVICE MANAGER SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED AIR BAG 1ST TIME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LATER ON IN THE YEAR. THIS TIME TOLD BY MANUFACTURER & DEALER THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WAS NOT REPAIRED.

REAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V225000), THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL, AND NOTIFIED DEALER. AFTER ARRIVING, MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE OWNER WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS REARENDED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO RELEASE TO THE RECLINING POSITION, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, THE HEAD REST COMPLETELY BROKE AWAY FROM THE SEAT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS REARENDED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO RELEASE TO THE RECLINING POSITION, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, THE HEAD REST COMPLETELY BROKE AWAY FROM THE SEAT. *AK

WHENEVER THE VEHICLE GOES THROUGH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER IT LOSES POWER ASSIST. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT ABLE TO CORRECT IT. *AK

THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL ACCEPT THE KEY, BUT THE KEY WILL NOT TURN TO START THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE.

LEFT FRONT SPRING BROKE CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BLINKER/BRAKE LIGHT BULB FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THE BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED EIGHT TIMES SINCE VEHICLE'S PURCHASE.

TOOK OFF FROM INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD. PULLING HARD CONSUMER MANAGED TO GO TO LEFT, THEN STILL AT HIGH ACCELERATION SPEED. VEHICLE PULLED BACK TO THE RIGHT, TIPPING OVER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND VEHICLE ...

REAR SWAY BAR SQUEAKING, FRONT LEFT SPRING BROKE AND AXLE BROKEN.

REAR SWAY BAR SQUEAKING, FRONT LEFT SPRING BROKE AND AXLE BROKEN.

REAR SWAY BAR SQUEAKING, FRONT LEFT SPRING BROKE AND AXLE BROKEN.

ABS SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED.

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FAILED.

STABILIZER BAR FAILED.

SWAY BAR FAILED.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V225000). CALLED DEALER & SET AN APPOINTMENT. WAS LATER INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. HAD ORDERED PARTS & WILL CALL WHEN THEY COME IN. HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING SO FAR. *AK

RECALL WORK ON THE THROTTLE CABLES WAS NOT DONE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED.

THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUY A RUN AROUND FROM EXCELL NISSAN. I HAVE THREE PAGES OF DOCUMENTATION FROM ALL THE TROUBLE I HAD TO GO THROUGH, (INCLUDING THREATS). I THINK THERE STILL IS A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, IT STILL ISN'T RUNNING RIGHT. I ...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES WHEN HE STOPS, THE VEHICLE DOES STOP, BUT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE LIKE A METAL TO METAL. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP, AND THEY SAID HAD FOUND THAT INSIDE PADS WERE WEARING OUT AND THE OUTSIDE PAD DID NOT. ROTORS ...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES WHEN HE STOPS, THE VEHICLE DOES STOP, BUT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE LIKE A METAL TO METAL. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP, AND THEY SAID HAD FOUND THAT INSIDE PADS WERE WEARING OUT AND THE OUTSIDE PAD DID NOT. ROTORS ...

BRAKE FAILURE.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP VALVE CONTROL WIRES SHORTED OUT.

ELECTRIC HEATER CONNECTOR FAN STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

DOORS NOT ALIGNED.

NO FAILURE IDENTIFIED.

WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AS TO ENTER STREET, RIGHT FRONT LURCHED INTO AIR AND SLAMMED BACK INTO PAVEMENT DUE TO FRON TWHEEL COMIN G OFF. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHER EIT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FRONT STRUT BROKE. *AK

SPEED CONTROL SENSOR FAILED 3 TIMES. ALSO TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IMPROPERLY DUE TO SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. INADDITION, SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILED. *AK

SPEED CONTROL SENSOR FAILED 3 TIMES. ALSO TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IMPROPERLY DUE TO SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. INADDITION, SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILED. *AK

SPEED CONTROL SENSOR FAILED 3 TIMES. ALSO TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IMPROPERLY DUE TO SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. INADDITION, SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILED. *AK

ROD BEARING FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO FAIL.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FALLS OUT OF GEAR AS IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PUT IN NEUTRAL WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS OCCURS ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES AT ONE TIME.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FALLS OUT OF GEAR AS IF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PUT IN NEUTRAL WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS OCCURS ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES AT ONE TIME.

AT 20,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

AT 20,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

WIRING MELTED TOGETHER UNDER THE DASHBOARD,ALSO THE SWITCH MELTED.

CATLAYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH STRONG SULPHUROUS SMELLS FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY AFTER SHORT TRIPS AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE SMELLS INDICATE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK

CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE.

THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN MELTED INTERNALLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE.

VEHICLE STALLS CONTINUOUSLY.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES FREQUENT LOSS OF POWER AND STALLS.

FUEL LINE CLAMP FAILED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK ALL OVER THE STREET AND UNDER THE VEHICLE.

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED.

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED.

CV RETAINING BRACKET BROKE. CAUSE: CV BOUNCES UP/DOWN AND VEHICLE VIBRATES AND OIL LEAKAGE DEVELOPED. END RESULT: POTENTIAL FIRE. ALSO, RENDERED ENGINE INOPERATIVE.

CV RETAINING BRACKET BROKE. CAUSE: CV BOUNCES UP/DOWN AND VEHICLE VIBRATES AND OIL LEAKAGE DEVELOPED. END RESULT: POTENTIAL FIRE. ALSO, RENDERED ENGINE INOPERATIVE.

STEERING FAILED 3 TIMES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATION. *AK

COOLANT SENSOR FAILED.

DURING WET WEATHER POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL WHILE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. IN ADDITION, REPLACED WARPED FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

DURING WET WEATHER POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL WHILE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. IN ADDITION, REPLACED WARPED FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

DURING WET WEATHER POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL WHILE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. IN ADDITION, REPLACED WARPED FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

BLOCK HEATER CLIPS FAILED.

DESIGN OF THE POWER STEERING RETURN LINE INTERFERES WITH RIGHT DRIVE SHAFT, RESULTING IN THE POWER STEERING HOSE BEING CUT, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK.

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

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN CONSUMER LOOSES POWER, THE WATER GETS ON THE ENGINE BELTS, CAUSING BELTS TO SLIP, CAUSING COMPLETE POWER LOSS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WHEN GOING OVER A PUDDLE IN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING BELT GETS WET, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. *AK

THE BOOT AROUND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS.

BRAKE FAILURE.

WIRE WAS BROKEN FOR POWER STEERING.

GAS TANK LID OPENER BROKE.

THE ANCHOR FOR THE SEAT BELTS HAD FALLEN OFF. THIS ITEM HAD BEEN FIXED UNDER RECALL PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

ELECTRIC MIRROR FAILED.

FRONT LEFT STABILIZER BAR JOINTFAILED.

FRONT LEFT SPRING BROKE.

ENGINE BELT FAILED.

WHEN GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST. A KIT WAS CREATED FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER STATED TO CONSUMER THAT KIT WILL RESOLVE ONLY 80% OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE KIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND VEHICLE HAS REPSONDED FAIRLY WELL, CONSUMER AVOIDS PUDDLES AND DRIVE VERY LIT...

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE MOISTURE GETS INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND HAS NO CONTROL. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE STALLED IN RAIN REPEATEDLY AND THE LATEST INCIDENT CAUSED A CRASH.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE RAINY, WET, OR COLD. TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY DUE TO BENT SUSPENSION BAR.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE RAINY, WET, OR COLD. TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY DUE TO BENT SUSPENSION BAR.

CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND THE WINDSHILD JUST CRACKED FOR NO OBIVIOUS REASONS SUCH AS A ROCK OR SOME ONE HITTING IT. *AK

AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING BURNS TO LEFT ARM/RIGHT HAND, AND ALSO ON LEFT SIDE OF STOMACH WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL CYST. DUP OF 516955, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK

DRIVING ON HWY RPMS STOPPED RUNNING; VEHICLE STALL OUT; VEHICLE STARTED COASTING. PULLED TO SIDE; TURNED IT OFF; RESTARTED IT 15 MINUTES LATER. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED ELECTRICAL CABLE WIRING (BATTERY/ALTERNATOR) HAD MELTED & CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF FROM COLUMN, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING CHEMICALS TO DISPERSE INTO FACE, LEFT ARM, SMALL AREA OF RIGHT HAND.

OVERDRIVE LIGHT APPEARS UPON DRIVING IN WATER, DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN LIGHT APPEARS.

ENGINE OVERHEATS INTERMITTENTLY.

VEHICLE OVERHEATS AFTER DRIVING SHORT DISTANCES CONTINUALLY.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER CAN MOVE IT AROUND WITH HER HAND. ON COLD DAYS DRIVER FELT THE COLD AIR ALL AROUND EDGE OPENING OF AIR BAG FROM OUTSIDE OF CAR. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE, GOING ABOUT 70-75 MPH; OIL LIGHT WAS ON; PULLED OVER & HAD NO POWER; HAD NOTICED BRACKET HOLDING CV JOINT ARM HAD BROKEN IN TWO, RUINED THE ENGINE. *AK

DRIVER HIT CURB AND CAR TURNED OVER AT 30 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON ICY OR WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL IS HARD TO APPLY AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS NEEDED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

DEALER DID NOT DO RECALL REPAIR ON THE GAS TANK AS PROMISED.

DEALER DID NOT DO RECALL REPAIR ON SEAT BELT AS PROMISED.

STEEL TREAD CAME OUT OF TIRE.

THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE, DUE TO A MISSING SPRING.

HEAD LIGHTS WERE FAILED.

BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON ALL THE TIME.

BRAKE FLUDE LEAKS.

DIM LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH.

VEHICLE "BUCKED AND CHUGGED" AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM FIXED AFTER THIRD ATTEMPT BUT VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PERFORM ERRATICALLY DURING WET WEATHER CONDITIONS.

COMPLETE CLUTCH ASSEMBLE FAILURE.

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY LOW SPEED COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, ALL DAMAGE WAS FROM THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. *AK

BRAKE PROBLEMS--HAS HAD THE CAR SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

STEERING FAILED 4 TIMES.

BRAKES FAILED.

BRAKE PADS REPLACED.

BRAKE PADS REPLACED.

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED.

REAR PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC LAP/SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, GET TWISTED IN THE TRACK AND WILL NOT MOVE. *AK

VEHICLE HIT A LAMP POLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT WHEN IT DEPLOYED IT DIDN'T DEPLOY FULLY. AIR BAG CAME OUT HALF WAY. BUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT ALSO CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILURE.

BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON.

BELTS SQUEAL.

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

DROVE VEHICLE TO SHOPPING CTR, HAD FOOT ON BRAKE, COASTING TO PARKING AREA, STARTED TO TURN IGNITION OFF, VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND HIT BLDG AND BROKE GLASS. *AK *JB

IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE PAKRING BRAKE WILL STAY ENGAGED, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHTS TO STAY ILLUMINATED. *AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TORSION BAR DUE TO CRACKED RUBBER BOOT.

AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES FROM DEPLOYMENT DUE TO IGNITOR, THE INJURIES WERE BURN RELATED. THERE IS NO INSTRUCTIONS IN OWNER'S MANUAL TO POSITION HANDS.PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES FROM DEPLOYMENT DUE TO IGNITOR, THE INJURIES WERE BURN RELATED. THERE IS NO INSTRUCTIONS IN OWNER'S MANUAL TO POSITION HANDS.PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THROTTLE HANGS AT SHIFT RPM FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS BEFORE DROPPING, LEADING TO JERKY SHIFTS. *AK

SPEEDOMETER FAILED TWICE.

TRANSMISSION REPLACED.

THREE-YEAR OLD CHILD SHIFTED GEAR SELECTOR FROM PARK INTO REVERSE ON AN INCLINE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. OWNERS MANUAL AND LABLE STATES TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT DISENGAGE UNLESS PRESSURE IS APPLIED ON BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN STOPPED WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE/FOOT ON THE BRAKE.

FAILURE ON THE BRAKES, THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO CHANGE THE BRAKES TOO OFTEN, ALSO FAILURE ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD, THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, SENDING GLASS FRAGMENTS INTO THE VEHICLE.*AK

FAILURE ON THE BRAKES, THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO CHANGE THE BRAKES TOO OFTEN, ALSO FAILURE ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD, THE REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, SENDING GLASS FRAGMENTS INTO THE VEHICLE.*AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT, INTERIOR COMPARTMENT FIRE, DRIVER'S SUNVISOR HAS MINOR DEFECT WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING.*AK VEHICLE HAD BEENPARKED FOR 3 DAYS WHEN DISCOVERED.*JB

85% OF THE TIME WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND BACKING OUT THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR. THE VEHICLE HAS ABS.*AK

THERE'S A SMELLY FUME THAT COMES FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS WHICH CAUSE HEADACHE/ BURNING OF THE EYES/ SNEEZING AND BURNING OF THE THROAT. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES AND HAS STARTING PROBLEMS. *AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS, THE PROBLEM HAS TAKEN PLACE 10 TIMES.

PASSING THROUGH A PUDDLE CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER WATER THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON/LOSS OF POWER STEERING.

BRAKE FAILURE CONTINUOUS REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND PADS, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING NOISE. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE CONTINUOUS REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND PADS, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING NOISE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE STUDS IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BROKE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD HAS STRIPES, PURCHASED CAR NEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN WET CONDITIONS ONLY, LOSS OF POWER STEERING IS EXPERIENCED AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON.*AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN WET CONDITIONS ONLY, LOSS OF POWER STEERING IS EXPERIENCED AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY EXPERIENCD BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, DLR FOUND PADS WERE WORN AND ROTORS WARPED.*AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY EXPERIENCD BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, DLR FOUND PADS WERE WORN AND ROTORS WARPED.*AK

BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES.

STEERING IS TEMPORARILY LOST AFTER DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES.

FAILED SPEED SENSOR CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED TWICE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH WITHOUT TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOING INTO THE HOT RANGE.

REAR END NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

DIFFICULTY SCHEDULING SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO SHORTAGE ON PARTS.

DIFFICULTY SCHEDULING FUEL FILLER RECALL REPAIR DUE TO UNAVAILABILITLY OF PARTS.

RIGHT REAR STRUT NOISE.

ENGINE NOISE IN COLD WEATHER. *SD

CONSOLE SHIFTED OUT OF PLACE. *SD

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SHIFTED TO LEFT SIDE. *SD

ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO CLOSE TO BRAKE PEDAL. *SD

DRIVING DOWN THE HWY, SUDDENLY HOOD POPPED OPEN, HOOD SHATTERED WINDSHIELD, GLASS FELL DOWN UPON DRIVER, ROOF DENTED UPON IMPACT, INSIDE LIGHT FELL DOWN. *AK

DRIVING DOWN THE HWY, SUDDENLY HOOD POPPED OPEN, HOOD SHATTERED WINDSHIELD, GLASS FELL DOWN UPON DRIVER, ROOF DENTED UPON IMPACT, INSIDE LIGHT FELL DOWN. *AK

FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE. *DH

WHEN WATER GETS UNDER THE CAR IT CAUSES THE BELTS TO SLIP AND THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

APPLIED BRAKES WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

WIRING HARNESS UNDER CENTER CONSOLE TOO CLOSE TO SHIFTER, CAUSING SHIFTER TO RUB WIRES DOWN TO BARE METAL, CAUSING THEM TO SHORT OUT. *DH

RECALL RELATED, 94V203000, AIR PRESSURE BUILD UP IN FUEL TANK AND CAUSES LOSS OF FUEL, WHEN OPENING TANK, BACK FUEL WILL SPILL OUT. *AK

POWER STEERING BELT SLIPS OFF WHENEVER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER A WATER PUDDLE. *SD

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. *SD

NOISY BRAKES. *SD

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *SD

LEFT BRAKE LIGHT BURNED OUT. *SD

FUEL TANK REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD

ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. *SD

COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES. *SD

FRONT SEAT BELT ANCHOR REPAIRED PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD

RECALL RELATED, 95V232000, AND 95V228000, RECEIVED NOTICE IN FEB AND TOOK VEHICLE IN MARCH. *AK

FRONT WHEELS CROOKED. *SD

RECALLS 95S31 & 95S30; PARTS ON ORDER FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. OWNER REPORTS VEHICLE IS PERFORMING ERRATIC SHUTTING DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

KEYLESS REMOTE SYSTEM FAILED.

VEHICLE HESITATES/MAKES GRINDING NOISE BETWEEN 20/25 MPH.

BRAKES GRIND WHEN APPLIED. *DH

WINDSHIELD WASHER NOZZLE MISALIGNED, DOESN'T SPRAY ON WINDSHIELD.

ALARM GOES OFF PERIODICALLY.

LEFT REAR DOOR CREAKS WHEN OPENED.

DRIVERS WINDOW MOLDING PEELING.

BLOWER MOTOR NOISY.

KNOCKING VIBRATION FELT THROUGH GAS PEDAL.

LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL/BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY CRACKED.

DRIVERS SEAT LEATHER CRACKED.

'COLD POWER STEERING'.

POWER WINDOW FAILURE.

THE DEALERSHIP WILL HONOR THE RECALL LETTER AND WILL NOT SET UP AN APPOINTMENT DATE 94V184000. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

RECALL RELATED, 95V228000 AND 95V232000 CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON 3/11/95, WILL ORDER PARTS BY APR.20,1995, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS 4/3/95. *AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK, DRIVER;S SIDE AIR BAG, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, AND WAS ALSO TOLD A NEW FILLER NECK ...

RECALL RELATED, 95V228000 AND 95V232000 CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON 3/11/95, WILL ORDER PARTS BY APR.20,1995, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS 4/3/95. *AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK, DRIVER;S SIDE AIR BAG, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, AND WAS ALSO TOLD A NEW FILLER NECK ...

RECALL RELATED, 95V228000 AND 95V232000 CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON 3/11/95, WILL ORDER PARTS BY APR.20,1995, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS 4/3/95. *AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK, DRIVER;S SIDE AIR BAG, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, AND WAS ALSO TOLD A NEW FILLER NECK ...

RECALL RELATED, 95V228000 AND 95V232000 CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON 3/11/95, WILL ORDER PARTS BY APR.20,1995, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS 4/3/95. *AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK, DRIVER;S SIDE AIR BAG, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, AND WAS ALSO TOLD A NEW FILLER NECK ...

RECALL RELATED, 95V228000 AND 95V232000 CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON 3/11/95, WILL ORDER PARTS BY APR.20,1995, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS 4/3/95. *AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK, DRIVER;S SIDE AIR BAG, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, AND WAS ALSO TOLD A NEW FILLER NECK ...

RECALL RELATED, 95V228000 AND 95V232000 CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON 3/11/95, WILL ORDER PARTS BY APR.20,1995, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS 4/3/95. *AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK, DRIVER;S SIDE AIR BAG, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, AND WAS ALSO TOLD A NEW FILLER NECK ...

RECALL RELATED, 95V228000 AND 95V232000 CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON 3/11/95, WILL ORDER PARTS BY APR.20,1995, NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS 4/3/95. *AK CONSUMER WAS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK, DRIVER;S SIDE AIR BAG, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, AND WAS ALSO TOLD A NEW FILLER NECK ...

THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT GIVE A RENTAL CAR WHEN HIS LETTER STATES THAT HE SHOULD RECEIVE ONE 94V184000. PLESE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT GIVE A RENTAL CAR WHEN HIS LETTER STATES THAT HE SHOULD RECEIVE ONE 94V184000. PLESE DESCRIBE. *AK

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHORT OUT/STALL OCCASIONALLY IN WET WEATHER. *DSH

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT. *DSH

NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGERS AIR BAG IN ABOVE ACCIDENT.

WHEN AT A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FOREWARD AND KICK THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE EMEREGENCY BRAKE CABLE WILL NOT HOLD. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RECALLOF SEAT BELT ANCHORS/ATTACHMENTS 95V228000. *AK

NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RECALL OF FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY FILLER PIPE NECK 94V184000. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . 8AK

ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP; VEHICLE RAN INTO A PARKED TRUCK; NO WARNING; OCCURRED AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL LETTERS #95V228000,AND #95V23200 ON THE FUEL TANK ,INTERIOR SYSTEM RESTRAINT IN FEB CALL DEALER KEEP ON ORDER THE PARTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

DOOR LATCHES HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. *DSH

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.

PASSENGERS SEAT WENT BACKWARDS IN ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED ABS LIGHT APPEARED, THEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP, HIT PATCH OF ICE, BRAKES LOCKED, SLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WAS HIT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE TO A LOWER GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES. *SD

WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURN, LEFT REAR WHEEL CAVED IN AND RIGHT WHEEL ROTATED OUTWARD. *AK

WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURN, LEFT REAR WHEEL CAVED IN AND RIGHT WHEEL ROTATED OUTWARD. *AK

CRYSTAL FORD ISUZU SILVER SPRING MD; RECALL 94S92 & 95S06; DID NOT PROVIDE LOANER AND HER APPOINTMENT FELL OFF SCHEDULE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

CRYSTAL FORD ISUZU SILVER SPRING MD; RECALL 94S92 & 95S06; DID NOT PROVIDE LOANER AND HER APPOINTMENT FELL OFF SCHEDULE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF EVEN AFTER IGNITION IS OFF, BATTERY NEEDS TO BE DISCONECTED. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF EVEN AFTER IGNITION IS OFF, BATTERY NEEDS TO BE DISCONECTED. *AK

PARKING BRAKE CABLE WILL FREEZE IN EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES, CAUSES LOSS OF PARKING BRAKES. *AK

PARKING BRAKE CABLE WILL FREEZE IN EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES, CAUSES LOSS OF PARKING BRAKES. *AK

PARKING BRAKE CABLE WILL FREEZE IN EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES, CAUSING LOSS OF PARKING BRAKES. *AK

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DSH

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. *SD

FUEL TANK REPAIRED DUE TO LEAK. *SD

BRAKES FAILED. *SD

RADIATOR REPAIRED DUE TO LEAK. *SD

TOM WOOD FORD; OWNER MADE APPOINTMENT SEVERAL WEEKS IN ADVANCE. ON 2/22/96, DEALER IS NOW ORDERING PARTS. RECALL 95S30 NHTSA 95V23200 FILLER NECK. *AK

TOM WOOD FORD; OWNER MADE APPOINTMENT SEVERAL WEEKS IN ADVANCE. ON 2/22/96, DEALER IS NOW ORDERING PARTS. RECALL 95S30 NHTSA 95V23200 FILLER NECK. *AK

HYDRAULIC BRAKES; UPON APPLYING BRAKES @ SPEED LESS 10 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY SEIZED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

HYDRAULIC BRAKES; UPON APPLYING BRAKES @ SPEED LESS 10 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY SEIZED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WILL FREEZE AND FAIL IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES. TT

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WILL FREEZE AND FAIL IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES. TT

STEERING WHEEL MISALIGNED. *DH

SUSPENSION MAKES NOISES.

THROTTLE STICKS WHEN FOOT TAKEN OFF ACCELERATOR.

WHILE CORNERING IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE WILL QUIT AND CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, HAS HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT FOUR TIMES WILL BE TAKING CAR BACK FOR FIFTH TIME.

WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED ITSELF AT 25 MPH AND IF YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE WITH TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED THE CAR JERKS TO A STOP . TT

DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE LIKE THE RECALL LETTER STATES THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE AS THE LETTER STATES THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

RECALL 95S30 FILLER NECK; OWNER QUESTIONS IF RECALL WAS DONE BY GENE MESSER FORD LUBBOCK TX BECAUSE OF RECEIVING REMINDER NOTICE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

DIFFICULTY SCHEDULING FUEL TANK RECALL REPAIRS. *SD

DIFFICULTY SCHEDULING SAFETY BELT ANCHORS RECALL REPAIRS. *SD

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. TT

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER, UNDERCARRIAGE/POWER STEERING DRIVE BELT GETS WET; LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL. TT

AT 15MPH SUDDENLY REAR WHEELS LOCKED IN SNOW AND ICE CONDITIONS, SPUN AROUND 360 DEGREES IN INTERSECTION IN ON COMING TRAFFIC, SECOND OCCURENCE BRAKE LOCKED UP.

RECALL 95S31 NHTSA 95V228; WAS NOT TOLD PARTS WEREN'T ON SCENE BUT HAD VEHICLE THERE FOR APPOINTMENT, SERVICED SOMETHING ALLOWED OWNER TO LEAVE. TT THE REAR LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) TALE LAMP SEEMED TO HAVE A SHORT IN IT, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IT WOULD GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON AT ANOTHER BUMP.*JB

RECALL 95S31 NHTSA 95V228; WAS NOT TOLD PARTS WEREN'T ON SCENE BUT HAD VEHICLE THERE FOR APPOINTMENT, SERVICED SOMETHING ALLOWED OWNER TO LEAVE. TT THE REAR LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) TALE LAMP SEEMED TO HAVE A SHORT IN IT, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IT WOULD GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON AT ANOTHER BUMP.*JB

WHEN DRIVING VECHICLE IN THE RAIN POWER STEERING AND THE ATLERNATOR GOES OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

WHEN DRIVING VECHICLE IN THE RAIN POWER STEERING AND THE ATLERNATOR GOES OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

STRESS CRACKS DEVELOPED IN WINDSHIELD. DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. TT

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ON SLIPPERY SURFACES ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, IN SNOW OR ICE THERE IS PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

CONSUMER HAD EIGHT YEAR OLD SON LOCKED IN SEAT BELT REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP COULDN'T GET CHILD OUT HAD TO CUT THE CHILD OUT . TT

WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THROUGH WATER IT SHUTS OFF. TT

TRANSMISSION LOCK SWITCH FAILED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM SHIFTING. *SKD

THE OWNERS CAR IS PART OF THE RECALL AND THE OWNER FEELS VERY INCONVENIENCED, MRS JONES HAS CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TREATED VERY NASTY TO HER AND DID NOTHING.

GAS WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE TANK, THERE WAS A RUPTURE IN THE TANK. TT

DRIVER'S SIDE GAS COVER DOES NOT RELEASE. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH GAS TANK DOOR. *AK

ENGINE LOSES ALL POWER ONLY WHEN COLD. AFTER DRIVING FOR 10 OR 20 SECONDS IT STARTS SLOWING DOWN. TT

POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE AIR BAGS PREMATURELY DEPLOYED, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, DAMAGED BOTH AIR BAG MODULES BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT ALOS SUNROOF WAS DAMAGED.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE AIR BAGS PREMATURELY DEPLOYED, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, DAMAGED BOTH AIR BAG MODULES BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT ALOS SUNROOF WAS DAMAGED.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE AIR BAGS PREMATURELY DEPLOYED, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, DAMAGED BOTH AIR BAG MODULES BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT ALOS SUNROOF WAS DAMAGED.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE AIR BAGS PREMATURELY DEPLOYED, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, DAMAGED BOTH AIR BAG MODULES BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

CONNECTION BLEW AND BRAKE PEDAL AND GEAR SELECTOR WENT TO THE FLOOR. DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM. TT

CONNECTION BLEW AND BRAKE PEDAL AND GEAR SELECTOR WENT TO THE FLOOR. DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM. TT

POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE HEAD LIGHT CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD IN THE DARK. TTWHEN MEETIMG TRAFFIC UNABLE TO SEE THE ROADS ADJUSTMENT IS NOT THE PROBLEM, THE MANUFACTURER PUT A SHIELD OVER THE BULB THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE LIGHT TO SHINE BRIGHT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW.*JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING , DURING RAINING WEATHER . TT CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PULLEY-CRANKSHAFT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING , DURING RAINING WEATHER . TT CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PULLEY-CRANKSHAFT. *SLC

DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL BEFORE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 10 MPH. TT

LAP/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, VEHICLE HAD IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. TT

WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED OUT, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. T

POWER STEERING FAILS IN WET WEATHER.TT CONSUMER STATES SERPENTINE BELT BECOMES WET POWERE STEERING FAILS BECAUSE WET BELT LSIPS TRACTION ON POWER STEERING PULLEY, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT PRESENT TIME TO CORRECT FAILURE, AS OF NOW THERE IS NO REMEDY.*JB

GAS TANK RUPTURED WHILE FILLING. *DSH

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 35MPH, THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER, SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER, WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT *SLC

GAS CAP FAILED. *DH

DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER THE STEERING AND ALTERNATOR BELTS LOCK UP. TT

DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER THE STEERING AND ALTERNATOR BELTS LOCK UP. TT

BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE ARE WATER PUDDLES ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. *SD

AIR CONDITIONER HOSE LEAKS INSIDE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. *SD

CAR WAS PARKED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING . TT

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THROUGH WATER, STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP. TT

REMOTE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

A/C FAILED TWICE.

BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATES, WHEN IT RAINS FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF STEERING/BRAKES. *SD

LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB FAILED. *AKD

NOISY SHOCKS. *SKD

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS WORK FROM RIGHT TO LEFT INSTEAD OF MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THROWING WATER HEAVILY ON DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE STAYS CLEAR. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AND HIT A POOL OF WATER THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND LOST ALL POWER . TT

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT BECAUSE THE BELT SLIPS OFF WHEN IT IS WET OR RAINING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

VEHICLE STALLS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. TT

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING SEIZES UP. TT

EACH TIME THIS VEHICLE GOES THRU HEAVY WATER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. TT

WINDOW HANDLES ARE LOCATED BACKWARDS. *AK

STEERING FROZE UP.

BELT SLIPPAGE, WHICH CAUSES LOSS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. TT

BELT SLIPPAGE, WHICH CAUSES LOSS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. TT

BLACK SMOKE/BURNING SMELL EMMINATED FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. *AK

SEAT BELTS JAM.

WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN PROPERLY. *AK

BRAKES FAILED/NOISY.

WHEN POWER STEERING MECHANISM GETS WET FROM THE RAIN OR OTHER MEANS THERES IS LOSS OF STEERING. TT

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. *SD

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED. *SD

FUEL TANK FAILURE, GAS LEAKS FROM THE FILLER NECK. *AK

WHEN DRIVING HIT A POND OF WATER THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE . *AK

CRANCKSHAFT/PULLEY FAILED. *AK

WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO PARK AFTER APPLYING BRAKES THE AUTO JERKED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TT

WHEN REFUELING, CAN NOT REFUEL PROPERLY TAKES A LONG TIME. TT

WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN THROUGH A PUDDLE THE WATER SPLASHS UP UNDER THE CAR AND CAUSES A SQUEAKING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

WHEN DRIVING WHEN IT WET WATER GET INTO THE BELT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING IT GO OUT. TT

WHEN DRIVING WHEN IT WET WATER GET INTO THE BELT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING IT GO OUT. TT

SHIFT LEVER COMES OFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEAR; ALSO, WOULD NOT EASILY SHIFT INTO PARK. TT

INABILITY TO RAISE STEERING WHEEL CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO SIT LOW, PREVENTING FREE MOVEMENT OF LEGS IN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. *DH

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING SIDE IMPACT; VEHICLE WENT INTO SPIN; HIT A HOUSE; VEHICLE BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

GOT IN VEHICLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN, SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE HAD TO HELP. TT

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. TT

CONSOLE GEAR SHIFT LEVER DOES NOT LOCK IN DRIVE POSITION, CAUSING LEVER TO ACCIDENTALLY GET PUSHED OUT OF GEAR. *SKD

REMOVED KEY WHILE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND CAR ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN DRIVE. TT

VEHICLE PERIODICALLY STALLS OR BUCKS WHILE IDLING OR DRIVING. TT

FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

ALTERNATOR REPLACED DUE TO POWER SURGE.

ONLY FIVE CYLINDERS OF THE EIGHT CYLINDER ENGINE ARE FIRING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP UPON SHIFTING GEARS. *AW

DRIVER'S LAP BELT WEBBING FAILED DURING FRONTAL COLLISION, LEAVING SLACK IN BELT. *SKD