1999 FORD CONTOUR Problems & Recalls

The dash is curling up

REAR FRAME, SUSPENSION RUSTED COMPLETELY INTO AN WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND THREW ME INTO DITCH. THIS IS COMPLETELY NOT ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE 1960'S CARS %100 BETTER THAN THIS . I KNOW THIS IS A 1999 BUT THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE.

Mileage: 120,000

THE BRAKE LINES UNDER THE CAR HAVE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF BREAKING APART. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND WAS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY EXTREME CONDITIONS. THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKS OUT OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE ALMOST AS QUICKLY AS IT IS POURED IN AND HAS LEFT THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE WITHOUT EXPENSIVE REPAIRS...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

THE FUEL TANK STRAP IS COMPLETELY CORRODED AWAY, AND THE FUEL TANK IS READY TO FALL OFF. THE PROTECTIVE COATING IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF, CAUSING THE FUEL STRAP TO BE EATEN AWAY BY RUST AND CORROSION. THE FUEL TANK IS GOING TO FALL OFF EVENTUALLY. THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND EMISSI...

Mileage: 100,000

THE FUEL TANK STRAP IS COMPLETELY CORRODED AWAY, AND THE FUEL TANK IS READY TO FALL OFF. THE PROTECTIVE COATING IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF, CAUSING THE FUEL STRAP TO BE EATEN AWAY BY RUST AND CORROSION. THE FUEL TANK IS GOING TO FALL OFF EVENTUALLY. THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND EMISSI...

Mileage: 100,000

THE FUEL PUMP FAILED FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY UPHILL. CAR WOULD STALL AND SOMETIMES RESTART, CREATING A HAZARD WHEN ON THE FREEWAY. EVENTUALLY THE FUEL PUMP FAILED COMPLETELY. MY MECHANIC REPLACED IT, HAVING TO RETROFIT THE GAS TANK IN ORDER FOR THE PUMP TO BE INSTALLED, REMOVING CERTAI...

Mileage: 52,238

THE DASHBOARD WINDSHIELD AIR/DEFROSTING VENT COVER BELOW THE WINDSHIELD POPPED OFF AND THE DASHBOARD PADDING HAS PEALED UP BLOCKING WINDSHIELD/FORWARD VISIBILITY. THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL THE VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTION. ALL REMEDIES WE HAVE TRIED HAVE ONLY SEEM TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY RELIE...

Mileage: 84,919

THE DASHBOARD WINDSHIELD AIR/DEFROSTING VENT COVER BELOW THE WINDSHIELD POPPED OFF AND THE DASHBOARD PADDING HAS PEALED UP BLOCKING WINDSHIELD/FORWARD VISIBILITY. THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL THE VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTION. ALL REMEDIES WE HAVE TRIED HAVE ONLY SEEM TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY RELIE...

Mileage: 84,919

THE DASHBOARD WINDSHIELD AIR/DEFROSTING VENT COVER BELOW THE WINDSHIELD POPPED OFF AND THE DASHBOARD PADDING HAS PEALED UP BLOCKING WINDSHIELD/FORWARD VISIBILITY. THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL THE VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTION. ALL REMEDIES WE HAVE TRIED HAVE ONLY SEEM TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY RELIE...

Mileage: 84,919

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SUB-FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL TH...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD CURLED UPWARD. THE DAMAGED DASHBOARD CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE DEFROST AND AIR CONDITIONER, BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST. THE CONTACT PLANS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 07/11/11

Mileage: 180,000

1999 FORD CONTOUR, FUEL CONSTANTLY CUTTING OFF AND NOT RESTARTING. SHOWS GAS BUT ACTS LIKE NO GAS IN CAR. SAID TO BE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. NO ONE CAN FIND ISSUE. I HAVE BABIES AND HAD BEEN STUCK ON FREEWAY FOR OVER TWO HOURS WHEN SOMEONE HAD TO COME AND GET US AND TOW VEHICLE HOME. STILL NOT WORKING. ...

I HAVE A 1999 FORD CONTOUR SPORT V6. MY MOTOR/TRANMISSION MOUNTS KEEP FAILING A HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. CAUSING MANY ENGINE ISSUES. HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL MECHANICS, EVEN DEALERSHIP. BEEN TOLD THIS IS A MANUFACTURING FAULT. WHY HAS NHTSA NOT MADE A RECALL. TO MAKE THE COMPANY FIX THEIR MISTAKE OR ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE NOTICED LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL SPILLING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE GROMMET WAS LEAKI...

Mileage: 73,556

DASH CURLING BACK. STRAP FOR FUEL TANK RUSTED, GOING TO BREAK, RUST ON BRAKE LINE, RUST UNDER BOTH BACK DOORS AND SPREADING TO UNDERNEATH CAR, RADIO SPEAKERS OUT, CAR HESITATES WHILE ACCELERATING, TRUNK LEAKS DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE OF DASH. WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL FOR DASH. SHOULD ...

DASH CURLING BACK. STRAP FOR FUEL TANK RUSTED, GOING TO BREAK, RUST ON BRAKE LINE, RUST UNDER BOTH BACK DOORS AND SPREADING TO UNDERNEATH CAR, RADIO SPEAKERS OUT, CAR HESITATES WHILE ACCELERATING, TRUNK LEAKS DEFROSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE OF DASH. WAS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL FOR DASH. SHOULD ...

I HAVE NOTICED THAT ON EVERY 1999 FORD CONTOUR THE HEADLIGHT COVERS TURN YELLOW AND START TO CRACK. I HAVE CHECKED A LOT OF PLACES AND LOOK AT THE LIGHTS AND EVERYONE I HAVE SEEN ARE THE SAME. I CAN'T DRIVE WITH MY LIGHTS ON LOW BEAM AT ALL. I KEEP THEM ON HIGH BEAM SO THAT I CAN SEE. LOW BEAM LOOKS...

I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES, BUT I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY. I HAVE A 1999 FORD CONTOUR, PURCHASED NEW, ONE OWNER, WHERE THE DASH IS CURLING BACK, THE HEADLAMPS COLLECT MOISTURE, THE TAIL LAMP HAS BEEN REPLACED REPEATEDLY, AND NOW THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS SHOWING UP ON A READ-OUT. ...

I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES, BUT I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY. I HAVE A 1999 FORD CONTOUR, PURCHASED NEW, ONE OWNER, WHERE THE DASH IS CURLING BACK, THE HEADLAMPS COLLECT MOISTURE, THE TAIL LAMP HAS BEEN REPLACED REPEATEDLY, AND NOW THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS SHOWING UP ON A READ-OUT. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOC...

Mileage: 122,000

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE REPLACED STARTER AND BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES FEELS LIKE SUSPENSION IS FALLING APART AND NEVER NOTIFIED I HAVE SMALL AND OLDER CHILDREN SHAMEFUL. THESE EVENTS STARTING TAKING PLACE WHEN I PURCHASED THE ...

Mileage: 37,777

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE REPLACED STARTER AND BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES FEELS LIKE SUSPENSION IS FALLING APART AND NEVER NOTIFIED I HAVE SMALL AND OLDER CHILDREN SHAMEFUL. THESE EVENTS STARTING TAKING PLACE WHEN I PURCHASED THE ...

Mileage: 37,777

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE REPLACED STARTER AND BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES FEELS LIKE SUSPENSION IS FALLING APART AND NEVER NOTIFIED I HAVE SMALL AND OLDER CHILDREN SHAMEFUL. THESE EVENTS STARTING TAKING PLACE WHEN I PURCHASED THE ...

Mileage: 37,777

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE REPLACED STARTER AND BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES FEELS LIKE SUSPENSION IS FALLING APART AND NEVER NOTIFIED I HAVE SMALL AND OLDER CHILDREN SHAMEFUL. THESE EVENTS STARTING TAKING PLACE WHEN I PURCHASED THE ...

Mileage: 37,777

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE REPLACED STARTER AND BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES FEELS LIKE SUSPENSION IS FALLING APART AND NEVER NOTIFIED I HAVE SMALL AND OLDER CHILDREN SHAMEFUL. THESE EVENTS STARTING TAKING PLACE WHEN I PURCHASED THE ...

Mileage: 37,777

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE REPLACED STARTER AND BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES FEELS LIKE SUSPENSION IS FALLING APART AND NEVER NOTIFIED I HAVE SMALL AND OLDER CHILDREN SHAMEFUL. THESE EVENTS STARTING TAKING PLACE WHEN I PURCHASED THE ...

Mileage: 37,777

I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. I HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE REPLACED STARTER AND BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES FEELS LIKE SUSPENSION IS FALLING APART AND NEVER NOTIFIED I HAVE SMALL AND OLDER CHILDREN SHAMEFUL. THESE EVENTS STARTING TAKING PLACE WHEN I PURCHASED THE ...

Mileage: 37,777

LETTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE CONCERNS ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE WARPING DASH ON VARIOUS FORD PRODUCTS SUCH AS HIS 1999 FORD CONTOUR. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED FORD ISSUED A RECALL IN 2001 TO REPLACE THE DASH BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WARPING. APPARENTLY, FORD NEVER FIXED THE MANUFACTURING FLAW BECAUSE TH...

LETTER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE CONCERNS ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE WARPING DASH ON VARIOUS FORD PRODUCTS SUCH AS HIS 1999 FORD CONTOUR. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED FORD ISSUED A RECALL IN 2001 TO REPLACE THE DASH BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WARPING. APPARENTLY, FORD NEVER FIXED THE MANUFACTURING FLAW BECAUSE TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE ADDING FUEL TO THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE BEGAN LEAKING. A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL TANK SEAL CAUSED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HOSE TO MELT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FALLING APART IN HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE WHEN THE DEFROST VENT WAS BEGINNING TO PUSH OUTWARD DUE TO THE BENDING OF THE DASHBOARD...

Mileage: 40,090

REAR BRAKE FAILURE ON 99 FORD CONTOUR SE CONTACTED DUTRO FORD ZANESVILE OHIO SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

HAPPENED AROUND OCT 15, 2008 AT NIGHT, BETWEEN MARSHALL AND OLIVET MI. FAILURE WAS WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE, CAUSING WIPERS TO BLOW OFF THE VEHICLE. PART IS HARD TO FIND, LOOKING TO GET IT FIXED FOR SAFETY OBVIOUSLY. WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE WELL, SINCE NEXT EXIT WAS STILL MILES AWAY. NO EASY WAY TO FI...

Mileage: 157,000

DASHBOARD IS CURLING UP STARTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. DEAL PUT SOME TYPE OF GLUE ON IT BUT ITS NOT STAYING DOWN. NOW ALMOST THE WHOLE DASHBOARD IS CURLING UP. I READ THERE WAS A RECALL. WHY WERE WE NOT NOTIFIED? NOT HAPPY WITH FORD *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2 MAJOR POWERTRAIN FAILURES. TIMING BELT PULLEY BROKE AT 68,000 MILES. $600 TO REPAIR. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BROKE AT 85,000 MILES. BOTH OCCURRED OUT OF THE BLUE. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN TREATED GENTLY, ALL FLUIDS HAVE BEEN CHANGED CONSISTENTLY, AND ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON TI...

Mileage: 68,000

NEW GOODYEAR GS H TIRES PURCHASED FROM SAM'S CLUB IN JUNE '08 HAVE LITTLE OR NO STOPPING OR TURNING TRACTION IN WET WEATHER. NEAR COLLISIONS AND SLIDING ON TURNS. NO ACCIDENT YET. *TR

IN THE BACK SEAT I HAVE ONLY 2 SEATBELTS IT'S SHOULD HAVE 3. *TR

I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE CLOUDING OF HEADLIGHT LENS - IT IS DEFINITELY A HAZARD AND VERY DANGEROUS...THERE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE ANY INCIDENTS BEFORE THIS IS LOOKED INTO..... LETS DO IT BEFORE THERE ARE INJURIES!! *TR

TIRE WAS PURCHASED ON 9-03-07 AT WALMART IN NORTH MYRTLE BEACH. TODAY IS MARCH 6,2008. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND GET THE FLAT TIRE SHUDDER. JACK UP CAR, PULL OFF TIRE, SLIT MY HAND ON THREADS ON THE INTERIOR. THE PART OF THE TIRE THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE CAR IS COMPLETELY BALD, AND THREADED. MILEAGE A...

Mileage: 150,170

I HAVE A 1999 FORD CONTOUR I BOUGHT IT AND 6 MONTHS LATER THE TIMING BELT WENT OUT THIS COST ME $800.00 OUT OF POCKET AFTER THE WARRANTY PAID THEIR PART. DROVE IT ANOTHER 3 MONTHS WHEN IT STALLED OUT AND STARTED SPUTTERING I REPLACED THE PLUGS, WIRES, IGNITION CONTROL BOX, AND FUEL FILTER AND FOUND...

Mileage: 99,279

I HAVE A 1999 FORD CONTOUR I BOUGHT IT AND 6 MONTHS LATER THE TIMING BELT WENT OUT THIS COST ME $800.00 OUT OF POCKET AFTER THE WARRANTY PAID THEIR PART. DROVE IT ANOTHER 3 MONTHS WHEN IT STALLED OUT AND STARTED SPUTTERING I REPLACED THE PLUGS, WIRES, IGNITION CONTROL BOX, AND FUEL FILTER AND FOUND...

Mileage: 99,279

I HAVE A 1999 FORD CONTOUR I BOUGHT IT AND 6 MONTHS LATER THE TIMING BELT WENT OUT THIS COST ME $800.00 OUT OF POCKET AFTER THE WARRANTY PAID THEIR PART. DROVE IT ANOTHER 3 MONTHS WHEN IT STALLED OUT AND STARTED SPUTTERING I REPLACED THE PLUGS, WIRES, IGNITION CONTROL BOX, AND FUEL FILTER AND FOUND...

Mileage: 99,279

I HAVE A 1999 FORD CONTOUR I BOUGHT IT AND 6 MONTHS LATER THE TIMING BELT WENT OUT THIS COST ME $800.00 OUT OF POCKET AFTER THE WARRANTY PAID THEIR PART. DROVE IT ANOTHER 3 MONTHS WHEN IT STALLED OUT AND STARTED SPUTTERING I REPLACED THE PLUGS, WIRES, IGNITION CONTROL BOX, AND FUEL FILTER AND FOUND...

Mileage: 99,279

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE, THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A GAP NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT, WHICH OVER TIME, CAUSED THE VENT TO SINK BEHIND THE DASHBOAR...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE, THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A GAP NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT, WHICH OVER TIME, CAUSED THE VENT TO SINK BEHIND THE DASHBOAR...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE, THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A GAP NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT, WHICH OVER TIME, CAUSED THE VENT TO SINK BEHIND THE DASHBOAR...

Mileage: 100,000

DASH ON FORD CONTOUR WARPS, INTERFERING WITH VISION AND DEFROST CAPABILITIES OF VEHICLE. FORD HAD A ONE RECALL ON THE DASH, BUT REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AGAIN.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE DURING ACCELERATION. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTING WILL NOT DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT MUST REMOVE THE BULBS TO DIM THE LIGHTS. WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, TH...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE DURING ACCELERATION. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTING WILL NOT DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT MUST REMOVE THE BULBS TO DIM THE LIGHTS. WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, TH...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE DURING ACCELERATION. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTING WILL NOT DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT MUST REMOVE THE BULBS TO DIM THE LIGHTS. WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, TH...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE DURING ACCELERATION. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTING WILL NOT DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT MUST REMOVE THE BULBS TO DIM THE LIGHTS. WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, TH...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. SHE STATED THAT THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING. THEY STATED THAT THE ROAD SALT COULD BE A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE CRACK. THE MECHANIC MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 85,000. TH...

Mileage: 85,000

1999 FORD CONTOUR SE SPORT DASHBOARD PEELING. MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO PEEL AWAY AT APPROX 60,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF A RECALL ON THIS MATTER, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY A SECRET. I HAVE OWNED 3 FORDS AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DUE TO THE LAX CUSTOMER SERVI...

Mileage: 60,000

1999 FORD CONTOUR SE SPORT DASHBOARD PEELING. MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO PEEL AWAY AT APPROX 60,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF A RECALL ON THIS MATTER, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY A SECRET. I HAVE OWNED 3 FORDS AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DUE TO THE LAX CUSTOMER SERVI...

Mileage: 60,000

1999 FORD CONTOUR SE SPORT DASHBOARD PEELING. MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO PEEL AWAY AT APPROX 60,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF A RECALL ON THIS MATTER, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY A SECRET. I HAVE OWNED 3 FORDS AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DUE TO THE LAX CUSTOMER SERVI...

Mileage: 60,000

1999 FORD CONTOUR SE SPORT DASHBOARD PEELING. MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO PEEL AWAY AT APPROX 60,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF A RECALL ON THIS MATTER, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY A SECRET. I HAVE OWNED 3 FORDS AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DUE TO THE LAX CUSTOMER SERVI...

Mileage: 60,000

1999 FORD CONTOUR SE SPORT DASHBOARD PEELING. MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO PEEL AWAY AT APPROX 60,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF A RECALL ON THIS MATTER, WHICH WAS APPARENTLY A SECRET. I HAVE OWNED 3 FORDS AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DUE TO THE LAX CUSTOMER SERVI...

Mileage: 60,000

THE 1999 CONTOUR HAS 67,000 MILES. AT 36,000 MILES HAD THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. SINCE THEN, I HAD THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED 3 MORE TIMES. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

TOOK CAR TO DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE ACTING UP . FOUND THAT BOTH TONE RINGS IN THE ABS SYSTEM BROKE. THE DASHBOARD HAD BEEN WARPING FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WAS TOLD AT THE SHOP THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE DASHBOARD, AND I MUST HAVE GOTTEN A LETTER, BUT IT EXPIRED AND WILL COST $1164...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS DASHBOARD IS COVERED WITH LAMINATED PLASTIC THAT COVERS THE GRILL. THE GRILL SEPARATED AT THE PLACE WHERE THE DASHBOARD CONNECTS TO THE AIR CONDITIONER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE. FORD STATE...

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING 40MPH, THE REAR AXLE BROKE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED DUE TO A BROKEN AXLE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT A...

Mileage: 42,000

I CONTACTED FORD TO FIND OUT RECALL INFORMATION ON THE 1999 FORD CONTOUR WHICH DASHBOARD WAS CURLING UP AND FORWARD. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS VOLUNTARY RECALL EXPIRED IN 2002, AND THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THEREFORE , IT WILL NOT BE FIXED, AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY. I WISH TO STATE THAT IT SHOULD ...

WARPED DASH .THERE IS NO HELP AVAILABLE FOR THIS, IT'S GETTING SO BAD THAT IT'S HARD TO SEE OVER DASH THE DEFROSTER DOESN'T DO ITS JOB WELL ,AND FORD WANTS AN ARM AN LEG TO FIX THERE PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND VERY WIDE SPREAD. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THREE TIMES FOR DIFFERENT OXYGEN SENSORS. THESE GREATLY EFFECT THE GAS MILEAGE AND TIMING OF ENGINE RESULTING IN MORE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC STATED HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF FORD CONTOURS IN WITH THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. COST IS MINIMUM $250-$450 TO REPLACE. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVER SEAT BELT RIPPED/TORE. NO INJURIES. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL NOT SURVIVE ANOTHER INCIDENT. HAVE A FRIEND THAT THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO ON A FORD VEHICLE AS WELL. *JB

Mileage: 70,699

VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE I EVEN PULLED OFF THE LOT WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. NOW, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE FIRST TIME I BOUGHT A SET OF TIRES, THEN GOT AN ALIGNMENT. WAS TO...

Mileage: 99,098

VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE I EVEN PULLED OFF THE LOT WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. NOW, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE FIRST TIME I BOUGHT A SET OF TIRES, THEN GOT AN ALIGNMENT. WAS TO...

Mileage: 99,098

VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE I EVEN PULLED OFF THE LOT WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. NOW, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE FIRST TIME I BOUGHT A SET OF TIRES, THEN GOT AN ALIGNMENT. WAS TO...

Mileage: 99,098

VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE I EVEN PULLED OFF THE LOT WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. NOW, THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE FIRST TIME I BOUGHT A SET OF TIRES, THEN GOT AN ALIGNMENT. WAS TO...

Mileage: 99,098

DASHBOARD HAS DETACHED AT THE WINDSHIELD. IT HAS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE WARPAGE AND IS NOW RESTING UPWARD ABOUT 5 INCHES HIGHER THAN ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE DEFROSTER GRILL POPPED OUT - IT IS BLOCKING THE VIEW AND REDIRECTED THE DEFROSTER SO THAT IT WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD, BUT NOT ...

ON MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR WITH 95,000 KM, BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN, PUNCTURING BOTH REAR TIRES. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN VERY NICELY AND GIVEN INCREDIBLE TLC. THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS TOTALED $1000, AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED IF THE SPRINGS WERE MANUFACTURED PROPERLY. *JB

Mileage: 95

WARPED PANEL. *JB

Mileage: 32,000

DASHBOARD IS WARPED AND IN COLD WEATHER WARPS AND HAS WARPED EVEN WORSE. IT OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW, POTENTIALLY DECREASES FLOW FROM DEFROSTING VENTS, AND THE VIEW IS ADDITIONALLY OBSTRUCTED AS THE PLASTIC VENT COVER ACROSS THE DASH AS IT IS NO LONGER RETAINED BY THE WARPED MATERIAL. AIRBAGS MAY...

1. DASH WARP CAUSES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS, DEFROSTER MALFUNCTION, LOOSE TRIM. I DROVE OVER A SEAM IN THE ROADWAY AT AN OVERPASS (SMALL BUMP) & THE VENT TRIM POPPED LOOSE. THIS IS SIMPLY AN AGING ISSUE AS THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL EVENT. MY CAR IS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR, BUT THIS ISSUE IS ALSO PREVALENT ON THE...

Mileage: 76,000

IN JULY 2002, I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD CONTOUR FROM A FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS A FORD CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE, THE DASH BEGAN TO WARP CAUSING THE DEFROST VENT COVER TO POP OUT AND NOT FIT CORRECTLY. THE FORD DEALER NEVER MADE ME AWARE OF A FORD CUSTOMER SATI...

Mileage: 38,200

1. DASH WARP CAUSES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS, DEFROSTER MALFUNCTION, LOOSE TRIM 2. WITH THE DASH WARP THE VENT TRIM IS CONTINUALLY POPPING OUT . THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT BUT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT I DON'T WANT THE VENT TRIM POPPING OUT AND PREVENTING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR CAUSING ANY F...

Mileage: 85,964

I HAVE A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. A FEW YEARS AGO THE TOP OF THE DASH WARPED, CAME UP REALLY HIGH. IT WAS AN UNSIGHTLY MESS, NOISY, AND IT ALSO RAISED QUESTIONS ON WHETHER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD WORK CORRECTLY. AT THAT TIME IT WAS REPAIRED BY FORD. HOWEVER WITH TIME, THE REPAIR JOB MAKES SOM...

Mileage: 40,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN GEAR. A POP NOISE WAS HEARD AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS NEVER TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WA...

Mileage: 95,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN GEAR. A POP NOISE WAS HEARD AND SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS NEVER TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WA...

Mileage: 95,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY FORD CONTOUR WENT OUT AFTER JUST 70,000 MILES. OF COURSE IT WAS AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD ENDED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHER CONTOURS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD DID NOT RECALL AND I PAID 3000 DOLLARS FOR FORD TO REPLACE IT. ALONG WITH THE STARTER. ALSO ...

Mileage: 75,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY FORD CONTOUR WENT OUT AFTER JUST 70,000 MILES. OF COURSE IT WAS AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD ENDED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHER CONTOURS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD DID NOT RECALL AND I PAID 3000 DOLLARS FOR FORD TO REPLACE IT. ALONG WITH THE STARTER. ALSO ...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, IT LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO STEER IT TO THE SHOULDER AND AFTER A WHILE IT RESPONDED LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AND FLYWHEEL. *NM

Mileage: 68,158

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, IT LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO STEER IT TO THE SHOULDER AND AFTER A WHILE IT RESPONDED LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AND FLYWHEEL. *NM

Mileage: 68,158

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PURCHASING TWO CONTINENTAL TIRES, THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED AND VIBRATED SO BADLY THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE BELTS FRAYED AND ONE TIRE HAD A BROKEN BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY ALIGNED AFTER PURCHASING THE TIR...

Mileage: 61,901

INSTRUMENT PANEL PADDING PULLING LOOSE AND CURLING AT WINDSHIELD. ALSO DEFROSTER GRILLE POPPED OFF. INTERFERES WITH DEFROST AIR FLOW. PADDING GLUED AND STAPLED AND OLD DEFROSTER GRILL ATTACHED WITH SCREWS. WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED TO HAVE WORKING ROOM. REPAIR WAS MADE BY AN AUTO TRIM SHOP WITH A...

Mileage: 52,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT PANEL WARPAGE INTERFERING WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO EXPRESSED THAT THE INCIDENT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE VEHICLE.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH BLUE SMOKE ISSUED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THERE WAS ALSO A RATTLING SOUND EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE MOTOR THEN BOGGED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHERE UPON INSPEC...

Mileage: 98,616

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD DRIED OUT, ALLOWING THE DASHBOARD TO CURL UP BY FIVE INCHES. THE CURL IN THE DASHBOARD PARTIALLY OBSCURED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.*AK

Mileage: 46,995

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD IN AUGUST 2001 THAT STATED THE FOLLOWING "THE COVER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS WARPED....AT NO COST TO YOU, YOUR DEALERSHIP WILL EVALUATE THIS CONDITION AND REPAIR AS REQUIRED. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2002, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE." THE DEALERSH...

Mileage: 39,000

STARTER ENGAGED WITH NO KEYS IN IGNITION WIRE HARNESS MELT DOWN FROM BATTERY. STARTER STARTED TO SMOKE. MECHANIC ME INFORMED THAT CONTOUR HAS A RECALL BUT DEALER(FORD) HAS NOT THIS CAR. *JB

Mileage: 40,064

THERE IS NO INCIDENTS TO REPORT. HOWEVER THE DASH ON THIS VEHICLE IS WARPED. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM ON FORD CONTOURS AND MERCURY MSYTIQUE'S THAT WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1999. THE WARPAGE REDUCING DRIVER VISIBILITY AND PREVENTS THE DEFOGGER FROM OPERATING PROPERLY. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. *TS TO DATE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES. *NM

Mileage: 73,000

MY CAR SPORADIC STALLED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE NEW FUEL PUMP WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE WAS FAULTY WIRING THAT SHORTED OUT AND IN TURN DESTROYED THE CARS COMPUTER. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE SO DEALER WAS USING PARTS FROM DIFFERENT MAKE/MODEL PARTS FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLE...

Mileage: 81,600

MY CAR SPORADIC STALLED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE NEW FUEL PUMP WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE WAS FAULTY WIRING THAT SHORTED OUT AND IN TURN DESTROYED THE CARS COMPUTER. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE SO DEALER WAS USING PARTS FROM DIFFERENT MAKE/MODEL PARTS FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLE...

Mileage: 81,600

MY CAR SPORADIC STALLED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE NEW FUEL PUMP WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE WAS FAULTY WIRING THAT SHORTED OUT AND IN TURN DESTROYED THE CARS COMPUTER. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE SO DEALER WAS USING PARTS FROM DIFFERENT MAKE/MODEL PARTS FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLE...

Mileage: 81,600

DASH WARPAGE ON 1999 FORD CONTOUR: DASH HAS WARPED AT LEAST 3 INCHES. DEFROSTER VENT CAN NO LONGER FIT INTO DASH CAUSING DEFROSTING ISSUES FOR DRIVER. WARPAGE IS VERY NEAR FRONT PASSENGER DASH AIRBAG. FORD AND THE DEALER RESPOND THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR DASH WARPAGE. I HAVE FOUND A NOTATIO...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARDCURLED UP INTERFERING WITH THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEE BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED ON 06/20/2006. *AK

Mileage: 39,000

THE FRONT DASH WILL WARP, PREVENTING PROPER AIR FLOW FOR THE DEFROSTER TO WORK ON THE FRONT WINDOWS, CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN. ALSO, AS THE DASH WARPS UPWARDS, THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER GREATLY DIMINISHES, CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 2 FORD DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM T...

DASH BOARD ON MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR'S IS CURLING UP SO BAD, DEFROST AIR ACROSS THE WIND SHIELD IS BLOCKED NOT CLEARING FOG/FROST ON WIND SHIELD CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO THE BLOWER FAN ONLY RUNS ON HIGH SPEED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER VOLLMAN FORD OF PORTLAND, MI. WHERE I PURCHASED THE VE...

Mileage: 52,543

1999 VEHICLE, IN A 6 YEAR PERIOD, THE DASH WARPED AND CAME UNGLUED. THIS RESULTED IN A VERY UNATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE, A NON WORKING DEFROSTER, AND A DASH THAT DOESN'T FIT PROPERLY. I HAD TO BUY A $80.00 KIT AND PHYSICALLY REMOVE THE ENTIRE DASH FROM THE CAR TO INSTALL A REPAIR KIT THAT FORD NO LONG...

1-GRADUAL WARPING OF THE DASH STARTING FROM THE EDGE CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD 2-IT IS STARTING TO SEVERELY INHIBIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DEFROSTER AND WILL INHIBIT THE LINE OF SIGHT OUT THE WINDSHIELD IF IT CONTINUES TO WARP 3-THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED. *JB

Mileage: 75,200

ALTERNATOR DIED AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE OBSERVED AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR WHERE THE ABS COMES ON WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS (UNDER 15 MPH). I DO NOT KNOW WHAT FAILED TO CAUSE THIS CONDITION AND OFFERED TO BRING THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY DECLINED TO HAV...

Mileage: 51,200

DT: THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER'S CAR HAD BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES LAGGED ON REACTION TIME IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE CAR BEING TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CAR WAS NEVER TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK THE BRAKES.*AK

Mileage: 53,488

RECALL 00V350000: FUEL GROMMET LEAKAGE IS FOR BI-FUEL CARS (CONTOURS) AND MY VEHICLE WAS AT THE MECHANICS AND I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT A BI-FUEL VEHICLE. WHILE I WAS HAVE MY VEHICLE WORKED ON I ASKED TO CHECK THE FUEL BECAUSE AS I STORE MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE FOR THE WINTER...

1999 FORD CONTOUR LEFT HUB BEARING WAS LOOSE. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB

THE DASHBOARD VINYL HAS SEPARATED FROM THE DASH AND CURLED UP WHICH AFFECTS VISIBILITY AS WELL AS REDUCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DEFROSTER. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

DASHBOARD CURLS UP AND IMPAIRS VISION OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. CAN'T USE DEFROSTER UP FRONT OR ELSE THE DASH CURLS UP EVEN MORE. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR CONTOUR OWNERS AND SHOULD BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. *NM

THE DASH BOARD STARTED WARPING A FEW YEARS AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. A DASHBOARD TEMPORARY FIX TO STOP THE WARPING HAS CAUSED THE REST OF THE DASH TO PULL AWAY FROM THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER. *JB

DASH BOARD WARPING ON 1999 FORD CONTOUR. REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. DASH HAS CONTINUED TO WARP AND HAS CRACKED IN ONE PLACE AS WELL. *JB

1999 FORD CONTOUR SVT, DASHBOARD WARPING. JUST STARTED THIS PAST SUMMER (2005). FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT IT EXPIRED IN AUGUST OF 2002. DASHBOARD HAS PEELED UP SO IT HAS LIMITED SITE TO ABOUT 4" ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. *NM

DASH WARP / CURL / DELAMINATION DISLODGES DEFROSTER VENT PANEL. UNDER HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS AND DURING RAIN EVENTS, THE DEFROSTER / DEFOGGING SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED AND VISIBILITY IS POOR. *NM

Mileage: 105,000

NHTSA WEBSITE CONFIRMS 79 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF FORD'S KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFECTS IN DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COMPROMISES THE OCCUPANT/PEDESTRIAN SAFTEY: WARPED DASH PANEL AND SPRUNG OUT FRONT DEFROST GRILL OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW; LOOSE GRILL STRIKES WINDSHIELD WHILE CAR IN MOTION ...

NHTSA WEBSITE CONFIRMS 79 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF FORD'S KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFECTS IN DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COMPROMISES THE OCCUPANT/PEDESTRIAN SAFTEY: WARPED DASH PANEL AND SPRUNG OUT FRONT DEFROST GRILL OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW; LOOSE GRILL STRIKES WINDSHIELD WHILE CAR IN MOTION ...

NHTSA WEBSITE CONFIRMS 79 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF FORD'S KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFECTS IN DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COMPROMISES THE OCCUPANT/PEDESTRIAN SAFTEY: WARPED DASH PANEL AND SPRUNG OUT FRONT DEFROST GRILL OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW; LOOSE GRILL STRIKES WINDSHIELD WHILE CAR IN MOTION ...

NHTSA WEBSITE CONFIRMS 79 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF FORD'S KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFECTS IN DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT COMPROMISES THE OCCUPANT/PEDESTRIAN SAFTEY: WARPED DASH PANEL AND SPRUNG OUT FRONT DEFROST GRILL OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VIEW; LOOSE GRILL STRIKES WINDSHIELD WHILE CAR IN MOTION ...

AUGUST 2001 FORD NOTIFIED US OF A DEFECT IN THE COVER OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THAT THE PANEL MAY WARP AND COME UNDONE FIRST AROUND THE DEFROSTER GRILL OPENING. FORD IDENTIFIED PROGRAM #01B78 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AS INSTRUCTED BY LETTER AND SERVICE WAS DENIED AS T...

Mileage: 19,350

HELLO, I AM THE CUSTOMS ADVISOR FOR MY BASE AND HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'S TIRES DO NOT HAVE THE LETTERS "DOT" IMPRINTED ON THE SIDEWALL. THEY ARE ON THE DATABASE OF COMPLIANT TIRES AND HAVE RATINGS WITHIN STANDARDS. CAN THESE TIRES BE IMPORTED INTO THE U.S.? *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD WARPED. IT TOUCHED THE WINDSHIELD, AND WAS PULLING THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG PIECE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. THE LIGHT HAS NOT BEEN ON SINCE. HE STATED NOW THAT HE WAS USING THE DEFROSTER, IT WAS COMING UP MORE. OFTEN. THE VEHICLE HAS ...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD WARPED. IT TOUCHED THE WINDSHIELD, AND WAS PULLING THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG PIECE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. THE LIGHT HAS NOT BEEN ON SINCE. HE STATED NOW THAT HE WAS USING THE DEFROSTER, IT WAS COMING UP MORE. OFTEN. THE VEHICLE HAS ...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD WARPED. IT TOUCHED THE WINDSHIELD, AND WAS PULLING THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG PIECE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. THE LIGHT HAS NOT BEEN ON SINCE. HE STATED NOW THAT HE WAS USING THE DEFROSTER, IT WAS COMING UP MORE. OFTEN. THE VEHICLE HAS ...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY, AND NOW RESULTED IN A COMPLETE FAILURE ON TWO OF THE DOOR LATCHES. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE MUST HAVE BOTH THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE DOOR LATCH PULLED TO GAIN ENTRY INTO TH...

Mileage: 40,000

CONSUMER DASH BOARD PANEL POPPED UP. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SINCE HE DIDN'T REPLY TO THE RECALL BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. *NM

Mileage: 37,639

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR IS WARPED BEYOND REPAIR. THE DASHBOARD IS PEELING BACK FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT HAS CAUSED MY DEFROST TO WORK IMPROPERLY, MAKING VISIBILITY POOR WHENEVER THE DEFROST WOULD BE NEEDED. FORD HAS REFUSED TO HELP FIX IT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE RECOGN...

1999 FORD CONTOUR DASHBOARD BUCKLED AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY, IF AT ALL. *TS *JB

DT: CONSUMER OWNED 1999 FORD CONTOUR. DASHBOARD WARPED BLOCKING THE DEFOGGER/DEFROSTER VENT. THE CONSUMER KNEW OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE SIX MONTHS AGO. *AK *NM

Mileage: 82,000

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR THAT HAD CRACKS IN THE FLYWHEEL ALONG THE REAR AREA OF THE MOTOR. THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP, WHO CONFIRMED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FLYWHEEL. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION AS TO ...

Mileage: 40,000

I INADVERTENTLY FOUND THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO ROTATE THE IGNITION KEY IN MY CAR TO THE LOCK POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT HAVING THE GEAR IN PARK AND JUST HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE, MY CAR ROLLED A FEW FEET INTO MY GARAGE AND I REALIZED THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK. THERE ...

DT: THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE RADIATOR COMING ON/OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PREVIOUSLY IT OVERHEATED IN JUNE 2004. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, ADDED MORE WATER TO THE RADIATOR, AND SOMETHING ELSE IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. WHEN THE CONSUMER PI...

Mileage: 65,000

DT: THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE RADIATOR COMING ON/OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PREVIOUSLY IT OVERHEATED IN JUNE 2004. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, ADDED MORE WATER TO THE RADIATOR, AND SOMETHING ELSE IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. WHEN THE CONSUMER PI...

Mileage: 65,000

DT: THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE RADIATOR COMING ON/OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PREVIOUSLY IT OVERHEATED IN JUNE 2004. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, ADDED MORE WATER TO THE RADIATOR, AND SOMETHING ELSE IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. WHEN THE CONSUMER PI...

Mileage: 65,000

DT: THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE RADIATOR COMING ON/OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PREVIOUSLY IT OVERHEATED IN JUNE 2004. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, ADDED MORE WATER TO THE RADIATOR, AND SOMETHING ELSE IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. WHEN THE CONSUMER PI...

Mileage: 65,000

DT: THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE RADIATOR COMING ON/OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PREVIOUSLY IT OVERHEATED IN JUNE 2004. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, ADDED MORE WATER TO THE RADIATOR, AND SOMETHING ELSE IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. WHEN THE CONSUMER PI...

Mileage: 65,000

DT: THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE RADIATOR COMING ON/OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PREVIOUSLY IT OVERHEATED IN JUNE 2004. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, ADDED MORE WATER TO THE RADIATOR, AND SOMETHING ELSE IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. WHEN THE CONSUMER PI...

Mileage: 65,000

HEADLIGHTS ARE CLOUDING OVER, MAKING IT DIMMER AT NIGHT AND HARDER TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. I HAVE TRIED TO CLEAN THE PLASTIC LENS BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. I THINK THIS IS A POOR ENGINEERING SOLUTION WHEN THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. *JB

Mileage: 62,600

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS WARPED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO USE THE DEFROSTER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DURING THE WINTER BECAUSE THE DEFROSTER CAN NOT PROPERLY WORK. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE SERV...

DT: CONTACT OWNS 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE GAS TANK STRAP WHICH HOLDS THE GAS TANK BROKE. THE CONTACT FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE IT COULD BREAK OFF AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 6, 2005. *AK LOUDON MOTORCRAFT REPLACED THE GAS TANK STRAP ASSEMBLY. *TT

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT DASH BOARD PROBLEM. THE DASHBOARD WARPED, CAUSING A VISUAL OBSTRUCTION. THIS WAS THE SECOND DASHBOARD INSTALLED, WHICH WAS DONE DURING A CUSTOMER'S COURTESY RECALL. THIS DASHBOARD WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 1 YEAR ONLY. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE NEEDED ANOTHER DASHBOARD. *AK THE...

Mileage: 30,000

I ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY DASH BOARD PEELING BACK. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL INSTEAD OF REPAIRING IT THEY JUST REGLUED IT. A YEAR LATER IT CAME APART AGAIN AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT AGIN. I CALLED FORD THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED BUT SINCE I DID HAVE IT FI...

Mileage: 40,000

I ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY DASH BOARD PEELING BACK. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL INSTEAD OF REPAIRING IT THEY JUST REGLUED IT. A YEAR LATER IT CAME APART AGAIN AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT AGIN. I CALLED FORD THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED BUT SINCE I DID HAVE IT FI...

Mileage: 40,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR SE. THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS CURLED TO THE POINT TO WHERE THE AIR BAG IS BEGINNING TO BE EXPOSED. CONSUMER'S CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OR WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. FORD DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE DASHBO...

DT: LENSES OF THE HEADLIGHTS GET WATER IN THEM WHEN IT RAINS. WHEN THE MECHANIC OPENED FOUND A LOT WATER INSIDE ABOUT A QUART OR MORE. CONDENSATION HAS COLLECTED INSIDE SINCE SHE BOUGHT IT. INTERNALLY, THE TAIL LIGHT ALSO BLEW. *AK *TT *NM

Mileage: 105,000

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 1999 FORD CONTOUR LX , FOR THE DASHBOARD PEELS BACK. I NEVER RECIEVED A NOTICE WE HAD MOVED FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO GEORGIA. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HONOR THEIR RECALL NOTICE. I WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH 700.00 -850.00 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I WOULD...

Mileage: 106,755

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 1999 FORD CONTOUR LX , FOR THE DASHBOARD PEELS BACK. I NEVER RECIEVED A NOTICE WE HAD MOVED FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO GEORGIA. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HONOR THEIR RECALL NOTICE. I WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH 700.00 -850.00 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED. I WOULD...

Mileage: 106,755

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1999 FORD COUNTOUR. IN AUGUST 2004, I HAD A BROKEN LEFT-FRONT COIL SPRING REPLACED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WITH A USED PART FROM THE IDENTICAL MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE. IN MAY 2005, THE VEHICLE WAS REJECTED DURING A NYS VEHICLE INSPECTION FOR A BROKEN LEFT-FRONT COIL SPRING. AFTER CHE...

Mileage: 149,400

EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE (1999 FORD CONTOUR) LAST AUGUST FROM GSA IT HAS SQUEALED WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT HAD ONLY ALMOST 9K ON IT AT THAT TIME. NOW WITH NEAR 20K IT SQUEALS LIKE METAL AND VIBRATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. MOSTLY AT AROUND LESS THAN 40 MPH THAT I HAVE REALLY NOT...

Mileage: 9,000

MY DASH BEGAN TO BUCKLE TO THE POINT WHERE THE DEFROST VENT WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE DASH FACE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS FALLING OFF. THE FLOOR ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT SEAT GETS SOAKED EVERY TIME I DRIVE THROUGH PUDDLES OR RAIN. THE DOME LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE DOOR B...

MY DASH BEGAN TO BUCKLE TO THE POINT WHERE THE DEFROST VENT WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE DASH FACE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS FALLING OFF. THE FLOOR ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT SEAT GETS SOAKED EVERY TIME I DRIVE THROUGH PUDDLES OR RAIN. THE DOME LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE DOOR B...

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR THE 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAD WARPED. THE CONSUME...

THE ABS ENGAGED CONTINUALLY DUE TO CORROSION IN THE TONE RING APPARATUS. DEALER SAYS IT IS UNUSUAL, AND WILL COST $600. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

THE DASH VINYL COVERING BECAME UNGLUED. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

WELL I HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER IN MY LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED SO MANY TIME I CANT START TO NAME OFF DATES. I DO KNOW LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I DROVE TO THE BEACH LESS THAN 30 MINUTES ALWAYS AND IT CUT OFF. IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT CUT OFF 4 TIME ...

Mileage: 30,000

WELL I HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER IN MY LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED SO MANY TIME I CANT START TO NAME OFF DATES. I DO KNOW LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I DROVE TO THE BEACH LESS THAN 30 MINUTES ALWAYS AND IT CUT OFF. IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT CUT OFF 4 TIME ...

Mileage: 30,000

WELL I HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER IN MY LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED SO MANY TIME I CANT START TO NAME OFF DATES. I DO KNOW LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I DROVE TO THE BEACH LESS THAN 30 MINUTES ALWAYS AND IT CUT OFF. IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT CUT OFF 4 TIME ...

Mileage: 30,000

WELL I HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER IN MY LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED SO MANY TIME I CANT START TO NAME OFF DATES. I DO KNOW LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I DROVE TO THE BEACH LESS THAN 30 MINUTES ALWAYS AND IT CUT OFF. IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT CUT OFF 4 TIME ...

Mileage: 30,000

WELL I HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER IN MY LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED SO MANY TIME I CANT START TO NAME OFF DATES. I DO KNOW LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I DROVE TO THE BEACH LESS THAN 30 MINUTES ALWAYS AND IT CUT OFF. IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT CUT OFF 4 TIME ...

Mileage: 30,000

WELL I HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER IN MY LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED SO MANY TIME I CANT START TO NAME OFF DATES. I DO KNOW LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I DROVE TO THE BEACH LESS THAN 30 MINUTES ALWAYS AND IT CUT OFF. IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT CUT OFF 4 TIME ...

Mileage: 30,000

WELL I HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER IN MY LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED SO MANY TIME I CANT START TO NAME OFF DATES. I DO KNOW LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I DROVE TO THE BEACH LESS THAN 30 MINUTES ALWAYS AND IT CUT OFF. IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT CUT OFF 4 TIME ...

Mileage: 30,000

WELL I HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER IN MY LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED SO MANY TIME I CANT START TO NAME OFF DATES. I DO KNOW LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I DROVE TO THE BEACH LESS THAN 30 MINUTES ALWAYS AND IT CUT OFF. IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT CUT OFF 4 TIME ...

Mileage: 30,000

1999 V6 CONTOUR SE. RH REAR SPRING MADE BY VISTEON BROKE FROM CORROSION @ 87K MILES. LH REAR SPRING COVERED WITH RUST VISTEON IS ALSO MAKER OF FRONT SPRINGS THAT HAD RECALL ON 95-97MY FRONT SPRINGS. POOR SPRING COATING DESIGN INCL. IRON PHOSPHATE. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE AT 75K MILES. HAD TO BE...

1999 V6 CONTOUR SE. RH REAR SPRING MADE BY VISTEON BROKE FROM CORROSION @ 87K MILES. LH REAR SPRING COVERED WITH RUST VISTEON IS ALSO MAKER OF FRONT SPRINGS THAT HAD RECALL ON 95-97MY FRONT SPRINGS. POOR SPRING COATING DESIGN INCL. IRON PHOSPHATE. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE AT 75K MILES. HAD TO BE...

1999 V6 CONTOUR SE. RH REAR SPRING MADE BY VISTEON BROKE FROM CORROSION @ 87K MILES. LH REAR SPRING COVERED WITH RUST VISTEON IS ALSO MAKER OF FRONT SPRINGS THAT HAD RECALL ON 95-97MY FRONT SPRINGS. POOR SPRING COATING DESIGN INCL. IRON PHOSPHATE. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE AT 75K MILES. HAD TO BE...

1999 V6 CONTOUR SE. RH REAR SPRING MADE BY VISTEON BROKE FROM CORROSION @ 87K MILES. LH REAR SPRING COVERED WITH RUST VISTEON IS ALSO MAKER OF FRONT SPRINGS THAT HAD RECALL ON 95-97MY FRONT SPRINGS. POOR SPRING COATING DESIGN INCL. IRON PHOSPHATE. IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE AT 75K MILES. HAD TO BE...

CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK FILLER GROMMET WAS DAMAGED AND RUSTED. AS A RESULT FUEL FUMES SEEPED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE'S TANK WAS FULL .*AK *NM

Mileage: 53,000

1999 FORD CONTOUR, CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON, CAR JERKING/STALLING, TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, THEN HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DELAERSHIP (KEY SCALES FORD, LESSBURG, FLORIDA), THEY KEPT CAR FOR 2 DAYS, CHARGED OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT, ATTEMPTED ...

1999 FORD CONTOUR, CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON, CAR JERKING/STALLING, TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, THEN HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DELAERSHIP (KEY SCALES FORD, LESSBURG, FLORIDA), THEY KEPT CAR FOR 2 DAYS, CHARGED OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT, ATTEMPTED ...

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER TRIED RESTARTED THE VEHICLE FIVE MINUTES LATER. TOOK IT TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE DASHBOARD IS COMING UNGLUED AND HAS WARPED SIGNIFICANTLY. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY SAFETY IS JEOPARDIZED. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE LITERALLY FALLING OUT, DUE TO WHAT I PERCEIVE TO BE STRUCTURAL FAILURE. THERE IS NO SIGN OF VISIBLE R...

Mileage: 45,000

MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE DASHBOARD IS COMING UNGLUED AND HAS WARPED SIGNIFICANTLY. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY SAFETY IS JEOPARDIZED. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE LITERALLY FALLING OUT, DUE TO WHAT I PERCEIVE TO BE STRUCTURAL FAILURE. THERE IS NO SIGN OF VISIBLE R...

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON GRAVEL ROAD VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

DASH BOARD IS PULLING AWAY. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2002 WHICH WE JUST DISCOVERED, WE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *JB

DASHBOARD, NEAR THE WINDSHIELD, HAS LIFTED (WARPED) TO THE POINT THAT THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT PROPERLY DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. DEALER WANTS $1700 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD, AND THIS WAS PART OF AN EXPIRED RECALL. AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL I DID NOT OWN THE CAR, SO I COUL...

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH REAR DRIVER' SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF VEHICLE. DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO UNDERCARRIAGE BRAKE DRUM RIM RUNNING BOARD. LUG NUTS WERE DETERMINED TO HAVE COME LOOSE DUE TO FAILURE TO RE-TORQUE AFTER CHANGING SEASONAL TIRES (EVIDENCED BY ELONGATED LUG NUT HOLES) WOBBLING AND SHAKING OCCUR...

Mileage: 65,000

EXHAUST MANIFOLD RUSTED OUT. *AK

Mileage: 23,315

CONSUMER STATED DASHBOARD WAS LIFTING, AND DEFOGGER DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RECALL INFORMATION IN THE SYSTEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT A LETTER WAS SENT TO HER TWO YEARS AGO. *AK *TC

CONSUMER STATED DASHBOARD WAS LIFTING, AND DEFOGGER DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RECALL INFORMATION IN THE SYSTEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT A LETTER WAS SENT TO HER TWO YEARS AGO. *AK *TC

THE BLOWER RESISTER WIRES IN THE DEFROSTER MELTED ALMOST CAUSING A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE LOWER TENSIONER ON MY TIMING BELT DISINTEGRATED AT 49,500 MILES, ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS THIS NOT BE REPLACED UNTIL AT LEAST 90,000 MILES. THE FAILURE OF THE LOWER TENSIONER CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER TENSIONER, WHICH NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH TENSIONERS AND THE TIMING BE...

Mileage: 49,500

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE DASHBOARD LIFTED UP ON ITS OWN. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO ROTATE THE IGNITION KEY TO THE LOCKED POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WHILE DRIVING AND IN GEAR. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

HORN IS NOT WORKING....HAVE USED THE HORN PROBABLY FIVE TIMES IN FIVE YEARS AND YET NOT WORKING. HAVE CAR IN THE SHOP HORN PROBLEM SO FAR IS NOT DUE TO FUSE OR ELECTRICAL. NEXT STEP WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACEMENT.*AK

THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AFTER FUELING. ALSO, THERE WAS A FUEL SYSTEM TANK ASSEMBLY ADVISORY ON THIS ISSUE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK.....STRONG FUEL ODORS CONTINUE WHENEVER CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO FILL FUEL TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR...

Mileage: 525,000

JAN 2004, MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR. HE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE ROLLED 1.5 TIMES AND NEVER ONCE DID EITHER OF THE AIR BAGS OPEN. *NM

99' FORD CONTOUR SE THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. IT BECOMES UNGLUED AND OBSTRUCTS VIEW, AND ALSO PREVENTS THE DEFROSTER FROM WORKING PROPERLY. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER, AS LIKE I SAID IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN A FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT...

Mileage: 32,000

THE TAIL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE AFTER FOUR REPLACEMENTS. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK IN LOW GEAR, AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SPLICE FROM THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OPENED. (THE RIGHT SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE) THE TAIL LIGHTS, FRONT RUN...

Mileage: 35,000

THE TAIL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE AFTER FOUR REPLACEMENTS. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK IN LOW GEAR, AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SPLICE FROM THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OPENED. (THE RIGHT SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE) THE TAIL LIGHTS, FRONT RUN...

Mileage: 35,000

THE TAIL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE AFTER FOUR REPLACEMENTS. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK IN LOW GEAR, AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SPLICE FROM THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OPENED. (THE RIGHT SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE) THE TAIL LIGHTS, FRONT RUN...

Mileage: 35,000

THE TAIL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE AFTER FOUR REPLACEMENTS. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK IN LOW GEAR, AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SPLICE FROM THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OPENED. (THE RIGHT SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE) THE TAIL LIGHTS, FRONT RUN...

Mileage: 35,000

I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL THAT OCCURRED IN 2001 ON 1995-1999 FORD CONTOURS, MERCURY MYSTIQUES, AND COUGARS. THE DASHBOARD IN MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR IS TEARING AND A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. SO I DECIDED TO CHECK THE RECALL INFORMATION ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE. INSTEAD I ...

Mileage: 83,000

I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL THAT OCCURRED IN 2001 ON 1995-1999 FORD CONTOURS, MERCURY MYSTIQUES, AND COUGARS. THE DASHBOARD IN MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR IS TEARING AND A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. SO I DECIDED TO CHECK THE RECALL INFORMATION ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE. INSTEAD I ...

Mileage: 83,000

THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE OWNER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WENT TO INVESTIGATE, IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN TEARING INTO THE FRONT TIRE AND CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO DROP TO THE GROUND. *JB THE FLAT TIRE WAS ON T...

Mileage: 93,000

DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, NO HELP OFFERED.*AK

Mileage: 36,950

ON DEC. 3, 2004 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY VEHICLE, 1999 FORD CONTOUR, AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE, A 1999 FORD PICK-UP. I WAS GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION DOING 30-35MPH WHEN THE TRUCK WENT THROUGH HIS RED LIGHT, PLOWING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. AS A RESULT, I HIT (T-BON...

Mileage: 65,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COVER WARPED CAUSING THE DEFROSTER VENT TO POP OUT. THE DEALER CONSULTED AND STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND COST IS 750.0. *AK *SC UPDATED 01/30/06. *JB

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING THE HEATER BLOWERS FAILED. THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRE STARTED TO FILL THE VEHICLE. THE DEFOGGER COMPLETELY FAILED. CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDOWS. HOWEVER, THERE WERE BURNT WIRES UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM....REPLACED STARTER MOTOR AND DA...

Mileage: 56,149

WHILE DRIVING THE HEATER BLOWERS FAILED. THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRE STARTED TO FILL THE VEHICLE. THE DEFOGGER COMPLETELY FAILED. CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDOWS. HOWEVER, THERE WERE BURNT WIRES UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM....REPLACED STARTER MOTOR AND DA...

Mileage: 56,149

WHILE DRIVING THE HEATER BLOWERS FAILED. THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRE STARTED TO FILL THE VEHICLE. THE DEFOGGER COMPLETELY FAILED. CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDOWS. HOWEVER, THERE WERE BURNT WIRES UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM....REPLACED STARTER MOTOR AND DA...

Mileage: 56,149

WHEN DRIVING, THE CONSUMER TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND COULD SEE THE RMP'S AND SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WENT UP. THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY JERKED FORWARD AS THE HIT BRAKES. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *SC

I JUST BOUGHT MY VEHICLE A FEW DAYS AGO. I WAS NOTIFIED OF A DEFECT OF THE DASHBOARD, AND COULD PLAINLY SEE IT. THE DASHBOARD HAS WARPED VERY BADLY, CAUSING MY SIGHT TO BE LIMITED. I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH FUEL INJECTION. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A COMPUTER AND IT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT ...

I JUST BOUGHT MY VEHICLE A FEW DAYS AGO. I WAS NOTIFIED OF A DEFECT OF THE DASHBOARD, AND COULD PLAINLY SEE IT. THE DASHBOARD HAS WARPED VERY BADLY, CAUSING MY SIGHT TO BE LIMITED. I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH FUEL INJECTION. I HAD IT CHECKED BY A COMPUTER AND IT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT ...

A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON DASHBOARD SEPARATING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED, AND CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED SINCE THEY WERE NOT IN THE DATABASE.*AK SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO RAISE AND SEPARATE FROM THE ANCHORAGE POINTS WHICH CAUSED SOME INST...

Mileage: 55,000

I BOUGHT A 1999 FORD CONTOUR ON 9-23-00 . I HAD THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED JUNE OF 2004 . NOW , EVERY TIME YOU LET OFF THE GAS , THE CAR STALLS OUT. DUE TO THIS PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC , LARGE INTERSECTIONS , RAILROAD CROSSINGS , AND MAKING LEFT TURNS WITH O...

THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON BOTH SIDES HAD GONE OUT ON THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED, THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON BOTH SIDES FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO HELP. *JB

Mileage: 171,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HER AIR BAG WAS MAKING A POPPING SOUND, AND THE DASH BOARD BUCKLED UP. *JB

THIS COMPLAINT WAS SENT VIA E-MAIL."I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS AUTOMOBILE MY DASHBOARD HAS BUCKLED AT THE WINDSHIELD AND VENT POPPED OUT AND WOULDN'T SNAP BACK INTO IT'S ORIGINAL LOCATION. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, MY CAR WAS STILL U...

Mileage: 78,006

DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSED WATER TO LEAK DOWN INTO THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 74,862

CAR IS LEASED TO ME AND THE DASHBOARD IS PUCKERING NEAR THE AIRBAG. WHEN I TURN ON THE HEAT THE AIRBAG POPS LIKE IT'S GOING TO POP OUT. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM , BECAUSE THE DASHBOARDS DO PUCKER, BUT I DIDN'T RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTE THE PREVIOUS PEOPLE WHO LEASED/ OWNED THIS CAR RECEIV...

THE DECK OVER THE DASHBOARD BENEATH THE WINDSHIELD BECAME DEFORMED. *SC

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. *AK

Mileage: 111,000

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT DASH BOARD COVER LIFTED UP, EXPOSING INSTALLATION. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER THE DASH BEGAN TO COME APART. THE ENTIRE DEFROSTER COVER WAS COMING OFF AND WAS PUSHING INSULATION OUT INTO THE VENT. *SC...

WHILE DRIVING, THE DASHBOARD PANEL BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE CONSOLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED,THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE DASHBOARD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE STRUCTURE EXTENDING 1/4 HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THEY ALSO STATED THAT RECENTLY THEY'VE SEEN AT LEAST NINE VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING AND IN GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER REJECTED THE CLAIM. *JB

Mileage: 8,000

I OWN A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. AROUND THANKSGIVING 2003 I NOTICED THAT THE DEFROST VENT ON MY DASH CAME LOSE. NEXT THE DASH STARTED TO CURL UP. THEN THE DASH STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE FRAME. I CAN SEE THE GLUE USED TO HOLD IT TO THE FRAME. THE DASH IS NOW CURLED SO HIGH I CAN'T SEE THE WIPERS & PART...

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE UNEXPECTEDLY CAME APART. THIS COULD CAUSE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG TO GO OFF INADVERTENTLY. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. BUT AT THIS TIME IT EXPIR...

1999 FORD CONTOUR SE - HEATER BLOWER WORKING ONLY ON HIGH MODE. BURNED OUT RESISTOR. THIS WAS A RECALLED PART FOR 96-98 CONTOURS. I SUSPECT SAME PROBLEM IN 1999 MODEL. ONLY 22,000 MILES. PART REPLACED BY MECHANIC 8/4/04.*AK

Mileage: 21,200

I HAVE NORMAL USE ON MY CAR AND ON JULY 26, 2004 MY AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I READ MY OWNER'S GUIDE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND IT STATED THAT IF THESES PROBLEMS WAS TO OCCUR THAT I NEED IT TO BE SERVICE BY A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN ON JU...

I HAVE NORMAL USE ON MY CAR AND ON JULY 26, 2004 MY AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I READ MY OWNER'S GUIDE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND IT STATED THAT IF THESES PROBLEMS WAS TO OCCUR THAT I NEED IT TO BE SERVICE BY A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN ON JU...

I HAVE NORMAL USE ON MY CAR AND ON JULY 26, 2004 MY AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I READ MY OWNER'S GUIDE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND IT STATED THAT IF THESES PROBLEMS WAS TO OCCUR THAT I NEED IT TO BE SERVICE BY A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN ON JU...

WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND. LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH STRUTS BROKE. *AK

Mileage: 5,600

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER ON A RECALL FOR A CRACKING DASHBOARD ONE YEAR AGO, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO BE REPAIRED. CURRENTLY, THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AGAIN AND LIFTED UP, BLOCKING HEAT AND AIR. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT ...

Mileage: 65,000

THIS IS NOT AN AESTHETIC COMPLAINT AS CLASSIFIED BY FORD MOTOR CORPORATION. DASHBOARD IS PEELING UP FROM BASE OF WINDSHIELD AND OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VIEW, DEFROST PANEL IS NOW DISLODGED FROM DASHBOARD AND CREATING ADDITIONAL OBSTRUCTION OF DRIVER'S VIEW AND RENDERED NON FUNCTIONAL. THE RECESSION OF...

Mileage: 15,000

THIS IS NOT AN AESTHETIC COMPLAINT AS CLASSIFIED BY FORD MOTOR CORPORATION. DASHBOARD IS PEELING UP FROM BASE OF WINDSHIELD AND OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VIEW, DEFROST PANEL IS NOW DISLODGED FROM DASHBOARD AND CREATING ADDITIONAL OBSTRUCTION OF DRIVER'S VIEW AND RENDERED NON FUNCTIONAL. THE RECESSION OF...

Mileage: 15,000

THIS IS NOT AN AESTHETIC COMPLAINT AS CLASSIFIED BY FORD MOTOR CORPORATION. DASHBOARD IS PEELING UP FROM BASE OF WINDSHIELD AND OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VIEW, DEFROST PANEL IS NOW DISLODGED FROM DASHBOARD AND CREATING ADDITIONAL OBSTRUCTION OF DRIVER'S VIEW AND RENDERED NON FUNCTIONAL. THE RECESSION OF...

Mileage: 15,000

I PURCHASED A USED 1999 FORD CONTOUR FROM A PRIVATE PARTY ON 6/21/04. WHEN I HAD THE REQUIRED STATE OF VERMONT INSPECTION DONE ON 6/30/04 A BROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS DISCOVERED. THIS IS A HISTORIC PROBLEM, AND SEVERE SAFETY HAZZARD ON THE FORD CONTOUR SERIES, AS SUDDEN TIRE FAILURE IS CO...

Mileage: 75,785

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FRONT COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED, AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 29,000

WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD BECAME UNGLUED AND POPPED UP, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK

THE DASHBOARD OF OUR 1999 FORD CONTOUR HAS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE WARPAGE AND IS NOW RESTING UPWARD ABOUT 5 INCHES HIGHER THAN ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE DEFROSTER GRILL POPPED OUT EARLIER AND IN THE WINTER THE DEFROST FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CURRENT POSITION OF THE WARPE...

Mileage: 77,000

THE DASHBOARD OF OUR 1999 FORD CONTOUR HAS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE WARPAGE AND IS NOW RESTING UPWARD ABOUT 5 INCHES HIGHER THAN ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE DEFROSTER GRILL POPPED OUT EARLIER AND IN THE WINTER THE DEFROST FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CURRENT POSITION OF THE WARPE...

Mileage: 77,000

THE DASHBOARD OF OUR 1999 FORD CONTOUR HAS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE WARPAGE AND IS NOW RESTING UPWARD ABOUT 5 INCHES HIGHER THAN ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE DEFROSTER GRILL POPPED OUT EARLIER AND IN THE WINTER THE DEFROST FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CURRENT POSITION OF THE WARPE...

Mileage: 77,000

THE DASHBOARD OF OUR 1999 FORD CONTOUR HAS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE WARPAGE AND IS NOW RESTING UPWARD ABOUT 5 INCHES HIGHER THAN ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE DEFROSTER GRILL POPPED OUT EARLIER AND IN THE WINTER THE DEFROST FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CURRENT POSITION OF THE WARPE...

Mileage: 77,000

VEHICLE HESITATES AND JERKS VIOLENTLY ON ACCELERATION, FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL.DASHBOARD CURLED UP IN FRONT BY WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING VIEW AND POPPED OUT VENT TRIM. DEALER WOULN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THE RECALL ON IT HAD EXPIRED. HAD TO TRY TO GLUE IT DOWN OURSELF.*AK

Mileage: 68,000

VEHICLE HESITATES AND JERKS VIOLENTLY ON ACCELERATION, FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL.DASHBOARD CURLED UP IN FRONT BY WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING VIEW AND POPPED OUT VENT TRIM. DEALER WOULN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THE RECALL ON IT HAD EXPIRED. HAD TO TRY TO GLUE IT DOWN OURSELF.*AK

Mileage: 68,000

I OWN A 1999'CONTOUR THE DASHBOARD HAS CURLED UP AT THE VENT AREA NEAR WINDOW. HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED PREVIOUS OWNERS AND THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM PROVIDED BY FORD. FORD TELLS ME IT WAS A TIME IS OF ...

Mileage: 70,000

A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE DASHBOARD BUCKLING. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER, AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS SORRY, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

Mileage: 7,500

THE DASH ON MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR GL BEGAN PEELING AWAY MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO. DESPITE RECEIVING A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I WAS UNABLE TO HAVE IT REPLACED/REPAIRED. ABOUT THE SAME TIME, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO CUTTING OUT. I COULD PUSH IN A CASSETTE THEN REMOVE ...

THE CAR IS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. I HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER BUCKLED IN THE REAR SEAT. WE WERE DRIVING WHEN SHE REACHED OVER AND THOUGHT SHE WAS PULLING FOR THE WINDOW. SHE GRABBED FOR THE DOOR HANDLE INSTEAD, AND TO MY SURPRISE OPENED IT. THE DOOR FLEW OPEN,,SHE WAS BUCKLED IN AND NOT ONE WAS H...

MY FORD CONTOUR ONLY HAS 69000 MILES. ALREADY, BRAKES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, DASHBOARD CURLING UP ABOUT 6 INCHES AND DEFROST COVER HAS COME LOOSE BLOCKING VIEW, NOW THE TIMING BELT IS GOING BAD, HAD TO REPLACE TO MOTOR MOUNT. FUEL PUMP ALSO WENT OUT.*AK

MY FORD CONTOUR ONLY HAS 69000 MILES. ALREADY, BRAKES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, DASHBOARD CURLING UP ABOUT 6 INCHES AND DEFROST COVER HAS COME LOOSE BLOCKING VIEW, NOW THE TIMING BELT IS GOING BAD, HAD TO REPLACE TO MOTOR MOUNT. FUEL PUMP ALSO WENT OUT.*AK

PURCHASED CAR IN SEPT. 99; NO DASHBOARD WARPAGE' RECEIVED A PRINTOUT OF TSB# 01B78 FOR WARPAGE ON 8/24/01; NO WARPAGE YET. 01/07/04 RECEIVED A PRINTOUT FROM DEALER OF NO ACTIVE TSB#01B78. DASHBOARD WARPAGE SEVERE AFTER WINTER OF 2004. BROUGHT INTO SERVICE THE TSB. THE DEALER AND FORD COMPANY FAILED ...

VEHICLE WAS IDLING TOO HIGH. WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLED TOO HIGH IT ALSO SHUT OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED 2-3 TIMES. EACH DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE CAM SENSOR. CONSUMER HAD A NEW CAM SENSOR INSTALLED ON 04/19/2004, AND IT WAS STILL D...

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD DUE TO POOR HEADLIGHTS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK THE CONDENSATION INSIDE THE HEAD LIGHTS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE HEAD LAMPS TO PROPERLY ILLUMINATE THE ROADS SURFACE. *NM

Mileage: 62,000

THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO ROTATE THE IGNITION KEY TO THE LOCK POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT THE SHIFT LEVER AND TRANSMISSION BEING IN PARK. *AK ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ROLLED WHILE PARKED, BECAUSE THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. *JB

Mileage: 52,000

TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY IS BROKEN AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. IT HAS SHREDDED A BIT OF THE LOWER TIMING BELT COVER AND CAUSES A WHIRRING NOISE WHILE THE ENGINE IS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL AND DRIVEN CAREFULLY.

Mileage: 60,000

AS SOON AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY (ALMOST A FULL CIRCLE EXIT), MY CAR STARTED CHOKING AND FINALLY STOPPED. NO FUEL SEEMED TO BE REACHING THE ENGINE. I HAD AAA TOW IT HOME SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO HOME. THE ENGINE CRANKED BUT WOULDN'T START. THIS CHOKING HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE WHEN I ENTERED THE FREEWAY...

Mileage: 50,000

MY DASHBOARD IS WARPING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND IT APPEARS TO BE THE SECOND DASHBOARD PUT IN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE. IT DOES OBSTRUCT THE VIEW. THE DASHBOARD IS CURLING TOWARD THE INSIDE OF THE CAR.*AK

CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO ROTATE THE IGNITION KEY TO THE LOCK POSITION AND REMOVE IT WITHOUT THE SHIFT LEVER AND TRANSMISSION BEING IN PARK. *PH *NM

DASHBOARD IS PEELING UP FROM WINDSHIELD, DEFROST PANEL IS NOW FREE FLOATING ON THE DASH. AT THIS TIME THE DASH IS PEELING UP NEAR THE AIR BAG AND I HAVE CONCERNS OF IT DEPLOYING WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACT FORD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VERY ITEM WHICH HAS NOW EXPIRED. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED (I AM ...

THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

STALLS AND WON'T RESTART. I HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED AND THE FUSE BEHIND THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH BY GOODYEAR. THEY DID A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND SAID THE ONLY THING IT COULD BE WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND MAYBE THE FUSE. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 3 HOUR'S THEN STALLED. I HAD TO T...

Mileage: 75,000

STALLS AND WON'T RESTART. I HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED AND THE FUSE BEHIND THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH BY GOODYEAR. THEY DID A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND SAID THE ONLY THING IT COULD BE WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND MAYBE THE FUSE. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 3 HOUR'S THEN STALLED. I HAD TO T...

Mileage: 75,000

A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A CONSTANT STRAIN OF 32 AMPS BEING DISCHARGED, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN, AND NOT BEING CHARGED. *AK THE KEY COULD BE TURNED OFF WITH THE IGNITION IN THE LOCK POSITION AND THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS...

Mileage: 55,000

AFTER 22K MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL TIRES 185/70/R14 ON MY FORD CONTOUR SE '99. I CONTACTED GENERAL TIRE (THE TIRES HAVE 70K MILES WARRANTY). I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT "GENERAL TIRE WAS NOT CONTRACTED BY FORD CO TO PUT TIRES 185/70/R14 ON FORD CONTOUR SE". I CONTACTED TIRE DEALERS,...

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. IN RETURN, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A BUS. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK *JB

Mileage: 99,000

THE DASHBOARD CURLED CAUSING THE VENT TO COME OUT. *PH *MR

DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A HOUSE POLE THEN A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

CONSUMER IS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 68,000

FORD MOTOR CORP IS AWARE OF A DEFECTIVE VALVE IN IT'S FORD CONTOURS WITH 6 CYL 2.5L ENGINES THAT CAUSES AN OIL OUT AND OVER-PRESSURIZED CONDITION. MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THIS AND MY MECHANIC CONTACTED A FORD SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE HAVING A SILENT RECALL, AND EACH CASE WILL BE HA...

Mileage: 38,500

DASH WAS REPLACED, BUT IT WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS LEAK, AND WILL BE REPLACED NEXT SPRING. *LA VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS: WHEEL BEARINGS, BRAKES, TIE RODS, DASHBOARD, INTAKE MANIFOLD, PASSENGER REAR STRUTS, LEFT FRONT DOME LAMP SWIT...

DASH WAS REPLACED, BUT IT WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS LEAK, AND WILL BE REPLACED NEXT SPRING. *LA VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS: WHEEL BEARINGS, BRAKES, TIE RODS, DASHBOARD, INTAKE MANIFOLD, PASSENGER REAR STRUTS, LEFT FRONT DOME LAMP SWIT...

DASH WAS REPLACED, BUT IT WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS LEAK, AND WILL BE REPLACED NEXT SPRING. *LA VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS: WHEEL BEARINGS, BRAKES, TIE RODS, DASHBOARD, INTAKE MANIFOLD, PASSENGER REAR STRUTS, LEFT FRONT DOME LAMP SWIT...

DASH WAS REPLACED, BUT IT WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS LEAK, AND WILL BE REPLACED NEXT SPRING. *LA VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS: WHEEL BEARINGS, BRAKES, TIE RODS, DASHBOARD, INTAKE MANIFOLD, PASSENGER REAR STRUTS, LEFT FRONT DOME LAMP SWIT...

I OWN A 1999 FORD CONTOUR WITH A HORRIBLY WARPED DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL, ONLY A COURTESY CALL TO COME TO FORD AND HAVE IT FIXED. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALER, WHO DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER DASH TO REPLACE. THEY HAD TO ORDER IT. WHEN I CALLED BACK SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THEY TOLD ME THAT ...

Mileage: 12,000

DASHBOARD ON 1999 FORD CONTOUR HAS BUCKLED AND THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISIFACTION RECALL FOR THE WORK AND WAS NEVER TOLD THERE WAS AN EXPIRATION AND I WANT TO HAVE IT FIXED AND FORD WILL NOT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE VIEW IS BLOCKED.*AK

MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR CLEAR PAINT IS BUBBLE UP. I HAVE A RED CAR. I WANT TO KNOW IF IT'S BEEN IN A WREACK COULD THAT BE THE REASON OR IT'S JUST BAD PAINT. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2000.

LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAS CAME ON , COOLANT OK SECERAL MONTHS AGO. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON. HOW CAN I GET THE FUSE BOX CHECKED WITHOUT COSTING ALOT. ONLY HAVE 64645 MILES ON CAR. CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS PROBLEMS ALREADY.

Mileage: 64,645

SINCE I TOOK THE OWNERSHIP OF MY 99 FORD CONTOUR SVT, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I WANT TO KEEP THIS SHORT, SO I WILL BREIFLY TELL YOU OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED. FOG LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, TWICE. CV AXIS BOOT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FLAW...

SINCE I TOOK THE OWNERSHIP OF MY 99 FORD CONTOUR SVT, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I WANT TO KEEP THIS SHORT, SO I WILL BREIFLY TELL YOU OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED. FOG LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, TWICE. CV AXIS BOOT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FLAW...

SINCE I TOOK THE OWNERSHIP OF MY 99 FORD CONTOUR SVT, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I WANT TO KEEP THIS SHORT, SO I WILL BREIFLY TELL YOU OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED. FOG LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, TWICE. CV AXIS BOOT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FLAW...

SINCE I TOOK THE OWNERSHIP OF MY 99 FORD CONTOUR SVT, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I WANT TO KEEP THIS SHORT, SO I WILL BREIFLY TELL YOU OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED. FOG LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, TWICE. CV AXIS BOOT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FLAW...

CAR JUST STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST THREE TIMES.

Mileage: 57,394

CAR JUST STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST THREE TIMES.

Mileage: 57,394

INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DASHBOARD WARPED ON A 1999 FORD CONTOUR.*MR THE DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AGAIN BUT THEY REFUSED TO AND THE CONSUMER NEEDS REPAIRS BECAUSE IT'S DEFECTIVE. *CB *JB

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD.*MR *CB *JB

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN REAR ENDED. MY CAR WAS PUSHED INTO INTERSECTION. DAMAGE TO CAR WAS BUMPER, HAD TO REPLACE MUD GUARDS AND ATTACHING HARDWARE. CONTACTED FORD ABOUT MY CONCERN THEY SAID THAT THE FORCE PROBABLY WASN'T GREAT ENOUGH. EVERYONE I SPOKE WITH ASKED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND WERE ...

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN REAR ENDED. MY CAR WAS PUSHED INTO INTERSECTION. DAMAGE TO CAR WAS BUMPER, HAD TO REPLACE MUD GUARDS AND ATTACHING HARDWARE. CONTACTED FORD ABOUT MY CONCERN THEY SAID THAT THE FORCE PROBABLY WASN'T GREAT ENOUGH. EVERYONE I SPOKE WITH ASKED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND WERE ...

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A DASHBOARD PROBLEM WHICH AFFECTED THE USE OF THE DEFROSTER. THERE WAS NO AIR MOVEMENT.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

IN SUMMER, 2003, THE DASHBOARD WARPED WHICH CAUSED THE DEFROSTER GRILL TO SEPARATE AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY AT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. *NLM

PRODUCT DEFECT, LOSS OF REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DUE TO WATER LEAK FROM LENSES WHICH CAUSED A SHORT CIRCUIT.*MR (NAR) *CB *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS WARPED. THIS ALLOWED BIG PIECES OF PLASTIC TO FLY THROUGH. SOME OF THE PLASTIC PIECES WERE SHARP AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE OCCUPANTS. THE DASHBOARD WARPING IS DUE TO THE SUNRAYS AND HEATER BLOWER. *NLM

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS WARPED. THIS ALLOWED BIG PIECES OF PLASTIC TO FLY THROUGH. SOME OF THE PLASTIC PIECES WERE SHARP AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE OCCUPANTS. THE DASHBOARD WARPING IS DUE TO THE SUNRAYS AND HEATER BLOWER. *NLM

VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD IS CURLED UP AND THE AIR VENT HAS POPPED OUT. *MR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDOWS DID NOT DEFROST PROPERLY AND THE AIR CONDITION FOGGED THE WINDOW BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD CURLED UP TO THE POINT IT TOUCHED THE WINDSHIELD. *JB *NM

DASHBOARD WAS CURLING UP. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG WILL BE DEFECTIVE. *AK THE DASHBOARD WAS CURLED SO BADLY THAT AN AIR VENT POPPED OUT. THE WINDOWS DO NOT DEFROST PROPERLY AND THE AIR CONDITIONER FOGS THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD CURLED TO THE POINT THAT IT TOUCHED THE WINDSHI...

FORD CONTOURS AND ALIKE EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARD WARPING. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS DEFECT AT NO CHARGE. THE WARPED DASH CAUSES OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *LA

WARPAGE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL (DASH) NEAR THE WINDSHIELD IS SEVERE. *LA

I OWN A 1999 FORD CONTOUR, IN WHICH THE DASH COVER (VINYL AND FOAM) ARE SEPARATING FROM THE METAL SHELL UNDERNEATH. IT IS APPROACHING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG (SRS), AND MY CONCERN IS IT MY EITHER CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, OR IT MAY PREVENT THE AIRBAG...

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETACHING FROM THE GRILL, AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK FORD DEVELOPED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM SO CONSUMER'S AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM COULD GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THEM. *PH *NLM

DASHBOARD HAS DELAMINATED AT THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS BLOCKING THE VIEW AND REDIRECTED THE DEFROSTER SO THAT IT WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER TO CLEAR WINDSHIELD, BUT NOT COMPLETELY. IT HAS PEELED BACK SO FAR THAT IT IS NOW IN THE AREA OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, WHICH I FELT IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER HAS ...

Mileage: 40,000

DASH BOARD IS WARPING NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY TO FIX THAT PART WAS EXPIRED. THE COST TO FIX IT WOULD BE $300. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND I FIXED IT MYSELF. FORD NEVER SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE AND NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING THEY DID. *LA

DASH BOARD IS WARPING NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY TO FIX THAT PART WAS EXPIRED. THE COST TO FIX IT WOULD BE $300. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND I FIXED IT MYSELF. FORD NEVER SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE AND NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING THEY DID. *LA

CONSUMER STATED HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE MATERIAL THAT COVERED THE DASHBOARD WAS PEELING BADLY. HE IS AFRAID THE AIR BAG WILL PREMATURELY DEPLOY, AND CAUSE HIM HARM. *AK *JB

Mileage: 50,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT DASHBOARD WAS DETACHING FROM THE GRILL, AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT DASHBOARD WAS DETACHING FROM THE GRILL, AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT DASHBOARD WAS DETACHING FROM THE GRILL, AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT SHUT DOWN TWICE. SHE WAS AFRAID THAT SOMEDAY IT WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER/MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR FIX IT. *AK

THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSED THE DEFROSTER VENT TO MALFUNCTION AND BLOCKED THE DRIVER'S VISION. AK THE DEFROSTER VENTS POPPED OUT OF THE DASH. THE DASH SLID UP INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A SIZEABLE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO WHICH RESTRICTED THE DRIVERS VIEW. THE PROBL...

Mileage: 35,000

THE DASHBOARD WARPED WHICH CAUSED THE DEFROSTER GRILL TO SEPARATE AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY AT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. *AK *TS

Mileage: 30,000

THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED THE DEFROSTER TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT DASHBOARD PROBLEMS ON PASSANGER'S SIDE.*AK

DASHBOARD HAS WRAPPED AND SEPARATED FROM THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD HAS LIFTED UPWARDS INFRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD. AN OWNERS NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS SENT OUT PRIOR , BUT THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED, SO IT WASN'T REPAIRED. *AK

Mileage: 48,000

THE DASHBOARD IS BLISTERING AND FLAKING. CONSUMER IS BARELY ABLE TO SEE OVER THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE OF THE WARPING.*AK

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR. BOTH SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT DON'T SEEM TO RETRACT AND GET TANGELED AND TWISTED ALL THE TIME. I HAVE MANUALLY ADJUSTED THEM EVERYTIME I DROVE. JUST 5 MONTHS AGO I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGH...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, A FOG OF MIST LEAKED THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK PER INSPECTION; A SHORT WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN WIRING LOOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 81,898

ON MAY 11, 2003 I WAS INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

1999 FORD CONTOUR. DASBOARD IS COMING APART FROM THE WINDSHEILD AND AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE LIGHT SWITCHES ARE LOCATED. *AK

Mileage: 59,545

I BOUGHT A 1999 FORD CONTOUR, AND WHEN I BOUGHT IT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DASH WAS COMING UP, BUT THEY WERE ON RECALL. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO I FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON THAT RECALL LIST. EVER SINCE I DID BUY IT IN JANUARY 2003 THE DASH HAS COME UP EVEN MORE.THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE DASH IS WARPE...

SEVERAL ITEMS FIRST THE DASH BOWED IN FROM BOTH SIDES,A MONTH AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY PROBLEM, THE TIRES WERE BAD WE REPLACED THEM THEY ARE BAD ALL THE TIME HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE THEN A NORMAL TIRE SHOULD , THE CAR BROKE DOWN LAST YEAR ON THE H...

SEVERAL ITEMS FIRST THE DASH BOWED IN FROM BOTH SIDES,A MONTH AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY PROBLEM, THE TIRES WERE BAD WE REPLACED THEM THEY ARE BAD ALL THE TIME HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE THEN A NORMAL TIRE SHOULD , THE CAR BROKE DOWN LAST YEAR ON THE H...

SEVERAL ITEMS FIRST THE DASH BOWED IN FROM BOTH SIDES,A MONTH AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY PROBLEM, THE TIRES WERE BAD WE REPLACED THEM THEY ARE BAD ALL THE TIME HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE THEN A NORMAL TIRE SHOULD , THE CAR BROKE DOWN LAST YEAR ON THE H...

SEVERAL ITEMS FIRST THE DASH BOWED IN FROM BOTH SIDES,A MONTH AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY PROBLEM, THE TIRES WERE BAD WE REPLACED THEM THEY ARE BAD ALL THE TIME HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE THEN A NORMAL TIRE SHOULD , THE CAR BROKE DOWN LAST YEAR ON THE H...

SEVERAL ITEMS FIRST THE DASH BOWED IN FROM BOTH SIDES,A MONTH AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY PROBLEM, THE TIRES WERE BAD WE REPLACED THEM THEY ARE BAD ALL THE TIME HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE THEN A NORMAL TIRE SHOULD , THE CAR BROKE DOWN LAST YEAR ON THE H...

SEVERAL ITEMS FIRST THE DASH BOWED IN FROM BOTH SIDES,A MONTH AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY PROBLEM, THE TIRES WERE BAD WE REPLACED THEM THEY ARE BAD ALL THE TIME HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE THEN A NORMAL TIRE SHOULD , THE CAR BROKE DOWN LAST YEAR ON THE H...

SEVERAL ITEMS FIRST THE DASH BOWED IN FROM BOTH SIDES,A MONTH AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY PROBLEM, THE TIRES WERE BAD WE REPLACED THEM THEY ARE BAD ALL THE TIME HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE THEN A NORMAL TIRE SHOULD , THE CAR BROKE DOWN LAST YEAR ON THE H...

SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2002 DASHBOARD CURLS UP WHICH CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 7/3/2003. DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL, AND COULD BE FIXED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE FLOATED ERRATICALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE FUEL FLOW METER INSIDE THE FUEL TANK.*AK *JB

Mileage: 51,000

INSTRUMENT PANEL WARPAGE - UNSAFE, BLOCKING FORWARD VIEW OF VEHICLE.FORD WILL NOT HONOR RECALL 01B78 BECAUSE IT EXPIRED IN AUGUST OF 2002.THIS IS NOT A COSMETIC ISSUE, AN ACCIDENT COULD EASILY OCCUR IF NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED.*AK THE PANEL WAS ALREADY REPAIRED ONCE UNDER WARRENTY AND WAS NOT REPAIRED...

Mileage: 17,000

AC DOES NOT BLOW COLD. THIRD TIME FOR THIS REPAIR. CAR HAS ONLY 35,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 9,000

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD HIS VEHICLE TOWED TO VISTA FORD APPROX 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH FOR A BROKEN FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE HAD A B ROKEN RADIO ANTENNA AND A VIBRATION WHICH WAS COMING FROM THE TIRES. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS THE DASHBOARD WAS COMI...

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD HIS VEHICLE TOWED TO VISTA FORD APPROX 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH FOR A BROKEN FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE HAD A B ROKEN RADIO ANTENNA AND A VIBRATION WHICH WAS COMING FROM THE TIRES. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS THE DASHBOARD WAS COMI...

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD HIS VEHICLE TOWED TO VISTA FORD APPROX 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH FOR A BROKEN FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE HAD A B ROKEN RADIO ANTENNA AND A VIBRATION WHICH WAS COMING FROM THE TIRES. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS THE DASHBOARD WAS COMI...

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD HIS VEHICLE TOWED TO VISTA FORD APPROX 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH FOR A BROKEN FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE HAD A B ROKEN RADIO ANTENNA AND A VIBRATION WHICH WAS COMING FROM THE TIRES. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS THE DASHBOARD WAS COMI...

BOTH PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR TIRES BLEW OUT AT THE SIDEWALL, THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD WAY AND FLIPPED OVER. ONE TIRE BLEW WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING AND THE OTHER WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE SECOND FAILED TIRE IN THEIR POSSESSION. *JB *PH

Mileage: 38,858

I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 FORD CONTOUR SE SPORT. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THERE WAS A MAINTENANCE RECALL FOR THE CONTOUR'S DASH COMING UP DUE TO BAD GLUE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT MY DASH WAS SO BAD IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS...

Mileage: 5,000

I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 FORD CONTOUR SE SPORT. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THERE WAS A MAINTENANCE RECALL FOR THE CONTOUR'S DASH COMING UP DUE TO BAD GLUE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT MY DASH WAS SO BAD IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS...

Mileage: 5,000

DASHBOARD HAS WARPED UPWARD AND RIGID AIR PLASTIC GRIL POPPED OUT OF LOCATION. WARPING HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME AND IS BEGINNING TO OBSTRUCT LOWER EDGE OF WINDSHIELD AT CENTER OF DASH. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT SERVICE BULLETIN AUTHORIZING REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY HAS EX...

Mileage: 24,000

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 1999 CONTOUR HAS CURLED BACK AND THE VENT MECHANISM HAS COME OUT. NOW, THE DEFROSTER IS OBSTRUCTED AND DOES NOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. MY WINDSHIELD HAS NOW CRACKED. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL, BUT THE RECALL IS NOW "EXPIRED".OTHER PROBLEMS WITH...

Mileage: 50,000

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 1999 CONTOUR HAS CURLED BACK AND THE VENT MECHANISM HAS COME OUT. NOW, THE DEFROSTER IS OBSTRUCTED AND DOES NOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. MY WINDSHIELD HAS NOW CRACKED. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL, BUT THE RECALL IS NOW "EXPIRED".OTHER PROBLEMS WITH...

Mileage: 50,000

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 1999 CONTOUR HAS CURLED BACK AND THE VENT MECHANISM HAS COME OUT. NOW, THE DEFROSTER IS OBSTRUCTED AND DOES NOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. MY WINDSHIELD HAS NOW CRACKED. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL, BUT THE RECALL IS NOW "EXPIRED".OTHER PROBLEMS WITH...

Mileage: 50,000

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 1999 CONTOUR HAS CURLED BACK AND THE VENT MECHANISM HAS COME OUT. NOW, THE DEFROSTER IS OBSTRUCTED AND DOES NOT DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD PROPERLY. MY WINDSHIELD HAS NOW CRACKED. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL, BUT THE RECALL IS NOW "EXPIRED".OTHER PROBLEMS WITH...

Mileage: 50,000

ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON; AIR CONDITIONER WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH; WILL NOT WORK ON LOW; RELATIVE HAS SAME CAR 2000 MODEL - - HAVING SAME PROBLEM.

ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON; AIR CONDITIONER WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH; WILL NOT WORK ON LOW; RELATIVE HAS SAME CAR 2000 MODEL - - HAVING SAME PROBLEM.

FRONT SPRING BROKE WHICH PUNCTURED THE TIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

Mileage: 68,000

OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE DEFROSTER PANEL IN MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR HAS WARPED AND BECOME LOOSE. THE DEALER HAS FIXED THE COMPLAINT 5 TIMES, BUT THE RECURRENCE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE, THERE IS ESSENTIALLY A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. WHEN THE PANEL WARPS, THE AIR FROM THE DEFROSTER IS NOT DIRECTED PROPER...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BLINKERS WILL NOT WORK, A/C WILL NOT COME ON, LIGHTED SWITCHES ON THE DOORS WILL NOT LIGHT, AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. HAVE BEEN TOLD POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL HARNESS IS BAD. WAS TOLD BY FORD SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT FORD WILL NOT MAKE ANY RECALLS ON IT.*...

WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM

1999 FORD CONTOUR W/ 2 LIT. ENGINE AND FACTORY INSTALLED/AUTHORIZED 8" BRAKE SYSTEM. SAFETY HAZARD: POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO IMPROPERLY DESIGNED AND/OR FACTORY INSTALLED BRAKES. TRYING TO STEER THE CAR THROUGH EVASIVE MANEUVERS WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IS CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUDDER EXCESSIVE...

THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY....

THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY....

THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY....

THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY....

THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY....

THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY....

THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY....

THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY....

THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY....

THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY....

I JUST BOUGHT A FORD CONTOUR AND THE DASHBOARD IS COMING UP AND IT COULD DEPLOY THE AIRBAG, SO WHAT IF ANYTHING IS SOMEONE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS, AS YOU CAN SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, I HAD NO IDEA THAT THERE WAS A PROGRAM FOR THE DASHBOARD. IF IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THEN IT SH...

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

THE DASH BOARD CAME APART WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *JB

THE VEHICLE HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY IN A YEAR, THE VEHICLE HAD 5 NEW FUEL PUMPS PUT ON WITHIN A 8 MONTH PERIOD, TOWED 3 TIMES AND PERIODICALLY JERKS AND DIES . THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

DASHBOARD IS CURLING UP FROM THE WINDSHIELD. SINCE THIS HAS STARTED THE VENT FOR THE DEFOGGING SYSTEMS HAS POPPED COMPLETELY OUT, THE WARNING BELL FOR THE LIGHTS LEFT ON AND KEY IN IGNITION HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT. I TOOK IT TO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHO CONTACTED MY EXTEND...

DASHBOARD IS CURLING UP FROM THE WINDSHIELD. SINCE THIS HAS STARTED THE VENT FOR THE DEFOGGING SYSTEMS HAS POPPED COMPLETELY OUT, THE WARNING BELL FOR THE LIGHTS LEFT ON AND KEY IN IGNITION HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT. I TOOK IT TO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHO CONTACTED MY EXTEND...

DASHBOARD IS CURLING UP FROM THE WINDSHIELD. SINCE THIS HAS STARTED THE VENT FOR THE DEFOGGING SYSTEMS HAS POPPED COMPLETELY OUT, THE WARNING BELL FOR THE LIGHTS LEFT ON AND KEY IN IGNITION HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT. I TOOK IT TO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHO CONTACTED MY EXTEND...

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT ON MY THREE YEAR OLD SON'S CAR SEAT CAME UNDONE. IT WAS THE BELT THAT GOES FROM THE CAR TO THE CAR SEAT. THE CAR FLIPPED AND HIS SEAT WENT FLYING AROUND IN THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN THE CAR FLIPPED AND HIT A DIRT EMBANKMENT. *JB

Mileage: 63,235

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT ON MY THREE YEAR OLD SON'S CAR SEAT CAME UNDONE. IT WAS THE BELT THAT GOES FROM THE CAR TO THE CAR SEAT. THE CAR FLIPPED AND HIS SEAT WENT FLYING AROUND IN THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN THE CAR FLIPPED AND HIT A DIRT EMBANKMENT. *JB

Mileage: 63,235

SOMETHING IN MY WIRING HAS BURNT AND SHORTED OUT WIRES IN MY CAR FROM TRUNK TO UNDER HOOD. CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AS I WRITE AND IS GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR SE. A NEW WIRING HARNESS IS BEING ORDERED AND ALL WIRING NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE CAR JUST STALLED RIDING DOWN ROAD...

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHICH I ALWAYS CHECK TO BE SURE IT IS FASTENED I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. I HIT THE LEFT BARRIER AND JERKED THE WHEEL. THAT IS ALL I REMEMBER. WHEN I WOKE UP THE CAR WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND I WAS LAYING ON THE ROOF ON MY STOMACH FACING FORWARD. THE SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLE...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHICH I ALWAYS CHECK TO BE SURE IT IS FASTENED I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. I HIT THE LEFT BARRIER AND JERKED THE WHEEL. THAT IS ALL I REMEMBER. WHEN I WOKE UP THE CAR WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND I WAS LAYING ON THE ROOF ON MY STOMACH FACING FORWARD. THE SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLE...

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR SOMETIMES IT JUST MAKES A WHINING NOISE AND WONT START, THAT HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A MONTH, ALSO THE DASH BOARD IS COMMING UP.*JB

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR SOMETIMES IT JUST MAKES A WHINING NOISE AND WONT START, THAT HAPPENS TWO OR THREE TIMES A MONTH, ALSO THE DASH BOARD IS COMMING UP.*JB

Mileage: 50,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND DID NOT RESTART.*JB

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS CONSTANTLY GET TWISTED AND LOCKED UP. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND UNDO IT TO GET IT FIXED. ALSO INTERIOR LIGHT WILL JUST COME ON. AT 4 AM ON MORNING I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK OUT AND IT WAS ON.?????? TS

Mileage: 59,600

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARD WHICH IS INOPERABLE OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT IS NOT LONGER UNDER GUARANTEE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD IS COMING UNGLUED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CONSUMER SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT ENDED IN SEPTEMBER 2002.*JB

DASHBOARD IS COMING UNGLUED AND BUCKLING, OBSTRUCTING CONSUMER'S VIEW OUT OF FRONT WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HOOD FLEW UP AND BROKE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. PH COLLISION SHOP ADVISED THAT THE HOOD LATCH AND SAFETY LATCH SEIZED OPEN. OTHER VEHICLES WERE RECALL DUE TO THIS DEFECT, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. *TT

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. TS

DO TO IMPROPER LOCATING THE RUBBER ON THE BRAKE LINE UNUSUAL WEAR TO RUBBER BRAKE LINE. HAVE PICTURE. DT

VEHICLE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL IS WHOPPING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, DEALERSHIP INFORMED THEM AT THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART, BUT THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED. CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE DASHBOARD DISCONNECTED FROM THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING THE FUEL PUMP TANK CHANGE SEVERAL TIMES.DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR

THE FRONT DASH ON MY 99 FORD CONTOUR HAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE DEFROSTER PANEL TO POP OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEFROSTER PANEL HAS POPPED OUT AND BLOCKED MY VIEW CAUSING ME TO HAVE TWO NEAR INCIDENTS INVOLVING OTHER VEHICLES. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY (REF# 900850990) A...

CONSUMER STATES HER DASHBORAD IS WARPED AND WHEN SHE TURNS ON HER DEFROGGER THE AIR DOES NOT HIT THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO TAKE LONGER TO BECOME CLEAR. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIRES IN THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS MELTED WHICH IS CAUSING THE DEFROSTER TO STOP WORKING. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND ENDED UP STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR ALSO. CONTACTED DEALER MR

REFUND DOWN PAYMENT AND KEEP THE CAR. MR

THE DASH IS CURLED UP IN THE FRONT. THE INTERIOR TRIM PEICE THAT GOES AROUND THE DEFROSTER VENT HAS POPPED OUT OF PLACE. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASHBOARD IS WARPING, CONSUMER STATES THAT DASH IS RISING UP INTO THE WINDOW AND OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VISION. CONSUMER STATES THE DEFROSTER VENT HAS POPPED OUT OF THE MECHANISM. NLM

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DELAMINATING. THERE IS A RECALL BUT PER MANUFACTURER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. NLM

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND IS ALSO HAVING A STRONG SMELL OF BURN RUBBER. THERE IS A RECALL OUT ON THE ENGINE BUT DOES NOT COVER THEIR VIN #.DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS MATTER. NLM

NHTSA RECALL 99 V 060 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S06, FMVSS 114: IGNITION SWITCH IS ABLE TO TURN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE MOUNTS ON BOTH SIDES ARE BROKEN.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP A CAR MOVING ABOUT 20MPH HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT STARTED ON IT OWN WITHOUT KEYS BEING IN IGNITION. HAD TO REMOVE BATTERY CABLE.*AK

CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD, DEALER STATED ALL ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE.*AK

I TOOK CAR BACK THE NEXT MORNING AFTER PURCHASE, DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE DAY ONE AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TWICE, THEY REPLACED THE DIFFERENTIAL SENSOR, IT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINS AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. NOW EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO BE GOING...

I TOOK CAR BACK THE NEXT MORNING AFTER PURCHASE, DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE DAY ONE AND I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TWICE, THEY REPLACED THE DIFFERENTIAL SENSOR, IT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINS AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. NOW EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO BE GOING...

I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS A RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

WATER LEAKAGE THROUGH THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THROUGH THE TRUNK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS (14) TIMES, REPLACING DIFFERENT COMPONENTS WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

WHILE SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL, AND NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO MOVE.*AK WHEN COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN GOING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MILES PER HOUR. A LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE TRANS...

WHILE SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL, AND NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO MOVE.*AK WHEN COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN GOING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MILES PER HOUR. A LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE TRANS...

WHILE SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL, AND NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO MOVE.*AK WHEN COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN GOING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MILES PER HOUR. A LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE TRANS...

REPLACEMENT BRAKE ROTORS WAS ONLY THREE WEEKS OLD. ROTORS SEPARATED, DID NOT RETREIVE BROKEN ITEM FROM REPAIR SHOP.

ONE PIECE VENT ON DASHBOARD HAS POPPED OUT. DASHBOARD HAS ROLLED ITSELF UPWARD, LOCKING APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 INCHES OF FRONT WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE HAS A TEHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN LISTED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT ALL TIMES, IT HAS BEEN RESET SEVERAL TIMES. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED DUE TO FALLING APART, REAR SEATBELT BROKE AND IS COMING OUT OF THE SOCKETS. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES DASHBOARD WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED DUE TO FALLING APART, REAR SEATBELT BROKE AND IS COMING OUT OF THE SOCKETS. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED WITHIN ONLY 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *SLC

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE ECOND TIME, IT JUST WOULD NOT RELEASE, AND I HAD TO CUT THE SEATBEAT SO THE PASSENGER COULD GET OUT. AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER SWITCH JUST WENT OUT ONE DAY. THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL ONLY WORK IF I KEEP THE CONTROL TURNED T...

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE ECOND TIME, IT JUST WOULD NOT RELEASE, AND I HAD TO CUT THE SEATBEAT SO THE PASSENGER COULD GET OUT. AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER SWITCH JUST WENT OUT ONE DAY. THE AIR CONDITIONER WILL ONLY WORK IF I KEEP THE CONTROL TURNED T...

VEHICLE VIBRATED AT 10 MPH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THERE WAS VIBRATION, BUT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THESE CARS. AT 6000 MILES FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WERE WEARING OUT. AT 17000 MILES ALL 4 TIRE WERE WORN. DEALER WILLINGLY REPLACED ALL 4. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION...

THE DASHBOARD IS COMING OFF. AS IT IS COMING OFF IT IS CURLING UP AND I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO GET IN THE WAY OF MY VISION AS I AM DRIVING. IT IS A '1999 AND I FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD NOT BE COMING APART LIKE THAT.*AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND INTO ANY GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER.*AK

WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP VEHICLE STALLS. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND CAN'T FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK *YD

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THEN HAD IT REPAIRED, BUT LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY REPAIRED. ALSO, AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A TECHNICAL ERROR THAT CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO LEAK FLUID.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CAR CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, AND WILL NOT START BACK UP. DEALER CONTACTED, FIXED PROBLEM 3 TIMES, BUT DIDN'T INFORM CONSUMER OF WHAT PART. PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING.*AK

VEHICLE IS MAKING CLUNKING NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD. BACK LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. O DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE IS MAKING CLUNKING NOISE THAT WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD. BACK LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. O DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THIS TIRE WAS ALWAYS PROPERLY MAINTAINED, AND HAD NOT BEEN ABUSED. IT FAILED WITH LITTLE WARNING. MAYBE 5 TO 10 SECONDS OF VIBRATION PRIO TO FAILING.*AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKOWN TIRESIZE: P18570R14)

OUR CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE WE HAVE 2 DIFFERENT EMBLAMS ON THE FENDERS, WINDOW FELL OUT, SPEAKERS BUSTED, CARPET RUINED BY LEAKS, FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SETTING, INSTRUMENT PANEL SMOKED UP AS IF BURNING, HOOD DOESN'T MEET UP WITH COWL, TRUNK STAYS SOAKED, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTH...

OUR CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE WE HAVE 2 DIFFERENT EMBLAMS ON THE FENDERS, WINDOW FELL OUT, SPEAKERS BUSTED, CARPET RUINED BY LEAKS, FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SETTING, INSTRUMENT PANEL SMOKED UP AS IF BURNING, HOOD DOESN'T MEET UP WITH COWL, TRUNK STAYS SOAKED, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTH...

OUR CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE WE HAVE 2 DIFFERENT EMBLAMS ON THE FENDERS, WINDOW FELL OUT, SPEAKERS BUSTED, CARPET RUINED BY LEAKS, FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SETTING, INSTRUMENT PANEL SMOKED UP AS IF BURNING, HOOD DOESN'T MEET UP WITH COWL, TRUNK STAYS SOAKED, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTH...

OUR CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE WE HAVE 2 DIFFERENT EMBLAMS ON THE FENDERS, WINDOW FELL OUT, SPEAKERS BUSTED, CARPET RUINED BY LEAKS, FAN SWITCH ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SETTING, INSTRUMENT PANEL SMOKED UP AS IF BURNING, HOOD DOESN'T MEET UP WITH COWL, TRUNK STAYS SOAKED, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTH...

SAID CAR HAD DEFECTS ALMOST AS SOON AS WE PURCHASED IT, WE NOTICED IT HAD 2 DIFFERENT EMBLAMS ON THE FENDERS AND THEY HAD TO RUN THE VIN# SO THEY COULD FIND OUT WHICH IT WAS. THE CAR STARTED LEAKING WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, THEY WORKED ON IT 3 TIMES TO NO PREVAIL(STILL LEAKS) THE DASH HAS BOWE...

SAID CAR HAD DEFECTS ALMOST AS SOON AS WE PURCHASED IT, WE NOTICED IT HAD 2 DIFFERENT EMBLAMS ON THE FENDERS AND THEY HAD TO RUN THE VIN# SO THEY COULD FIND OUT WHICH IT WAS. THE CAR STARTED LEAKING WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, THEY WORKED ON IT 3 TIMES TO NO PREVAIL(STILL LEAKS) THE DASH HAS BOWE...

SAID CAR HAD DEFECTS ALMOST AS SOON AS WE PURCHASED IT, WE NOTICED IT HAD 2 DIFFERENT EMBLAMS ON THE FENDERS AND THEY HAD TO RUN THE VIN# SO THEY COULD FIND OUT WHICH IT WAS. THE CAR STARTED LEAKING WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, THEY WORKED ON IT 3 TIMES TO NO PREVAIL(STILL LEAKS) THE DASH HAS BOWE...

SAID CAR HAD DEFECTS ALMOST AS SOON AS WE PURCHASED IT, WE NOTICED IT HAD 2 DIFFERENT EMBLAMS ON THE FENDERS AND THEY HAD TO RUN THE VIN# SO THEY COULD FIND OUT WHICH IT WAS. THE CAR STARTED LEAKING WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, THEY WORKED ON IT 3 TIMES TO NO PREVAIL(STILL LEAKS) THE DASH HAS BOWE...

ONLY 17,000 MILES ON MY CAR & THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED ALREADY

DASHBOARD IS COMING UP, AND DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, THERE ARE BUBBLES ON DASHBOARD.*AK

DASHBOARD IS COMING UP, AND DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, THERE ARE BUBBLES ON DASHBOARD.*AK

DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES, AND REAR OF VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND FLIPPED OVEDR 3 TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE PCV WAS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES, AND REAR OF VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND FLIPPED OVEDR 3 TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE PCV WAS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO USE HIS HORN, HOWEVER IT WAS INOPERABLE, DEALER STATED THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY AT THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS THE FAULTY PART. *JB

HEATER CONTROL SWITCH WILL NOT WORK ON NORMAL SETTING BUT WILL ONLY WORK IF YOU PUT IT ON HIGH AND THAT IS RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF POWER OR DECREASING POWER IN THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CAR WAS ON FIRE WHICH BURNED UP FUSE BOX. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CAR WAS ON FIRE WHICH BURNED UP FUSE BOX. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CAR WAS ON FIRE WHICH BURNED UP FUSE BOX. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CAR WAS ON FIRE WHICH BURNED UP FUSE BOX. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALLL NOTICE RELATING TO FRONT VENT RIGHT BELOW THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER IS DISATISFIED WITH THE KIT BECAUSE IT TAKES AWAY FORM THE CAR. CONSUMER PLEASE ATTACH A COPY OF THE RECALL LETTER . *AK

VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ROADS WERE WET AND CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY.HE FELT VIBRATION INSIDE OF STEERING WHEEL. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE FLIPPED TWICE AND LANDED ON TOP OF ROOF OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE, THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATIONS, SHAKING, AND SEVERE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGH AND GOT MORE SEVERE WHEN THE HEATING OR COOLING SYSTEM WAS USED. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, A MAJOR BRAKE JOB WITH ROTORS TURNED WAS CO...

WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE, THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATIONS, SHAKING, AND SEVERE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGH AND GOT MORE SEVERE WHEN THE HEATING OR COOLING SYSTEM WAS USED. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, A MAJOR BRAKE JOB WITH ROTORS TURNED WAS CO...

WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE, THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATIONS, SHAKING, AND SEVERE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGH AND GOT MORE SEVERE WHEN THE HEATING OR COOLING SYSTEM WAS USED. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, A MAJOR BRAKE JOB WITH ROTORS TURNED WAS CO...

WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE, THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATIONS, SHAKING, AND SEVERE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGH AND GOT MORE SEVERE WHEN THE HEATING OR COOLING SYSTEM WAS USED. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, A MAJOR BRAKE JOB WITH ROTORS TURNED WAS CO...

WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE, THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATIONS, SHAKING, AND SEVERE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGH AND GOT MORE SEVERE WHEN THE HEATING OR COOLING SYSTEM WAS USED. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, A MAJOR BRAKE JOB WITH ROTORS TURNED WAS CO...

WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE, THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATIONS, SHAKING, AND SEVERE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGH AND GOT MORE SEVERE WHEN THE HEATING OR COOLING SYSTEM WAS USED. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, A MAJOR BRAKE JOB WITH ROTORS TURNED WAS CO...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN VEHICLE BEING EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPING TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FIRESTONE FIREHAWK LTA P205/60R15 M+S 25213 UR BM06368. HAS KNOT ON FRONT TIRE.

IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER DEFECTS I HAVE LISTED ON THE QUESTIONAIRE, MY VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT GO INTO FORWARD GEAR, AND THEN VIOLENTLY JERKS INTO GEAR.*AK

REAR OF FUSE BOX OVERHEATED, AND ONE OF THE PLUGS MELTED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION . DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG, AND THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSES THAT CONSUMER INCURRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT VEHICLE HAD ONLY 37,000 MILES AND IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD.*JB

PUSHED CLUTCH IN AND ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RMPS. IT COULD BE IDLING, AND FOR NO REASON IT JUST REVVED UP. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED SENSOR LIGHT.*AK DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL CONTINUE...

PUSHED CLUTCH IN AND ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RMPS. IT COULD BE IDLING, AND FOR NO REASON IT JUST REVVED UP. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED SENSOR LIGHT.*AK DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL CONTINUE...

ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT. CONSUMER NOTED THAT FORD STATED THAT VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS ARE SPECIFIED TO DEPLOY AT 8 TO 14 MPH. CONSUMER CANNOT START VEHICLE UNTIL MOVING STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN WITH THE KEY IN IGNITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER....

ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT. CONSUMER NOTED THAT FORD STATED THAT VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS ARE SPECIFIED TO DEPLOY AT 8 TO 14 MPH. CONSUMER CANNOT START VEHICLE UNTIL MOVING STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN WITH THE KEY IN IGNITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER....

THE DEALERSHIP ADMITED THAT A TECHNICIAN LEFT A WIRE LOOSE WHEN THEY INSTALLED A NEW MOTOR IN MY CAR. THEY WERE REPAIRING ALL DAMAGE DUE TO THE FIRE. THEY DID NOT. MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT 4 MONTHS LATER. WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS BURNT AND MELTED, THEREFORE NEVER CO...

THE DEALERSHIP ADMITED THAT A TECHNICIAN LEFT A WIRE LOOSE WHEN THEY INSTALLED A NEW MOTOR IN MY CAR. THEY WERE REPAIRING ALL DAMAGE DUE TO THE FIRE. THEY DID NOT. MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT 4 MONTHS LATER. WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS BURNT AND MELTED, THEREFORE NEVER CO...

MY CONTOUR CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. I WAS FIRST TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, THEN THE FUEL FILTER, AND FINALLY THAT IT WAS A SENSOR. THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO STALL WHEN MY GAS GAUGE IS CLOSE TO A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. I JUST GOT THIS CAR OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPT. 4 DAYS AGO,...

VINYL IS ROLLING UP ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND SEVERAL OTHERS WHO REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *SLC

THE DECORATIVE PLASTIC PIECE CAME OFF THE DASHBOARD SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER PUT IT BACK,BUT THE PIECE CONTINUED COMING OFF AND IT WAS PUT BACK AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT HELPFUL TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. *YH *CB

PROBLEMS STARTED AT 119MILES, DEALERS EITHER DON'T CONFIRM PROBLEM OR SAY IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT 4 DEALERS. SEVERE VIBRATION AND PULL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE THE TIRES (CONFIRED WITH MY WINTER TIRES-NO PROBLEM), KLUNKING FROM FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, ALL DASH WAR...

PROBLEMS STARTED AT 119MILES, DEALERS EITHER DON'T CONFIRM PROBLEM OR SAY IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT 4 DEALERS. SEVERE VIBRATION AND PULL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE THE TIRES (CONFIRED WITH MY WINTER TIRES-NO PROBLEM), KLUNKING FROM FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, ALL DASH WAR...

PROBLEMS STARTED AT 119MILES, DEALERS EITHER DON'T CONFIRM PROBLEM OR SAY IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT 4 DEALERS. SEVERE VIBRATION AND PULL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE THE TIRES (CONFIRED WITH MY WINTER TIRES-NO PROBLEM), KLUNKING FROM FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, ALL DASH WAR...

PROBLEMS STARTED AT 119MILES, DEALERS EITHER DON'T CONFIRM PROBLEM OR SAY IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT 4 DEALERS. SEVERE VIBRATION AND PULL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE THE TIRES (CONFIRED WITH MY WINTER TIRES-NO PROBLEM), KLUNKING FROM FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, ALL DASH WAR...

PROBLEMS STARTED AT 119MILES, DEALERS EITHER DON'T CONFIRM PROBLEM OR SAY IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT 4 DEALERS. SEVERE VIBRATION AND PULL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE THE TIRES (CONFIRED WITH MY WINTER TIRES-NO PROBLEM), KLUNKING FROM FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, ALL DASH WAR...

PROBLEMS STARTED AT 119MILES, DEALERS EITHER DON'T CONFIRM PROBLEM OR SAY IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT 4 DEALERS. SEVERE VIBRATION AND PULL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE THE TIRES (CONFIRED WITH MY WINTER TIRES-NO PROBLEM), KLUNKING FROM FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, ALL DASH WAR...

PROBLEMS STARTED AT 119MILES, DEALERS EITHER DON'T CONFIRM PROBLEM OR SAY IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT 4 DEALERS. SEVERE VIBRATION AND PULL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE THE TIRES (CONFIRED WITH MY WINTER TIRES-NO PROBLEM), KLUNKING FROM FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, ALL DASH WAR...

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON T BRAKES PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL VIBRATE. FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND DEFFECT IS STILL THERE. *AK

DASHBOARD IS CURVING UP AND ITS IS PROGRESSIVLY GETTING WORSE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER IS AWARE OF DEFECT, AND STATES DEFECT IS COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

THERE WAS A BAD OIL LEAK THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS CRANKSHAFT SHIELD. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE CONTACTED THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD AND WAS DENIED HER ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. *JB

ENGINE WILL STALL WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED/TEMPERATURE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND CANNOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHENEVER TURNING ON AIR CONDITIONER CAR HESITATES AND ON HIGHWAY, IT WON'T PICK UP SPEED.*AK

WE WERE DRIVING (ONE MILE FROM HOME) WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED. TIRES WERE FINE. HEARD THUMPING AGAIN. TURNED CAR AROUND BECAUSE OF 87 YEAR OLD FATHER IN VEHICLE. SMOKE CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY. SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. HUSBAN...

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED OUT FOR NO REASON. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY PROBLEMS. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING FOR A WHILE. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR STALLING, BUT CAUSE OF PROBLEM COULD NEVER BE LOCATED. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS TO CONSTANTLY UNJAM OR UNTWIST THE SEATBELTS TO BE ABLE TO PULL OUT OR RETACT PROPERLY TO BUCKLE OR UNBUCKLE. *MJS

CONSUMERS HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM 7 TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER RECALL 00V075001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S03/ REAR BRAKE VALVES WAS DONE. BRAKES SQEUAL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DEALER COULDN'T FIND A REMEDY.*AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES SQUEAL AND SOMETIMES THEY FEEL LIKE THERE IS ...

CONSUMERS HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM 7 TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER RECALL 00V075001/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S03/ REAR BRAKE VALVES WAS DONE. BRAKES SQEUAL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. DEALER COULDN'T FIND A REMEDY.*AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES SQUEAL AND SOMETIMES THEY FEEL LIKE THERE IS ...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 2056015T)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2056015T )

RECALL 00 V 075 001BRAKE /REAR CHECK VALVE: RECALL REPAIRS WAS DONE IN OCT 2000. ON ABOVE INCIDENT DATE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A REAR WHEEL LOCK UP WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH,. THIS FORCED VEHICLE INTO AN EMBANKMENT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A REPRESE...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, SPEED WAS UNDETERMINED IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

FRONT END VIBRATES/ SHAKES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL EXISTS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

COVER OVER SCREW ON WINDSHIELD WIPER CAME OFF. CONSUMER HAS A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, AND DEALER WANTS HER TO PAY FOR IT. CONSUMER SAID IT CAME FROM MANUFACTURER THAT WAY.*AK

SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT WHEN UNBUCKLING THE BELT AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES IT'S HAPPENED DAILY FOR 2 MONTHS. *SLC

I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS BY FORD BECAUSE THERE IS DEFENITELY SOMETHING DEFECTIVE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION.*AK

ENGINE WILL SURGE FORWARD EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL, CONSUMER HAS MANY CLOSE CALLS DUE TO VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD, DELAER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM 5 TIMES, HOWEVER HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS MAKING SPITTING AND SPUTTERING NOISES, AND THEN IT STALLED. WHILE CONSUMER WENT INSIDE TO CALL DEALER, ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER, WENT BACK OUT AND FOUND VEHICLE ON FIRE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING SPITTING AND SPUTTERING NOISES, AND THEN IT STALLED. WHILE CONSUMER WENT INSIDE TO CALL DEALER, ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER, WENT BACK OUT AND FOUND VEHICLE ON FIRE CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD CRANK, BUT WILL NOT START. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOWER SPEEDS DRIVER HEARD A 'RUBBING' SOUND, CONSEQUENTLY HAD ROTORS TURNED AND THEN REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE HAD THIS VIBRATION AS FAR BACK AS THE ORIGINAL TIRES. I PAID FOR A BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT DUE TO UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR. THE FORD DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $87 FOR THE SERVICE. I WAS INFORMED IN WRITING THAT I HAD DEFECTIVE TIRES AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX THE VIBRATION UNTIL I REPLACED THE TIRE. ONC...

WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A FENCE AND DAMAGING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL 00V-075 REGARDING PCRV CORROSION, CONSUMER REQUEST THAT DEALER LOOK AT BRAKES BUT THEY REFUSED TO CHECK THEM UN...

THE BRAKES MAKE A CONSTANT GRINDING NOISE AND MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS HEATED, THE DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL. *MJS

DURING RECALL REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED WITH A BROKEN BRAKE LINE AND GREASE WAS REMAINING ALL OVER THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE RECALL REPAIR (00V-075). *MJS

MY VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE VEHICLES STALLS AFTER SPLASHING THROUGH WATER. ONLY 1-2 INCHES ARE NECESSARY TO CAUSE A STALL. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALL WHEN TURNING IN THE RAIN. THE ENGINE WILL SQUEAL, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON, AND THE VEHICLE WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND STE...

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *CJ

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. NOT SURE IF PROBLEM RELATED TO RECALL (00V-075). *CJ

TIRES ROTATED, RIGHT FRONT TIRE PLUGGED AT 18,000 BECAUSE OF SLOW LEAK. *CJ

INSIDE TIRE WALL BLEW. NOISE LIKE AN EXPLOSION. NO ROAD HAZARD HIT DURING HISTORY OF CAR. MANUFACTURER SAID DAMAGE HAD TO BE CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARD SINCE A DEFECTIVE TIRE NEVER LEAVES THEIR PLANT. THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215/50ZR16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/50ZR16 )

VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING, CONSUMER TOOK THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THAT SOME WIRES HAD MELTED AND MUST HAVE SHORTED SOMETHING OUT. *SLC

VEHICLE IS STALLING WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *SLC

VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING, CONSUMER TOOK THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THAT SOME WIRES HAD MELTED AND MUST HAVE SHORTED SOMETHING OUT. *SLC

VEHICLE IS STALLING WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *SLC

WHEN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THROUGH A SMALL AMOUNT OF STANDING WATER AT LOW SPEED, ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY. *AK

I WROTE A LETTER TO FORD (DATED AUGUST 18) LETTING THEM KNOW THAT I WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT HAVING TO PAY OVER $700 FOR AN ALTERNATOR (WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY ONLY 1 YEAR OLD) AND AN AIR FLOW SENSOR. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN JUNE 1999 AND DIDN'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REPLACING EITHER AFTER ONLY A YEAR. PL...

THESE TIRES ARE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HORN UNABLE TO OPERATE PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED. BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING MORE. *AK

POSSIBLE STEERING FAILURE, VEHICLE SWERVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER, CONSUMER ALSO SUSPECTS POSSIBLE FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. *SLC

POSSIBLE STEERING FAILURE, VEHICLE SWERVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER, CONSUMER ALSO SUSPECTS POSSIBLE FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. *SLC

POSSIBLE STEERING FAILURE, VEHICLE SWERVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER, CONSUMER ALSO SUSPECTS POSSIBLE FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. *SLC

POSSIBLE STEERING FAILURE, VEHICLE SWERVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER, CONSUMER ALSO SUSPECTS POSSIBLE FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. *SLC

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPEMENT ON A 1999, FORD VEHICLE, TIRE SIZE IS BELIEVED TO BE 15 INCHES WIDE, BAND TIRES, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRES HAVE 7,873 MILES ON THEM. WHEN DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS ON ICE AND SNOW, CONSUMER NOTICED NO TIRE TRACTION, WHICH CAUSED POOR VEHICLE CONTORL. *...

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND ONE OF THE DOORS WAS OPENED WHILE TALKING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. COURTESY LIGHT FELL DOWN DUE TO FIXTURE OVERHEATING AND BURNING OFF THE FASTENER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND ONE OF THE DOORS WAS OPENED WHILE TALKING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. COURTESY LIGHT FELL DOWN DUE TO FIXTURE OVERHEATING AND BURNING OFF THE FASTENER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE WHEN APPLIED. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR AND THERE WAS A SQEAKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE NOISE. *AK

BRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE WHEN APPLIED. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR AND THERE WAS A SQEAKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE NOISE. *AK

TOTAL STEERING LOSS,ON SLIGHT CURVED RD. TOTAL RIGHT WHEEL AND EVERYTHING ATTACHED CAME OFF. EVEN THE COLLISION REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I AM SUSAN CANALES AND HAVE MY SON'S POWER OF ATTORNEY HE IS IN THE NAVY AND AT SEA RIGHT NOW THANK YOU. *AK

WHEN BRAKING INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL HEAR A METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK

IN THE REAR SEAT THERE IS A BELT THAT DOESN'T RELEASE. THE BELT HAD TO BE CUT AFTER CONSUMER'S CHILD GOT HER HEAD CAUGHT IN THE BELT. IT LOCKED & THERE WAS NO WAY TO RELEASE IT. DEALER IS LOOKING TO SEE IF THIS IS A DEFECT PROBLEM. DEALER CAN FIX IT, BUT THE CONSUMER DOESN'T WANT IT FIXED UNTIL...

VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE MAKING TURNS AND HESITATES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*AK

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLIN...

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NEITHER PASSENGER NOR DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NLM

ON JULY 8, VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. CONSUMER NOTICED PROBLEM AGAIN ON JULY 11 WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRVEWAY AND COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN. CONSUMER LET OFF BRAKE, AND CAR WAS BOUNCING AND VIBRATING. ENTIRE TIRE WAS FLIPPING AROUND. TOWED TO DEALER, AND T...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE FROM THE TIRES, AND FRONT TIRES WERE SPLITING ACCROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE TREAD AND SOME OF THE STEEL BELTS ARE STICKING OUT. THE TIRES IN QUESTION ARE FIRESTONE FIREHAWKS GTA'S MADE IN MEXICO P205/60R15 90T M+S AND DOT # V6UN1PH298 *AK

REPEATED STALLING, MISSING & LOSS OF POWER APPEARS MOSTLY WHEN IT'S VERY HOT OUT & CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN A LOT. ROUGH IDLE EVEN UNDER NO LOAD IN NEUTRAL. NO INDICATORS LIGHT EXCEPT DURING STALL WHICH HAPPENS EVEN WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED. MISSING IS MOST NOTICEABLE DURING ACCELERATION OR STEADY HIGHWAY...

REPEATED STALLING, MISSING & LOSS OF POWER APPEARS MOSTLY WHEN IT'S VERY HOT OUT & CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN A LOT. ROUGH IDLE EVEN UNDER NO LOAD IN NEUTRAL. NO INDICATORS LIGHT EXCEPT DURING STALL WHICH HAPPENS EVEN WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED. MISSING IS MOST NOTICEABLE DURING ACCELERATION OR STEADY HIGHWAY...

REPEATED STALLING, MISSING & LOSS OF POWER APPEARS MOSTLY WHEN IT'S VERY HOT OUT & CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN A LOT. ROUGH IDLE EVEN UNDER NO LOAD IN NEUTRAL. NO INDICATORS LIGHT EXCEPT DURING STALL WHICH HAPPENS EVEN WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED. MISSING IS MOST NOTICEABLE DURING ACCELERATION OR STEADY HIGHWAY...

WHEN CONSUMER STEERED TO THE LEFT VEHICLE PULLED MORE THAN INTENDED. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE & FOUND NOTHING WRONG.*AK THE STEERING PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY BAD FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT WAS FOUND. THE HEATER FAILED TOO. *YH

WHEN CONSUMER STEERED TO THE LEFT VEHICLE PULLED MORE THAN INTENDED. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE & FOUND NOTHING WRONG.*AK THE STEERING PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY BAD FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT WAS FOUND. THE HEATER FAILED TOO. *YH

WHEN CONSUMER STEERED TO THE LEFT VEHICLE PULLED MORE THAN INTENDED. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE & FOUND NOTHING WRONG.*AK THE STEERING PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY BAD FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT WAS FOUND. THE HEATER FAILED TOO. *YH

WHEN CONSUMER STEERED TO THE LEFT VEHICLE PULLED MORE THAN INTENDED. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE & FOUND NOTHING WRONG.*AK THE STEERING PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY BAD FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT WAS FOUND. THE HEATER FAILED TOO. *YH

WHEN CONSUMER STEERED TO THE LEFT VEHICLE PULLED MORE THAN INTENDED. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE & FOUND NOTHING WRONG.*AK THE STEERING PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY BAD FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT WAS FOUND. THE HEATER FAILED TOO. *YH

THIS CAR HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT 10-2-99 WITH O5 MILES ON IT. I'VE HAD IT IN THE DEALERS SHOP AND THEY AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY CANNOT SOLVE,BUT NOE THEY WON'T EVEN WORK ON IT ANYMORE AND HAV MADE THE STATEMENT" WE HAVE PUT TOO MUCH MONEY IN IT ALREADY" I'VE SPOKEN TO MANAG...

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ESTIMATED SPEED WAS NOT DETERMINED AT THAT TIME. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED.*AK

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR GLASS EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NOT HIT BY ANY OBJECT. AIR CONDITIONING ON. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE 80F. LAST DRIVEN 3 HOURS BEFORE. LETTER SENT TO FORD (COPY AVAILABLE ON REQUEST) STATING MY BELIEF THAT GLASS WAS DEFECTIVE. FORD RESPONDED THAT THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPLO...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY TIME VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN CONSUMER APPROACHED A SPEED OF 60 TO 70 MPH.ALSO, VEHICLE IDLED HIGH WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE. *AK

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN CONSUMER APPROACHED A SPEED OF 60 TO 70 MPH.ALSO, VEHICLE IDLED HIGH WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE. *AK

HORN HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. HORN HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD FEEL BRAKES RUBBING AND GRINDING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY TURNED THE ROTORS. BUT, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 1/2 OF TIME OWNED FOR NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED IN FIRST TWO WEEKS AND TOOK COMPANY 4 WEEKS TO "ORDER" PADS AND ROTORS. ALIGNMENT IS CONSTANTLY OFF, SINCE DAY CAR WAS PICKED UP. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE SUPPOSSEDLY,ONE IS AGAIN WEARING INCORRECTLY...

CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 1/2 OF TIME OWNED FOR NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED IN FIRST TWO WEEKS AND TOOK COMPANY 4 WEEKS TO "ORDER" PADS AND ROTORS. ALIGNMENT IS CONSTANTLY OFF, SINCE DAY CAR WAS PICKED UP. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE SUPPOSSEDLY,ONE IS AGAIN WEARING INCORRECTLY...

CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 1/2 OF TIME OWNED FOR NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED IN FIRST TWO WEEKS AND TOOK COMPANY 4 WEEKS TO "ORDER" PADS AND ROTORS. ALIGNMENT IS CONSTANTLY OFF, SINCE DAY CAR WAS PICKED UP. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE SUPPOSSEDLY,ONE IS AGAIN WEARING INCORRECTLY...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING 70MPH, EXITED OFF THE FREEWAY AND BEGAN TO BRAKE WHEN ENGINE CUT OFF. ALSO, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. ENGINE TURNED BACK ON, AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING 70MPH, EXITED OFF THE FREEWAY AND BEGAN TO BRAKE WHEN ENGINE CUT OFF. ALSO, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. ENGINE TURNED BACK ON, AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING 70MPH, EXITED OFF THE FREEWAY AND BEGAN TO BRAKE WHEN ENGINE CUT OFF. ALSO, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. ENGINE TURNED BACK ON, AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE SLIP AND SLIDE IN THE SNOW BECAUSE IT IS MADE FOR DRY PAVEMENT. YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT THE OWNER PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

IT TOOK THREE TRIES TO MY DEALER TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAVE A RECEIPT IN THERE HANDWRITING STATING THIS FACT.

LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION LINE AND INSTALLED IT WRONG AND DAMAGED IT. HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. HAVE RECEIPT TO PROVE IT

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS POOR AND INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

FRONT END DEFECT CAUSES CAR TO EAT TIRES, UNABLE TO ALIGN OR FIX PROBLEM, CURRENTLY DEALER IS ATTEMPTING SOLUTIONS BUT SO FAR NONE FOUND. *AK

FRONT END DEFECT CAUSES CAR TO EAT TIRES, UNABLE TO ALIGN OR FIX PROBLEM, CURRENTLY DEALER IS ATTEMPTING SOLUTIONS BUT SO FAR NONE FOUND. *AK

A POTENTIALLY LEATHAL CONDITION EXISTS WITH REGARD TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.THIS SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, DESPITE NUMEROUS REPAIRS. ON 9/10/99, DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION(LEFT TURN), THE THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN, ON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAU...

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED OVER 30MPH THERE IS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. CONTACTED DEALER , AND THEY REPLACED WHEELS, AND TURNED THE ROTORS AND DRUMS IN THE REAR. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED OVER 30MPH THERE IS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. CONTACTED DEALER , AND THEY REPLACED WHEELS, AND TURNED THE ROTORS AND DRUMS IN THE REAR. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *ML

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT MECHANISMS FREQUENTLY JAM AND NON-FUNCTIONAL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE MANAGED TO FREE THEM WITH TIME AND EFFORT. THE LAST TIME, I WAS UNABLE TO UNJAM THE BELT AND HAD TO LEAVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER SAYS FORD DOES NOT WARRANTY SEATBELTS AND I WIL...

I HAVE HAD CAR IN SHOP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES,THEY CHANGED TO ROTORS AND BRAKES THE FIRST TIME AT 3,000 MILES.THEY CLAIM THE ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM THE FACTORY. THE NEXT 2 TIMES THEY CLAIM THE CAR IS FINE,THE LAST TIME ( CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP SINCE 2/15/00 THIS IS WRITTEN TO YOU 3-09-00) THEY ARE REP...

I HAVE HAD CAR IN SHOP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES,THEY CHANGED TO ROTORS AND BRAKES THE FIRST TIME AT 3,000 MILES.THEY CLAIM THE ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM THE FACTORY. THE NEXT 2 TIMES THEY CLAIM THE CAR IS FINE,THE LAST TIME ( CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP SINCE 2/15/00 THIS IS WRITTEN TO YOU 3-09-00) THEY ARE REP...

I HAVE HAD CAR IN SHOP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES,THEY CHANGED TO ROTORS AND BRAKES THE FIRST TIME AT 3,000 MILES.THEY CLAIM THE ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM THE FACTORY. THE NEXT 2 TIMES THEY CLAIM THE CAR IS FINE,THE LAST TIME ( CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP SINCE 2/15/00 THIS IS WRITTEN TO YOU 3-09-00) THEY ARE REP...

I HAVE HAD CAR IN SHOP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES,THEY CHANGED TO ROTORS AND BRAKES THE FIRST TIME AT 3,000 MILES.THEY CLAIM THE ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM THE FACTORY. THE NEXT 2 TIMES THEY CLAIM THE CAR IS FINE,THE LAST TIME ( CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP SINCE 2/15/00 THIS IS WRITTEN TO YOU 3-09-00) THEY ARE REP...

ENGINE CONTINUALLY STALLING AND EXPERIENCES ROUGH IDLE, NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. *MJS

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FIVE TIMES. WHEN TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF AT ANY SPEED. THE FIRST TIME AT REPAIR SHOP THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. SECOND TIME, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE THIRD TIME CONSUMER...

THE VEHICLE STALLS OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. YH

FULL FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A LARGER VEHICLE; REPORTED TO FORD LITIGATION; NO RESPONSE FROM MANUFACTURER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING; RADIO & INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WHEN BLINKER, DOOR & OR OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT USED OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS W/ ALARM SYSTEM. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE SORCE OF PROBLEM, CHANGED RADIO TWICE, ALARM & FUSE BOX ONCE.

WHILE DRIVING; RADIO & INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WHEN BLINKER, DOOR & OR OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT USED OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS W/ ALARM SYSTEM. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE SORCE OF PROBLEM, CHANGED RADIO TWICE, ALARM & FUSE BOX ONCE.

WHILE DRIVING; RADIO & INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WHEN BLINKER, DOOR & OR OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT USED OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS W/ ALARM SYSTEM. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE SORCE OF PROBLEM, CHANGED RADIO TWICE, ALARM & FUSE BOX ONCE.

WHILE DRIVING; RADIO & INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WHEN BLINKER, DOOR & OR OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT USED OR FOR NO REASON AT ALL. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS W/ ALARM SYSTEM. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE SORCE OF PROBLEM, CHANGED RADIO TWICE, ALARM & FUSE BOX ONCE.

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD GET TANGLED UP AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. DEALER NOTIFIED, HAD BOTH BELTS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK *ML

BRAKES FAILED AND REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, AFTER REPAIR ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING ABILITY, DURING COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE. *MJS

BRAKES FAILED AND REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, AFTER REPAIR ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING ABILITY, DURING COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE. *MJS

BRAKES FAILED AND REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, AFTER REPAIR ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING ABILITY, DURING COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE. *MJS

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *MJS

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE EXPERIENCING STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65-70 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCURRING. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS.*AK

IGNORE THIS MESSAGE...TESTING THE SERVER. *AK

IN ORDER TO USE THE HORN EXCESSIVE PRESSURE HAS TO BE APPLIED TO MAKE IT WORK. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CONTACTS AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

I RECENTLY RENTED A 1999 MERCURY CONTOUR AND DROVE IT THROUGH RURAL WESTERN MASS, VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE BETWEEN DUSK AND DARK, ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. JUST AFTER DUSK I STOPPED TO REFUEL THE CAR. AT THAT POINT THE OVERHEAD DOME LIGHT TURNED ON, AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I DROVE TO THE NEXT REST A...

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DURING THE COLLISION THE PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT BROKE CAUSING PASSENGER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING AIRBAG TO HIT PASSENGER IN THE FACE. *YC

INTERMITTENT STALLING; THIS WAS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. CONTACTED DEALER , AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT AND LOCK, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

HORN IS INOPERABLE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH FIRE BEFORE IT WAS SERIOUS. FORD'S CONCERN REGARDING THE INCIDENT IS MINIMAL

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55MP REAR SIDE DRIVER'S WINDOW SHATTERED. NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD.CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

NO SUMMARY

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED / REPAIRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ALSO, REPLACED ROTORS/PADS, AND REAR DRUMS. BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT RETRACT FOR USE OR AFTER USE. WOULD BE VERY LIMP IN LAP. BELTS GET TWISTED WHILE RETRACTING, BUT NOT COMPLETELY. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK BELTS OUT. *AK

WHENEVER BRAKE ARE APPLIED THEY CAUSE A CRACKING SOUND. DEALER NOTIFIED AND NFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT VEHICLE. SEEKING HELP OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATON FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT LEVER DOES NOT PERFORM AS STATED IN THE MANUAL, THE THUMB BUTTON DOES NOT NEED TO BE PRESSED TO CHANGE GEARS, THE GEAR MOVED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITH JUST A BRUSHING MOVEMENT FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. MJS

GOING APPROX 30MPH & SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A CAT. LEFT FRONT WHEEL HIT CURB & BOTH AIR BAGSS POPPED OUT & QUICKLY DEFLATED. BROKE WINDSHIELD. WAS ABLE TO STUFF AIR BAGS BACK IN. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK & CORRECT AIR BAGS.

JACK THAT COMES EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE IS TOO SHORT , WILL NOT PICK UP VEHICLE ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY TAKE OFF THE TIRE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIP OFF JACK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD STEERING COLUMN JUST LOCKED UP.CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

BRAKES WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN APPLIED. THE TIRES ARE GOING BALD. STEERING WHEEL FEELS REAL LOOSE WHN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING. THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WOULD JERK & PULL TO THE LEFT. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED. *AK

BRAKES WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN APPLIED. THE TIRES ARE GOING BALD. STEERING WHEEL FEELS REAL LOOSE WHN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING. THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WOULD JERK & PULL TO THE LEFT. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED. *AK

BRAKES WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN APPLIED. THE TIRES ARE GOING BALD. STEERING WHEEL FEELS REAL LOOSE WHN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING. THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WOULD JERK & PULL TO THE LEFT. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED. *AK

BRAKES WOULD MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN APPLIED. THE TIRES ARE GOING BALD. STEERING WHEEL FEELS REAL LOOSE WHN GOING OVER BUMPS OR TURNING. THE FRONT END SUSPENSION WOULD JERK & PULL TO THE LEFT. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, RESULTING IN BACK INJURY TO CONSUMER. MJS

ONGOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WIT BRAKE SYSTEM FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHI;LE WOULD EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP 11 ON OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND.CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AT A LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND DIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS BROKE. *AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER SAID VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS. *AK

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON HARD FRONTAL IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATE DRIVING SURFACE POORLY CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURES CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH, UNABLE TO RECTIFY FAILURES.

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONSISTENTLY JAM. THIS MAKES THEM USELESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT SEATBELT MECHANISM (REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR UP OR BACK THE SEAT IS ADJUSTED) CAUSE THE BELTS TO TWIST AND JAM. IN ORDER TO UNJAM THEM, YOU MUST STOP THE CAR AND FIGHT WITH THE SEATBELTS...