1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

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

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

MY CAR STALLED ON ME BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, AND WHEN IT WAS LOOKED AT A GARAGE, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FAULTY ENGINE WIRING HARNESS ON MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR. I LOOKED AROUND ON THE INTERNET, AND SAW THAT THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL ON THIS SAME HARNESS. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD ABOUT IT. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER, AND THEY VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL ON IT, AND TO BRING IT IN TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED THERE TO HAVE IT FIXED. AFTER THEY HAD IT FOR ABOUT THREE OR FOUR DAYS, I WENT BACK TO CHECK ON IT, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T WORK ON IT, BECAUSE IT WAS FIVE THOUSAND MILES OVER THEIR "RECALL WARRANTY". I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK HOME, AND CALLED FORD THEMSELVES. I GOT THE SAME RUNAROUND FROM THEM ALSO. I NOTIFIED THEM THAT I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ON IT, AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME SORRY, IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE INTERNET, THAT PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS THAT FORD, KNOWING THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH IT, SHOULD FIX IT NO MATTER WHAT. THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE CAR IS COMPLETELY BURNED THROUGH, AND MOST ALL OF THE WIRES ARE BARE, AND EXPOSED. I WAS TOLD FROM A DEALERSHIP, THAT IF I WANTED TO HAVE THE WORK DONE MYSELF, THE HARNESS WOULD COST AROUND $1200, JUST FOR THE PART. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE, AND WAS HOPING, MAYBE I COULD GET SOMEONE TO HELP ME OUT IN GETTING FORD TO FIX A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THEIR VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *JB

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

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

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

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

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

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

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