1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

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

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

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILS TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. CONSUMER AFRAID IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT WOULD BECOME TRAPPED IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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

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

ADVISED BY DEALER THIS COMPONET, THOUGH SUBJECT TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR IDENTICAL FAILURE WAS NOT ON MY VIN. I MAINTAIN IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED/REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. WITHOUT THE INDICATOR IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHICH POSITION YOU ARE IN. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A HAZARD IN THE MODE OF THE FAILURE CAUSING BINDING IN THE SHIFT LEVER, PREVENTING SOME POSITIONS FROM BEING ENGAGED. *AK *JB *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS*765858

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

THE UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS ON THIS VEHICLE DISPLAYS AREAS WHERE THE INSULATION IS COMPLETELY GONE AND/OR FLAKING OFF. THIS LEAVES BARE WIRES THAT ARE SHORTING OUT. THIS INCLUDES THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE BATTERY CABLES, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO EXPLODE WHEN SHORTED. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE WIRING TO THE CRASH SENSORS FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS MEANS THAT IF THE WIRING TO THE SAFING SENSOR (UNDER THE DASH) IS ALSO SHORTED OUT AND THE WIRING TO ONE OF THE CRASH MODULES SHORTS OUT, THEN THE AIRBAG(S) COULD DEPLOY. NOT VERY WELCOME IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 70 MPH. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS AND HAD ISSUES THEIR OWN RECALL, BUT IT EXPIRED AT 100000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, ALTHOUGH THEY DID RECEIVE RECALL NOTICES ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS NOTICE. FORDS CURRENT RESPONSE IS THAT YOU HAVE TO GET A WIRING HARNESS FROM A JUNKYARD AS THEY NO LONGER HAVE THEM AVAILABLE, HOWEVER THEY HAVE A PRICE OF 2500.00 FOR ONE. THE PROBLEM WITH GETTING ONE FROM A JUNKYARD IS THAT THEY ARE ALL DISPLAYING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

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

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