1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

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

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

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

THE FUEL INJECTOR HARNESS HAS DETERIORATED; THE INSULATION IS CRACKING OFF OF THE WIRES. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT FORD USED WIRE WITH THE WRONG INSULATION; THE PVC INSULATED WIRE THAT FORD USED CANNOT HANDLE THE HEAT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS A RESULT THE INSULATION BECOMES BRITTLE AND STARTS CRACKING, FLAKING OFF WHEN THE WIRE IS FLEXED. THIS LEAVES BARE WIRE UNDER THE HOOD. MY CONCERN IS THAT A SHORT IN THIS HARNESS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE. I BELIEVE ALL 95-97 FORD CONTOUR/MECURY MYSTIQUE CARS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM, EVEN IF THEY DON'T CURRENTLY SHOW ANY SYMPTOMS.*AK

HEADLIGHT PLASTIC IS BECOMING CLOUDY AND DOES NOT PERMIT THE HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. THE VECHILE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER WHO SAID THE REPAIR WAS $400.00 AND NOT A RECALL ITEM. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS DEATHS AND INJURY. FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE ITEMS AT NO CHARGE. *AK

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

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

THE UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS IN THIS CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED BY FORD FOR REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER THE RECALL EXPIRED AT 100,000 MILES. THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE INDICATES THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. IN ADDITION, A SUBSEQUENT RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THE PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. ALL INSULATION ON THE WIRING HARNESS IS EITHER OFF OR CRACKED AND COMING OFF. THIS LEAVES TOTALLY BARE AND EXPOSED WIRING WHICH CAN ARC, SHORT OUT (CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS). THERE ARE AREAS WHERE BARE WIRING IS ROUTED RIGHT NEXT TO GAS LINES AND SHOULD A LEAK OCCUR AND A SPARK THE RESULTS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. FORDS RESPONSE WAS THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS BEYOND THE MILEAGE LIMIT AND THIS WAS THEIR RECALL (NOT NHTSA'S) THEY WEREN'T REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. ONE HAS ONLY TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND SEE HOW DANGEROUS THIS SITUATION IS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES SINCE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SAFETY RECALL 00V367, THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO OVERHEAT. BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF THE FUNCTION OF THE POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT DEVICE (INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RECALL), WHICH IS TO TURNOFF THE ENGINE FAN, CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE WHY VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND STEPS TAKEN TO SOLVE IT WHICH INCLUDED FLUSHING THE RADIATOR AND REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEATING PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. CONSUMER IS APPALLED THERE WAS A $100 FEE FOR BRINGING VEHICLE BACK FOR FAILURES DUE TO RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER IS ALSO CONCERNED THAT MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO MAKE ANY FURTHER REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS TO HER VEHICLE. *TT

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