1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

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

CATALYTIC CONVERTER PLUGGED. MECHANIC ADVISED ME THIS IS A FORD ORDERED RECALL. I HAVE DOCUMANTATION THAT FORD RECALL 97E61 WAS PERFORMED, BUT NOW CONVERTES THEY HAVE REPLACED ARE CLOGGED. FORD TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO PROCEED WITH ANY REPAIRS AND NHTSA ARE THE ONLY BODY TO POST A RECALL. IT IS MY OPINION THAT FORD HAVING TO MEET ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THIS RIGHT BY RECALL 97E61 SHOULD ALSO REPAIR THE REPAIR THAT DOES NOT WORK. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED I HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES SINCE THEY INSTALLED THE NEW CONVERTERS. *AK

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

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

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A SMOKE SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK PRIOR TO RECALL 00V367, ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND BURNING EXCESS OIL FROM OVERHEATED PISTON RINGS, AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ANTIFREEZE LEAK THAT WAS GOING INTO MOTOR OIL, ENGINE COOLING FANS WERE OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ENGINE WAS HOT, DEALER FOUND UPPER RADIATOR HOSE AT WATER PUMP HAD A PINHOLE LEAK, ENGINE COOLING FAN WIRING OVERHEATED AND BURNED OUT AT FAN RELAY AND FAN CONNECTORS, THEN CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01I009 AND HAD THESE REPAIRS COMPLETED ON VEHICLE, AFTER RECALL REPAIRS, ENGINE AND IN-DASH WIRING OVERHEATED AND BURNED, DEALER INSTALLED RECALL PARTS FOR BLOWER MOTOR AGAIN, CONSUMER LATER INFORMED A NEW MOTOR WAS NEEDED DUE TO NO COMPRESSION DUE TO OVERHEATING DAMAGE. THIS TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO VEHICLE FIRE. HEADLIGHT AND TAILLIGHT LENSES REPLACED. OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE, SHIFT LEVER INTERNAL SLIDING BEZEL HAD A STRESS CRACK, AT TIMES IT WAS HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK WHEN TEMPERATURE WAS COLD. A/C DID NOT BLOW COLD AIR AND WAS NOISY. FUEL DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT TIMES. SPEEDOMETER CABLE WAS REPLACED DUE TO A TICKING NOISE. *JB

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

THE MOUNTS FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT ARE ABOUT TO BREAK OFF. I HEARD A LOUD "POP" WHILE IN MID CORNER, THEN THE SEAT BEAN TO LEAN HARD. WHEN THESE MOUNTS COMPLETELY BREAK, I BELIEVE IT MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN FORD CONTOURS, PLEASE DO SOMETHING AS THESE SEATS ARE NOT SAFE. HOW CAN FORD EXPECT SOMEONE TO REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE IF THE SEAT BREAKS OFF WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING?*AK

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

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

MY COIL SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE (REAR) BROKEN. FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WASN'T NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY CAN ONLY FIX THE FRONT COIL SPRING IF IT WAS BROKEN THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO FIX ALL OF THEM. BUT SINCE IT WAS MY BACK THAT HAD BROKEN THEY CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AND THAT IT IS A GENERAL MAINTAINCE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE TO FIX. I TOOK MY CAR TO 4 DIFFERENT REPAIS SHOPS AND THEY SAID THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN IS COMMON IN THESE TYPES OF CARS. *AK