1996 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - COMPLETE FAILURE OF 2-3 GEAR SHIFT AND ALSO LOCKING TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A CRACK IN TRANSMISSION HOUSING.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HE OBSERVED A CRACK IN THE BOTTOME OF THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING, SINCE NO TRANSMISSION WORK HAS EVER BEEN PERFORMED UNDER CONSUMER'S OWNERSHIP ROUGHLY SINCE 41,000 MILES IN THE MECHANIC'S OPINION THAT EITHER THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING WAS CRACKED WHEN INSTALLED OR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN RESULTING IN A CRACKED HOUSING, HE ALSO OBSERVED WHAT MIGHT BE BAD FRONT COIL SPRINGS, THEY ARE MAKING A RUBBING NOSIE ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE OR IN A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT,CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER THEY HAVE CALLED HER CONSUMER BACK BUT THEY HAVE TURNED THE COMPLAINT INTO A FEEDBACK REPORT CONSUMER HAS ALSO HAD ROTORS TURNED AND SERVICED TWICE.*JB

THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-367 CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

HEAT/AC PROBLEM THE SAME, MY LAST BILL WAS $500. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED THIS TIME.*AK

LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. 3 DEALERS HAVE INSPECTED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT OR CAUSE. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK HAD STOPPED WORKING. DOOR COULD NOT BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED FROM INSIDE. CURRENTLY, SAME PROBLEM HAD STARTED ON REAR PASSENGER DOOR. *AK

THE RIGHT AND LEFT TAIL LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE TERMINALS ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHOW SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. THIS IS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 99V103000 (MFG CAMPAIGN # 99S14) APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN 1995-1998 FORD CONTOUR VEHICLES. THIS RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY FORD CONTOUR (VIN # [XXX]) ACCORDING TO TWO FORD DEALERS. THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS RECALL EXACTLY DESCRIBE THE CURRENT SYMPTOMS OF MY FORD CONTOUR AND IT IS QUESTIONABLE AS TO WHY THIS RECALL IS NOT CURRENTLY APPLICABLE TO MY VIN #. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE OVERHEATED, DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN, CONSUMER FEELS THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. *SLC

IN OCTOBER, 2000, ON A HIGHWAY OFFRAMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT FULLY TO THE FLOOR. CAR CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH APPROX. $5000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. IN MID-DECEMBER, 2000, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND PEDAL ONCE AGAIN WENT STRAIGHT TO FLOOR. SHE PUMPED ONCE, BRAKE WORKED, AVOIDED ACCIDENT. WILL INSTALL NEW MASTER CYLINDER ON TECHNICIAN'S SUGGESTION. AT 77 YEARS OLD I AM AFRAID OF THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. HAVE OTHERS HAD THIS EXPERIENCE??

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK