1999 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

CONSUMER STATED THAT DASHBOARD WAS DETACHING FROM THE GRILL, AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT SHUT DOWN TWICE. SHE WAS AFRAID THAT SOMEDAY IT WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER/MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR FIX IT. *AK

THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED THE DEFROSTER TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB

THE DASHBOARD WARPED WHICH CAUSED THE DEFROSTER GRILL TO SEPARATE AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY AT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. *AK *TS

THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSED THE DEFROSTER VENT TO MALFUNCTION AND BLOCKED THE DRIVER'S VISION. AK THE DEFROSTER VENTS POPPED OUT OF THE DASH. THE DASH SLID UP INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A SIZEABLE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO WHICH RESTRICTED THE DRIVERS VIEW. THE PROBLEM MAY CAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. OWNER OF THE VEHICLE/DANIEL VIRES *SCC *JB

THE DASHBOARD IS BLISTERING AND FLAKING. CONSUMER IS BARELY ABLE TO SEE OVER THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE OF THE WARPING.*AK

DASHBOARD HAS WRAPPED AND SEPARATED FROM THE STRUCTURE. THIS IS REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD HAS LIFTED UPWARDS INFRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD. AN OWNERS NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS SENT OUT PRIOR , BUT THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED, SO IT WASN'T REPAIRED. *AK

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR. BOTH SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT DON'T SEEM TO RETRACT AND GET TANGELED AND TWISTED ALL THE TIME. I HAVE MANUALLY ADJUSTED THEM EVERYTIME I DROVE. JUST 5 MONTHS AGO I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME A CONCUSION. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT TO HOLD ME BACK AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THE SEAT BELTS TO BE FIXED AND THEY DID NOT METION ANYTHING ABOUT THE AIRBAG. I MANAGED TO UNTANGLE THE SEAT BELTS ON MY CAR AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BUCKLES ARE FACING THE WRONG WAY. THIS I COMPARED TO OTHER CARS AND FORDS AS WELL. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, A FOG OF MIST LEAKED THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK PER INSPECTION; A SHORT WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN WIRING LOOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SCC *JB

ON MAY 11, 2003 I WAS INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK