1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

THE CAR WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET, ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS ALOT OF SMOKE. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER.THAT IS WHEN THE FIRE WAS FIRST NOTICED.THE FIRE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. *AK

I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD TO REQUEST A REFUND OF REPAIR WORK DUE TO INFERIOR SPRINGS. I AM ALSO SENDING A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO YOU (NHTSA). *AK

AIR CONDITIONER HAD QUIT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. DURING THIS REPAIR MECHANIC FOUND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL PLASTIC COATING WAS FALLING APART WHEN BEING TOUCHED. WIRES WERE EXPOSED, AND ONE CIRCUIT HAD SHORTED OUT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. SHE SAW SMOKE COMING IN THROUGH VENTS OF VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER AND LIFTED UP HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH ALTERNATOR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK THIS IS THE SECOND FIRE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED, THE FIRST FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE COOLING FAN, WAS LATER DECIDED TO BE A RECALL, NO ONE IS SURE OF THE CAUSE OF THE SECOND FIRE. *SLC

INSULATION ON WIRES IS CRACKED, AND WIRES ARE EXPOSED, MOSTLY WHERE COOLING FAN IS LOCATED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH. ALSO, NOTICE LITTLE OVERHEATING NEXT DAY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER STATED HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE FLYWHEEL WAS REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER EXPLAINS THAT ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, MECHANIC ORDERED PART WHICH WAS PART OF A RECALL AND REPLACED, VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ONCE AGAIN DUE TO SHORT IN THE WIRE. *JG

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE ROLLED SEVEN TIMES, THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

WATER PUMP PROPELLOR DISINTEGRATED AND CAUSED ENGINE TO EXTREMLY OVERHEAT WITH IN A MATTER OF MINUTES WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. *AK

TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL #00S44.THE FIRST TIME OUTSIDE TEMP. RISED ABOVE 85 DEGREES THE FAN FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY @ABOUT 45 MPH.VEHICLE HAD TO BE ABANDONED . WHITE SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE EXHAUST LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE MAY BE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF HEAT. I WANT CAR REPAIRED AND LOANER PROVIDED UNTIL MY CAR IS RETURNED TO ME. *AK