1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

FIRST THE A/C STARTED FLOODING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. RESULT THE CONDENSER WAS REPLACED BY PLANTATION FORD, WHO TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LURCHING IN REVERSE. RESULT $2000, AND AGAIN FORD TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CONTOUR. FINALLY THE ENGINE QUIT ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. MUCH LATER FORD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE COOLING FAN FUSE, AAND THE WIRING HARNESS. BOTH OF WHICH I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT, BUT HAD TO LEARN FROM A MECHANIC. AND WHEN I DID TAKE THE CAR TO PLANTATION FORN THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT TELL IF THE HEAD GAASKET WAS BLOWN BECAUSE OF THE COOLING FAN FUSE, AND THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS RECALL HAD EXPIRED AT 100,000 MAKING MY VEHICLE INELIGIBLE SINCE IT HAD 106,000. I HAVE E:MAILED YOU PICTURES OF THE HARNESS, WHICH ARE SO BRITTLE, AND CORRODED I WOULD BE SCARED TO START ANY MOTOR WITH IT FOR FEAR OF A FIRE.

CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ENGINE COOLING FAN RECALL 00V367000. CONSUMER MADE THREE APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED; HOWEVER, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT APPOINTMENTS WERE NEVER PUT INTO COMPUTER AND SERVICE WAS DENIED. ON MAY 19TH, 2001 THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN UNDERHOOD WIRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

ENGINE CONTINUALLY OVERHEATED AND WOULD STALL WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH 78,200 MILES ON ENGINE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. SECOND ENGINE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND STALLING APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES AFTER ENGINE COMPONENTS HAD BEEN REPLACED. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 00V367 FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN AFTER THESE PROBLEMS HAD HAPPENED, AND WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL BECAUSE IT HAD OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. *AK *JB

KEY WILL PULL OUT OF IGNITION WHILE RUNNING, CAN LEAVE IN GEAR WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF IGNITION. *AK

WITH 3 TO 4 CAR LENGTHS IN OPTIMAL DRY DAYLIGHT WEATHER CONDITIONS THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AT A CRUISING SPEED OF 35MPH, THE CONDITION OF THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. *AK

RECALL COMPONENT FAILED, 00V367, CAUSING HEAD GASKET TO BLOW, NOW ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. *JB

REAR END OF VEHICLE HAS DROPPED DUE TO REAR COIL SPRINGS RUSTING AND BREAKING. DEALER SAID COULD CAUSE A BLOWOUT.*AK

OUTER RING IS PLASTIC AND IT WORE OUT, CAUSING ENGINE TO QUIT RUNNING. CONSUMER WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, THERE WAS A CRUNCHING SOUND, AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH TENSION AGAINST PULLEY, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. *AK THE OUTER RING BROKE OFF OF THE CENTER METAL PART OF THE PULLEY IN SEVERAL PIECES, MECHANIC STATED HE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING PART BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING A LOT OF THEM FAIL. *SLC

COMSUMER NOTICED THAT CIGARETTE LIGHTER MALFUNCTIONED, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAN SWITCH DID NOT WORK.*AK

VEHICLE BECAME AIRBORN OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AT 55MPH, AND WHEN HITTING GROUND VEHICLE RAN INTO A DITCH, AND FLIPPED OVER ABOUT 7 TIMES. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK